■Arao Y, Hakamata Y, Igarashi Y, Sato Y, Kayama F, Takahashi M, Kobayashi E, Murakami T. Characterization of hepatic sexual dimorphism in Alb-DsRed2 transgenic rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (in press)

■Hiraga T, Ninomiya T, Hosoya A, Takahashi M, Nakamura H. Formation of bone-like mineralized matrix by periodontal ligament cells in vivo: a morphological study in rats. J Bone Miner Metab (in press)

■Doi H, Iso T, Shiba Y, Sato H, Yamazaki M, Oyama Y, Akiyama H, Tanaka T, Tomita T, Arai M, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Kurabayashi M. Notch signaling regulates the differentiation of bone marrow-derived cells into smooth muscle-like cells during arterial lesion formation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (in press)

■Kobayashi S, Ise H, Takahashi M, Goto M, Akaike T, Ikeda U. Surface coating of bone marrow cells with N-acetylglucosamine for bone marrow implantation therapy. Biomaterials 30: 574-582, 2009

■Shiba Y, Takahashi M, Hata T, Murayama H, Morimoto H, Ise H, Nagasawa T, Ikeda U. Bone marrow CXCR4 induction by cultivation enhances therapeutic angiogenesis. Cardiovasc Res 81: 169-177, 2009

■Aso S, Yazaki Y, Kasai H, Takahashi M, Yoshio T, Yamamoto K, Ikeda U. Association between anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies and myocardial sympathetic nervous activity assessed with iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in cases of chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol 131: 448-454, 2009