Department of Stem Cell Biology and Histology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

• 2023〜2021
• 2020〜2011
• 2010〜2001
• 2000〜1991

2010

• Xu H, Miki K, Ishibashi S, Inoue J, Sun L, Endo S, Sekiya I, Muneta T, Inazawa J, Dezawa M, Mizusawa H. Transplantation of neuronal cells induced from human mesenchymal stem cells improves neurological functions after stroke without cell fusion. J Neurosci Res. 88(16):3598-609, 2010.
• D Matsuse, M Kitada, M Kohama, K Nishikawa, H Makinoshima, S Wakao, Y Fujiyoshi, T Heike, T Nakahata, H Akutsu, A Umezawa, H Harigae, J Kira, M Dezawa. Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells differentiate into the functional Schwann cells that sustain peripheral nerve regeneration. J. Neuropath Exp. Neurol. 69（9）：973-85, Sep., 2010.
• Yasumasa Kuroda, Masaaki Kitada, Shohei Wakao, Kouki Nishikawa, Yukihiro Tanimura, Hideki Makinoshima, Makoto Goda, Hideo Akashi, Ayumu Inutsuka, Akira Niwa, Taeko Shigemoto, Yoko Nabeshima, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Yo-ichi Nabeshima, Yoshinori Fujiyoshi, and Mari Dezawa. Unique multipotent cells in adult human mesenchymal cell populations. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.　107(19):8639-43, May 11, 2010.
• Shohei Wakao, Takuya Hayashi, Masaaki Kitada, Misaki Kohama, Dai Matsuse, Noboru Teramoto, Takayuki Ose, Yutaka Itokazu, Kazuhiro Koshino, Hiroshi Watabe, Hidehiro Iida, Tomoaki Takamoto, Yasuhiko Tabata, Mari Dezawa*(*Correspondence). Long-term observation of auto-cell transplantation in non-human primate reveals safety and efficiency of bone marrow stromal cell-derived Schwann cells in peripheral nerve regeneration. Exp. Neurol. 223(2):537-47, Feb., 2010.
• Hiroto Ishikawa, Naohiro Ikeda, Sanae Kanno, Tomohiro Ikeda, Osamu Mimura and Mari Dezawa. Vision, in Handbook of Physics in Medicine and Biology, eds R. Splinter, Taylor and Francis Publishing. March, 2010.
• Matsumoto N, Taguchi A, Kitayama H, Watanabe Y, Ohta M, Yoshihara1 T, Itokazu Y, Dezawa M, Suzuki Y, Sugimoto H, Noda M, Ide C. Transplantation of cultured choroid plexus epithelial cells via cerebrospinal fluid shows prominent neuroprotective effects against acute ischemic brain injury in the rat. Neurosci. Lett. 469(3):283-8, Jan., 2010.

