■Suzuki F, Hashikura Y, Ise H, Ishida A, Nakayama J, Takahashi M, Miyagawa S, Ikeda U. MCI-186(edaravone), a free radical scavenger, attenuates hepatic warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Transplant International 18: 844-853, 2005

■Maeda Y, Yoshioka T, Ikeda U. Inflammatory cytokines and atherosclerosis possible application for the gene therapy. Vascular Disease Prevention 2: 115-120, 2005

■Izawa A, Sano K, Takehara M, Inobe M, Suzuki J, Inamura H, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Isobe M, Uede T. Cre/loxP-mediated CTLA4IgG genetransfer induces clinically relevant immunosuppression via of-off generecombination in vivo. Cardiovasc Res 69: 289-297,2005

■Yoshioka T, Ageyama N, Shibata H, Yasu T, Misawa Y, Takeuchi K, Matsui K, Yamamoto K, Terao K, Shimada K, Ikeda U, Ozawa K, Hanazono, Y. Repair of infarcted myocardium mediated by transplanted bone marrow-derived CD34+ stem cells in a nonhuman primate model. Stem Cells 23: 355-364.2005

■Kinoshita O, Ogiwara F, Hanaoka T, Tomita T, Yokozeki O, Kai R, Uchikawa S, Kogashi K, Tsutsui H, Imamura H, Yazaki Y, Ikeda U, Hongo M, Kubo K. Large saccular aneurysm in a coronary arterial fistula-a case report. Angiology 56: 233-5, 2005

■Kinoshita O, Agatsuma T, Hanaoka T, Tomita T, Tsutsui H, Yazaki Y,Imamura H, Hongo M, Ikeda U. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Accessory Pathway in a Patient with Ebstein's Anomaly and Atrial Septal Defect-A Case Report. Angiology 56: 221-3, 2005

■Takahashi M, Takahashi S, Suzuki C, Jia L, Morimoto H, Ise H, Iwasaki T, Hattori H, Suzuki J, Miyamori I, Kobayashi E, Ikeda U. Interleukin-1beta attenuates beta-very low-density lipoprotein uptake and its receptor expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol 38: 637-46, 2005

■Kamiyoshi Y, Takahashi M, Yokoseki O, Yazaki Y, Hirose S, Morimoto H, Watanabe N, Kinoshita O, Hongo M, Ikeda U. Mycophenolate Mofetil Prevents the Development of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis. J Mol Cell Cardiol 39:467-477,2005

■Izawa A, Sekimura N, Uchikawa S, Yazaki Y, Kinoshita O, Owa M, Kubo K, Ikeda U, Sekiguchi M, Kitahara H, Amano J, Imamura H. A critical increase in right-to-left shunt after acute myocardial infarction in a 68-year-old male with tetralogy of Fallot. Int Heart J 46: 167-174, 2005

■Yamaguchi Y, Kubo T, Murakami T, Takahashi M, Hakamata Y, Kobayashi E, Yoshida S, Hosokawa K, Yoshikawa K, Itami S. Bone marrow cells differentiate into wound myofibroblasts and accelerate the healing of wounds with exposed bones when combined with an occlusive dressing. Brit J Dermatol 152: 616-622, 2005

■Shimizu H, Takahashi M, Kaneko T, Murakami T, Hakamata Y, Kudou S, Kishi T, Fukuchi K, Iwanami S, Kuriyama K, Yasue T, Enosawa S, Matsumoto K, Takeyoshi I, Morishita Y, Kobayashi E. KRP-203, a novel synthetic immunosuppressant, prolongs graft survival and attenuates chronic rejection in rat skin and heart allografts. Circulation 111: 222-229, 2005

■Takahashi M, Shimizu H, Murakami T, Enosawa S, Suzuki C, Takeno Y, Hakamata Y, Kudou S, Izawa S, Yasue T, Kobayashi E. A novel immunomodulator KRP-203 combined with cyclosporine A prolonged graft survival and abrogates transplant vasculopathy in rat heart allografts. Transplant Proc 37: 143-145, 2005

■Tahara K, Murakami T, Fujishiro J, Takahashi M, Inoue S, Hashizume K, Matsuno K, Kobayashi E. Regeneration of the rat neonatal intestine in transplantation. Ann Surg 242: 124-132, 2005

■Suzuki F, Hashikura Y, Ise H, Ishida A, Nakayama J, Takahashi M, Miyagawa S, Ikeda U. MCI-186 (Edaravone), a free radical scavenger, attenuates liver ishemica-reperfusion injury rats. Transplant International 18: 844-853, 2005

■Sato Y, Matsui K, Ajiki T, Igarashi Y, Takahashi M, Murakami T, Hakamata Y, Tabata Y, Kobayashi E. Can a bone marrow cell contribute to organ regeneration? In vivo analysis using transgenic rats with reporter genes. Transplant Proc 37: 273-275, 2005

■Fujishiro J, Takeda S, Takeno Y, Takeuchi K, Ogata Y, Takahashi M, Hakamata Y, Murakami T, Okada T, Ozawa K, Hashizume K, Kobayashi E. Gene transfer to the rat kidneey in vivo and ex vivo using an adenovirus vector: factor influencing transgene expression. Nephrol Dial Transplant 20: 1385-1391, 2005

■Inoue H, Ohsawa I, Murakami T, Kimura A, Hakamata Y, Sato Y, Kaneko T, Takahashi M, Okada T, Ozawa K, Francis J, Leone P, Kobayashi E. Development of new inbred transgenic strains of rats with LacZ or GFP. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 329: 288-295, 2005

■Zhao P, Ise H, Hongo M, Ota M, Konishi I, Nikaido T. Human amniotic mesenchymal cells have some characteristics of cardiomyocytes. Transplantation 79: 528-535, 2005