Fibroblast Growth Factors and Cellular Communication Network Factors: Intimate Interplay by the Founding Members in Cartilage

by Satoshi Kubota, Eriko Aoyama, Masaharu Takigawa, Takashi Nishida
Published 2022-08-01

Roles of Interaction between CCN2 and Rab14 in Aggrecan Production by Chondrocytes

by Mitsuhiro Hoshijima, Takako Hattori, Eriko Aoyama, Takashi Nishida, Satoshi Kubota, Hiroshi Kamioka, Masaharu Takigawa
Published 2020-04-01

CCN family member 2/connective tissue growth factor (CCN2/CTGF) has anti-aging effects that protect articular cartilage from age-related degenerative changes.

by Shinsuke Itoh, Takako Hattori, Nao Tomita, Eriko Aoyama, Yasutaka Yutani, Takashi Yamashiro, Masaharu Takigawa
Published 2013-01-01

Cartilage-specific over-expression of CCN family member 2/connective tissue growth factor (CCN2/CTGF) stimulates insulin-like growth factor expression and bone growth.

by Nao Tomita, Takako Hattori, Shinsuke Itoh, Eriko Aoyama, Mayumi Yao, Takashi Yamashiro, Masaharu Takigawa
Published 2013-01-01

Gel-Free 3D Tumoroids with Stem Cell Properties Modeling Drug Resistance to Cisplatin and Imatinib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

by Chiharu Sogawa, Takanori Eguchi, Yuri Namba, Yuka Okusha, Eriko Aoyama, Kazumi Ohyama, Kuniaki Okamoto
Published 2021-02-01

Positive Regulation of S-Adenosylmethionine on Chondrocytic Differentiation via Stimulation of Polyamine Production and the Gene Expression of Chondrogenic Differentiation Factors

by Loc Dinh Hoang, Eriko Aoyama, Miki Hiasa, Hiroshi Omote, Satoshi Kubota, Takuo Kuboki, Masaharu Takigawa
Published 2023-12-01

The Role of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Osteoclastogenesis and Jaw Bone Destruction.

by Tsuyoshi Shimo, Kenichi Matsumoto, Kiyofumi Takabatake, Eriko Aoyama, Yuichiro Takebe, Soichiro Ibaragi, Tatsuo Okui, Naito Kurio, Hiroyuki Takada, Kyoichi Obata, Pai Pang, Masahiro Iwamoto, Hitoshi Nagatsuka, Akira Sasaki
Published 2016-01-01

Extracellular Vesicles Enriched with Moonlighting Metalloproteinase Are Highly Transmissive, Pro-Tumorigenic, and Trans-Activates Cellular Communication Network Factor (<i>CCN2/CTG...

by Yuka Okusha, Takanori Eguchi, Manh T. Tran, Chiharu Sogawa, Kaya Yoshida, Mami Itagaki, Eman A. Taha, Kisho Ono, Eriko Aoyama, Hirohiko Okamura, Ken-ichi Kozaki, Stuart K. Calderwood, Masaharu Takigawa, Kuniaki Okamoto
Published 2020-04-01

Depletion of Lipid Efflux Pump ABCG1 Triggers the Intracellular Accumulation of Extracellular Vesicles and Reduces Aggregation and Tumorigenesis of Metastatic Cancer Cells

by Yuri Namba, Yuri Namba, Chiharu Sogawa, Yuka Okusha, Hotaka Kawai, Mami Itagaki, Kisho Ono, Jun Murakami, Jun Murakami, Eriko Aoyama, Kazumi Ohyama, Jun-ichi Asaumi, Masaharu Takigawa, Kuniaki Okamoto, Stuart K. Calderwood, Ken-ichi Kozaki, Takanori Eguchi, Takanori Eguchi
Published 2018-10-01