Keiko Sugai

Keio University — Japan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

17h-index1.3kcitations40works7.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Pluripotent Stem Cells Research(21), Mesenchymal stem cell research(11), Biomedical Ethics and Regulation(10), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms(9), Spinal Cord Injury Research(7)

Publications40 total

Stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury in humans: A review of recent clinical research
Brain and Spine·2025· 13 citedOpen Access
Exercise therapy can effectively improve trunk performance and sitting balance in spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Neurological Sciences·2024· 1 cited
Regenerative Medicine for Spinal Cord Injury Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Spine Surgery and Related Research·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
First-in-human clinical trial of transplantation of iPSC-derived NS/PCs in subacute complete spinal cord injury: Study protocol
Regenerative Therapy·2021· 149 citedOpen Access
Influence of body weight-supported treadmill training with voluntary-driven exoskeleton on the quality of life of persons with chronic spinal cord injury: a pilot study
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research·2021· 8 cited
Internet survey on factors associated with care-seeking behaviours of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Japan
Journal of orthopaedic surgery·2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Neurorehabilitation using a voluntary driven exoskeletal robot improves trunk function in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: a single-arm study
Neural Regeneration Research·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
Awareness of Locomotive Syndrome and Factors Associated with Awareness: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Knee pain and future decline in higher-level functional competence in community-dwelling older Japanese: the Kurabuchi cohort study
Age and Ageing·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Gait ability required to achieve therapeutic effect in gait and balance function with the voluntary driven exoskeleton in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: a clinical study
Spinal Cord·2019· 31 cited
Association Between Muscle Strength, Mobility, and the Progression of Hyperkyphosis in the Elderly: The Kurabuchi Cohort Study
The Journals of Gerontology Series A·2019· 14 cited
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Stem Cells·2018Open Access
Association between visual classification of kyphosis and future ADL decline in community-dwelling elderly people: the Kurabuchi study
Archives of Osteoporosis·2018· 8 citedOpen Access
Selective Ablation of Tumorigenic Cells Following Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation in Spinal Cord Injury
Stem Cells Translational Medicine·2018· 93 citedOpen Access
Concise Review: Laying the Groundwork for a First-In-Human Study of an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Intervention for Spinal Cord Injury
Stem Cells·2018· 127 citedOpen Access
Association Between Knee Pain, Impaired Function, and Development of Depressive Symptoms
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2018· 34 cited
Low immunogenicity of mouse induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells
Scientific Reports·2017· 31 citedOpen Access
Functional recovery secondary to neural stem/progenitor cells transplantation combined with treadmill training in mice with chronic spinal cord injury
Journal of the Neurological Sciences·2017· 1 cited
Chronic musculoskeletal pain in Japan (the final report of the 3-year longitudinal study): Association with a future decline in activities of daily living
Journal of orthopaedic surgery·2017· 13 citedOpen Access
Regulation of RhoA by STAT3 coordinates glial scar formation
The Journal of Cell Biology·2017· 80 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Masaya Nakamura(27), Hideyuki Okano(26), Morio Matsumoto(23), Jun Kohyama(19), Akio Iwanami(19), Soya Kawabata(18), Yuichiro Nishiyama(17), Miho Isoda(15), Yonehiro Kanemura(12), Tomoko Shofuda(11), Ryuji Fukuzawa(11), Narihito Nagoshi(10), Hayato Fukusumi(10), Yuichiro Higuchi(10), Kenji Kawai(10), Daisuke Kanematsu(10), Tomoko Hashimoto-Tamaoki(10), Hiroshi Suemizu(10), Eiji Ikeda(10), Osahiko Tsuji(9)