Education

M.D., Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan, 2002
Ph.D., Yokohama City University, Japan, 2014

Current position

Project Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

Publications

1. Ozeki, N., Muneta, T., Koga, H., Nakagawa, Y., Mizuno, M., Tsuji, K., Mabuchi, Y., Akazawa, C., Kobayashi, E., Matsumoto, K., Futamura, K., Saito, T. and Sekiya, I. (2016). Not single but periodic injections of synovial mesenchymal stem cells maintain viable cells in knees and inhibit osteoarthritis progression in rats. Osteoarthritis Cartilage.
   
2. Udo, M., Muneta, T., Tsuji, K., Ozeki, N., Nakagawa, Y., Ohara, T., Saito, R., Yanagisawa, K., Koga, H. and Sekiya, I. (2016). Monoiodoacetic acid induces arthritis and synovitis in rats in a dose- and time-dependent manner: proposed model-specific scoring systems. Osteoarthritis Cartilage.
   
3. Nakagawa, Y., Muneta, T., Otabe, K., Ozeki, N., Mizuno, M., Udo, M., Saito, R., Yanagisawa, K., Ichinose, S., Koga, H., Tsuji, K. and Sekiya, I. (2016). Cartilage Derived from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expresses Lubricin In Vitro and In Vivo. PLoS One 11(2): e0148777.
   
4. Mizuno, M., Katano, H., Otabe, K., Komori, K., Matsumoto, Y., Fujii, S., Ozeki, N., Tsuji, K., Koga, H., Muneta, T., Matsuyama, A. and Sekiya, I. (2015). Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-AA/AB in human serum are potential indicators of the proliferative capacity of human synovial mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther 6: 243.
   
5. Ozeki, N., Muneta, T., Matsuta, S., Koga, H., Nakagawa, Y., Mizuno, M., Tsuji, K., Mabuchi, Y., Akazawa, C., Kobayashi, E., Saito, T. and Sekiya, I. (2015). Synovial mesenchymal stem cells promote meniscus regeneration augmented by an autologous Achilles tendon graft in a rat partial meniscus defect model. Stem Cells 33(6): 1927-1938.
   
6. Okuno, M., Muneta, T., Koga, H., Ozeki, N., Nakagawa, Y., Tsuji, K., Yoshiya, S. and Sekiya, I. (2014). Meniscus regeneration by syngeneic, minor mismatched, and major mismatched transplantation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model. J Orthop Res 32(7): 928-936.
   
7. Ozeki, N., Muneta, T., Koga, H., Katagiri, H., Otabe, K., Okuno, M., Tsuji, K., Kobayashi, E., Matsumoto, K., Saito, H., Saito, T. and Sekiya, I. (2013). Transplantation of Achilles tendon treated with bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes meniscus regeneration in a rat model of massive meniscal defect. Arthritis Rheum 65(11): 2876-2886.
   
8. Katagiri, H., Muneta, T., Tsuji, K., Horie, M., Koga, H., Ozeki, N., Kobayashi, E. and Sekiya, I. (2013). Transplantation of aggregates of synovial mesenchymal stem cells regenerates meniscus more effectively in a rat massive meniscal defect. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 435(4): 603-609.
   
9. Ozeki, N., Aota, Y., Uesugi, M., Kaneko, K., Mihara, H., Niimura, T. and Saito, T. (2008). Clinical results of intrapedicular partial pediculectomy for lumbar foraminal stenosis. J Spinal Disord Tech 21(5): 324-327.