Updated on 2024/03/26

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Akihisa Otaka
 
Organization
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor
Position
Assistant Professor
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Degree

  • Doctoral Degree ( 2014.3   Kyoto University )

Research Areas

  • Life Science / Biomedical engineering

 

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  • High pressure pasteurization: Simultaneous native tissue decellularization and sterilization. Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Takashi Yamamoto, Tetsuji Yamaoka

    Regenerative therapy   26   2 - 8   2024.6

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    INTRODUCTION: Terminal sterilization is important for the clinical applicability of decellularized xenografts. High hydrostatic pressurization (HHP) process is a potential strategy for decellularization and decontamination of xenografts; however, its disinfection efficiency remains poorly elucidated. This study investigated the disinfection efficacy of the HHP process at physiologically relevant 36 °C against difficult-to-kill spore-forming bacteria. METHODS: Bacillus atrophaeus and Geobacillus stearothermophilus were suspended in a pressurization medium with or without antibiotic agents and pressurized under two different HHP procedures: repeated and sustained pressurization. RESULTS: The sustained pressurizing conditions, exploited for the conventional tissue decellularization, did not effectively eliminate the bacteria; however, repeated pressurization greatly increased the disinfection effect. Moreover, the antibiotic-containing pressurization medium further increased the disinfection efficiency to the level required for sterilization. CONCLUSIONS: The optimized high hydrostatic pressurization can be used to sterilize biological tissues during the decellularization process and is a promising strategy for manufacturing tissue-derived healthcare products.

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  • Direct Fabrication of Glycoengineered Cells via Photoresponsive Thiol-ene Reaction. Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Taisuke Hirota, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    ACS biomaterials science & engineering   2024.3

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    Three-dimensional printing of cell constructs with high-cell density, shape fidelity, and heterogeneous cell populations is an important tool for investigating cell sociology in living tissues but remains challenging. Herein, we propose an artificial intercellular adhesion method using a photoresponsive chemical cue between a thiol-bearing polymer and a methacrylate-bearing cell membrane. This process provided cell fabrication containing 108 cells/mL, embedded multiple cell populations in one structure, and enabled millimeter-sized scaleup. Our approach allows for the artificial cell construction of complex structures and is a promising bioprinting strategy for engineering tissues that are structurally and physiologically relevant.

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    Kenjiro Kiyono, Shun Mabuchi, Akihisa Otaka, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A   2023.5

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  • Bioactive peptide-bearing polylactic acid fibers as a model of the brain tumor-stimulating microenvironment Reviewed

    Wan-Ying Huang, Akihisa Otaka, Satoshi Fujita, Tetsuji Yamaoka

    Polymer Journal   2023.1

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  • Bone-targeting polyphosphodiesters that promote osteoblastic differentiation. Reviewed International journal

    Kenjiro Kiyono, Shun Mabuchi, Akihisa Otaka, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A   111 ( 5 )   714 - 724   2023.1

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    Polymers for pharmaceutical use have been attractive in medical treatments because of the conjugation of multifunctional components and their long circulation time in the blood stream. Bone-targeted drug delivery systems are also no exceptional, and several polymers have been proposed for the treatment of bone diseases, such as cancer metastasis and osteoporosis. Herein, we report that polyphosphodiesters (PPDEs) have a potential to enhance osteoblastic differentiation, and they have a targeting ability to bone tissues in vivo. Two types of PPDEs, poly (ethylene sodium phosphate) (PEP•Na) and poly (propylene sodium phosphate) (PPP•Na), have been synthesized. Regardless of the alkylene structure in the main chain of PPDEs, the gene expression of osteoblast-specific transcription factors and differentiation markers of mouse osteoblastic-like cells (MC3T3-E1 cells) cultured in a differentiation medium was significantly upregulated by the addition of PPDEs. Moreover, it was also clarified that the signaling pathway related to cytoplasmic calcium ions was activated by PPDEs. The mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells has a similar trend with its gene expression and is synergistically enhanced by PPDEs with β-glycerophosphate. The biodistribution of fluorescence-labeled PPDEs was also determined after intravenous injection in mice. PPDEs accumulated well in the bone through the blood stream, whereas polyphosphotriesters (PPTEs) tended to be excreted from the kidneys. Hydrophilic PEP•Na showed a superior bone affinity as compared with PPP•Na. PPDEs could be candidate polymers for the restoration of bone remodeling and bone-targeting drug delivery platforms.

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  • Impact of REDV peptide density and its linker structure on the capture, movement, and adhesion of flowing endothelial progenitor cells in microfluidic devices Reviewed International journal

    Atsushi Mahara, Kazuki Kitagawa, Akihisa Otaka, Takahiko Nakaoki, Kazuhiko Ishihara, Tetsuji Yamaoka

    Materials Science and Engineering: C   129   112381 - 112381   2021.10

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    Ligand-immobilization to stents and vascular grafts is expected to promote endothelialization by capturing flowing endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). However, the optimized ligand density and linker structure have not been fully elucidated. Here, we report that flowing EPCs were selectively captured by the REDV peptide conjugated with a short linker. The microchannel surface was modified with the REDV peptide via Gly-Gly-Gly (G3), (Gly-Gly-Gly)3 (G9), and diethylene glycol (diEG) linkers, and the moving velocity and captured ratio were evaluated. On the unmodified microchannels, the moving velocity of the cells exhibited a unimodal distribution similar to the liquid flow. The velocity of the endothelial cells and EPCs on the peptide-immobilized surface indicated a bimodal distribution, and approximately 20 to 30% of cells moved slower than the liquid flow, suggesting that the cells were captured and rolled on the surface. When the immobilized ligand density was lower than 1 molecule/nm2, selective cell capture was observed only in REDV with G3 and diEG linkers, but not in G9 linkers. An in silico study revealed that the G9 linker tends to form a bent structure, and the REDV peptide is oriented to the substrate side. These results indicated that REDV captured the flowing EPC in a sequence-specific manner, and that the short linker was more adequate.

