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Ichiro Sekiya is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan, focusing primarily on medicine with a significant emphasis on surgery and rheumatology. Their research portfolio includes substantial contributions to orthopedics and sports medicine, genetics, and biomedical engineering. The main areas of their work encompass knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, total knee arthroplasty outcomes, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, mesenchymal stem cell research, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies, and periodontal regeneration and treatments.

Among the recent papers associated with their research, the following are notable:

  • Characteristics of MSCs in Synovial Fluid and Mode of Action of Intra-Articular Injections of Synovial MSCs in Knee Osteoarthritis, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Other recent influential papers relevant to the field include:

  • Degenerative Meniscus in Knee Osteoarthritis: From Pathology to Treatment, 2022, Life
  • Trends in Arthroplasty in Japan by a Complete Survey, 2014-2017, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic Science
  • Clearance of Senescent Cells with ABT-263 Improves Biological Functions of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Osteoarthritis Patients, 2022, Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • Arthroscopic Centralization Using Knotless Anchors for Extruded Medial Meniscus, 2021, Arthroscopy Techniques

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sekiya include Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Yusuke Nakagawa, and Mitsuru Mizuno.

Their research frequently appears in publication venues such as Regenerative Therapy, Scientific Reports, Journal of Orthopaedic Science, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, and Arthroscopy Techniques.

Their work in medicine spans over 300 publications with a particular focus on surgical techniques and rheumatology, reflecting a broad and multidisciplinary approach to musculoskeletal disorders and treatment development.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of human stem cells derived from various mesenchymal tissues: Superiority of synovium as a cell source

    Yusuke Sakaguchi;Ichiro Sekiya;Kazuyoshi Yagishita;Takeshi Muneta

  • Expansion of human adult stem cells from bone marrow stroma: conditions that maximize the yields of early progenitors and evaluate their quality

    Ichiro Sekiya;Benjamin L. Larson;Jason R. Smith;Radhika Pochampally

  • Identification of a subpopulation of rapidly self-renewing and multipotential adult stem cells in colonies of human marrow stromal cells.

    David C. Colter;Ichiro Sekiya;Darwin J. Prockop

  • Comparison of rat mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow, synovium, periosteum, adipose tissue, and muscle.

    Hideya Yoshimura;Takeshi Muneta;Akimoto Nimura;Akiko Yokoyama

  • In vitro cartilage formation by human adult stem cells from bone marrow stroma defines the sequence of cellular and molecular events during chondrogenesis

    Ichiro Sekiya;Jussi T. Vuoristo;Benjamin L. Larson;Darwin J. Prockop

  • SOX9 enhances aggrecan gene promoter/enhancer activity and is up-regulated by retinoic acid in a cartilage-derived cell line, TC6.

    Ichiro Sekiya;Kunikazu Tsuji;Peter Koopman;Hideto Watanabe

  • A Prospective Randomized Study of 4-Strand Semitendinosus Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Comparing Single-Bundle and Double-Bundle Techniques

    Takeshi Muneta;Hideyuki Koga;Tomoyuki Mochizuki;Young-Jin Ju

  • Two-Bundle Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Using Semitendinosus Tendon With Endobuttons: Operative Technique and Preliminary Results*

    Takeshi Muneta;Ichiro Sekiya;Kazuyoshi Yagishita;Takashi Ogiuchi

  • Comparison of effect of BMP-2, -4, and -6 on in vitro cartilage formation of human adult stem cells from bone marrow stroma.

    Ichiro Sekiya;Benjamin L. Larson;Jussi T. Vuoristo;Roxanne L. Reger

  • Humeral Insertion of the Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus. New Anatomical Findings Regarding the Footprint of the Rotator Cuff

    Tomoyuki Mochizuki;Hiroyuki Sugaya;Mari Uomizu;Kazuhiko Maeda

  • BMP-6 enhances chondrogenesis in a subpopulation of human marrow stromal cells.

    Ichiro Sekiya;David C. Colter;Darwin J. Prockop

  • Stem cell properties of human periodontal ligament cells

    K. Nagatomo;M. Komaki;I. Sekiya;Y. Sakaguchi

  • Adipogenic differentiation of human adult stem cells from bone marrow stroma (MSCs).

    Ichiro Sekiya;Benjamin L Larson;Jussi T Vuoristo;Jian-Guo Cui

  • In vitro chondrogenesis of human synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells: optimal condition and comparison with bone marrow-derived cells.

    Shinichi Shirasawa;Ichiro Sekiya;Yusuke Sakaguchi;Kazuyoshi Yagishita

  • Higher chondrogenic potential of fibrous synovium– and adipose synovium–derived cells compared with subcutaneous fat–derived cells: Distinguishing properties of mesenchymal stem cells in humans

    Tomoyuki Mochizuki;Takeshi Muneta;Yusuke Sakaguchi;Akimoto Nimura

  • Comparison of mesenchymal tissues-derived stem cells for in vivo chondrogenesis: suitable conditions for cell therapy of cartilage defects in rabbit

    Hideyuki Koga;Takeshi Muneta;Tsuyoshi Nagase;Akimoto Nimura

  • Basic Science of Articular Cartilage.

    Camila B. Carballo;Yusuke Nakagawa;Ichiro Sekiya;Scott A. Rodeo

  • Intra-articular Injected synovial stem cells differentiate into meniscal cells directly and promote meniscal regeneration without mobilization to distant organs in rat massive meniscal defect.

    Masafumi Horie;Ichiro Sekiya;Takeshi Muneta;Shizuko Ichinose

  • Isolation and characterization of rapidly self-renewing stem cells from cultures of human marrow stromal cells.

    D.J. Prockop;I. Sekiya;D.C. Colter

  • Suspended cells from trabecular bone by collagenase digestion become virtually identical to mesenchymal stem cells obtained from marrow aspirates.

    Yusuke Sakaguchi;Ichiro Sekiya;Kazuyoshi Yagishita;Shizuko Ichinose

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Muneta
Takeshi Muneta Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kunikazu Tsuji
Kunikazu Tsuji Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Darwin J. Prockop
Darwin J. Prockop Texas A&M University
Eiji Kobayashi
Eiji Kobayashi Keio University
Akihiro Umezawa
Akihiro Umezawa National Center For Child Health and Development
Masaki Noda
Masaki Noda Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kenji Matsumoto
Kenji Matsumoto Izumi Municipal Hospital
Hirohisa Saito
Hirohisa Saito Juntendo University
Yoshihiko Yamada
Yoshihiko Yamada National Institutes of Health
Peter Koopman
Peter Koopman University of Queensland

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