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    Effectiveness of endothelial progenitor cell culture under microgravity for improved angiogenic potential

    Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation is beneficial for ischemic diseases such as critical limb ischemia and ischemic heart disease. The scarcity of functional EPCs in adults is a limiting factor f...

    Hiroko Hagiwara, Akira Higashibata, Shiho Ogawa, Shigeyuki Kanazawa in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Hypertrophic scar contracture is mediated by the TRPC3 mechanical force transducer via NFkB activation

    Wound healing process is a complex and highly orchestrated process that ultimately results in the formation of scar tissue. Hypertrophic scar contracture is considered to be a pathologic and exaggerated wound ...

    Hisako Ishise, Barrett Larson, Yutaka Hirata, Toshihiro Fujiwara in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    (+)-Catechin protects dermal fibroblasts against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis

    Oxidative stress has been suggested as a mechanism underlying skin aging, as it triggers apoptosis in various cell types, including fibroblasts, which play important roles in the preservation of healthy, youth...

    Tomoko Tanigawa, Shigeyuki Kanazawa in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2014)

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    Weight versus volume of mastectomy specimens

    Takashi Fujiwara, Kenji Yano, Yoshio Tanji in European Journal of Plastic Surgery (2013)

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    Apocrine adenocarcinoma originating from the Moll’s gland of the eyelid: report of a case

    A 74-year-old male patient diagnosed as apocrine adenocarcinoma of Moll’s gland origin of right eyelid is presented. After aggressive excision of the tumor, the orbital skin defects were reconstructed with a c...

    Shigeyuki Kanazawa, Tateki Kubo, Marvin A. Tañag in European Journal of Plastic Surgery (2008)