UKAI Ryou

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Affiliation

Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Neural Regenerative Medicine

Job title

Lecturer
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Education 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2002
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    2006

    Sapporo Medical University   Graduate School of Medicine  

  • 1995
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    2001

    Sapporo Medical University   医学部  

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  • 2023.04
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    Now

    Sapporo Medical University   Research Institute for Frontier Medicine   講師

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  • Life sciences   Neurosurgery  

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  • Sapporo Medical University   医学部付属フロンティア研究所神経再生医療学部門   講師  

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  • Intravenous Infusion of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expanded in Auto Serum for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Case Series.

    Ryosuke Hirota, Masanori Sasaki, Satoshi Iyama, Kota Kurihara, Ryunosuke Fukushi, Hisashi Obara, Tsutomu Oshigiri, Tomonori Morita, Masahito Nakazaki, Takahiro Namioka, Ai Namioka, Rie Onodera, Yuko Kataoka-Sasaki, Shinichi Oka, Mitsuhiro Takemura, Ryo Ukai, Takahiro Yokoyama, Yuichi Sasaki, Tatsuro Yamashita, Masato Kobayashi, Yusuke Okuma, Reiko Kondo, Ryo Aichi, Satoko Ohmatsu, Noritaka Kawashima, Yoichi M Ito, Masayoshi Kobune, Kohichi Takada, Sumio Ishiai, Toru Ogata, Atsushi Teramoto, Toshihiko Yamashita, Jeffery D Kocsis, Osamu Honmou

    Journal of clinical medicine   13 ( 20 )  2024.10  [International journal]

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    Objective: The safety, feasibility, and potential functional improvement following the intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were investigated in patients with chronic severe spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: The intravenous infusion of autologous MSCs cultured in auto-serum under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) was administered to seven patients with chronic SCI (ranging from 1.3 years to 27 years after the onset of SCI). In addition to evaluating feasibility and safety, neurological function was evaluated using the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS), International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISCSCI-92), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III). Results: No serious adverse events occurred. Neither CNS tumors, abnormal cell growth, nor neurological deterioration occurred in any patients. While this initial case series was not blinded, significant functional improvements and increased quality of life (QOL) were observed at 90 and 180 days post-MSC infusion compared to pre-infusion status. One patient who had an AIS grade C improved to grade D within six months after MSC infusion. Conclusions: This case series suggests that the intravenous infusion of autologous MSCs is a safe and feasible therapeutic approach for chronic SCI patients. Furthermore, our data showed significant functional improvements and better QOL after MSC infusion in patients with chronic SCI. A blind large-scale study will be necessary to fully evaluate this possibility.

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  • Intravenous Infusion of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expanded in Auto Serum for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Case Series

    Ryosuke Hirota, Masanori Sasaki, Satoshi Iyama, Kota Kurihara, Ryunosuke Fukushi, Hisashi Obara, Tsutomu Oshigiri, Tomonori Morita, Masahito Nakazaki, Takahiro Namioka, Ai Namioka, Rie Onodera, Yuko Kataoka-Sasaki, Shinichi Oka, Mitsuhiro Takemura, Ryo Ukai, Takahiro Yokoyama, Yuichi Sasaki, Tatsuro Yamashita, Masato Kobayashi, Yusuke Okuma, Reiko Kondo, Ryo Aichi, Satoko Ohmatsu, Noritaka Kawashima, Yoichi M. Ito, Masayoshi Kobune, Kohichi Takada, Sumio Ishiai, Toru Ogata, Atsushi Teramoto, Toshihiko Yamashita, Jeffery D. Kocsis, Osamu Honmou

    Journal of Clinical Medicine   13 ( 20 )  2024.10

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    Objective: The safety, feasibility, and potential functional improvement following the intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were investigated in patients with chronic severe spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: The intravenous infusion of autologous MSCs cultured in auto-serum under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) was administered to seven patients with chronic SCI (ranging from 1.3 years to 27 years after the onset of SCI). In addition to evaluating feasibility and safety, neurological function was evaluated using the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS), International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISCSCI-92), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III). Results: No serious adverse events occurred. Neither CNS tumors, abnormal cell growth, nor neurological deterioration occurred in any patients. While this initial case series was not blinded, significant functional improvements and increased quality of life (QOL) were observed at 90 and 180 days post-MSC infusion compared to pre-infusion status. One patient who had an AIS grade C improved to grade D within six months after MSC infusion. Conclusions: This case series suggests that the intravenous infusion of autologous MSCs is a safe and feasible therapeutic approach for chronic SCI patients. Furthermore, our data showed significant functional improvements and better QOL after MSC infusion in patients with chronic SCI. A blind large-scale study will be necessary to fully evaluate this possibility.

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  • Intravenous infusion of auto-serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells into chronic severe brain injury patients

    Tomohiro Yamaki, Shinichi Oka, Satoshi Iyama, Masanori Sasaki, Rie Onodera, Yuko Kataoka-Sasaki, Takahiro Namioka, Ai Namioka, Masahito Nakazaki, Mitsuhiro Takemura, Ryo Ukai, Takahiro Yokoyama, Yuichi Sasaki, Tatsuro Yamashita, Masato Kobayashi, Misako Yamaguchi, Marina Fukino, Taro Takazawa, Megumi Hayasaka, Takamitsu Owaku, Mika Funakura, Shinji Onodera, Yoichi M. Ito, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato, Sumio Ishiai, Jeffery D. Kocsis, Masaru Odaki, Yasuo Iwadate, Shigeki Kobayashi, Osamu Honmou

    Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery ( Elsevier BV )  36   101927 - 101927  2024.06

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  • Rehabilitation facilitates functional improvement following intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in the chronic phase of cerebral ischemia in rats.