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  • Lanoconazole-loaded emulsion stabilized with cellulose nanocrystals decorated with polyphosphoesters reduced inflammatory edema in a mouse model Reviewed

    Suphatra Hiranphinyophat, Akihisa Otaka, Syuji Fujii, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    POLYMER JOURNAL   2021.8

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    Efficient topical delivery of antifungal drugs, such as lanoconazole (LCZ), is challenging due to the limited water solubility and required prolonged duration of treatment. In this study, LCZ-loaded emulsions stabilized with cellulose nanocrystals grafted with polyphosphoesters (LCZ-loaded CP-PEs) were developed to enhance the anti-inflammatory efficacy of LCZ on skin. A high drug-loading efficiency (>80%) of LCZ in CP-PEs with a small mean droplet size of 1.0-1.5 mu m was achieved. The sustained release of LCZ and superior skin permeation of the LCZ-loaded CP-PEs, likely due to the excellent stability and rigidity of oil droplets, assured prolonged local action. In addition, the excellent anti-inflammatory efficacy of the LCZ-loaded CP-PEs was clarified using a mouse ear model of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation. Treatment with the LCZ-loaded CP-PEs significantly reduced auricular thickness compared to treatments with a commercial ointment and control solution containing LCZ. These results suggest that LCZ-loaded CP-PEs are a promising alternative for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, such as tinea pedis.We developed lanoconazole (LCZ)-loaded emulsions stabilized with cellulose nanocrystals grafted with polyphosphoesters (LCZ-loaded CP-PEs). The sustained release of LCZ and superior skin permeation of the LCZ-loaded CP-PEs, likely due to the excellent stability and rigidity of oil droplets, assured prolonged local action. The anti-inflammatory efficacy of the LCZ-loaded CP-PEs was confirmed using a mouse ear model of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation.

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  • Enhancement of osteoblast differentiation using poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) Reviewed

    Akihisa Otaka, Kenjiro Kiyono, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    Materialia   15   100977 - 100977   2021.3

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    Biodegradable polyphosphoesters (PPEs) are of increasing interest due to their promising biomedical applications. Polyphosphodiesters (PPDEs), formed by polyphosphotriester (PPTE) dealkylation, have bone-targeting properties in vivo and therefore are promising polymer drug candidates for bone disease treatment. However, their effects on osteoblasts are still unclear. This study prepared two polymer structures, poly(methyl ethylene phosphate) (PMP) and poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) (PEP•Na), as PPTE and PPDE models, respectively, and investigated their effects on mouse osteoblastic cell (MC3T3-E1) differentiation. Results showed that PMP is inert toward osteoblast differentiation. In contrast, PEP•Na enhanced alkaline phosphatase (ALP) synthesis, matrix mineralization, and osteoblast-related gene expression. PEP•Na also enhanced Wnt signaling pathway–dependent Alp expression, in addition to its own internalization into the cytosol during 3 days of differentiation culture. These results showed that dealkylated PPEs are a polymer drug candidate for osteoporosis treatment, not only because of their bone-targeting properties but also because of the controllable effects of bone anabolism via osteoblast differentiation enhancement.

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  • Adhesion of Flk1-expressing cells under shear flow in phospholipid polymer-coated immunoaffinity channels Reviewed

    Akihisa Otaka, Atsushi MAHARA, Kazuhiko Ishihara, Tetsuji YAMAOKA

    Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering   31 ( 4 )   2021.2

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    Label-free cell separation is a promising method in the field of stem-cell research to obtain desired cell populations. Here, we report on phospholipid polymer-coated microfluidic channels with immobilized antibodies as devices for the capture of cells expressing target antigens in a label-free manner. We fabricated a microfluidic channel containing immobilized antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (Flk1), a potential marker for cardiac, angiogenic, and hematopoietic cell regeneration. A series of investigations was carried out to elucidate the effect of the immobilized antibodies on the adhesion behavior of the Flk1-expressing cell subpopulation derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. Increasing the immobilized antibody density (0.18-5.0 x 10(9) ligands mm(-2)) led to an increased number of cells adhering to the channel. The antibody-immobilized polymer-coated surface suppressed nonspecific cell adhesion, which was swept away by a weak shear flow, and captured Flk1-expressing cells under a wall shear stress of 1.7 Pa. Flk1 expression was 2.8-fold higher in the cells that adhered than in those that did not adhere. Therefore, an optimal antibody density and sweeping flow are required for effective label-free separation of Flk1-positive cells.

