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Ago Yukio

アゴウ ユキオ | Ago Yukio
Affiliation and department：
Hiroshima University Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences

About Hiroshima University Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences


Job title： Professor
Homepage URL  (2)： https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/dent/research/lab/dentistry/Cellular_and_Molecular_Pharmacology ,  https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/dent/research/lab/dentistry/Cellular_and_Molecular_Pharmacology
Research field  (2)： Pharmacology ,  Pharmaceuticals - health and biochemistry
Research keywords  (11)： Glutamate and Glucocorticoid ,  Monoamine ,  Environmental factors ,  Animal models ,  Psychiatric disorders ,  グルココルチコイド ,  グルタミン酸 ,  モノアミン ,  環境因子 ,  動物モデル ,  精神疾患
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (32)：
  • 2024 - 2027 Clinical development of a novel, patient-optimized, inflammation-targeted antidepressant
  • 2024 - 2027 Elucidation of the pathological mechanism of treatment-refractory schizophrenia and drug discovery research focusing on abnormalities in peptide signaling during brain development
  • 2024 - 2027 唾液中イリシンを指標とした咀嚼運動による脳機能改善機序と認知機能評価に関する研究
  • 2023 - 2027 発達神経毒性物質と遺伝要因の両者による自閉スペクトラム症発症に関する基礎研究
  • 2023 - 2026 Elucidating the mechanisms of interaction between obesity pathology and periodontal infection on cognitive function
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Papers (198)：
  • Masahiro Takayama, Tomoya Tsubota, Takao Yamaguchi, Kosuke Chiba, Takumi Yoshida, Yoshiyuki Hari, Yu-Shi Tian, Daisuke Takaya, Asuka Mori, Tomohito Tsukamoto, et al. Genetic Encoding of a Trifunctional Photo-Cross-Linker with a Cleavable Alkyl Ester Moiety. ChemBioChem. 2026. 27. 3
  • Tomoya Takemoto, Shotaro Kawano, Rei Endo, Kohei Kitagawa, Yukio Ago, Takefumi Kikusui, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Takanobu Nakazawa. Male mice recognize male-emitted ultrasonic vocalizations in a two-choice test via oxytocin signaling. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 2026. 160. 1. 23-28
  • Ami Ono, Tatsunori Miyaoka, Daichi Koan, Zihao Jin, Lu Chen, Atsuko Hayata-Takano, Satoshi Asano, Rei Yokoyama, Kenji Ishimoto, Nobumasa Hino, et al. Neuron-specific overexpression of human vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2 in mice causes cognitive dysfunction and abnormal dendritic morphology in the prefrontal cortex. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 2025
  • Utaka Sasaki, Masahiro Irifune, Takahiro Kochi, Tomohiro Mukai, Yoki Nakamura, Eiji Imado, Aya Oda, Hisanobu Kamio, Serika Imamura, Kana Oue, et al. Ketamine-induced pica behavior as nausea and vomiting involves dopamine and serotonin receptor activation in the area postrema of rats: A comparison with etomidate and pentobarbital. European Journal of Pharmacology. 2025. 1005. 178068-178068
  • Yusuke Shintani, Atsuko Hayata-Takano, Ichiro Takasaki, Takashi Kurihara, Atsuro Miyata, Yui Yamano, Manato Ikuta, Rei Takeshita, Kenichiro Murata, Taisei Oguri, et al. Rapid and long-lasting antidepressant-like effects of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide receptor antagonist PA-915 in chronic stress mouse models. Molecular Psychiatry. 2025
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MISC (146)：
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Patents (8)：
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Books (3)：
  • Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, Volume 2: Stimulants, Club and Dissociative Drugs, Hallucinogens, Steroids, Inhalants, and International Aspects
    Elsevier 2016
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide - PACAP
    Springer 2016
  • ストレス百科事典「抗うつ薬の作用、グルココルチコイド受容体に対する」
    丸善株式会社 2009
Education (3)：
  • 2003 - 2005 Osaka University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. course
  • 2001 - 2003 Osaka University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences M.S. course
  • 1997 - 2001 Osaka University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professional career (1)：
  • Ph.D. (Osaka University)
Work history (14)：
  • 2024/04 - 現在 Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Vice-Dean for International Affairs
  • 2024/04 - 現在 Hiroshima University School of Dentistry Vice-Dean for Research
  • 2020/03 - 現在 Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Professor
  • 2018/06 - 2020/02 (兼任)大阪大学国際医工情報センター
  • 2018/05 - 2020/02 (兼任)大阪大学薬学研究科附属創薬センター 次世代食品開発プロジェクト/三井農林共同研究講座
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Committee career (16)：
  • 2024/04 - 現在 The Japanese Pharmacological Society Director
  • 2022/11 - 現在 Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology Director
  • 2019/01 - 現在 Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior誌 Editorial Board Member
  • 2018/11 - 現在 予防薬理学研究所 特別会員
  • 2015/09 - 現在 Frontiers in Pharmacology誌 Review Editor
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Awards (20)：
  • 2025/04 - Neuropsychopharmacology Reports Reviewer Award 2025
  • 2024/05 - Neuropsychopharmacology Reports Reviewer Award 2024
  • 2023/09 - 8th Congress of Asian Colleage of Neuropsychopharamacology and 11th Chinese Schizophrenia Forum Conference Best Poster Award
  • 2023/09 - 2023 TSBPN-JSNP Academic Exchange Award
  • 2022/10 - Neuropsychopharmacology Reports Reviewer Award 2022
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Association Membership(s) (11)：
Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum ,  Society for Neuroscience ,  The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan ,  THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR NEUROCHEMISTRY ,  THE JAPAN NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY ,  THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ,  THE JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY ,  日本疼痛学会 ,  日本口腔腫瘍学会 ,  日本障害者歯科学会 ,  歯科基礎医学会
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