Kimihito Tashima

Main subjects

Pharmacology II, Pharmacology III, Global Pharmacy Training, Introduction to Health Science, Medical Pharmacy Practice 1

Research Themes and Keywords

・ Research into the creation of animal models of functional dyspepsia and the elucidation of their therapeutic targets ・ Research into the thermosensitive channel TRPA1 and gastrointestinal function regulation

Final academic background/degree

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University / Doctor

licence · Qualification

Pharmacist, Pharmacology Educator

Affiliated academic society

The Japanese Ulcer Society, The Japanese Pharmacological Society, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, The Japanese Society of Chinese Medicine, The Japanese Society of Neurogastroenterology, The American Society of Gastroenterology

Major achievements

1. N. Ohashi, K. Tashima, T. Namiki, S. Horie. Allyl isothiocyanate, an activator of TRPA1, increases gastric mucosal blood flow through calcitonin gene-related peptide and adrenomedullin in anesthetized rats. J Pharmacol Sci. 151(4 ), 187-194 (2023).
2. M. Yoshikubo, K. Tashima, M. Raimura, Y. Watanabe, Y. Noma, S. Horie. Daikenchuto, a Traditional Kampo Medicine, Facilitates Mucosal Hyperemic Responses through Activation of TRPA1- and TRPV1-Expressing Sensory Nerves in Rat Stomach. Planta Medica International Open 9(01) e72-e79 (2022).
3. K. Hashimoto, K. Tashima, T. Imai, K. Matsumoto, S. Horie. The rodent model of impaired gastric motility induced by allyl isothiocyanate, a pungent ingredient of wasabi, to evaluate therapeutic agents for functional dyspepsia. J Pharmacol Sci. 145(1), 122-129 (2021).

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extracurricular activities

Part-time Lecturer Faculty of Nursing Tokyo University of Information Sciences