News
| 2024/12/7 |
On December 7, 2024, Dr. Umene received the Best Presentation Award at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pathophysiology in Kidney Failure held in Tokyo, Japan. Congratulations to him for winning the award in a row!
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| 2024/11/16 |
Dr. Umene received the Young Investigator Award and the Excellence Award from the Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis at the Fukuoka International Conference Center. Congratulations!
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| 2024/10/29 |
Three of us attended the American Society of Nephrology meeting (Kidney Week 2024) in San Diego. Dr. Umene and Dr. Matsuo gave a presentation and really got a lot of questions and comments from many researchers. Prof. Mark D. Okusa of the University of Virginia, a respected mentor of Inoue's during his study abroad, also stopped by our posters and asked many questions and gave useful advice.
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| 2024/10/19 |
On October 18 and 19, 2024, we participated in the 75th Annual Meeting of the Physiology Society of Western Japan held at Saga University School of Medicine. We presented 6 abstracts from our laboratory again this year. Ms. Yagishita presented in the undergraduate student session, Dr. Washimine, Dr. Shimoyama, Dr. Matsuo, and Dr. Miyazaki presented in the general oral session, and Dr. Umene, who presented in the the Award candidate oral session, received the Award. Congratulations!
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| 2024/10/3 |
We are pleased to announce that researchers from San Lazaro Hospital in the Philippines have visited our laboratory. We applied for joint research funding with San Lazaro Hospital and plan to begin joint research once the funding is obtained. We are looking forward to new collaborations.
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| 2024/10/1 |
New members joined our lab. Also, Dr. Soejima, who came from the Otolaryngology Department, has graduated from the graduate school and went to study abroad. We look forward to his success in his new position. The photo was taken at the send-off party for Dr. Soejima.
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| 2024/9/16 |
Four lab members attended Kidney Health In Aging and Aged Societies: JSN/ERA Symposium Collaboration with JSDT held at Kyoto International Conference Center on September 14 and 15. Dr. Umene, Dr. Matsuo, and Dr. Washimine presented their research results in English. They gave excellent presentations and we received many questions and had lively discussions.
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| 2024/7/1 |
From Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30, five lab members attended the 67th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology. Dr. Umene, Dr. Matsuo, and Dr. Washimine presented their research results. We learned a lot through discussions and other activities.
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| 2024/6/28 | Dr. Yang published one original article (Activation of the α7nAChR by GTS-21 mitigates septic tubular cell injury and modulates macrophage infiltration). |
| 2024/6/7 |
Dr. Umene and Dr. Washimine have just received the Nagasaki Medical Alumni Association Medical Research Grant for this year. Congratulations to Dr. Umene and Dr. Washine. Dr. Nakamura and Dr. Soejima received the grant last year.
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| 2024/5/13 |
At National Taiwan University, Dr. Wu gave a graduate seminar and Inoue gave a talk at the nephrology research meeting.
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| 2024/5/1 | Dr. Umene has become an assistant professor in our department. |
| 2024/4/25 | Mr. Peter published one original article (Renal macrophages induce hypertension and kidney fibrosis in Angiotensin II salt mice model). |
| 2024/4/1 | Dr. Soejima published one original article (Swallowing-related muscle inflammation and fibrosis induced by a single dose of radiation exposure in mice). |
| 2024/3/30 | Four lab members attended the 101st Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan @ Kitakyushu.
Dr. Umene, thank you for your excellent presentation. The symposium "Physiology learned from Fish" which Inoue organized was a great success, and we would like to thank everyone who attended. I would also like to thank Prof. Atsuko Yamaguchi, Nagasaki University Faculty of Fisheries, Prof. Susumu Hyodo, University of Tokyo Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, Ms. Emma Hinako Moritoshi, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Prof. Shiro Itoi, Nihon University for their lectures. It was a great learning experience for us to participate in the conference.
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| 2024/3/19 |
This was Peter's last day at our lab after being with us for a year and a half. We wish him continued success in the future!
Dr. Umene received his Ph. D. today. This is the first Ph.D. degree since Inoue moved to Nagasaki. Moreover, he was able to graduate early in 3 years. Congratulations!
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| 2023/10/21 |
On October 20-21, 2023, we participated in the 74th Annual Meeting of the Physiology Society of Western Japan (@Fukuoka). We presented 6 abstracts from our laboratory this time. Mr. Hashimoto presented in the undergraduate student session, Dr. Wu, Dr. Soejima, Dr. Yang, and Dr. Matsuo presented in the general oral session, and Mr. Peter, who presented in the Award candidate oral session, received the Award. Congratulations!
