Transplanted microvascular endothelial cells promote oligodendrocyte precursor cell survival in ischemic demyelinating lesions. Keiya Iijima, Masashi Kurachi, Koji Shibasaki, Masae Naruse, Sandra Puentes, Hideaki Imai, Yuhei Yoshimoto, Masahiko Mikuni and Yasuki Ishizaki. J Neurochem. 135(539-550). 2015-11.
Internal capsule stroke in the common marmoset. Sandra Puentes, Takanobu Kaido, Takashi Hanakawa, Noritaka Ichinohe, Taisuke Otsuki and Kazuhiko Seki. Neuroscience. 284(400-411). 2015-01.
Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cell Transplantation Ameliorates Ischemic White Matter Damage. Sandra Puentes, Masashi Kurachi, Koji Shibasaki, Masae Naruse, Yuhei Yoshimoto, Masahiko Mikuni, Hideaki Imai and Yasuki Ishizaki. Brain Res. 1469(43-53). 2012-08.
Hypoxic Preconditioning Induce Angiogenesis and Protect Against Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats? Kaie Kagoshima, Hideaki Imai, Kubota Chisato, Sandra Puentes, Masashi Kurachi, Yasuki Ishizaki, Yuhei Yoshimoto and Nobuhito Saito. Kita Kanto Med J. 61(1-8). 2011-10.
Cerebral Microvessel Endothelial Cells are Covered by the VEGF Expressing Foot Processes of Astrocytes. Tomomi Saito, Koji Shibasaki, Masashi Kurachi, Sandra Puentes, Masahiko Mikuni and Yasuki Ishizaki. Neurosci Lett. 497(2), 116-121. 2011-06.