2 results match your criteria: "Tohoku Fukushi University Sendai[Affiliation]"
Comparative proteome analysis of the ligamentum flavum of patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis.
JOR Spine
December 2022
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University Sendai Japan.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the pathology of thickened ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) by analyzing protein expression levels through shotgun proteome analysis.
- Samples were taken from patients with LSCS and those with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) to compare protein profiles using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.
- The findings revealed 1151 proteins, with specific protein expression linked to fibrosis, chondrometaplasia, and amyloid deposition in the LSCS group, suggesting these processes are significant in LSCS pathology.
Structural and functional plasticity specific to musical training with wind instruments.
Front Hum Neurosci
November 2015
Kansei Fukushi Research Institute, Tohoku Fukushi University Sendai, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- Neuroimaging studies show that musical training leads to structural and functional brain changes, particularly in motor-related areas.
- This study focused on wind instruments and found that musicians exhibited significant differences in cortical thickness in brain areas related to lip and tongue functions compared to non-musicians.
- The findings indicate that intensive musical training not only alters brain structure but also enhances the formation of specific functional neuronal networks.