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OTSU WATARU

オオツ ワタル | OTSU WATARU
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Research Assistant Professor
Homepage URL  (1): https://bmrgpu.wixsite.com/website
Research field  (3): Cell biology ,  Pharmaceuticals - health and biochemistry ,  Laboratory animal science
Research keywords  (6): 加齢黄斑変性 ,  角膜上皮細胞 ,  spinal muscular atrophy ,  Late endosome, lysosome ,  Macular dystrophy ,  Membrane Trafficking
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (7):
  • 2024 - 2025 Investigation of the impacts of obesity on lipid metabolism and membrane organelles in the retinal pigment epithelium
  • 2021 - 2024 Role of extracellular vesicles in the progression of macular degeneration
  • 2023 - 2024 Analysis of the molecular mechanism for retinal ipid deposition with age
  • 2022 - 2024 Investigation of the endocytic pathway regulator as a novel therapeutic target for dry age-related macular degeneration
  • 2021 - 2023 Investigation of the molecular pathology of corneal injury induced by cigarette smoke extract and heated tobacco products
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Papers (35):
  • Tomoaki Araki, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Shinsuke Nakamura, Wataru Otsu, Yosuke Numata, Megumi Sakata, Koji Kabayama, Hideshi Tsusaki, Hideaki Hara. Investigation into the usefulness of cynomolgus monkeys with spontaneously elevated intraocular pressure as a model for glaucoma treatment research. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 2024
  • Kanta Yamazaki, Kodai Ishida, Wataru Otsu, Aomi Muramatsu, Shinsuke Nakamura, Wakana Yamada, Hideshi Tsusaki, Hiroshi Shimoda, Hideaki Hara, Masamitsu Shimazawa. Delphinidins from Maqui Berry (Aristotelia chilensis) ameliorate the subcellular organelle damage induced by blue light exposure in murine photoreceptor-derived cells. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 2024. 24. 1
  • Yuhei Nishimura, Masaki Saito, Wataru Otsu, Keiko Miyadera. Editorial: Primary cilia as therapeutic targets. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 2023. 10
  • Masaki Saito, Wataru Otsu, Keiko Miyadera, Yuhei Nishimura. Recent advances in the understanding of cilia mechanisms and their applications as therapeutic targets. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 2023. 10
  • Wataru Otsu, Naoki Chinen, Emi Sugisawa, Haru Kitano, Shinsuke Nakamura, Naofumi Umigai, Hideshi Tsusaki, Masamitsu Shimazawa. Protective effect of crocetin against cytoskeletal injury induced by acrolein from cigarette smoke extract in C2C12 myoblasts. Journal of Functional Foods. 2023
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MISC (2):
Books (1):
  • 最新皮膚エイジングメカニズムと高機能性シワ改善化粧品の開発
    シーエムシー出版 2020 ISBN:9784781315126
Lectures and oral presentations  (2):
  • A new role of the late endosome in trafficking to the ciliary membrane
    (JPW2022(Japan Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Week 2022) 2022)
  • Role of subcellular organelles in the stress response to the environmental risk factors associated with Retinal degenerative diseases
    (The 142nd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Nagoya) 2022)
Education (2):
  • 2009 - 2013 Hokkaido University Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
  • 2003 - 2009 Hokkaido University Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine
Professional career (2):
  • Ph.D. (Hokkaido University)
  • DVM.
Work history (5):
  • 2021/04 - 現在 Gifu Pharmaceutical University Department of Biomedical Research Laboratory Research Lecturer
  • 2019/05 - 2021/03 Gifu Pharmaceutical University Department of Biomedical Research Laboratory Research Assistant Professor
  • 2019/01 - 2019/04 Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Ophthalmology Research Associate
  • 2014/01 - 2018/12 Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Ophthalmology Postdoctoral Associate
  • 2013/10 - 2013/12 Hokkaido University Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Visiting Researcher
Committee career (1):
  • 2022/09 - 2023/10 Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Topic Editor | Primary Cilia as Therapeutic Targets
Awards (1):
  • 2009/05 - 日本膜学会 日本膜学会第31年会学生賞 赤血球型AE1の膜トラフィック:N末端領域ΦXΦXΦ配列によるER-Golgi間輸送制御
Association Membership(s) (5):
日本毒性学会 ,  日本薬理学会 ,  日本薬学会 ,  日本眼薬理学会 ,  THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SOCIETY OF JAPAN
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