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Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine

Research outline

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Graduate School Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
Course Health Research Course
Field Human and Environmental Sciences
Department Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine
Homepage http://www.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/~eisei001/

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Contact

TEL.+81-99-275-5291 / FAX.+81-99-265-8434

Research interests

  • Occupational and Environmental medicine
  • Health sciences
  • Nutrition and its prevention of diseases
  • Proposal of preventive approaches on lifestyle diseases including mental health disorders

Staff

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Professor
Name Masahisa HORIUCHI
Specialized field Health sciences・医科栄養学
Research interests
  • nutrition and health
  • bio-response to environmental factors
  • Occupational

Researcher Repository

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Lecturer
Name Kohji AOYAMA
Specialized field Hygiene, Industrial medicine
Research interests Prevention of ocuupational allergy

Researcher Repository

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Assistant Professor
Name Miharu USHIKAI
Specialized field Environmental medicine
Research interests
  • 栄養と疾患予防
  • 分子疫学

Researcher Repository

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Assistant Professor
Name Masaharu ABE
Specialized field 腎臓内科
Research interests
  • 慢性腎臓病予防医学
  • ADPKD

Researcher Repository

Research results

Masahisa HORIUCHI
  • Horiuchi M, Kanesada H, Miyata T, Watanabe K, Nishimura A, Kokubo T, Kirisako T. Ornithine ingestion improved sleep disturbances but was not associated with correction of blood tryptophan ratio in Japanese Antarctica expedition members during summer. Nutr Res. 2013; 33(7): 557-64. doi:10.10136/j.nutres.2013.05.001.
  • Arimura E, Horiuchi M, Kawaguchi H, Miyoshi N, Aoyama K, Takeuchi T. Low-protein diet improves blood and urinary glucose levels and renal manifestations of diabetes in C57BLKS-db/db mice. Eur J Nutr. 2013; 52(2): 813-24. doi: 10.1007/s00394-012-0387-4.
Miharu USHIKAI
  • Marchianti AC, Arimura E, Ushikai M, Horiuchi M. Voluntary exercise under a food restriction condition decreases blood branched-chain amino acid levels, in addition to improvement of glucose and lipid metabolism, in db mice, animal model of type 2 diabetes. Environ Health Prev Med. 2014; 19(5): 339-47. doi: 10.1007/s12199-014-0400-z.
  • Ushikai M, Horiuchi M, Kobayashi K, Matuda S, Inui A, Takeuchi T, Saheki T. Induction of PDK4 in the heart muscle of JVS mice, an animal model of systemic carnitine deficiency, doses not appear to reduce glucose utilization by the heart. Mol Genet Metab. 2011; 102(3)349-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2010.11.167.
  • Ushikai M, Asakawa A, Sakoguchi T, Tanaka C, Inui A. Centrally administered urocortin 3 inhibits food intake and gastric emptying in mice. Endocrine. 2011; 39(2): 113-7. doi: 10.1007/s12020-010-9420-7.
Masaharu ABE
  • Arimura E, Horiuchi M, Pulong WP, Marchiant AC, Nakakuma M, Abe M, Ushikai M. Deteriorated glucose metabolism with a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet in db mice, an animal model of type2 diabetes, might be caused by insufficient insulin secretion. Eur J Nutr. (in press)
  • 阿部正治、猪俣美穂、吉嶺陽仁、古城卓真、村岡良朗、吉嶺陽造、小山田美紀、福元まゆみ、屋万栄、徳永公紀、野﨑剛、井戸章雄．成人紫斑病性腎炎に対するステロイド療法の検討. 鹿児島大学医学雑誌 2015；7：27-32.

Research Grant List

Masahisa HORIUCHI
Project・Event / SpanResearch
日本学術振興会 科学研究費
基盤研究（C）一般、分担
平成27～平成29年度（予定）		 カルニチン投与は何を起こしているのか？全身の代謝と中枢神経系におよぼす持続的効果 
日本学術振興会 科学研究費
挑戦的萌芽研究 分担
平成27～平成29年度（予定）		 プロポフォール注入症候群の機序解明とカルニチンによる抑制効果
日本学術振興会 科学研究費
基盤研究（C）一般、分担
平成27年度		 科学的根拠に基づく新規糖尿病網膜症栄養指導法の開発
Miharu USHIKAI
Project・Event / SpanResearch
日本学術振興会 科学研究費
基盤研究（C）一般、代表
平成24～平成26年度		 シトリン欠損症における糖質摂取忌避と食欲低下の機構
日本学術振興会 科学研究費
基盤研究（C）一般、分担
平成21～平成23年度		 適正体重維持とストレス応答-脳腸相関、脳脂相関、脂腸相関、三軸からのアプローチ
日本学術振興会 科学研究費
基盤研究（C）一般、分担
平成24～平成26年度		 モデルマウスを用いるシトリン欠損症の治療法と発症予防法の開発

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