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  • Particle-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions as a platform for topical lipophilic drug delivery Reviewed International journal

    Suphatra Hiranphinyophat, Akihisa Otaka, Yuta Asaumi, Syuji Fujii, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces   197   111423 - 111423   2021.1

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    Low-environmental-impact emulsion systems for transdermal drug delivery in topical treatment have gained increasing interest. However, low stability and adverse systemic side effects severely decrease their efficiency. This study proposed a stable oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion loaded with bifonazole (BFZ) as a lipophilic drug stabilized by poly(2-isopropoxy-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane)-modified cellulose nanocrystals (CNC-g-PIPP) as vehicles for topical delivery of lipophilic drugs. We fully characterized stability, BFZ-loaded particle-stabilized emulsions (PEs) for morphology, droplet size, and its distribution. In addition, we evaluated the in vitro drug-releasing capacity and in vitro skin permeation of BFZ in a porcine skin animal model using a side-bi-side® diffusion cell. An O/W BFZ-loaded emulsion stabilized with CNC-g-PIPP particles (BFZ-loaded CP-PE) with a small mean droplet size of 2.54 ± 1.39 μm was developed and was stable for > = 15 days without a significant change in droplet size. The BFZ-loading efficiency in PEs was 83.1 %. BFZ was slowly released over an extended period, and the releasing ratio from BFZ-loaded CP-PE was only 17 % after 48 h. The BFZ-loaded CP-PE showed a ∼4.4-fold increase in BFZ permeation and penetration compared to a conventional surfactant-stabilized emulsion and BFZ control solution. Fluorescence-labeling studies showed that BFZ-loaded CP-PE could well penetrate skin layers from the stratum corneum (SC) to the dermis. In addition, histopathology studies of porcine skin treated with the PE formulation showed an intact SC with unaltered adjacent structures and no observed signs of inflammation. Therefore, the proposed CP-PE shows great potential as a transdermal drug carrier for enhancing lipophilic drug permeation.

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  • Bone‐targeting phospholipid polymers to solubilize the lipophilic anticancer drug Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Tomoki Yamaguchi, Ryoya Saisho, Toru Hiraga, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A   108 ( 10 )   2090 - 2099   2020.10

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    Current chemotherapy methods have limited effectiveness in eliminating bone metastasis, which leads to a poor prognosis associated with severe bone disorders. To provide regional chemotherapy for this metastatic tumor, a bone-targeting drug carrier was produced by introducing the osteotropic bisphosphonate alendronate (ALN) units into an amphiphilic phospholipid polymer, poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine-co-n-butyl methacrylate). The polymer can form nanoparticles with a diameter of less than 30 nm; ALN units were exposed to the outer layer of the particle. A simple mixing procedure was used to encapsulate a hydrophobic anticancer drug, known as docetaxel (DTX), in the polymer nanoparticle, providing a uniform solution of a polymer-DTX complex in the aqueous phase. The complex showed anticancer activities against several breast cancer cell lines, and the complex formation did not hamper the pharmacological effect of DTX. The fluorescence observations evaluated by an in vivo imaging system and fluorescence microscopy showed that the addition of ALN to the polymer-DTX complex enhanced bone accumulation. Bone-targeting phospholipid polymers are potential solubilizing excipients used to formulate DTX and deliver the hydrophobic drug to bone tissues by blood administration.

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  • Endocytosis of poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) by macrophages and the effect of polymer length on cellular uptake Invited Reviewed

    Akihisa Otaka, Yasuhiko Iwasaki

    Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry   75   115 - 122   2019.7

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  • Bone-targeting poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) Reviewed International journal

    Yasuhiko Iwasaki, Atsushi Yokota, Akihisa Otaka, Naoyuki Inoue, Akane Yamaguchi, Toru Yoshitomi, Keitaro Yoshimoto, Masashi Neo

    Biomaterials Science   6 ( 1 )   91 - 95   2018

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    Poly(ethylene sodium phosphate) (PEP·Na) showed excellent cytocompatibility and in vivo bone affinity. Moreover, PEP·Na did not interact with thrombin, which is a coagulation-related protein. Because immobilization of therapeutic agents and imaging probes on PEP·Na is easily performed, PEP·Na is a promising polymer for bone-targeted therapies.

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  • Individual evaluation of cardiac marker expression and self-beating during cardiac differentiation of P19CL6 cells on different culture substrates Reviewed International journal

    Tetsuji Yamaoka, Mitsuhi Hirata, Takaaki Dan, Atsushi Yamashita, Akihisa Otaka, Takahiko Nakaoki, Azizi Miskon, Sachiro Kakinoki, Atsushi Mahara

    JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A   105 ( 4 )   1166 - 1174   2017.4

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    Cell-based therapies using self-beating cardiomyocytes have been attracting great attention for use in cardiac regeneration, although an effective procedure to improve cardiac differentiation and self-beating induction is required. The purpose of this study is to clarify the effect of the culture substrate on cardiac maturation by separately evaluating the cardiac differentiation step and the beating induction step in vitro. To this end, the well-studied cardiomyocyte-like progenitor cell line P19CL6 and neonatal cardiomyocytes (NCMs) were selected and cultured on substrates coated with collagen type I (Col-I), gelatin (Gel), fibronectin (FN), or poly-L-lysine (PLL). It was found that the cardiac differentiation step, which was assessed using cardiac marker gene expression (GATA-binding protein 4 (GATA4), myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D), and hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated potassium channel 4 (HCN4)) in the P19CL6 embryonal carcinoma cells, was greatly enhanced on Col-I, Gel, and PLL. In contrast, the spontaneous beating step, which was directly assessed by counting the beating colonies and measuring contractile protein gene expression (alpha-myosin heavy chain (alpha-MHC), troponin C type 1 (TnC1), and troponin T type 2 (TnT2)) in the rat NCMs, was enhanced on the FN and PLL surfaces. In the present study, for the first time, it was found that PLL enhances both the cardiac differentiation and the beating induction steps of cardiac maturation, which can aid in preparing beating cardiomyocytes for regenerative medicine. (C) 2017 Wiley Periodicals,Inc.

