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Masaya Nakamura

Masaya Nakamura

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
32835
World Ranking
12580
National Ranking
367

Overview

Masaya Nakamura is affiliated with Keio University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Genetics.

Their scholarly work is heavily concentrated on several main research topics, including:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research

Nakamura has published extensively in various scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Spine
  • Spine Surgery and Related Research
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • "First-in-human clinical trial of transplantation of iPSC-derived NS/PCs in subacute complete spinal cord injury: Study protocol" (2021), published in Regenerative Therapy
  • "Cell therapy for spinal cord injury by using human iPSC-derived region-specific neural progenitor cells" (2020), published in Molecular Brain
  • "An antibacterial coated polymer prevents biofilm formation and implant-associated infection" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Long-term selective stimulation of transplanted neural stem/progenitor cells for spinal cord injury improves locomotor function" (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • "A novel device for detecting anaerobic threshold using sweat lactate during exercise" (2021), published in Scientific Reports

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Nakamura include:

  • Morio Matsumoto
  • Narihito Nagoshi
  • Hideyuki Okano
  • Kota Watanabe
  • Osahiko Tsuji

This profile summarizes the areas of publication, research topics, and professional associations that define Masaya Nakamura's academic contributions in medical science and regenerative research.

Best Publications

  • Conditional ablation of Stat3 or Socs3 discloses a dual role for reactive astrocytes after spinal cord injury.

    Seiji Okada;Masaya Nakamura;Hiroyuki Katoh;Tamaki Miyao

  • Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury as developed by the ICCP panel: spontaneous recovery after spinal cord injury and statistical power needed for therapeutic clinical trials

    J W Fawcett;A Curt;J D Steeves;W P Coleman

  • Transplantation of in vitro‐expanded fetal neural progenitor cells results in neurogenesis and functional recovery after spinal cord contusion injury in adult rats

    Y. Ogawa;K. Sawamoto;K. Sawamoto;T. Miyata;S. Miyao

  • Therapeutic potential of appropriately evaluated safe-induced pluripotent stem cells for spinal cord injury

    Osahiko Tsuji;Kyoko Miura;Yohei Okada;Kanehiro Fujiyoshi

  • Grafted human-induced pluripotent stem-cell–derived neurospheres promote motor functional recovery after spinal cord injury in mice

    Satoshi Nori;Yohei Okada;Akimasa Yasuda;Osahiko Tsuji

  • MRI of cervical intervertebral discs in asymptomatic subjects

    Morio Matsumoto;Yoshikazu Fujimura;Nobumasa Suzuki;Yukimi Nishi

  • Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury (SCI) as developed by the ICCP panel: clinical trial outcome measures

    J. D. Steeves;D. Lammertse;A. Curt;J. W. Fawcett

  • TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN NEURAL STEM CELLS FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY IN PRIMATES

    A. Iwanami;S. Kaneko;M. Nakamura;Y. Kanemura

  • Long-term results of expansive open-door laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy - Average 14-year follow-up study

    Kazuhiro Chiba;Yuto Ogawa;Ken Ishii;Hironari Takaishi

  • Steps Toward Safe Cell Therapy Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Hideyuki Okano;Masaya Nakamura;Kenji Yoshida;Yohei Okada

  • A selective Sema3A inhibitor enhances regenerative responses and functional recovery of the injured spinal cord

    Shinjiro Kaneko;Akio Iwanami;Masaya Nakamura;Akiyoshi Kishino

  • Ontogeny and Multipotency of Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells in Mouse Bone Marrow, Dorsal Root Ganglia, and Whisker Pad

    Narihito Nagoshi;Shinsuke Shibata;Yoshiaki Kubota;Masaya Nakamura

  • Blockade of Interleukin-6 Receptor Suppresses Reactive Astrogliosis and Ameliorates Functional Recovery in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury

    Seiji Okada;M. Nakamura;Y. Mikami;T. Shimazaki

  • Pre-evaluated safe human iPSC-derived neural stem cells promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury in common marmoset without tumorigenicity

    Yoshiomi Kobayashi;Yohei Okada;Go Itakura;Hiroki Iwai

  • In vivo imaging of engrafted neural stem cells: its application in evaluating the optimal timing of transplantation for spinal cord injury.

    Seiji Okada;Seiji Okada;Ken Ishii;Junichi Yamane;Akio Iwanami

  • Prevalence and characteristics of chronic musculoskeletal pain in Japan

    Masaya Nakamura;Yuji Nishiwaki;Takahiro Ushida;Yoshiaki Toyama

  • Cell transplantation therapies for spinal cord injury focusing on induced pluripotent stem cells.

    Masaya Nakamura;Hideyuki Okano

  • Visualization of peripheral nerve degeneration and regeneration: monitoring with diffusion tensor tractography.

    Takehiko Takagi;Masaya Nakamura;Masayuki Yamada;Masayuki Yamada;Keigo Hikishima;Keigo Hikishima

  • Differences in cytokine gene expression profile between acute and secondary injury in adult rat spinal cord.

    Masaya Nakamura;Richard A Houghtling;Linda MacArthur;Barbara M Bayer

  • Long-term safety issues of iPSC-based cell therapy in a spinal cord injury model: oncogenic transformation with epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

    Satoshi Nori;Yohei Okada;Soraya Nishimura;Takashi Sasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshiaki Toyama
Yoshiaki Toyama Keio University
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University
Ken J. Ishii
Ken J. Ishii University of Tokyo
Kazuhiro Chiba
Kazuhiro Chiba National Defense Medical College
Takeshi Miyamoto
Takeshi Miyamoto Kumamoto University
Eiji Masai
Eiji Masai Nagaoka University of Technology
Hirotaka James Okano
Hirotaka James Okano Jikei University School of Medicine
Yumi Matsuzaki
Yumi Matsuzaki Shimane University
Meigen Liu
Meigen Liu Keio University

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