Research field (2)：
Pharmacology
, Veterinary medicine
Research theme for competitive and other funds (3)：
2024 - 2027 Elucidation of the control mechanisms of purine metabolisms and uptake via interaction between glial cells.
2019 - 2021 抗うつ薬によるアストロサイトのプリン放出・代謝機能変化の解析
2016 - 2019 虚血病態下におけるアストロサイトのプリン作動性機構
Papers (12)：
Kohei Morimoto, Shu Watanuki, Ryota Eguchi, Taisuke Kitano, Ken-ichi Otsuguro. Short-term memory impairment following recovery from systemic inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2023. 17
Kohei Morimoto, Mai Ouchi, Taisuke Kitano, Ryota Eguchi, Ken-Ichi Otsuguro. Dopamine regulates astrocytic IL-6 expression and process formation via dopamine receptors and adrenoceptors. European journal of pharmacology. 2022. 928. 175110-175110
Yukari Itakura, Koshiro Tabata, Kohei Morimoto, Naoto Ito, Herman M Chambaro, Ryota Eguchi, Ken-Ichi Otsuguro, William W Hall, Yasuko Orba, Hirofumi Sawa, et al. Glu333 in rabies virus glycoprotein is involved in virus attenuation through astrocyte infection and interferon responses. iScience. 2022. 25. 4. 104122-104122
Kohei Morimoto, Ryota Eguchi, Taisuke Kitano, Ken-ichi Otsuguro. Alpha and beta adrenoceptors activate interleukin-6 transcription through different pathways in cultured astrocytes from rat spinal cord. Cytokine. 2021. 142. 155497-155497
Taisuke Kitano, Ryota Eguchi, Yuko Okamatsu-Ogura, Soichiro Yamaguchi, Ken-ichi Otsuguro. Opposing functions of α- and β-adrenoceptors in the formation of processes by cultured astrocytes. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 2021. 145. 3. 228-240