    Tatsuro Yamashita, Masanori Sasaki, Yuichi Sasaki, Hiroshi Nagahama, Shinichi Oka, Yuko Kataoka-Sasaki, Ryo Ukai, Takahiro Yokoyama, Masato Kobayashi, Masafumi Kakizawa, Jeffery D Kocsis, Osamu Honmou

    Brain research   1825   148709 - 148709  2024.02  [International journal]

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    The primary objective of this study was to investigate the potential facilitating effects of daily rehabilitation for chronic cerebral ischemia following the intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in rats. The middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded by intraluminal occlusion using a microfilament (MCAO). Eight weeks after MCAO induction, the rats were used as a chronic cerebral ischemia model. Four experimental groups were studied: Vehicle group (medium only, no cells); Rehab group (vehicle + rehabilitation), MSC group (MSC only); and Combined group (MSC + rehabilitation). Rat MSCs were intravenously infused eight weeks after MCAO induction, and the rats received daily rehabilitation through treadmill exercise for 20 min. Behavioral testing, lesion volume assessment using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and histological analysis were performed during the observation period until 16 weeks after MCAO induction. All treated animals showed functional improvement compared with the Vehicle group; however, the therapeutic efficacy was greatest in the Combined group. The combination therapy is associated with enhanced neural plasticity shown with histological analysis and MRI diffusion tensor imaging. These findings provide behavioral evidence for enhanced recovery by combined therapy with rehabilitation and intravenous infusion of MSCs, and may form the basis for the development of clinical protocols in the future.

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  • Therapeutic efficacy of intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in rat perinatal brain injury.

    Kojiro Terada, Masanori Sasaki, Hiroshi Nagahama, Yuko Kataoka-Sasaki, Shinichi Oka, Ryo Ukai, Takahiro Yokoyama, Yusuke Iizuka, Takuro Sakai, Shinobu Fukumura, Takeshi Tsugawa, Jeffery D Kocsis, Osamu Honmou

    Pediatric research    2023.07  [International journal]

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    BACKGROUND: Perinatal brain injury is multifactorial and primarily associated with brain prematurity, inflammation, and hypoxia-ischemia. Although recent advances in perinatal medicine have improved the survival rates of preterm infants, neurodevelopmental disorders remain a significant complication. We tested whether the intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) had therapeutic efficacy against perinatal brain injury in rats. METHODS: Pregnant rats at embryonic day (E) 18 received lipopolysaccharide and the pups were born at E21. On postnatal day (PND) 7, the left common carotid artery of each pup was ligated, and they were exposed to 8% oxygen for 2 h. They were randomized on PND10, and MSCs or vehicle were intravenously infused. We performed behavioral assessments, measured brain volume using MRI, and performed histological analyses on PND49. RESULTS: Infused MSCs showed functional improvements in our model. In vivo MRI revealed that MSC infusion increased non-ischemic brain volume compared to the vehicle group. Histological analyses showed that cortical thickness, the number of NeuN+ and GAD67+ cells, and synaptophysin density in the non-ischemic hemisphere in the MSC group were greater than the vehicle group, but less than the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Infused MSCs improve sensorimotor and cognitive functions in perinatal brain injury and enhance neuronal growth. IMPACT: Intravenous infusion of MSCs improved neurological function in rats with perinatal brain injury, including motor, sensorimotor, cognitive, spatial, and learning memory. Infused MSCs increased residual (non-ischemic) tissue volume, number of neuronal cells, GABAergic cells, and cortical synapses in the contralesional (right) hemisphere. Intravenous administration of MSC might be suitable for the treatment of perinatal brain injury.

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  • 脊髄損傷に対する骨髄間葉系幹細胞移植による、脳脊髄の可塑性亢進メカニズムの解析

    基盤研究(C)

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    2024.04
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    2027.03
     

    岡 真一, 鵜飼 亮, 横山 貴裕, 中崎 公仁

  • 慢性期脳梗塞に対する骨髄幹細胞治療における至適リハビリ条件の探索

    基盤研究(C)

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    2024.04
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    2027.03
     

    山下 達郎, 佐々木 雄一, 佐々木 祐典, 鵜飼 亮, 岡 真一, 佐々木 優子, 本望 修, 中崎 公仁

  • Therapeutic strategies for cerebral infarction and spinal cord injury by activating plasticity throughout the central nervous system

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    2024.04
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    2025.03
     

    本望 修, 佐々木 雄一, 福士 龍之介, 佐々木 祐典, 小原 尚, 鵜飼 亮, 小林 萬里, 山下 達郎, 横山 貴裕, 岡 真一, 佐々木 優子, 中崎 公仁

  • 脳梗塞と脊髄損傷に対する中枢神経系全域の可塑性賦活化による治療戦略の検討

    基盤研究(B)

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    2022.04
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    2025.03
     

    本望 修, 佐々木 祐典, 鵜飼 亮, 岡 真一, 佐々木 優子

  • 健康寿命延長に関与する骨髄幹細胞の自己治癒能と全身の恒常性維持

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    2022.04
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    2025.03
     

    佐々木 優子, 佐々木 祐典, 鵜飼 亮, 岡 真一, 本望 修

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