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  1. Polytraumatic SCI worsens maladaptive plasticity in spinal motor systems

    Article • June 2026, openRxiv

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  2. Corrigendum to ‘Blocking Kv1.3 potassium channels prevents postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline without impairing wound healing in mice’ (Br J Anaesth 2020; 125: 298–307)

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  3. Deep behavioral phenotyping tracks functional recovery following tibia fracture in mice

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, August 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  4. Ultrafine‐Grained Materials With Antibacterial Properties: A Novel Approach to Reducing Spinal Implant‐Associated Infections

    Article • JOR Spine, June 2025, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  5. A Unique Mouse Model for Quantitative Assessment of Biofilm Formation on Surgical Implants in Subcutaneous Abscess

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, June 2025, MyJove Corporation

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  6. A bad break: mechanisms and assessment of acute and chronic pain after bone fracture

    Article • Pain, May 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  7. Deep behavioral phenotyping tracks functional recovery following tibia fracture in mice

    Article • May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  8. Disuse plasticity limits spinal cord injury recovery

    Article • iScience, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  9. Cellular signaling pathways in the nervous system activated by various mechanical and electromagnetic stimuli

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, October 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  10. Improving rigor and reproducibility in western blot experiments with the blotRig analysis

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  11. A Novel Approach to Reducing Spinal Implant-Associated Infections

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  12. Improving rigor and reproducibility in western blot experiments with the blotRig analysis software

    Article • August 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  13. The biomechanical implications of neck position in cervical contusion animal models of SCI

    Article • Frontiers in Neurology, June 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  14. Altered early immune response after fracture and traumatic brain injury

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  15. Appendicular Fracture and Polytrauma Correlate with Outcome of Spinal Cord Injury: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury Study

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, August 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  16. Promoting FAIR Data Through Community-driven Agile Design: the Open Data Commons for Spinal Cord Injury (odc-sci.org)

    Article • Neuroinformatics, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  17. Systemic and local cardiac inflammation after experimental long bone fracture, traumatic brain injury and combined trauma in mice

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  18. Blocking Kv1.3 potassium channels prevents postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline without impairing wound healing in mice

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  19. Differential fracture response to traumatic brain injury suggests dominance of neuroinflammatory response in polytrauma

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  20. Assessments of sensory plasticity after spinal cord injury across species

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  21. What Is Being Trained? How Divergent Forms of Plasticity Compete To Shape Locomotor Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, May 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  22. MRI and biomechanics multidimensional data analysis reveals R2 -R1ρ as an early predictor of cartilage lesion progression in knee osteoarthritis

    Article • Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  23. Topological Data Analysis to Predict Cartilage Lesion Progression in Knee Osteoarthritis

    Article • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  24. The swimming test is effective for evaluating spasticity after contusive spinal cord injury

    Article • PLOS One, February 2017, PLOS

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  25. The crucial role of Erk2 in demyelinating inflammation in the central nervous system

    Article • Journal of Neuroinflammation, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  26. Cell-permeable p38 MAP kinase promotes migration of adult neural stem/progenitor cells

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2016, Nature

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  27. 3D Printing: Application of 3D Printing for Smart Objects with Embedded Electronic Sensors and Systems (Adv. Mater. Technol. 1/2016)

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  28. Application of 3D Printing for Smart Objects with Embedded Electronic Sensors and Systems

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  29. Abstracts fromThe 33rd AnnualNational Neurotrauma SymposiumJune 28–July 1, 2015Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, June 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  30. Lipopolysaccharide preconditioning facilitates M2 activation of resident microglia after spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  31. Abstracts fromThe 32nd AnnualNational Neurotrauma SymposiumJune 29–July 2, 2014San Francisco, California

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, June 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  32. Poster Session II: October 1 (12pm) - October 2

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  33. Phosphorylated neurofilament subunit NF-H as a biomarker for evaluating the severity of spinal cord injury patients, a pilot study

    Article • Spinal Cord, January 2012, Nature

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  34. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, January 2012, Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  35. Phosphorylated neurofilament subunit NF-H (pNF-H) as a biomarker for evaluating severity of acute spinal cord injury patients

    Article • Neuroscience Research, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  36. Abstracts fromThe 29th Annual National Neurotrauma SymposiumJuly 10–13, 2011Hollywood Beach, Florida

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, June 2011, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka

  37. Hes1 functions downstream of growth factors to maintain oligodendrocyte lineage cells in the early progenitor stage

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  38. Orphan receptor tyrosine kinase ROR2 as a potential therapeutic target for osteosarcoma

    Article • Cancer Science, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Kazuhito Morioka