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  • Label-Free Separation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells with Anti-SSEA-1 Antibody Immobilized Microfluidic Channel Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Kazuki Kitagawa, Takahiko Nakaoki, Mitsuhi Hirata, Kyoko Fukazawa, Kazuhiko Ishihara, Atsushi Mahara, Tetsuji Yamaoka

    LANGMUIR   33 ( 6 )   1576 - 1582   2017.2

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    When induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), are routinely cultured, the obtained cells are a heterogeneous mixture, including feeder cells and partially differentiated cells. Therefore, a purification process is required to use them in a clinical stage. We described a label-free separation of iPSCs using a microfluidic channel. Antibodies against stage-specific embryonic antigen 1 (SSEA-1) was covalently immobilized on the channel coated with a phospholipid polymer. After injection of the heterogeneous cell suspension containing iPSCs, the velocity of cell movement under a liquid flow condition was measured. The mean velocity of the cell movement was 2.1 mm/sec in the unmodified channel, while that in the channel with the immobilized-antibody was 0.4 mm/sec. The eluted cells were fractionated by eluting time. As a result, the SSEA-1 positive iPSCs were mainly contained in later fractions, and the proportion of iPSCs was increased from 43% to 82% as a comparison with the initial cell suspension. These results indicated that iPSCs were selectively separated by the microfluidic channel. This channel is a promising device for label-free separation of iPSCs based on their pluripotent state.

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  • Early tissue formation on whole-area osteochondral defect of rabbit patella by covering with fibroin sponge Reviewed International journal

    Eiichi Hirakata, Naohide Tomita, Yasushi Tamada, Toru Suguro, Masaaki Nakajima, Yusuke Kambe, Keisuke Yamada, Koji Yamamoto, Masahiro Kawakami, Akihisa Otaka, Hideo Okumura, Shigehiko Suzuki

    JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS   104 ( 7 )   1474 - 1482   2016.10

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    Large osteochondral defects have been difficult to repair via tissue engineering treatments due to the lack of a sufficient number of source cells for repairing the defect and to the severe mechanical stresses affecting the replacement tissue. In the present study, whole-area osteochondral defects of rabbit patella were covered and wrapped with a fibroin sponge containing chondrocytes, with or without Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) transgenic marking, on the surface facing the osteochondral defect. Five of eight osteochondral defects that were covered with the chondrocyte-seeded fibroin sponges showed hyaline cartilage-like repair containing no fibroin fragments at 6 weeks after surgery. The repaired tissue showed a layer formation, which showed intensive safranin-O and toluidine blue staining, and which showed positive type II collagen immunostaining. The average surface coverage of the repaired cartilage was 53%. On average, 48% of the cells in the repaired tissue were derived from GFP transgenic chondrocytes, which had been seeded in the fibroin sponge. The fibroin-sponge covering had the potential to allow the early repair of large osteochondral defects. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 104B: 1474-1482, 2016.

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  • Porous Alpha-Tricalcium Phosphate with Immobilized Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Enhances Bone Regeneration in a Canine Mandibular Bone Defect Model Reviewed International journal

    Nobuhiro Kobayashi, Yoshiya Hashimoto, Akihisa Otaka, Tetsuji Yamaoka, Shosuke Morita

    MATERIALS   9 ( 10 )   2016.10

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    The effect of porous alpha-tricalcium phosphate (alpha-TCP) with immobilized basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on bone regeneration was evaluated in a canine mandibular bone defect model. Identical bone defects were made in the canine mandible; six defects in each animal were filled with porous alpha-TCP with bFGF bound via heparin (bFGF group), whereas the other was filled with unmodified porous alpha-TCP (control group). Micro-computed tomography and histological evaluation were performed two, four and eight weeks after implantation. The bone mineral density of the bFGF group was higher than that of the control group at each time point (p < 0.05), and the bone mineral content of the bFGF group was higher than that of the control group at four and eight weeks (p < 0.05). Histological evaluation two weeks after implantation revealed that the porous alpha-TCP had degraded and bone had formed on the surface of alpha-TCP particles in the bFGF group. At eight weeks, continuous cortical bone with a Haversian structure covered the top of bone defects in the bFGF group. These findings demonstrate that porous alpha-TCP with immobilized bFGF can promote bone regeneration.

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  • Quantification of Cell Co-Migration Occurrences During Cell Aggregation on Fibroin Substrates Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Kazuya Takahashi, Yuji S. Takeda, Yusuke Kambe, Yoshihiko Kuwana, Yasushi Tamada, Naohide Tomita

    TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS   20 ( 8 )   671 - 680   2014.8

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    A quantitative analytical method was proposed for measuring cell co-migration, which was defined as two or more cells migrating together. To accurately identify and quantify this behavior, cell migration on fibroin substrates was analyzed with respect to intercellular distance. Specifically, cell size was characterized by major diameter, and then, based on these measurements and cell center data, a specific threshold distance for defining co-migration was determined after analyzing cell motion using the Voronoi diagram method. The results confirmed that co-migration occurrences of rounded cells were significantly more stable on fibroin than on ProNectin substrates under the present experimental conditions. The cell co-migration analysis method in this article was shown to be successful in evaluating the stability of cell co-migration and also suggested the presence of "critical distance" where two cells interact on fibroin substrates. With further research, the cell co-migration analysis method and "critical distance" may prove to be capable of identifying the aggregation behavior of other cells on different materials, making it a valuable tool that can be used in tissue engineering design.