2009

• Makinoshima H, Dezawa M. Pancreatic cancer cells activate CCL5 expression in mesenchymal stromal cells through the insulin-like growth factor-I pathway. FEBS Lett., 583(22): 3697-703, Nov 19, 2009.
• Akihiko Noguchi, Satoko Matsumura, Mari Dezawa, Mari Tada, Masako Yanazawa, Akane Ito, Manami Akioka, Satoru Kikuchi, Michio Sato, Shouji Ideno, Munehiro Noda, Atsushi Fukunari, Shin-ichi Muramatsu, Yutaka Itokazu, Kazuki Sato, Hitoshi Takahashi, David B. Teplow, Yo-ichi Nabeshima, Akiyoshi Kakita, Kazutomo Imahori, and Minako Hoshi.(2009). Isolation and characterization of patient-derived, toxic, high-mass amyloid β-protein (Aβ) assembly from Alzheimer's disease brains.　J. Biol. Chem., 284(47):32895-905, 2009.
• Ide C, Dezawa M, Matsumoto N and Itokazu Y; Regeneration (synopsis). Encyclopedic Reference of Neuroscience （Eds. MD Binder, N Hirokawa, UWindhorst） Springer-Verlag, Vol. 3, 3403-3409, 2009
• Kidata M & Dezawa M. Differentiation system of neural and muscle lineage cells from bone marrow stromal cells; a new strategy for tissue reconstruction in degenerative diseases Histology and Histopathology 2009 May;24(5):631-42.
• Hayase M, Kitada M, Wakao S, Itokazu Y, Nozaki K, Hashimoto N, Takagi Y, Dezawa M. Committed neural progenitor cells derived from genetically modified bone marrow stromal cells ameliorate deficits in a rat model of stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2009 May 13; 29(8) :1409-20
• Ishikawa N, Suzuki Y, Dezawa M, Kataoka K, Ohta M, Cho H, Ide C. Peripheral nerve regeneration by transplantation of BMSC-derived Schwann cells as chitosan gel sponge scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2009 Jun 15;89(4):1118-24.
• Nagane K, Kitada M, Wakao S, Dezawa M, Tabata Y. Practical induction system for dopamine-producing cells from bone marrow stromal cells using spermine-pullulan-mediated reverse transfection method. Tissue Eng Part A. 2009 Jul;15(7):1655-65.
• Someya Y, Koda M, Dezawa M, Kadota T, Hashimoto M, Kamada T, Nishio Y,Kadota R, Mannoji C, Miyashita T, Okawa A, Yoshinaga K, Yamazaki M. Reduction of cystic cavity, promotion of axonal regeneration and sparing, and functional recovery with transplanted bone marrow stromal cell-derived Schwann cells after contusion injury to the adult rat spinal cord. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Dec;9(6):600-10.

2008

• Dezawa M, Nabeshima Y-I.(2008) Transdifferentiation systems in bone marrow stromal cells and its application to muscle dystrophy: Insights into cell-based therapy. “Recent Advances of Skeletal Muscle Differentiation” in Research Signpost : 79-92.
• Dezawa M, So KF. Regeneration of optic nerve. Encyclopedic Reference of Neuroscience. Eds. MD Binder, N Hirokawa, U Windhorst, Springer (in press)
• Dezawa, M. (2008). Systematic neuronal and muscle induction systems in bone marrow stromal cells: the potential for tissue reconstruction in neurodegenerative and muscle degenerative diseases. Med Mol Morphol 41, 14-19.
• Yamamoto, M., Yoshimura, K., Kitada, M., Nakahara, J., Seiwa, C., Ueki, T., Shimoda, Y., Ishige, A., Watanabe, K., and Asou, H. A new monoclonal antibody, A3B10, specific for astrocyte-lineage cells recognizes calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated protein 1 (Camsap1). J Neurosci Res. (in press)

2007

• Yoshihara, T., Ohta, M., Itokazu, Y., Matsumoto, N., Dezawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Taguchi, A., Watanabe, Y., Adachi, Y., Ikehara, S., et al. (2007). Neuroprotective effect of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells promoting functional recovery from spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 24, 1026-1036.
• Shimizu, S., Kitada, M., Ishikawa, H., Itokazu, Y., Wakao, S., and Dezawa, M. (2007). Peripheral nerve regeneration by the in vitro differentiated-human bone marrow stromal cells with Schwann cell property. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 359, 915-920.
• Dezawa, M. (2007). [Insights into auto-transplantation--the unexpected discovery of transdifferentiation systems in bone marrow stromal cells and its application]. Brain Nerve 59, 503-508.
• Dezawa M. (2007) Induction system of neuronal and muscle cells from bone marrow stromal cells and applications for degenerative diseases. Inflammation and Regeneration, 27(2), 96-101.
• Ishikawa, N., Suzuki, Y., Ohta, M., Cho, H., Suzuki, S., Dezawa, M., and Ide, C. (2007). Peripheral nerve regeneration through the space formed by a chitosan gel sponge. J Biomed Mater Res A 83, 33-40.
• Dezawa, M. (2007). [Insights into auto-transplantation: the unexpected discovery of transdifferentiation systems in bone marrow stromal cells]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 52, 158-165.

