Effect of additional centralization procedure on intraoperative ultrasound-assessed medial meniscal extrusion compared with medial meniscal posterior root repair alone.
Nobutake Ozeki, Tomomasa Nakamura, Yusuke Nakagawa, Takashi Hoshino, Masaki Amemiya, Ichiro Sekiya, Hideyuki Koga.
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 January.
https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251407119
Effects of local anesthetics on yield and differentiation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells.
Takuya Kitamura, Kentaro Endo, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya.
Scientific Reports 2026 January.
https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-026-36025-Z
3D-MRI evaluation of cartilage thickness changes and their location in the patellofemoral joint after open wedge high tibial osteotomy for knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective cohort study.
Yusuke Fuchioka, Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Tomomasa Nakamura, Yusuke Nakagawa, Masaki Amemiya, Asuka Asami, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya.
Plos 2025 December;20(12): e0333961.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333961
Enhanced lubricin secretion by human synovial mesenchymal stem cells compared to adipose mesenchymal stem cells.
Takuya Takakuwa, Kentaro Endo, Nobutake Ozeki, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hideyuki Koga, Makoto Tomita, Ichiro Sekiya.
Stem Cell Research & Theapy 2025 November.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-025-04809-1
Microbiome-based profiles of airborne bacteria to support microbial risk assessment in cleanroom environments.
Mitsuru Mizuno, Yusuke Ogata, Yuto Nishihara, Miwako Nishio, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya.
Regenerative Therapy 2025 December;30:991-998.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2025.10.019
Optimized personnel flow with minimal contamination: development and validation of an air-barrier cleanroom for cell products processing.
Mitsuru Mizuno, Hideaki Tani, Kaori Nomura, Daijiro Sone, Kentaro Amano, Gen Tominaga, Yuki Chiba, Ichiro Sekiya.
Regenerative Therapy 2025 December;30:760-768.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2025.09.001
Distribution of interscan measurement error in AI-based 3D MRI analysis of knee cartilage thickness in osteoarthritis.
Hisako Katano, Eiji Sasaki , Kanto Nagai, Naofumi Hashiguchi, Haruka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Ryosuke Kuroda, Nobuo Adachi , Muneaki Ishijima, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya.
PLoS ONE 2025 August PLoS One 20(8): e0329610.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329610
Medial meniscus tears in early-stage medial knee osteoarthritis: Prevalence and type in a Japanese cohort.
Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Hideyuki Koga, Noriya Okanouchi, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Nobutake Ozeki.
Journal of Orthopaedic Science: Available online 3 July 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jos.2025.06.010
Same-model and cross-model variability in knee cartilage thickness measurements using 3D MRI systems.
Hisako Katano, Haruka Kaneko, Eiji Sasaki, Naofumi Hashiguchi, Kanto Nagai, Muneaki Ishijima, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Nobuo Adachi, Ryosuke Kuroda, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya.
PLoS ONE. 2025 June;20(6): e0324912.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324912
Regional dependency of sex differences in height-adjusted knee cartilage thickness in KL0 knees using 3D-MRI.
Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Hideyuki Koga, Noriya Okanouchi, Jun Masumoto, Nobutake Ozeki.
Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 2025 June;S0949-2658(25)00135-6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jos.2025.04.014
3D-MRI analysis of cartilage thickness changes after PRP injection in medial knee osteoarthritis: A preliminary report.
Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Asuka Asami, Michiko Kajiwara, Naoki Otomo, Hideyuki Koga, Jun Masumoto, Nobutake Ozeki.
PLoS ONE. 2025 April; 20(4):e0321067.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321067
Operator stress factors and cell contamination risks in cell processing facilities: An online survey-based analysis.
Yoshimi Sugahara, Mitsuru Mizuno , Noe Miyashita, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya.
Regenerative Therapy. 2025 June; 29: 397-403.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2025.03.020