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Takahashi Lab
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The lab takes a pharmacological approach to verifying how neuroinflammation and metabolism work.
AboutAbout the lab
Verifying what "good for the body" really means.
Building on pharmacology, the lab studies how substances inside the body act on nerves, inflammation, and metabolism.
The lab conducts parallel studies on the regulation of neuroinflammation by the body's own endocannabinoid system and the regulation of metabolism by components of edible crickets.
Its research spans multiple fields, including neuroscience, immunology, nutrition science, and food chemistry.
It also aims to compensate, with scientific backing, for things that are not easily accepted by society.
Key terms
- Cannabinoid
- A group of compounds that includes components of the cannabis plant and substances produced inside the body that act in a similar way
- Cannabidiol
- One of the components of the cannabis plant. Abbreviated as CBD
- Amygdala
- A small structure deep in the brain that is involved in emotions such as anxiety and fear
ResearchResearch themes
The lab pursues two very different lines of research in parallel: the regulation of neuroinflammation by the body's own endocannabinoid system, and the regulation of metabolism by components of edible crickets.
*Illustrative imageThe Potential of Cannabis Compounds as Medicines
Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound found in the cannabis plant, is attracting attention for its medical uses. Based on the results of basic research, the lab examines the potential and the challenges of applying CBD to the treatment of disease.
*Illustrative imageEffects from the Gut to the Brain
Food affects the mind through the gut. Using animals, the lab investigates how a diet high in cellulose, a type of dietary fiber, disrupts the gut and leads to anxiety-like behavior and excessive dopamine activity in the amygdala of the brain.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorChihiro Takahashi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images.
- Top image: “Cannabis sativa plant (4)” Chmee2 / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- The Potential of Cannabis Compounds as Medicines: “CBD-3D-balls” Ben Mills / Public domain (cropped)
- Effects from the Gut to the Brain: “Microbiome” Ethan Hillman et al / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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