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Takayoshi Yamaza

D.D.S., Ph.D.

Research Associate

Education Experience Publications

Education

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE	YEAR(s)	FIELD OF STUDY
Kyushu University, Japan	D.D.S.	1994
Kyushu University, Japan	Ph.D.	1998	Dental Science

Research & Professional Experience

2008-present	Research Associate, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California
2006-2007	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California
2005-2006	Special Volunteer, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, USA
2003-2005	Assistant Professor, Kyushu University Hospital & Department of Oral Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Dental Science, Japan
2001-2003	Research Assistant, Department of Oral Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Dental Science, Japan
1998-2001	Research Assistant, Department of Endodontology and Operative Dentistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Dental Science, Japan
1994-1998	Postgraduate Student, Kyushu University, Graduate School of Dental Science

Publications

Sonoyama W, Liu Y, Yamaza T, Tuan RS, Wang S, Shi S*, Huang GT*. Characterization of the apical papilla and its residing stem cells from human immature permanent teeth: a pilot study. J Endod. 34(2): 166-171, 2008. (*corresponding authors).

Seo BM, Sonoyama W, Coppe C, Miura M, Miura Y, Yamaza T, Lee J, and Shi S. SHED repair critical-size calvarial defects in immunocompromised mice. Oral Diseases. 2007. On line published.

Sonoyama W, Seo BM, Yamaza T, and Shi S. Human Hertwig's Epithelial Root Sheath Cells Play Crucial Roles in Cementum Formation. J Dent. Res. 2007. 86(7):594-9.

Fang D, Seo BM, Liu Y, Sonoyama W, Yamaza T, Zhang C, Wang S, Shi S. Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells is an Optimal Approach for Plastic Surgery. Stem Cells. 2007, 25:1021-1028

Sonoyama W, Liu Y, Fang D, Yamaza T, Seo B-M, Zhang C, Liu H, Gronthos S, Wang C-Y, Wang S, and Shi S. (2006). Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Functional Tooth Regeneration in Swine. PLoS ONE. 2006, 1:e79

Ioi H, Kido MA, Zhang JQ, Yamaza T, Nakata S, Nakasima A, Tanaka T. Capsaicin receptor expression in the rat temporomandibular joint. Cell Tissue Res. 2006; 325(1):47-54

Kido MA, Ibuki T, Danjo A, Kondo T, Zhang JQ, Yamaza T, Yamashita Y, Higuchi Y, Tanaka T. Immunocytochemical localization of the neurokinin 1 receptor in rat dentalpulp. Arch Histol Cytol. 2005 Dec;68(4):259-65.

Atsuta I, Yamaza T, Yoshinari M, Goto T, Kido MA, Kagiya T, Mino S, Shimono M, Tanaka T. Ultrastructural localization of laminin-5 (gamma2 chain) in the rat peri-implant oral mucosa around a titanium-dental implant by immuno-electron microscopy.Biomaterials. 2005 Nov;26(32):6280-7.

Hirata M, Yamaza T, Mei YF, Akamine A. Expression of osteocalcin and Jun D in the early period during reactionary dentin formation after tooth preparation in rat molars.Cell Tissue Res. 2005 Mar;319(3):455-65.

Atsuta I, Yamaza T, Yoshinari M, Mino S, Goto T, Kido MA, Terada Y, Tanaka T. Changes in the distribution of laminin-5 during peri-implant epithelium formation after immediate titanium implantation in rats. Biomaterials. 2005 May;26(14):1751-60.

Kajiwara H, Yamaza T, Yoshinari M, Goto T, Iyama S, Atsuta I, Kido MA, Tanaka T. The bisphosphonate pamidronate on the surface of titanium stimulates bone formation around tibial implants in rats. Biomaterials. 2005 Feb;26(6):581-7.

Yamaza T, Masuda KF, Atsuta I, Nishijima K, Kido MA, Tanaka T. Oxidative stress-induced DNA damage in the synovial cells of the temporomandibular joint in the rat. J Dent Res. 2004 Aug;83(8):619-24.

Shimono M, Ishikawa T, Enokiya Y, Muramatsu T, Matsuzaka K, Inoue T, Abiko Y, Yamaza T, Kido MA, Tanaka T, Hashimoto S. Biological characteristics of the junctional epithelium. J Electron Microsc (Tokyo). 2003;52(6):627-39. Review.

Goto T, Yamaza T, Tanaka T. Cathepsins in the osteoclast. J Electron Microsc (Tokyo). 2003;52(6):551-8. Review.

Kido MA, Muroya H, Yamaza T, Terada Y, Tanaka T. Vanilloid receptor expression in the rat tongue and palate. J Dent Res. 2003 May;82(5):393-7.

