| Concise review: the surface markers and identity of human mesenchymal stem cells FJ Lv, RS Tuan, KMC Cheung, VYL Leung Stem cells 32 (6), 1408-1419, 2014 | 1193 | 2014 |
| SOX9 governs differentiation stage-specific gene expression in growth plate chondrocytes via direct concomitant transactivation and repression VYL Leung, B Gao, KKH Leung, IG Melhado, SL Wynn, TYK Au, ... PLoS genetics 7 (11), e1002356, 2011 | 250 | 2011 |
| Regeneration of intervertebral disc by mesenchymal stem cells: potentials, limitations, and future direction VYL Leung, D Chan, KMC Cheung European Spine Journal 15, 406-413, 2006 | 243 | 2006 |
| The effects of microenvironment in mesenchymal stem cell–based regeneration of intervertebral disc YC Huang, VYL Leung, WW Lu, KDK Luk The Spine Journal 13 (3), 352-362, 2013 | 200 | 2013 |
| Mesenchymal stem cells arrest intervertebral disc degeneration through chondrocytic differentiation and stimulation of endogenous cells F Yang, VYL Leung, KDK Luk, D Chan, KMC Cheung Molecular Therapy 17 (11), 1959-1966, 2009 | 187 | 2009 |
| Structure and biology of the intervertebral disk in health and disease WCW Chan, KL Sze, D Samartzis, VYL Leung, D Chan Orthopedic Clinics 42 (4), 447-464, 2011 | 157 | 2011 |
| Injury‐induced sequential transformation of notochordal nucleus pulposus to chondrogenic and fibrocartilaginous phenotype in the mouse F Yang, VYL Leung, KDK Luk, D Chan, KMC Cheung The Journal of Pathology: A Journal of the Pathological Society of Great …, 2009 | 140 | 2009 |
| IVD progenitor cells: a new horizon for understanding disc homeostasis and repair FJ Lyu, KM Cheung, Z Zheng, H Wang, D Sakai, VY Leung Nature Reviews Rheumatology 15 (2), 102-112, 2019 | 139 | 2019 |
| A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells for disc degeneration: insights and future directions for regenerative therapeutics RLH Yim, JTY Lee, CH Bow, B Meij, V Leung, KMC Cheung, P Vavken, ... Stem cells and development 23 (21), 2553-2567, 2014 | 125 | 2014 |
| Mesenchymal stem cells reduce intervertebral disc fibrosis and facilitate repair VYL Leung, DMK Aladin, F Lv, V Tam, Y Sun, RYC Lau, SC Hung, ... Stem cells 32 (8), 2164-2177, 2014 | 118 | 2014 |
| In search of nucleus pulposus-specific molecular markers F Lv, VYL Leung, S Huang, Y Huang, Y Sun, KMC Cheung Rheumatology 53 (4), 600-610, 2014 | 113 | 2014 |
| Effect of severity of intervertebral disc injury on mesenchymal stem cell-based regeneration G Ho, VYL Leung, KMC Cheung, D Chan Connective tissue research 49 (1), 15-21, 2008 | 101 | 2008 |
| Decellularized bovine intervertebral disc as a natural scaffold for xenogenic cell studies LKY Chan, VYL Leung, V Tam, WW Lu, KY Sze, KMC Cheung Acta biomaterialia 9 (2), 5262-5272, 2013 | 100 | 2013 |
| The regulatory roles of microRNAs in bone remodeling and perspectives as biomarkers in osteoporosis M Sun, X Zhou, L Chen, S Huang, V Leung, N Wu, H Pan, W Zhen, W Lu, ... BioMed research international 2016 (1), 1652417, 2016 | 93 | 2016 |
| Histological and reference system for the analysis of mouse intervertebral disc V Tam, WCW Chan, VYL Leung, KSE Cheah, KMC Cheung, D Sakai, ... Journal of Orthopaedic Research® 36 (1), 233-243, 2018 | 91 | 2018 |
| Matrix remodeling during intervertebral disc growth and degeneration detected by multichromatic FAST staining VYL Leung, WCW Chan, SC Hung, KMC Cheung, D Chan Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 57 (3), 249-256, 2009 | 85 | 2009 |
| Cartilage degeneration and excessive subchondral bone formation in spontaneous osteoarthritis involves altered TGF‐β signaling W Zhao, T Wang, Q Luo, Y Chen, VYL Leung, C Wen, MF Shah, H Pan, ... Journal of Orthopaedic Research 34 (5), 763-770, 2016 | 82 | 2016 |
| Mesenchymal stem cell-based repair of articular cartilage with polyglycolic acid-hydroxyapatite biphasic scaffold XZ Zhou, VY Leung, QR Dong, KM Cheung, D Chan, WW Lu The International journal of artificial organs 31 (6), 480-489, 2008 | 79 | 2008 |
| Intrinsic properties of mesemchymal stem cells from human bone marrow, umbilical cord and umbilical cord blood comparing the different sources of MSC F Lv, M Lu, K MC Cheung, V YL Leung, G Zhou Current stem cell research & therapy 7 (6), 389-399, 2012 | 63 | 2012 |
| Directed differentiation of notochord-like and nucleus pulposus-like cells using human pluripotent stem cells Y Zhang, Z Zhang, P Chen, CY Ma, C Li, TYK Au, V Tam, Y Peng, R Wu, ... Cell reports 30 (8), 2791-2806. e5, 2020 | 62 | 2020 |