2006

• Dezawa, M. (2006). Insights into autotransplantation: the unexpected discovery of specific induction systems in bone marrow stromal cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 63, 2764-2772.
• Takeuchi, R., Saito, T., Ishikawa, H., Takigami, H., Dezawa, M., Ide, C., Itokazu, Y., Ikeda, M., Shiraishi, T., and Morishita, S. (2006). Effects of vibration and hyaluronic acid on activation of three-dimensional cultured chondrocytes. Arthritis Rheum 54, 1897-1905.
• Yu, S., Tanabe, T., Dezawa, M., Ishikawa, H., and Yoshimura, N. (2006). Effects of bone marrow stromal cell injection in an experimental glaucoma model. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 344, 1071-1079.
• Zhao, M. Z., Nonoguchi, N., Ikeda, N., Watanabe, T., Furutama, D., Miyazawa, D., Funakoshi, H., Kajimoto, Y., Nakamura, T., Dezawa, M., et al. (2006). Novel therapeutic strategy for stroke in rats by bone marrow stromal cells and ex vivo HGF gene transfer with HSV-1 vector. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 26, 1176-1188.
• Xu, Y., Kitada, M., Yamaguchi, M., Dezawa, M., and Ide, C. (2006). Increase in bFGF-responsive neural progenitor population following contusion injury of the adult rodent spinal cord. Neurosci Lett 397, 174-179.
• Sun, T., Hafler, B.P., Kaing, S., Kitada, M., Ligon, K.L., Widlund, H.R., Yuk, D.I., Stiles, C.D., and Rowitch, D.H. (2006). Evidence for motoneuron lineage-specific regulation of Olig2 in the vertebrate neural tube. Dev Biol 292, 152-164.
• Ligon, K.L., Kesari, S., Kitada, M., Sun, T., Arnett, H.A., Alberta, J.A., Anderson, D.J., Stiles, C.D., and Rowitch, D.H. (2006). Development of NG2 neural progenitor cells requires Olig gene function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103, 7853-7858.
• Kitada, M., and Rowitch, D.H. (2006). Transcription factor co-expression patterns indicate heterogeneity of oligodendroglial subpopulations in adult spinal cord. Glia 54, 35-46.

2005

• Mimura, T., Dezawa, M., Kanno, H., and Yamamoto, I. (2005). Behavioral and histological evaluation of a focal cerebral infarction rat model transplanted with neurons induced from bone marrow stromal cells. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64, 1108-1117.
• Dezawa, M., Ishikawa, H., Hoshino, M., Itokazu, Y., and Nabeshima, Y. (2005). Potential of bone marrow stromal cells in applications for neuro-degenerative, neuro-traumatic and muscle degenerative diseases. Curr Neuropharmacol 3, 257-266.
• Dezawa, M., Hoshino, M., Nabeshima, Y., and Ide, C. (2005). Marrow stromal cells: implications in health and disease in the nervous system. Curr Mol Med 5, 723-732.
• Ikeda, N., Nonoguchi, N., Zhao, M. Z., Watanabe, T., Kajimoto, Y., Furutama, D., Kimura, F., Dezawa, M., Coffin, R. S., Otsuki, Y., et al. (2005). Bone marrow stromal cells that enhanced fibroblast growth factor-2 secretion by herpes simplex virus vector improve neurological outcome after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Stroke 36, 2725-2730.
• Itokazu, Y., Kitada, M., Dezawa, M., Mizoguchi, A., Matsumoto, N., Shimizu, A., and Ide, C. (2006). Choroid plexus ependymal cells host neural progenitor cells in the rat. Glia 53, 32-42.
• Dezawa, M., Ishikawa, H., Itokazu, Y., Yoshihara, T., Hoshino, M., Takeda, S., Ide, C., and Nabeshima, Y. (2005). Bone marrow stromal cells generate muscle cells and repair muscle degeneration. Science 309, 314-317.
• Tanaka, Y., Kanno, H., Dezawa, M., Mimura, T., Kubo, A., and Yamamoto, I. (2005). The role of von Hippel-Lindau protein in the differentiation of neural progenitor cells under normoxic and anoxic conditions. Neurosci Lett 383, 28-32.
• Dezawa, M., Hoshino, M., and Ide, C. (2005). Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using adult bone marrow stromal cell-derived neurons. Expert Opin Biol Ther 5, 427-435.
• Watanabe, Y., Matsumoto, N., Dezawa, M., Itokazu, Y., Yoshihara, T., and Ide, C. (2005). Conditioned medium of the primary culture of rat choroid plexus epithelial (modified ependymal) cells enhances neurite outgrowth and survival of hippocampal neurons. Neurosci Lett 379, 158-163.
• Xu, Y., Tamamaki, N., Noda, T., Kimura, K., Itokazu, Y., Matsumoto, N., Dezawa, M., and Ide, C. (2005). Neurogenesis in the ependymal layer of the adult rat 3rd ventricle. Exp Neurol 192, 251-264.
• Kamada, T., Koda, M., Dezawa, M., Yoshinaga, K., Hashimoto, M., Koshizuka, S., Nishio, Y., Moriya, H., and Yamazaki, M. (2005). Transplantation of bone marrow stromal cell-derived Schwann cells promotes axonal regeneration and functional recovery after complete transection of adult rat spinal cord. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 64, 37-45.
• Ishikawa, H., Takano, M., Matsumoto, N., Sawada, H., Ide, C., Mimura, O., and Dezawa, M. (2005). Effect of GDNF gene transfer into axotomized retinal ganglion cells using in vivo electroporation with a contact lens-type electrode. Gene Ther 12, 289-298.
• Dezawa M, Matsumoto N, Ohta M, Itokazu Y, Suzuki Y, Ide C. (2005) Cell transplantation for neurodegenerative and neurotraumatic disorders. Current Trends in Neuro; 37-49.
• Dezawa, M. (2005). [Specific induction of neurons and Schwann cells from bone marrow stromal cells and application to neurodegenerative diseases]. No Shinkei Geka 33, 645-649.
• Dezawa, M. (2005). [Future views and challenges to the peripheral nerve regeneration by cell based therapy]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 45, 877-879.