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  • Lateral diffusion in a discrete fluid membrane with immobile particles Reviewed International journal

    Ziya Kalay, Takahiro K. Fujiwara, Akihisa Otaka, Akihiro Kusumi

    Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics   89 ( 2 )   022724 - 022724   2014.2

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    Due to the coupling between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton, membrane molecules such as receptor proteins can become immobilized by binding to cytoskeletal structures. We investigate the effect of immobile membrane molecules on the diffusion of mobile ones by modeling the membrane as a two-dimensional (2D) fluid composed of hard particles and performing event-driven molecular dynamics simulations at a particle density where the system is in an isotropic liquid state. We show that the diffusion coefficient sharply decreases with increasing immobile fraction, dropping by a factor of ∼3 as the fraction of immobile particles increases from 0 to 0.1, in a system-size dependent manner. By combining our results with earlier calculations, we estimate that a factor-of-∼20 reduction in diffusion coefficients in live cell membranes, a puzzling finding in cell biology, can be accounted for when less than ∼22% of the particles in our model system is immobilized. Furthermore, we investigate the effects of confinement induced by a correlated distribution of immobile particles by calculating the distribution of the time it takes for particles to escape from a corral. In the regime where the particles can always escape from the corral, it is found that the escape times follow an exponential distribution, and the mean escape time grows exponentially with the density of obstacles at the corral boundary, increasing by a factor of 3-5 when immobile particles cover 50% of the boundary, and is approximately proportional to the area of the corral. We believe that our findings will be useful in interpreting (1) single molecule observations of membrane molecules and (2) results of particle based simulations that explore the effect of fluid dynamics on molecular transport in a 2D fluid. © 2014 American Physical Society.

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  • Observation and Quantification of Chondrocyte Aggregation Behavior on Fibroin Surfaces Using Voronoi Partition Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Naoyoshi D. Kachi, Naoya Hatano, Yoshihiko Kuwana, Yasushi Tamada, Naohide Tomita

    TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS   19 ( 5 )   396 - 404   2013.5

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    Cell migration is one of the fundamental processes in histogenesis, and it is necessary to investigate such multicellular behavior quantitatively in cell regeneration studies. In this study, Voronoi diagram analysis was first confirmed in simulation testing, and then used to evaluate the multicellular behavior of chondrocytes on three different substrates: (1) wild-type fibroin (FIB); (2) L-RGDSx2 transgenic fibroin; (3) and collagen. The indices for the round factor average, round factor homogeneity, and area disorder (AD), calculated from Voronoi diagram analysis, were used to characterize the difference in spatiotemporal changes for the different chondrocyte populations, and a regression analysis of the AD index was used to measure the speed of cell aggregation. The results suggested that the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine sequence affects aggregate formation of chondrocytes cultured on FIB. The Voronoi diagram analysis represents one of the promising quantitative analyses for cell regeneration studies.

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  • Quantitative Evaluation of Fibroblast Migration on a Silk Fibroin Surface and TGFBI Gene Expression Reviewed International journal

    Tomoko Hashimoto, Katsura Kojima, Akihisa Otaka, Yuji S. Takeda, Naohide Tomita, Yasushi Tamada

    JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION   24 ( 2 )   158 - 169   2013.2

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    Cell migration plays important roles in natural processes involving embryonic development, inflammation, wound healing, cancer metastasis and angiogenesis. Cell migration on various biomaterials is also believed to improve the rate of wound healing and implant therapies in the tissue-engineering field. This study measured the distance traversed, or mileage, of mouse fibroblasts on a silk fibroin surface. Fibroblasts on the fibroin surface moved with better progress during 24 h than cells on collagen or fibronectin surfaces. Results obtained by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) revealed that fibroblasts on the fibroin surface expressed transforming growth factor -induced protein (TGFBI), which is an extracellular matrix (ECM) protein, stronger than on other surfaces in the early cell-culture stages. These results demonstrate that the fibroin surface shows higher potential to enhance cell migration and the production of ECM than a collagen or fibronectin surface. (C) Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2012

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  • How do chondrocytes aggregate on fibroin substrate Reviewed International journal

    Akihisa Otaka, Kazuya Takahashi, Kenji Isshiki, Yusuke Kambe, Katsura Kojima, Yasushi Tamada, Naohide Tomita

    2013 35TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)   2013   405 - 408   2013

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    The effects of substrate material on the spatio-temporal behavior of cells is an important issue. Although cell aggregation has been observed on various fibroin substrates, the mechanisms of this aggregation have yet to be fully clarified. In this study, cell aggregation behavior on fibroin substrates were evaluated, focusing on the distance between each cell and the direction of individual cell migration. Our results showed that on fibroin substrates cells did not attract each other. However cells stayed close to adjacent cells over 24 hours of cultivation.

