Akiko Nishiyama
Professor & Department Head/Physiology and Neurobiology

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Scholarly Contributions

94 Scholarly Contributions

66
Journal Articles
22
Poster/Presentations
3
Other Scholarly Works
3
Books
Polydendrocytes (NG2 cells): multifunctional cells with lineage plasticity.
2009
M Komitova, R Suzuki, Akiko Nishiyama, X Zhu
Research Type: Journal Article

β1 integrins are required for normal CNS myelination and promote AKT-dependent myelin outgrowth
2009
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Polydendrocytes - Their roles in development and glial tumor formation
2009
Akiko Nishiyama, R Suzuki
Research Type: Journal Article

NG2 cells are distinct from neurogenic cells in the postnatal mouse subventricular zone.
2009
David R Serwanski, M Komitova, Akiko Nishiyama, X Zhu
Research Type: Journal Article

NG2 cells generate oligodendrocytes and gray matter astrocytes in the spinal cord.
2008
Akiko Nishiyama, R A Hill, X Zhu
Research Type: Journal Article

NG2 cells generate both oligodendrocytes and gray matter astrocytes.
2008
D E Bergles, Akiko Nishiyama, X Zhu
Research Type: Journal Article

A novel function of syndecan-2, suppression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation, which causes suppression of metastasis
2007
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Morphological and physiological interactions of NG2-glia with astrocytes and neurons
2007
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Vesicular release of glutamate from unmyelinated axons in white matter
2007
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Polydendrocytes: NG2 cells with many roles in development and repair of the CNS
2007
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

NG2 glial cells provide a favorable substrate for growing axons
2006
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Astrocytes and NG2-glia: what's in a name?
2005
Zhihong Yang, A Butt, Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Optimization of oligodendrocyte progenitor cell culture method for enhanced survival.
2005
Zhihong Yang, Akiko Nishiyama, M Watanabe
Research Type: Journal Article

Two separate metalloproteinase activities are responsible for the shedding and processing of the NG2 proteoglycan in vitro
2005
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Increased NG2+ glial cell proliferation and oligodendrocyte generation in the hypomyelinating mutant shiverer
2004
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Transient upregulation of Nkx2.2 expression in oligodendrocyte lineage cells during remyelination.
2004
M Watanabe, Akiko Nishiyama, T Hadzic
Research Type: Journal Article

Differentiation of proliferated NG2-positive glial progenitor cells in a remyelinating lesion.
2002
M Watanabe, Y Toyama, Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Special Issue - Novel NG2-glia: Editorial
2002
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

Identity, distribution, and development of polydendrocytes: NG2-expressing glial cells.
2002
Zhihong Yang, J Bu, M Watanabe, Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article

NG2 cells in the brain: a novel glial cell population.
2001
Akiko Nishiyama
Research Type: Journal Article