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    Development of a novel vitrification method for chondrocyte sheets

    There is considerable interest in using cell sheets for the treatment of various lesions as part of regenerative medicine therapy. Cell sheets can be prepared in temperature-responsive culture dishes and appli...

    Miki Maehara, Masato Sato, Masahito Watanabe, Hitomi Matsunari in BMC Biotechnology (2013)

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    Bevacizumab, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody, inhibits osteoarthritis

    Angiogenesis is an important factor in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). We investigated the efficacy of bevacizumab, an antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor and an inhibitor of angiogenes...

    Toshihiro Nagai, Masato Sato, Miyuki Kobayashi in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2014)

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    Usefulness of using laser-induced photoacoustic measurement and 3.0 Tesla MRI to assess knee cartilage damage: a comparison study

    T2 map** is an MRI method particularly reflective of the collagen arrangement in the cartilage, and diffusion tensor (DT) imaging captures the diffusion of water molecules. Laser-induced photoacoustic measur...

    Taku Ukai, Masato Sato, Miya Ishihara, Munetaka Yokoyama in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2015)