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Preemptive Psychosomatic Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences Lab
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An endowed lab in pharmaceutical sciences that explores the link between stress and mental health problems.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the link between stress and mind-body disorders
The Preemptive Psychosomatic Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences Lab is an endowed lab in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Osaka University, where it studies the relationship between stress and mind-body disorders.
The faculty's research keywords include stress, depression, mind-body interaction, oxidative stress, cytokines, and mitochondria.
Papers co-authored by the faculty include studies that examine behavior related to psychiatric disorders and intestinal conditions in mice exposed to stress or lacking specific genes.
Key terms
- Oxidative stress
- A state in which reactive oxygen species increase in the body and cells are more easily damaged
- Cytokines
- Proteins released by immune cells and others that are involved in communication between cells
- Mitochondria
- Organelles in the cell that produce energy
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates the link between stress and mental health problems such as depression. Its research keywords include oxidative stress, cytokines, and mitochondria, and one paper examines the relationship between hormones released under stress and immune responses.
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- Professor, Endowed ChairAtsuo Sekiyama
- Lecturer, Endowed ChairEmiko Kasahara
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