Asian Spine Journal

Improvements in Intractable Lumbar and LowerExtremity Symptoms after Systemic Administration of Tocilizumab, an Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Antibody: Takeshi Sainoh, Sumihisa Orita, Masayuki Miyagi, Miyako Suzuki-Narita, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Go Kubota, Jun Sato, Yasuhiro Shiga, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yawara Eguchi, Masao Koda, Yasuchika Aoki, Tsutomu Akazawa, Takeo Furuya, Junichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Satoshi Maki, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Takashi Sato, Masashi Sato, Masahiro Suzuki, Keigo Enomoto, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Norichika Mizuki, Takashi Hozumi, Ryuto Tsuchiya, Geundong Kim, Takuma Otagiri, Tomohito Mukaihata, Takahisa Hishiya, Seiji Ohtori, Kazuhide Inage; Asian Spine J. 2022;16(1):99-106. Published online May 21, 2021

Usefulness of Simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Neurography and Apparent T2 Mapping for the Diagnosis of Cervical Radiculopathy: Keigo Enomoto, Yawara Eguchi, Takashi Sato, Masaki Norimoto, Masahiro Inoue, Atsuya Watanabe, Takayuki Sakai, Masami Yoneyama, Yasuchika Aoki, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Narita, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Tomotaka Umimura, Masashi Sato, Masahiro Suzuki, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Norichika Mizuki, Geundong Kim, Takashi Hozumi, Naoya Hirosawa, Takeo Furuya, Satoshi Maki, Junichi Nakamura, Shigeo Hagiwara, Masao Koda, Tsutomu Akazawa, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2022;16(1):47-55. Published online May 20, 2021

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Spinal Canal in Quantitative Assessment of Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis: Masaki Norimoto, Yawara Eguchi, Hirohito Kanamoto, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Koji Matsumoto, Yoshitada Masuda, Takeo Furuya, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Satoshi Maki, Yasuhiro Shiga, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Koki Abe, Masahiro Inoue, Tomotaka Umimura, Takashi Sato, Masashi Sato, Masahiro Suzuki, Keigo Enomoto, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2021;15(2):207-215. Published online September 3, 2020

Evaluating Spinal Canal Lesions Using Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Maps with Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Hirohito Kanamoto, Masaki Norimoto, Yawara Eguchi, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Koki Abe, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Tomotaka Umimura, Koji Matsumoto, Yoshitada Masuda, Takeo Furuya, Masao Koda, Yasuchika Aoki, Atsuya Watanabe, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2020;14(3):312-319. Published online February 14, 2020

Freeze-Dried Platelet-Rich Plasma Induces Osteoblast Proliferation via Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction: Hideyuki Kinoshita, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Masahiro Inoue, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Takeshi Ishii, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Hiroto Kamoda, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Masahiko Suzuki, Naoya Hirosawa, Tsutomu Akazawa, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2020;14(1):1-8. Published online October 4, 2019

Elevated Levels of Serum Pentosidine Are Associated with Dropped Head Syndrome in Older Women: Yawara Eguchi, Toru Toyoguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Hirohito Kanamoto, Koki Abe, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Yasuchika Aoki, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2019;13(1):155-162. Published online December 21, 2018

Use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Measurement of Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass/Whole Fat Mass and Its Relevance in Assessing Osteoporosis among Patients with Low Back Pain: A Comparative Analysis Using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry: Kazuki Fujimoto, Kazuhide Inage, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Suzuki, Go Kubota, Takeshi Sainoh, Jun Sato, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Tsutomu Akazawa, Toru Toyoguchi, Atsushi Terakado, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(5):839-845. Published online September 10, 2018

Influence of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Spinal Alignment on Surgical Outcomes for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Yawara Eguchi, Munetaka Suzuki, Hajime Yamanaka, Hiroshi Tamai, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Kazuhide Inage, Kazuki Fujimoto, Hirohito Kanamoto, Koki Abe, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Yasuchika Aoki, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Tomoaki Toyone, Tomoyuki Ozawa, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):556-562. Published online June 4, 2018

Up-Regulation of Pain Behavior and Glial Activity in the Spinal Cord after Compression and Application of Nucleus Pulposus onto the Sciatic Nerve in Rats: Masaki Norimoto, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Miyako Suzuki, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Gen Inoue, Yasuchika Aoki, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Hiroto Kamoda, Gou Kubota, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Kazuhide Inage, Takeshi Sainoh, Jun Sato, Junichi Nakamura, Tomoaki Toyone, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2014;8(5):549-556. Published online October 18, 2014

Response to: “Long-term Outcomes of In Situ Fusion for Treating Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis”: Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Go Kubota, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takeshi Sainoh, Jun Sato, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2017;11(5):845-846. Published online October 11, 2017

Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Injured Intervertebral Discs Attenuates Pain-Related Neuropeptide Expression in Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats: Jun Sato, Kazuhide Inage, Masayuki Miyagi, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Junichi Nakamura, Miyako Suzuki, Go Kubota, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takeshi Sainoh, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori, Sumihisa Orita; Asian Spine J. 2017;11(4):556-561. Published online August 7, 2017

Correlation among Inflammatory Cytokine Expression Levels, Degree of Disk Degeneration, and Predominant Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Degenerated Intervertebral Discs: Takeshi Sainoh, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Go Kubota, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Jun Sato, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2017;11(3):472-477. Published online June 15, 2017

Long-Term Outcomes of In Situ Fusion for Treating Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis: Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Go Kubota, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takeshi Sainoh, Jun Sato, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2017;11(2):213-218. Published online April 12, 2017