Matrix metalloproteinase promotes elastic fiber degradation in ligamentum flavum degeneration

by Sugimoto, Kazuki, Nakamura, Takayuki, Tokunaga, Takuya, Uehara, Yusuke, Okada, Tatsuya, Taniwaki, Takuya, Fujimoto, Toru, Mizuta, Hiroshi
Published in PLoS One (2018)

Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 Induces Synovial Inflammation in the Facet Joint Leading to Degenerative Changes via Interleukin-6 Secretion

by Sugimoto, Kazuki, Nakamura, Takayuki, Tokunaga, Takuya, Uehara, Yusuke, Okada, Tatsuya, Taniwaki, Takuya, Fujimoto, Toru, Oike, Yuichi, Nakamura, Eiichi
Published in Asian Spine J (2019)

Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 Induced by Mechanical Stress Accelerates Degeneration and Hypertrophy of the Ligamentum Flavum in Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis

by Nakamura, Takayuki, Okada, Tatsuya, Endo, Motoyoshi, Kadomatsu, Tsuyoshi, Taniwaki, Takuya, Sei, Akira, Odagiri, Haruki, Masuda, Tetsuro, Fujimoto, Toru, Nakamura, Takafumi, Oike, Yuichi, Mizuta, Hiroshi
Published 2014