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  • Observation of chondrocyte aggregate formation and internal structure on micropatterned fibroin-coated surface Reviewed International journal

    Naoyoshi D. Kachi, Akihisa Otaka, Seungwoo Sim, Yoshihiko Kuwana, Yasushi Tamada, Junko Sunaga, Taiji Adachi, Naohide Tomita

    BIO-MEDICAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING   20 ( 1 )   55 - 63   2010

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    Condensation/aggregation process of rabbit-derived chondrocytes on a fibroin-coated patterned substrate was observed to estimate initial aggregation process in fibroin sponge. Chondrocytes were seeded on array of 160 mu m diameter pits in three densities: 5 cells/pit (2.5 x 10(4) cells/cm(2), LOW), 15 cells/pit (7.5 x 10(4) cells/cm(2), MID) and 25 cells/pit (12.5 x 10(4) cells/cm(2), HIGH). In the MID and HIGH groups, cells tended to form aggregates after 24 h after cell seeding. In the LOW group, cell aggregate were not seen in a majority of the pits. Observation of aggregates using confocal laser scanning microscope showed that the chondrocytes at the interface of the fibroin surface tended to extend to the surface, developing an extensive network of stress fibers throughout the cytoplasm. On the other hand, chondrocytes in the other part of the aggregates maintained spherical shape, and most of the actin was localized in the cell cortex as opposed to in stress fibers. These results suggest two functional structures in the aggregates, which may explain the good balance between the maintenance of their differentiated phenotype and proliferation rate in the fibroin sponge.

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  • ポリリン酸エステルが卵巣摘出マウスの大腿骨骨密度に与える影響 経時的CTによる評価

    木野 圭一朗, 横田 淳司, 岩崎 泰彦, 大高 晋之, 水谷 正洋, 根尾 昌志

    日本整形外科学会雑誌   94 ( 8 )   S1672 - S1672   2020.9

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  • ポリリン酸エステルが卵巣摘出マウスの腰椎骨密度に与える影響 マイクロCTを用いた経時的評価

    水谷 正洋, 横田 淳司, 岩崎 泰彦, 大高 晋之, 木野 圭一朗, 根尾 昌志

    日本整形外科学会雑誌   94 ( 8 )   S1673 - S1673   2020.9

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  • 骨粗鬆症治療を目指したポリマー医薬の開発 Invited

    大高 晋之, 岩﨑 泰彦

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    馬原淳, MUNISSO Maria, 大高晋之, 山岡哲二

    再生医療   16   2017

  • 1H23 Isolation of undifferentiated iPS cells using microfluidic channel immobilized with anti-SSEA-1 antibody

    OTAKA Akihisa, KITAGAWA Kazuki, HIRATA Mitsuhi, FUKAZAWA Kyoko, NAKAOKI Takahiko, ISHIHARA Kazuhiko, MAHARA Atsushi, YAMAOKA Tetsuji

    2016 ( 28 )   "1H23 - 1"-"1H23-4"   2016.1

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    We have been proposing a label-free cell separation device called "cell rolling column" in which cells selectively roll on antibody-immobilized column surfaces. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibilities of separation of undifferentiated induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from heterogeneous cells. Three types of phospholipid polymer, poly[2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC)-co-w-butyl methacrylate (BMA)-co-p-nitrophenyl oxycarbonyl poly (ethylene glycol) methacrylate (MEONP)], were synthesized with monomer feed ratios of MPC:BMA:MEOPN of 30:60:10 (PMBN 10), 33:66:1 (PMBN 1) and 33:67:0 (PMBN 0). A microfluidic channel was coated with PMBNs and immobilized with antibodies to stage-specific embryonic antigen 1 (SSEA-1), known as a pluripotency marker for murine cells. Suspended iPS cells were infused into the channels, and cell rolling speed and SSEA-1 expression were investigated. The results indicate that PMBN 10 coated channel showed highest density of anti-SSEA-1 antibody immobilization, and SSEA-1 positive cells were rolled on the surface. It is concluded that the cell rolling column can be a promising tool for a cell separation system for undifferentiated iPS cells.

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  • 抗体固定化マイクロ流路を用いたSSEA-1発現量による未分化iPS細胞のラベルフリー分離

