Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine: Introduction

Aoki T. Koizumi T. Kobayashi Y. Yasuda D. Izumida Y. Jin Z. Nishino N. Shimizu Y. Kato H. Murai N. Niiya T. Enami Y. Mitamura K. Yamamoto T. Kusano M. A novel method of cryopreservation of rat and human hepatocytes by using encapsulation technique and possible use for cell transplantation. Cell Transplant. 14: 609–620; 2005.

Inaji M. Yoshizaki T. Okauchi T. Maeda J. Nagai Y. Nariai T. Ohno K. Ando K. Okano H. Obayashi S. Suhara T. In vivo PET measurements with [11C]PE2I to evaluate fetal mesencephalic transplantations to unilateral 6-OHDA-lesioned rats. Cell Transplant. 14: 655–663; 2005.

Kajiwara K. Ogata S. Tanihara M. Promotion of neurite outgrowth from fetal hippocampal cells by TNFα receptor 1-derived peptide. Cell Transplant. 14: 665–672; 2005.

Kanemura Y. Mori H. Nakagawa A. Islam M. O. Kodama E. Yamamoto A. Shofuda T. Kobayashi S. Miyake J. Yamazaki T. Hirano S. Yamasaki M. Okano H. In vitro screening of exogenous factors for human neural stem/progenitor cell proliferation using measurement of total ATP content in viable cells. Cell Transplant. 14: 673–682; 2005.

Kishi K. Katsube K. Satoh H. Imanishi N. Nakajima H. Nakajima T. The fetal dermal but not loose fascial mesenchymal cells possess regenerative activity of dermal structure. Cell Transplant. 14: 709–714; 2005.

Noguchi H. Matsumoto S. Okitsu T. Iwanaga Y. Yonekawa Y. Nagata H. Matsushita M. Wei F.-Y. Matsui H. Minami K. Seino S. Masui Y. Futaki S. Tanaka K. PDX-1 protein is internalized by lipid raft-dependent macropinocytosis. Cell Transplant. 14: 637–645; 2005.

Ohashi K. Kay M. A. Yokoyama T. Kuge H. Kanehiro H. Hisanaga M. Ko S. Nakajima Y. Stability and repeat regeneration potential of the engineered liver tissues under the kidney capsule in mice. Cell Transplant. 14: 621–627; 2005.

Takahashi T. Ogasawara T. Kishimoto J. Liu G. Asato H. Nakatsuka T. Uchinuma E. Nakamura K. Kawaguchi H. Chung U. Takato T. Hoshi K. Synergistic effects of FGF-2 with insulin or IGF-I on the proliferation of human auricular chondrocytes. Cell Transplant. 14: 683–693; 2005.

Takei S. Yamamoto M. Cui L. Yue F. Johkura K. Ogiwara N. Iinuma H. Okinaga K. Sasaki K. Phenotype-specific cells with proliferative potential are produced by polyethylene glycol-induced fusion of mouse embryonic stem cells with fetal cardiomyocytes. Cell Transplant. 14: 701–708; 2005.

Teratani T. Quinn G. Yamamoto Y. Sato T. Yamanokuchi H. Asari A. Ochiya T. Long-term maintenance of liver-specific functions in cultured ES cell-derived hepatocytes with hyaluronan sponge. Cell Transplant. 14: 629–635; 2005.

Watanabe A. Wada Y. Obata T. Sasho T. Ueda T. Tamura M. Ikehira H. Moriya H. Time-course evaluation of reparative cartilage with MR imaging after autologous chondrocyte implantation. Cell Transplant. 14: 695–700; 2005.

Yamada S. Terada K. Ueno Y. Sugiyama T. Seno M. Kojima I. Differentiation of adult hepatic stem-like cells into pancreatic endocrine cells. Cell Transplant. 14: 647–653; 2005.