2004

• Mimura, T., Dezawa, M., Kanno, H., Sawada, H., and Yamamoto, I. (2004). Peripheral nerve regeneration by transplantation of bone marrow stromal cell-derived Schwann cells in adult rats. J Neurosurg 101, 806-812.
• Ohta, M., Suzuki, Y., Chou, H., Ishikawa, N., Suzuki, S., Tanihara, M., Mizushima, Y., Dezawa, M., and Ide, C. (2004). Novel heparin/alginate gel combined with basic fibroblast growth factor promotes nerve regeneration in rat sciatic nerve. J Biomed Mater Res A 71, 661-668.
• Miyawaki, T., Uemura, A., Dezawa, M., Yu, R. T., Ide, C., Nishikawa, S., Honda, Y., Tanabe, Y., and Tanabe, T. (2004). Tlx, an orphan nuclear receptor, regulates cell numbers and astrocyte development in the developing retina. J Neurosci 24, 8124-8134.
• Dezawa, M., Kanno, H., Hoshino, M., Cho, H., Matsumoto, N., Itokazu, Y., Tajima, N., Yamada, H., Sawada, H., Ishikawa, H., et al. (2004). Specific induction of neuronal cells from bone marrow stromal cells and application for autologous transplantation. J Clin Invest 113, 1701-1710.
• Ohta, M., Suzuki, Y., Noda, T., Kataoka, K., Chou, H., Ishikawa, N., Kitada, M., Matsumoto, N., Dezawa, M., Suzuki, S., and Ide, C. (2004). Implantation of neural stem cells via cerebrospinal fluid into the injured root. Neuroreport 15, 1249-1253.
• Ohta, M., Suzuki, Y., Noda, T., Ejiri, Y., Dezawa, M., Kataoka, K., Chou, H., Ishikawa, N., Matsumoto, N., Iwashita, Y., et al. (2004). Bone marrow stromal cells infused into the cerebrospinal fluid promote functional recovery of the injured rat spinal cord with reduced cavity formation. Exp Neurol 187, 266-278.
• Takano, Y., Ohguro, H., Dezawa, M., Ishikawa, H., Yamazaki, H., Ohguro, I., Mamiya, K., Metoki, T., Ishikawa, F., and Nakazawa, M. (2004). Study of drug effects of calcium channel blockers on retinal degeneration of rd mouse. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 313, 1015-1022.
• Dezawa M. (2004) Schwann cell interactions with axons and CNS glial cells during optic nerve regeneration, in Leif Hertz (eds): Non-Neuronal Cells of the Nervous System: Function and Dysfunction. Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology. Vol 31, p.329-345 Elsevier.
• Kimura, K., Matsumoto, N., Kitada, M., Mizoguchi, A., and Ide, C. (2004). Neurite outgrowth from hippocampal neurons is promoted by choroid plexus ependymal cells in vitro. J Neurocytol 33, 465-476.
• Kataoka, K., Suzuki, Y., Kitada, M., Hashimoto, T., Chou, H., Bai, H., Ohta, M., Wu, S., Suzuki, K., and Ide, C. (2004). Alginate enhances elongation of early regenerating axons in spinal cord of young rats. Tissue Eng 10, 493-504.
• Haruta, M., Sasai, Y., Kawasaki, H., Amemiya, K., Ooto, S., Kitada, M., Suemori, H., Nakatsuji, N., Ide, C., Honda, Y., et al. (2004). In vitro and in vivo characterization of pigment epithelial cells differentiated from primate embryonic stem cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45, 1020-1025.