    大高晋之, 平田みつひ, 馬原淳, 山岡哲二

    高分子学会医用高分子シンポジウム講演要旨集   45th   2016

  • 抗Flk1抗体固定化細胞ローリングカラム内のiPS細胞由来心筋前駆細胞の移動速度評価

    北川和宜, 北川和宜, 大高晋之, 平田みつひ, 深澤今日子, 中沖隆彦, 石原一彦, 馬原淳, 山岡哲二

    高分子学会予稿集(CD-ROM)   65 ( 1 )   2016

  • ペプチド修飾脱細胞化人工血管の開発 1~脱細胞化小口径人工血管による血管組織再生と中期開存性

    馬原淳, 北井麻里奈, 北井麻里奈, 大高晋之, ムニッソ マリア, 大矢裕一, 山岡哲二

    再生医療   15   2016

  • 細胞ローリングカラムを用いた未分化iPS細胞の分離

    大高晋之, 北川和宜, 北川和宜, 平田みつひ, 深澤今日子, 中沖隆彦, 石原一彦, 馬原淳, 山岡哲二

    再生医療   15   2016

  • 抗SSEA-1抗体を固定化したPMBNコート流路による未分化iPS細胞の分離

    大高晋之, 北川和宜, 北川和宜, 平田みつひ, 深澤今日子, 中沖隆彦, 石原一彦, 馬原淳, 山岡哲二

    日本バイオマテリアル学会大会予稿集   37th   2015

  • ペプチド修飾脱細胞人工血管の3ケ月開存における組織再生

    馬原淳, 北井麻里奈, 北井麻里奈, 大高晋之, ムニッソ マリア, 大矢裕一, 山岡哲二

    人工臓器(日本人工臓器学会)   44 ( 2 )   2015

  • 小口径脱細胞血管の開存化のためのin vivo細胞補足工学

    山岡哲二, 染川将太, 染川将太, 小林直樹, 小林直樹, 大高晋之, 北井麻里奈, 北井麻里奈, ムニッソ マリア, 馬原淳

    人工臓器(日本人工臓器学会)   44 ( 2 )   2015

  • 未分化iPS細胞の分離のための抗体固定化ポリマー被覆マイクロ流路の開発

    大高晋之, 北川和宜, 北川和宜, 平田みつひ, 中沖隆彦, 石原一彦, 馬原淳, 山岡哲二

    高分子学会医用高分子シンポジウム講演要旨集   44th   2015

  • 抗体固定化マイクロ流路を用いたマーカー未修飾幹細胞の分離

    大高晋之, 馬原淳, 山岡哲二

    再生医療   14   2015

  • ペプチド修飾脱細胞血管の開存と組織再生機構の解明

    馬原淳, 北井麻里奈, 北井麻里奈, 大高晋之, MUNISSO Maria, 大矢裕一, 山岡哲二

    日本バイオマテリアル学会大会予稿集   37th   2015

  • ペプチド修飾脱細胞人工血管の組織反応と再生機構の解析

    馬原淳, 北井麻里奈, 北井麻里奈, 大高晋之, MUNISSO Maria, 大矢裕一, 山岡哲二

    高分子学会予稿集(CD-ROM)   64 ( 2 )   2015

  • ペプチド修飾小口径脱細胞血管の開存メカニズム

    馬原淳, 北井麻里奈, 北井麻里奈, 大高晋之, ムニッソマリア, 大矢裕一, 山岡哲二

    高分子学会医用高分子シンポジウム講演要旨集   44th   2015

  • 2F23 Quantitative analysis of trajectory data during cell aggregate formation

    OTAKA Akihisa, ISSHIKI Kenji, SANO Kumpei, KOJIMA Katsura, TAMADA Yasushi, TOMITA Naohide

    2014 ( 26 )   491 - 492   2014.1

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  • B102 Verification of quantitative method for evaluating density dependent migration of cells

    OTAKA Akihisa, SANO Kumpei, ISSHIKI Kenji, TAKAHASHI Kazuya, KOJIMA Katsura, TAMADA Yasushi, TOMITA Naohide

    Proceedings of the ... JSME Conference on Frontiers in Bioengineering   2013 ( 24 )   21 - 22   2013.10

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  • 2S10 How the cells aggregate

    TOMITA Naohide, OTAKA Akihisa, TAKAHASHI Kazuya, ISSIKI Kenji, KOJIMA Katsura, TAMADA Yasushi

    2013 ( 25 )   231 - 232   2013.1

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  • B204 The Effect of different Bio-Environment towards Chondrocyte's Aggregation Movement

    Takahashi Kazuya, Otaka Akihisa, Kambe Yusuke, Kojima Katsura, Tamada Yasushi, Tomita Naohide

    Proceedings of the ... JSME Conference on Frontiers in Bioengineering   2012 ( 23 )   133 - 134   2012.10

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  • B205 The relation between direction of cell migration and cell density gradient in the formation of cartilage cell aggregation

    Isshiki Kenji, Otaka Akihisa, Takahashi Kazuya, Kojima Katsura, Tamada Yasushi, Tomita Naohide

    Proceedings of the ... JSME Conference on Frontiers in Bioengineering   2012 ( 23 )   135 - 136   2012.10

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  • J028013 The effect of cell density for cell aggregation behavior

    ISSHIKI Kenji, OTAKA Akihisa, TAKAHASHI Kazuya, TAKEDA Yuji, KOJIMA Katsura, TAMADA Yasushi, TOMITA Naohide

    Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan   2012   "J028013 - 1"-"J028013-5"   2012.9

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    Several reports suggest that cell aggregation is important in the course of tissue regeneration or development. The cell aggregation is thought to be affected by direct contact such as cell-material interaction and/or cell-cell interaction and by indirect effects such as substance diffusion. In this study, we estimated whether cells in distant places have an effect on each other or not, and observed cartilage cell movement on fibroin and fibronectin by using time-lapse microscopic recordings. The cellular behavior was analyzed by comparing the relation between cell density distribution and direction of cell migration to the Moore neighborhood referring to the Bonnet's method. The results suggest that the direction of cartilage cell migration seems to have no relation to cell density distribution regardless of cell aggregation behavior. Judging from our previous report showing that aggregation rate and cell-cell adhesion rate of chondrocyte are much higher on fibroin than on fibronectin, the chondrocytic aggregate formation characteristically observed on the fibroin surface may be attributed to cell-cell adhesion.

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  • J028011 The effect of cell-cell adhesion on the ability of chondrogenesis

    TAKAHASHI Kazuya, OTAKA Akihisa, KAMBE Yusuke, KOJIMA Katsura, TAMADA Yasushi, TOMITA Naohide

    Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan   2012   "J028011 - 1"-"J028011-5"   2012.9

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    We reported that we could treat the defect of patella by using fibroin which is from silkworm cocoon. And we also reported that we observed the rich cartilage matrixes and chondrocyte's aggregation in fibroin. So we focused on the chondrocyte's aggregation on fibroin and tried to develop the method of analyzing it quantitatively for evaluating the effect of cell-cell interaction on aggregated chondrocyte cultured on fibroin or other matrixes. First, we tried to define cell aggregation by comparing chondrocyte's aggregation on fibroin with random walk models. And second, we cultured chondrocytes on fibroin, fibronectin and collagen type I and on we evaluated the amount of GAG production and the number of chondrocytes cultured on each matrixes. As a result, at first we found that on fibroin the number of cells which are 10-20 |0.m away from other cells is especially high. And also, they keep cell-cell adhesion for more than an hour. And second, it is suggested that the chondrocyte on fibroin is easier to aggregate than that on fibronectin or collagen type I. What is more, the chondrocyte on fibroin has a higher ability to produce GAG than that on other matrixes. From these results it is suggested that the aggregation movement on fibroin is caused by cell-cell adhesion but also such cell-cell interaction is affected by cell-matrix interaction. In addition it is also suggested that the aggregation movement is related to the ability of chondrogenesis.

