Atsushi Asakura

Angiogenesis as a novel therapeutic strategy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy through decreased ischemia and increased satellite cells.

Myogenic specification of side population cells in skeletal muscle.

Side population cells from diverse adult tissues are capable of in vitro hematopoietic differentiation.

Stem cells in adult skeletal muscle.

Rhabdomyosarcomagenesis-Novel pathway found.

Ste20-like kinase SLK displays myofiber type specificity and is involved in C2C12 myoblast differentiation.

MyoD induces myogenic differentiation through cooperation of its NH2- and COOH-terminal regions.

Xenotransplantation of long-term-cultured swine bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Resident endothelial precursors in muscle, adipose, and dermis contribute to postnatal vasculogenesis.

Hematopoietic potential cells in skeletal muscle.

Increased survival of muscle stem cells lacking the MyoD gene after transplantation into regenerating skeletal muscle.

Vascular endothelial growth factor gene regulation by HEXIM1 in heart.

Post-mitotic role of nucleostemin as a promoter of skeletal muscle cell differentiation.

Flt-1 haploinsufficiency ameliorates muscular dystrophy phenotype by developmentally increased vasculature in mdx mice.

Efficient single muscle fiber isolation from alcohol-fixed adult muscle following β-galactosidase staining for satellite cell detection.

MyoD regulates apoptosis of myoblasts through microRNA-mediated down-regulation of Pax3.

MyoD gene suppression by Oct4 is required for reprogramming in myoblasts to produce induced pluripotent stem cells.

Myosin light chain 3f attenuates age-induced decline in contractile velocity in MHC type II single muscle fibers.

Constitutive Notch activation upregulates Pax7 and promotes the self-renewal of skeletal muscle satellite cells.

Increased angiogenesis and improved left ventricular function after transplantation of myoblasts lacking the MyoD gene into infarcted myocardium.

Vascular-targeted therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The effect of doping a molecular spin ladder with non-magnetic impurities.

A New Look at an Immortal DNA Hypothesis for Stem Cell Self-Renewal.

Skeletal Muscle-derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Muscular Dystrophy Therapy by Bone Marrow Transplantation.

Satellite Cells and the Universe of Adult Muscle Stem Cells.

Molecular Regulation of Muscle Satellite Cell Self-Renewal.