2003

• Yamada, H., Dezawa, M., Shimazu, S., Baba, M., Sawada, H., Kuroiwa, Y., Yamamoto, I., and Kanno, H. (2003). Transfer of the von Hippel-Lindau gene to neuronal progenitor cells in treatment for Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol 54, 352-359.
• Ohmura, M., Ogawa, T., Ono, M., Dezawa, M., Hosaka, M., Kubota, Y., and Sawada, H. (2003). Increment of murine spermatogonial cell number by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue is independent of stem cell factor c-kit signal. Biol Reprod 68, 2304-2313.
• Wu, S., Suzuki, Y., Ejiri, Y., Noda, T., Bai, H., Kitada, M., Kataoka, K., Ohta, M., Chou, H., and Ide, C. (2003). Bone marrow stromal cells enhance differentiation of cocultured neurosphere cells and promote regeneration of injured spinal cord. J Neurosci Res 72, 343-351.
• Mligiliche, N.L., Tabata, Y., Kitada, M., Endoh, K., Okamato, K., Fujimoto, E., and Ide, C. (2003). Poly lactic acid--caprolactone copolymer tube with a denatured skeletal muscle segment inside as a guide for peripheral nerve regeneration: a morphological and electrophysiological evaluation of the regenerated nerves. Anat Sci Int 78, 156-161.
• Matsumoto, N., Kitayama, H., Kitada, M., Kimura, K., Noda, M., and Ide, C. (2003). Isolation of a set of genes expressed in the choroid plexus of the mouse using suppression subtractive hybridization. Neuroscience 117, 405-415.
• Bai, H., Suzuki, Y., Noda, T., Wu, S., Kataoka, K., Kitada, M., Ohta, M., Chou, H., and Ide, C. (2003). Dissemination and proliferation of neural stem cells on the spinal cord by injection into the fourth ventricle of the rat: a method for cell transplantation. J Neurosci Methods 124, 181-187.