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  • 7F34 Quantitative evaluation of chondrocyte aggregating process on various scaffold materials

    OTAKA Akihisa, TAMADA Yasushi, KUWANA Yoshihiko, HATANO Naoya, TOMITA Naohide

    2012 ( 24 )   "7F34 - 1"-"7F34-2"   2012.1

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  • 細胞密度分布が細胞凝集挙動に及ぼす影響の評価方法の提案

    一色健司, 大高晋之, 高橋和也, 武田祐史, 小島桂, 玉田靖, 富田直秀

    再生医療   11   2012

  • フィブロイン上の細胞間接着が軟骨組織形成に及ぼす影響

    高橋和也, 大高晋之, 神戸祐介, 小島桂, 玉田靖, 富田直秀

    再生医療   11   2012

  • シルク由来材料表面上での繊維芽細胞の運動性の解析

    橋本朋子, 小島桂, 武田祐史, 大高晋之, 富田直秀, 玉田靖

    高分子学会予稿集(CD-ROM)   60 ( 1 Disk1 )   2011

  • 多孔質径の異なるシルクスポンジ内で培養した軟骨細胞の遺伝子発現

    玉田靖, 小島桂, 川上雅弘, 川上雅弘, 大高晋之, 神戸祐介, 武田祐史, 富田直秀

    高分子学会予稿集(CD-ROM)   59 ( 1 Disk1 )   2010

  • L-RGDSx2フィブロイン基質上での軟骨細胞凝集体形成挙動

    武田祐史, 大高晋之, 小島桂, 玉田靖, 富田直秀

    再生医療   9   2010

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  • Cation-free mRNA delivery careers mimicking ribonucleoprotein

    Grant number:23K11861  2023.04 - 2026.03

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    大高 晋之, 山岡 哲二

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  • Photoresponsive 3D structure formation using glycoengineered cells

    Grant number:19K20701  2019.04 - 2022.03

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    Otaka Akihisa

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    (1) We proposed a novel method to initiate intracellular adhesion by a photo-responsive cross-linking reaction using glycoengineered cells cultured with methacryloyl mannosamine. Using this method, we can fabricate a high cell density 3D structures composed of variety of cell types, and it will become possible to construct complicated structures like a living tissues. (2) We synthesized zwitterionic methacryloyl arginine using the same reaction scheme used above and found that monomers can capture nucleic acids. These findings indicate the methacryloyl arginine can be used as an mRNA condensation agent and will be a novel composition unit of mRNA carrier.

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  • Investigation of optimal polyphosphoester structure for bone treatment

    Grant number:19H04474  2019.04 - 2022.03

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    Biodegradable polyphosphoesters (PPEs) are of increasing interest due to their promising biomedical applications. Polyphosphodiesters (PPDEs) have mineral affinity and therefore are promising polymer drug candidates for bone disease treatment. However, their effects on osteoblasts are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of PPDEs on bone cell function and clarified that PPDEs upregulated osteoblastic differentiation whereas downregulated osteoclast differentiation. Furthermore, biodistribution of PPDEs in osteoporosis mouse model was studied. PPDEs selectively accumulated in bone tissue. Due to the molecular diversity of polyphosphoesters, various types of polymeric prodrugs for bone disease treatment can be designed based on PPDEs.

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  • Development of a new DCM therapeutic strategy, DNCS, to remove etiologic factors in the blood

    Grant number:15H04923  2015.04 - 2018.03

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    A conjugate molecule of a etiologic molecule-binding molecule and an ApoE molecule that binds to the liver LDL receptor was synthesized as a "navigator" molecule, which is a novel drug that navigate the target etiologic molecule to the liver and reduce it blood level. First, it was confirmed in vitro that the navigator molecule binds well with the target molecule, and hepatocyte selectively uptake the navigating. When cultured at 37 degree C the fluorescence intensity in the hepatocytes became much lower than when cultured at 4 degree C, which suggests that the navigator was taken up by the hepatocytes and degraded in the cells. Furthermore, we investigated the body distribution of the navigator molecule in the mouse, and found that the liver accumulated was significantly higher, indicating the basic POC.

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  • Evaluation of the effect of cell enrichment process on iPS cell differentiation

    Grant number:15K21696  2015.04 - 2017.03

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    Otaka Akihisa

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    Cell rolling behaviors resulting from dynamic cell adhesion to a solid surface with immobilized antibodies have been investigated for label-free cell separation. Here, we investigated the effect of cell rolling behaviors on cardiomyocyte differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells. After mesoderm induction, proportion of Flk1 positive cells was increased from 27% to 49%, by fractionating cells using cell rolling column, in which anti-Flk1 antibody was successively immobilized on poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine-co-n-butyl methacrylate-co-p-nitrophenyl oxycarbonyl poly[ethylene glycol] methacrylate) coated surfaces. After separation, the caidiomyocyte-differentiation potential was decreased with the increase of the proportion of Flk1 positive cells. It have been reported the Flk1 positive cells show high potential of caidiomyocyte differentiation. Collectively, our data demonstrate that the cell enrichment process may affect cell differentiation properties.

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