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Uchida Kentaroo 1
1 School of Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine,Sagamihara, Japan
18 5 2023
18 5 2023
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pmcDr. Kentaro Uchida is a lecturer at the Kitasato University School of Medicine in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a member of National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP). Fields of expertise include pain, musculoskeletal disorders, neuropeptides, immunology and regenerative medicine. He is the editor and reviewer of several international journals.
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1 Muneshige K. Inahashi Y. Itakura M. Iwatsuki M. Hirose T. Inoue G. Takaso M. Sunazuka T. Ohashi Y. Ohta E. Uchida K. Jietacin derivative inhibits TNF-α- mediated inflammatory cytokines production via suppression of the NF-κB pathway in synovial cells. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2022 16 1 5 10.3390/ph16010005 36678502
2 Ohashi Y. Uchida K. Fukushima K. Satoh M. Koyama T. Tsuchiya M. Saito H. Uchiyama K. Takahira N. Inoue G. Takaso M. Increased synovial CD14 mRNA expression and proportion of CD14 high subsets in early-stage hip osteoarthritis: propensity matched score analysis. Int. J. Mol, Sci. 2022 23 21 13622 10.3390/ijms232113622 36362408
3 Tsukada A. Takata K. Takano S. Ohashi Y. Mukai M. Aikawa J. Iwase D. Inoue G. Takaso M. Uchida K. Increased NMUR1 expression in mast cells in the synovial membrane of obese osteoarthritis patients. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022 23 19 11237 10.3390/ijms231911237 36232539
4 Mukai M. Uchida K. Hirosawa N. Murakami K. Inoue G. Miyagi M. Shiga Y. Sekiguchi H. Inage K. Orita S. Suzuki T. Matsuura Y. Takaso M. Ohtori S. Frozen vein wrapping for chronic nerve constriction injury reduces sciatic nerve allodynia in a rat model. BMC Neurosci. 2022 23 1 37 10.1186/s12868-022-00719-7 35725384
5 Mukai M. Uchida K. Inoue G. Satoh M, Miyagi M. Yokozeki Y. Hirosawa N, Matsuura Y. Ohtori S. Takaso M. Nerve decompression surgery suppresses TNF-ɑ expression and T cell infiltration in a rat sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury model. J. Orthop. Res. 2022 40 11 2537 2545 10.1002/jor.25280 35072295
6 Ohashi Y. Uchida K, Fukushima K. Satoh M. Koyama T. Tsuchiya M. Saito H. Takahira N. Inoue G. Takaso M. NGF Expression and Elevation in hip osteoarthritis patients with pain and central sensitization. Biomed. Res. Int. 2021 2021 9212585 10.1155/2021/9212585 34589551
7 Mukai M. Uchida K. Okubo T. Takano S. Matsumoto T. Satoh M. Inoue G. Takaso M. Regulation of tumor necrosis factor-α by peptide Lv in bone marrow macrophages and synovium. Front. Med. (Lausanne). 2021 8 702126 10.3389/fmed.2021.702126 34386509
8 Ohashi Y. Uchida K. Fukushima K. Satoh M. Koyama T, Tsuchiya M, Saito H. Uchiyama K. Takahira N. Inou G. Takaso M. Correlation between CD163 expression and resting pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis: Possible contribution of CD163+ monocytes/macrophages to pain pathogenesis. J. Orthop. Res. 2022 40 6 1365 1374 10.1002/jor.25157 34370345