2002

• Dezawa, M. (2002). Central and peripheral nerve regeneration by transplantation of Schwann cells and transdifferentiated bone marrow stromal cells. Anat Sci Int 77, 12-25.
• Oshitari, T., Dezawa, M., Okada, S., Takano, M., Negishi, H., Horie, H., Sawada, H., Tokuhisa, T., and Adachi-Usami, E. (2002). The role of c-fos in cell death and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43, 2442-2449.
• Mo, X., Yokoyama, A., Oshitari, T., Negishi, H., Dezawa, M., Mizota, A., and Adachi-Usami, E. (2002). Rescue of axotomized retinal ganglion cells by BDNF gene electroporation in adult rats. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43, 2401-2405.
• Takano, M., Horie, H., Iijima, Y., Dezawa, M., Sawada, H., and Ishikawa, Y. (2002). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor enhances neurite regeneration from retinal ganglion cells in aged human retina in vitro. Exp Eye Res 74, 319-323.
• Yamazaki, H., Ohguro, H., Maeda, T., Maruyama, I., Takano, Y., Metoki, T., Nakazawa, M., Sawada, H., and Dezawa, M. (2002). Preservation of retinal morphology and functions in royal college surgeons rat by nilvadipine, a Ca(2+) antagonist. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 43, 919-926.
• Dezawa, M., Takano, M., Negishi, H., Mo, X., Oshitari, T., and Sawada, H. (2002). Gene transfer into retinal ganglion cells by in vivo electroporation: a new approach. Micron 33, 1-6.
• Wu, S., Suzuki, Y., Noda, T., Bai, H., Kitada, M., Kataoka, K., Nishimura, Y., and Ide, C. (2002). Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study of invasion and differentiation in spinal cord lesion of neural stem cells grafted through cerebrospinal fluid in rat. J Neurosci Res 69, 940-945.
• Wu, S., Suzuki, Y., Kitada, M., Kataoka, K., Kitaura, M., Chou, H., Nishimura, Y., and Ide, C. (2002). New method for transplantation of neurosphere cells into injured spinal cord through cerebrospinal fluid in rat. Neurosci Lett 318, 81-84.
• Taketomi, M., Kinoshita, N., Kimura, K., Kitada, M., Noda, T., Asou, H., Nakamura, T., and Ide, C. (2002). Nogo-A expression in mature oligodendrocytes of rat spinal cord in association with specific molecules. Neurosci Lett 332, 37-40.
• Hashimoto, T., Suzuki, Y., Kitada, M., Kataoka, K., Wu, S., Suzuki, K., Endo, K., Nishimura, Y., and Ide, C. (2002). Peripheral nerve regeneration through alginate gel: analysis of early outgrowth and late increase in diameter of regenerating axons. Exp Brain Res 146, 356-368.

2001

• Dezawa, M., Takahashi, I., Esaki, M., Takano, M., and Sawada, H. (2001). Sciatic nerve regeneration in rats induced by transplantation of in vitro differentiated bone-marrow stromal cells. Eur J Neurosci 14, 1771-1776.
• Yokoyama, A., Oshitari, T., Negishi, H., Dezawa, M., Mizota, A., and Adachi-Usami, E. (2001). Protection of retinal ganglion cells from ischemia-reperfusion injury by electrically applied Hsp27. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 42, 3283-3286.
• Dezawa, M., Mo, X., Oshitari, T., Takano, M., Meyer-Rochow, V. B., Sawada, H., and Eguchi, E. (2001). Effects of light and darkness on cell deaths in damaged retinal ganglion cells of the carp retina. Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars) 61, 85-91.
• Negishi, H., Dezawa, M., Oshitari, T., and Adachi-Usami, E. (2001). Optic nerve regeneration within artificial Schwann cell graft in the adult rat. Brain Res Bull 55, 409-419.
• Wu, S., Suzuki, Y., Kitada, M., Kitaura, M., Kataoka, K., Takahashi, J., Ide, C., and Nishimura, Y. (2001). Migration, integration, and differentiation of hippocampus-derived neurosphere cells after transplantation into injured rat spinal cord. Neurosci Lett 312, 173-176.
• Mligiliche, N., Kitada M, and Ide, C. (2001). Grafting of detergent-denatured skeletal muscles provides effective conduits for extension of regenerating axons in the rat sciatic nerve. Arch Histol Cytol 64, 29-36.
• Kitada, M., Chakrabortty, S., Matsumoto, N., Taketomi, M., and Ide, C. (2001). Differentiation of choroid plexus ependymal cells into astrocytes after grafting into the pre-lesioned spinal cord in mice. Glia 36, 364-374.
• Kataoka, K., Suzuki, Y., Kitada, M., Ohnishi, K., Suzuki, K., Tanihara, M., Ide, C., Endo, K., and Nishimura, Y. (2001). Alginate, a bioresorbable material derived from brown seaweed, enhances elongation of amputated axons of spinal cord in infant rats. J Biomed Mater Res 54, 373-384.
• Ide, C., Kitada, M., Chakrabortty, S., Taketomi, M., Matsumoto, N., Kikukawa, S., Mizoguchi, A., Kawaguchi, S., Endoh, K., and Suzuki, Y. (2001). Grafting of choroid plexus ependymal cells promotes the growth of regenerating axons in the dorsal funiculus of rat spinal cord: a preliminary report. Exp Neurol 167, 242-251.