Yamaza T, Masuda KF, Tsukiyama Y, Nishijima K, Murakami R, Kido MA, Koyano K, Tanaka T. NF-kappaB activation and iNOS expression in the synovial membrane of rat temporomandibular joints after induced synovitis. J Dent Res. 2003 Mar;82(3):183-8.

Ikeda H, Shiraiwa M, Yamaza T, Yoshinari M, Kido MA, Ayukawa Y, Inoue T, Koyano K, Tanaka T. Difference in penetration of horseradish peroxidase tracer as a foreign substance into the peri-implant or junctional epithelium of rat gingivae. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2002 Jun;13(3):243-51.

Goto T, Kido MA, Yamaza T, Tanaka T. Substance P and substance P receptors in bone and gingival tissues. Med Electron Microsc. 2001 Jun;34(2):77-85. Review.

Yamaza T, Tsuji Y, Goto T, Kido MA, Nishijima K, Moroi R, Akamine A, Tanaka T. Comparison in localization between cystatin C and cathepsin K in osteoclasts and other cells in mouse tibia epiphysis by immunolight and immunoelectron microscopy. Bone. 2001 Jul;29(1):42-53.

Hashiguchi I, Yamaza T, Koishi Y, Goto Y, Yoshimine Y, Akamine A, Fukuyama H, Okumura H. [An epidemiologic examination on the prevalence of the periodontal diseases and oral pigmentation in Yusho patients in 2000] Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi. 2001 May;92(5):115-9. Japanese.

Kido MA, Zhang JQ, Muroya H, Yamaza T, Terada Y, Tanaka T. Topography and distribution of sympathetic nerve fibers in the rat temporomandibular joint: immunocytochemistry and ultrastructure. Anat Embryol (Berl). 2001 May;203(5):357-66.

Tsuji Y, Yamaza T, Kido MA, Goto T, Nakata S, Akamine A, Nakasima A, Tanaka T. Expression of cathepsin K mRNA and protein in odontoclasts after experimental tooth movement in the mouse maxilla by in situ hybridization and immunoelectron microscopy. Cell Tissue Res. 2001 Mar;303(3):359-69.

Ikeda H, Yamaza T, Yoshinari M, Ohsaki Y, Ayukawa Y, Kido MA, Inoue T, Shimono M, Koyano K, Tanaka T. Ultrastructural and immunoelectron microscopic studies of the peri-implant epithelium-implant (Ti-6Al-4V) interface of rat maxilla. J Periodontol. 2000 Jun;71(6):961-73.

Kido MA, Yamaza T, Goto T, Tanaka T. Immunocytochemical localization of substance P neurokinin-1 receptors in rat gingival tissue. Cell Tissue Res. 1999 Aug;297(2):213-22.

Yamaza T, Goto T, Kamiya T, Kobayashi Y, Sakai H, Tanaka T. Study of immunoelectron microscopic localization of cathepsin K in osteoclasts and other bone cells in the mouse femur. Bone. 1998 Dec;23(6):499-509.

Goto T, Yamaza T, Kido MA, Tanaka T. Light- and electron-microscopic study of the distribution of axons containing substance P and the localization of neurokinin-1 receptor in bone. Cell Tissue Res. 1998 Jul;293(1):87-93.

Yamaza T, Kido MA, Kiyoshima T, Nishimura Y, Himeno M, Tanaka T. A fluid-phase endocytotic capacity and intracellular degradation of a foreign protein (horseradish peroxidase) by lysosomal cysteine proteinases in the rat junctional epithelium. J Periodontal Res. 1997 Nov;32(8):651-60.

Moroi R, Yamaza T, Nishiura T, Nishimura Y, Terada Y, Abe K, Himeno M, Tanaka T. Immunocytochemical study of cathepsin L and rat salivary cystatin-3 in rat osteoclasts treated with E-64 in vivo. Arch Oral Biol. 1997 Apr;42(4):305-15.

Tanaka T, Kido MA, Ibuki T, Yamaza T, Kondo T, Nagata E. Immunocytochemical study of nerve fibers containing substance P in the junctional epithelium of rats. J Periodontal Res. 1996 Apr;31(3):187-94.

Kondo T, Kido MA, Kiyoshima T, Yamaza T, Tanaka T. An immunohistochemical and monastral blue-vascular labelling study on the involvement of capsaicin-sensitive sensory innervation of the junctional epithelium in neurogenic plasma extravasation in the rat gingiva. Arch Oral Biol. 1995 Oct;40(10):931-40.

Last Updated: 03/17/08