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| 2023/9/29 |
Prof. Chih-Kang Chiang of National Taiwan University gave a lecture titled "The Roles of ER Stress on AKI to CKD transition: Emphasize on Adaptive UPRs". We learned a lot from the lecture.
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| 2023/8/1 |
We received a great gift from Dr. Wakako Arakaki of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of the Ryukyus. Dr. Arakaki stayed in our laboratory for two months, successfully completed the analysis of a huge number of samples, and returned to Okinawa. Thank you very much for the gift and your hard work.
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| 2023/6/23 | Dr. Nakamura published one original article (Alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors signaling boosts cell-cell interactions in macrophages effecting anti-inflammatory and organ protection). |
| 2023/5/24 |
We celebrated the third anniversary of our laboratory. We also had a welcome party finally.
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| 2023/5/2 | Dr. Umene published one original article (Induction of tetraspanin 13 contributes to the synergistic anti-inflammatory effects of parasympathetic and sympathetic stimulation in macrophages). |
| 2023/4/10 | New members joined us! |
| 2023/4/2 |
Dr. Umene gave a poster presentation and Inoue gave an invited lecture (Optogenetics in AKI) at the World Congress of Nephrology 2023, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
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| 2023/3/22 | Mr. Peter gave a presentation at the PHASE Long-term Exchange Program Wrap-Up Meeting and Certificate of completion award ceremony. 
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| 2022/10/29 |
October 28 and 29, 2022 at Nagasaki University School of Medicine Memorial Auditorium, together with the Department of Neurobiology and Behaivor and the
Department of Oral Chrono-Physiology at our university, we hosted the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Physiology Society of Western Japan. In addition, Dr. Chia-hsien Wu received the Award at this meeting. Congratulations!
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| 2022/10/9 |
On October 7 and 8, 2022, we held AMED Adaptation and Repair Area FY2022 Young Scientists' Meeting at Dejima Messe Nagasaki. Many researchers participated in the conference, and it was a very fruitful meeting. Thank you very much for your participation.
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| 2022/6/11 |
Dr. Yasuna Nakamura received the Best Presentation Award at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology. Congratulations!
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| 2022/4/23 | New members joined us on April 1. Also on April 1, Dr. Tsuji transferred to the Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University. |
| 2021/12/27 | One original article (Elucidation of the mechanism of acetylcholine receptor-mediated inhibition of monocyte adhesion) is now available online. Research achievements have been updated. |
| 2021/11/26 | Our research proposal was selected for FOREST program (FY2021), which was called by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). |
| 2021/10/11 | Research achievements have been updated. A new member joined. |
| 2021/04/21 | One original article (Elucidation of renal protection mechanism by macrophages activated by sympathetic nerve stimulation using single-cell RNA-seq of the kidney) and one review article (A review of the renal protection mechanism through the nervous-immune system) are now available online. |
| 2021/04/01 | A new member joined. Research achievements have been updated. |
| 2020/10/01 | New members joined our lab. |
| 2020/06/01 | We opened our new homepage. |
| 2020/05/01 | Tsuyoshi Inoue became the professor of our department. |
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- The interaction between nervous and immune systems in kidney injury and atherosclerosis
- Involvement of epigenetics in the progression of renal disorders
- Role of ADP-ribosyl cyclase (CD38, Bst1) in kidney injury
Tsuyoshi Inoue
Yasuna Nakamura
Chia-hsien Wu (Johnson)
Ryusuke Umene
Yoko Komori
Kurara Nakamura
Hiroaki Aihara
Aobing Yang
Sayumi Matsuo
Jun Iriki
Joseph Kasyoki Peter
Yuri Miyazaki
Norito Washimine
Yuka Nagae
Kotaro Shimoyama
Ayaka Tsuchiyama
Haruna Matsuse
Kanako Ashizawa
Yoshiya Nakamura
Noritatsu Hashimoto
Kaori Yagishita
Saki Sawada
Takamasa Yoshikawa
Sakika Furumoto
Maya Kawaguchi
We are energetically promoting research centered on the elucidation of the mechanism of prevention and treatment of kidney diseases through the nervous system-immune system.
We offer physiology lectures and physiology training to medical students.
Department of Physiology of Visceral Function and Body Fluid
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University
3F Basic Medical Science Building, 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, JAPAN
Tsuyoshi Inoue, MD, PhD
TEL: +81-95-819-7031
FAX: +81-95-819-7911
E-mail: ts-inoue@nagasaki-u.ac.jp