Saitama Prefectural University
Masters (Rehabilitation Science)
Doctoral (Philosophy in Health Sciences)
Awards & Grant
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Mission statement
Our research group has a strong interest in Preventive rehabilitation for Osteoarthritis in Rehabilitation Science field. In particular, our Research Program consist of the context of joint Mechanobiology and disease.
・Associated between osteoarthritis development/progression and joint instability
・How influence of mechanical stress/hormone metabolism affects chondrocyte functions, contributes to osteoarthritis development/progression
・How exercise contributes to osteoarthritis development/progression/prevention
I’m looking forward to working together !!
RECENT WORKS/NEWS
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●The science of Prevention for osteoarthritis rehabilitation (Japanese)
BIO Clinica. 24, 4 (2023) .
Kenji Murata, Sora Kawabata, Chiharu Takasu, Naohiko Kanemura
●Mild treadmill exercise inhibits cartilage degeneration via macrophages in an osteoarthritis mouse model
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24, Article number: 254 (2023) .
Yuichiro Oka, Kenji Murata, Kaichi Ozone, Yuki Minegishi, Takuma Kano, Naoki Shimada, Naohiko Kanemura
Collaborate Lab. Article: Kanemura Laboratory Homepage
Collaborator： Yuichiro Oka (University of Hokkaido)
●Clinical utility of markerless motion capture for kinematic evaluation of sit-to-stand during 30 s-CST at one year post total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24, Article number: 254 (2023) .
Katsuya Onitsuka, Keisuke Kubota, Moeka Yokoyama, Taku Miyazawa, Toyohiro Hamaguchi, Hiroto Taniguchi, Naohiro Usuki, Satoshi Miyamoto, Ken Okazaki, Kenji Murata and Naohiko Kanemura
Collaborate Lab. Article: Kanemura Laboratory Homepage
●Osteoarthritis Research Society International 2023 World Congress. Denver. USA
Sora Kawabata (Graduate student, M2) and Takuma Kojima (Graduate student, M1), Kenji Murata participated in OARSI in Denver.
Excessive mechanical stress enhances mechanical stress sensitivity of cartilage through the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO2
Sora Kawabata, Takuma Kojima, Kazuki Takeshita, Hidenobu Terada, Chiharu Takasu, Naohiko Kanemura, Kenji Murata
A novel model that increases mechanical stress on articular cartilage without invasiveness into the joint
Sora Kawabata, Takuma Kojima, Hidenobu Terada, Chiharu Takasu, Naohiko Kanemura, Kenji Murata
Roles of piezo2 channel for stretch response in chondrocytes
Kenji Murata, Takuma Kojima, Sora Kawabata, Kenta Sone, Yuichiro Oka, Chiharu Takasu, Hidenobu Terada, Naohiko Kanemura
Effects of relaxin on degradation factor expression in chondrocytes and synoviocytes
Takuma Kojima, Sora Kawabata, Kazuki Takeshita, Hidenobu Terada, Chiharu Takasu, Naohiko Kanemura, Kenji Murata
●Join ORS 2023 Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society
Chiharu Takasu (Graduate student, M1) and Hidenobu Terada (Graduate student, M1) participated in ORS in Dallas.
Effect of Stretch Stress on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Cells to Improve Self-Healing Ligament Strength.
Chiharu Takasu, Hidenobu Terada, Takuma Kojima, Sora Kawabata, Takuma Kano, Yuri Morishita, Kiyomi Takayanagi, Naohiko Kanemura, Kenji Murata
Effect of infrapatellar fat pad fibrosis on the mechanical properties of the anterior cruciate ligament
Hidenobu Terada, Chiharu Takasu, Takuma Kojima, Sora Kawabata, Takuma Kano, Kiyomi Takayanagi, Naohiko Kanemura, Kenji Murata
●Ankle instability as a prognostic factor associated with the recurrence of ankle sprain: A systematic review
The Foot. 18;54:101963. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2023.101963.
Sora Kawabata, Kenji Murata, Hirotaka Iijima, Kouki Nakao, Riku Kawabata, Hidenobu Terada, Takuma Kojima, Chiharu Takasu, Takuma Kano, Naohiko Kanemura
●Join Saitama physical therapy association Meeting 2023 (Japanese)
Chiharu Takasu (Graduate student, M1) , Takuma Kojima (Graduate student, M1), Hidenobu Terada (Graduate student, M1) , Kota Nihei (B4), and Kenji Murata participated in Saitama physical therapy association Meeting in Saitama.
●Prevention of cartilage degeneration induced by exercise (Japanese)
Medical Science Digest. 2022 Nov. 11;48:31-331.
Kenji murata, Sora Kawabata, TakumaKojima, Naohiko Kanemura
●Join Japanese Society of Physical Therapy Fundamentals Meeting 2022 in Osaka (JAPAN)
Hidenobu Terada (Graduate student, M1) , Takuma Kojima (Graduate student, M1), and Kenji Murata participated in 27th Japanese Society of Physical Therapy Fundamentals Meeting 2022 in Osaka
MEMBER April 2023-
Kenji Murata
Assistant Professor
We are collaborating with Kanemura Laboratory
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Sora Kawabata
DC
Takuma Kojima
M2
Terada Hidenobu
M2
Chiharu Takasu
M2
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Aoi Mashimo
M1
Ryuga Oshida
M1
Kenta Sone
B4
Shiori Nagata
B4
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Kota Nihei
B4
Manami Takahashi
B3
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Miku Saito
B3
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Masataka Hori
DC Researcher
Soka Orthopedic Clinic
Hitomi Shono
MS Researcher
Yatsuka Orthopedic Clinic
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†：Department of Physical therapy
‡：Graduate school of Rehabilitation Science
¶：JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
●：Biomechanics Research
●：Animal & Cell Research
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Honoka Nishikawa
B3
Join the Our Research Laboratory
Our laboratory hybrid web meeting hold a week on Thursday (Japanese time PM7:00 start! )
Please e-mail Kenji Murata for discussions,
if you are interested in joining us as a graduate student or postdoc
We could offer assistance as below for your research life.
Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
This fellowship is open for either Japanese citizens or for international students.
Post-doctoral Fellows:
Please apply several JSPS Fellowships and the like to join our lab as a post-doc.
Contact
North 122 room
820 Sannomiya, Koshigaya
Saitama, JAPAN
+81-489-73-4123 (Staff room)
Saitama Prefectural university
Saitama Prefectural University
Masters (Rehabilitation Science)
Doctoral (Philosophy in Health Sciences)