Role of the cannabinoid signaling in the brain orexin- and ghrelin-induced visceral antinociception in conscious rats

by Toshikatsu Okumura, Tsukasa Nozu, Shima Kumei, Masumi Ohhira
Published 2018-06-01

Screening for major depressive disorder with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) in an outpatient clinic staffed by primary care physicians in Japan: a case control...

by Keiko Suzuki, Shima Kumei, Masumi Ohhira, Tsukasa Nozu, Toshikatsu Okumura
Published 2015-01-01

Levodopa acts centrally to induce an antinociceptive action against colonic distension through activation of D2 dopamine receptors and the orexinergic system in the brain in consci...

by Toshikatsu Okumura, Tsukasa Nozu, Shima Kumei, Kaoru Takakusaki, Saori Miyagishi, Masumi Ohhira
Published 2016-02-01

Centrally administered butyrate improves gut barrier function, visceral sensation and septic lethality in rats

by Toshikatsu Okumura, Tsukasa Nozu, Masatomo Ishioh, Sho Igarashi, Shima Kumei, Masumi Ohhira
Published 2021-08-01

Cigarette Smoke Extract Inhibits Platelet Aggregation by Suppressing Cyclooxygenase Activity

by Hitoshi Kashiwagi, Koh-ichi Yuhki, Yoshitaka Imamichi, Fumiaki Kojima, Shima Kumei, Tsunehito Higashi, Takahiro Horinouchi, Soichi Miwa, Shuh Narumiya, Fumitaka Ushikubi
Published 2017-07-01