Researcher Database - NAKAMOTO KAZUO | Kobe Gakuin University

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NAKAMOTO KAZUO

Department / Course

Kobe Gakuin University The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job Associate Professor

Academic background
2007/04～2009/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate School of Medicine , Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Finished
	Okayama University

Business career
2013 ～ 2023	Assistant Professor Kobe Gakuin University The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2019 ～ 2020	Visiting Scientist Boston Children's hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Research
2023/04/01 ～	Associate Professor Kobe Gakuin University The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2024/03 ～ 2024/04	Visiting Professor Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Book and thesis
2024/02/23	Papers	Quantification of stimulus-evoked tactile allodynia in free moving mice by the chainmail sensitivity test Front Pharmacol,pp.1352464. (Co-authored)
2023/01/24	Papers	Nicotine suppresses central post-stroke pain via facilitation of descending noradrenergic neuron through activation of orexinergic neuron. European journal of pharmacology,pp.175518-175518
2022/02/21	Papers	Docosahexaenoic Acid Attenuates the Progression of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Suppressing the Adipocyte Inflammation via the G Protein-Coupled Receptor 120/Free Fatty Acid Receptor 4 Pathway. Pharmacology,pp.1-9
2022/01/28	Papers	Changes in median eminence of fatty acid-binding protein 3 in a mouse model of pain. Neuropsychopharmacology reports
2021	Papers	FFAR1/GPR40 Contributes to the Regulation of Striatal Monoamine Releases and Facilitation of Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity in Mice. Frontiers in pharmacology 12,pp.699026-699026
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Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense
2015 ～ 2018	Involvement of fatty acid-GPR40/FFAR1 signaling in the development of neuropathic pain Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
2015 ～ 2017	The mechanism of NASH development via long chain fatty acid receptor GPR120/FFAR4. Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
2013/04 ～ 2016/03	Involvement of GPR40 in the production of central post-stroke pain after global cerebral ischemia Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
2012/04 ～ 2015/03	The role of polyunsaturated fatty acid on chronic pain and study for novel pain control system via its receptor Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
2010 ～ 2011	Basic study on aimed at relief of neuropathic pain, and the elucidation of the mechanisms underlying the new pain control system of the docosahexaenoic acid Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Present specialized field

Winning science prize
2017/04	AsCNP2017 JSNP Excellent Presentation Award for AsCNP2017 Bali

Belonging society
2004/04 ～	THE JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY
2005/04 ～	THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
2009/04 ～	THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2010/04 ～	JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN