Tanimoto K

ORCID: 0000-0003-4912-4197 · 2 papers in corpus · active 2025-2026
2026
Cartilage ·doi:10.1177/19476035261423781

IntroductionOsteoarthritis (OA) is more common in women, suggesting a link to estrogen. Estrogen supports cartilage homeostasis and metabolism via two receptors: ERα and ERβ. Mechanical stress is the primary cause of OA and affects cellular…

2025
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines13061373

Background/Objective: The Empty Spiracles Homeobox 2 (EMX2) gene is a homeobox transcription factor that is critical for the development of the central nervous system and genitourinary system during embryogenesis. EMX2 has been shown to reg…