Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor Promotes Functional Recovery in Primates after Spinal Cord Injury

Kazuya Kitamura; Kanehiro Fujiyoshi; Jun-ichi Yamane; Fumika Toyota; Keigo Hikishima; Tatsuji Nomura; Hiroshi Funakoshi; Toshikazu Nakamura; Masashi Aoki; Yoshiaki Toyama; Hideyuki Okano; Masaya Nakamura

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027706

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Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor Promotes Functional Recovery in Primates after Spinal Cord Injury

Kazuya Kitamura,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kanehiro Fujiyoshi,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Jun-ichi Yamane,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Fumika Toyota,

Affiliation Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japan
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Keigo Hikishima,

Affiliations Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japan
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Tatsuji Nomura,

Affiliation Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Japan
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Hiroshi Funakoshi,

Affiliation Center for Advanced Research and Education, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka, Asahikawa, Japan
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Toshikazu Nakamura,

Affiliation Kringle Pharma Joint Research Division for Regenerative Drug Discovery, Center for Advanced Science and Innovation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Masashi Aoki,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Yoshiaki Toyama,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Hideyuki Okano ,

* E-mail: masa@a8.keio.jp (MN); hidokano@a2.keio.jp (HO)

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Masaya Nakamura

* E-mail: masa@a8.keio.jp (MN); hidokano@a2.keio.jp (HO)

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor Promotes Functional Recovery in Primates after Spinal Cord Injury

Kazuya Kitamura,
Kanehiro Fujiyoshi,
Jun-ichi Yamane,
Fumika Toyota,
Keigo Hikishima,
Tatsuji Nomura,
Hiroshi Funakoshi,
Toshikazu Nakamura,
Masashi Aoki,
Yoshiaki Toyama

Published: November 29, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027706

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