Dr. Junzo Kamei
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Dr. Junzo Kamei

Researcher
Hoshi University, Japan

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Hoshi University, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Pulmonary Pharmacology
62%
Neuropathic Pain
90%
Diabetes
75%
Anxiety
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
29
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Ohsawa, M., M. Asato, S.S. Hayashi and J. Kamei, 2011. RhoA/Rho kinase pathway contributes to the pathogenesis of thermal hyperalgesia in diabetic mice. Pain, 152: 114-122.
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  2. Ohsawa, M., A. Carlsson, M. Asato, T. Koizumi and Y. Nakanishi et al., 2011. The effect of Substance P1-7 amide on nociceptive threshold in diabetic mice. Peptides, 32: 93-98.
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  3. Kamei, J., Y. Nakanishi, Y. Ishikawa, S.S. Hayashi, M. Asato and M. Ohsawa, 2011. Possible involvement of tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels in cough reflex. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 652: 117-120.
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  4. Kamei, J., M. Ohsawa, S.S. Hayashi and Y. Nakanishi, 2011. Effect of chronic pain on morphine-induced respiratory depression in mice. Neuroscience, 174: 224-233.
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  5. Yoneko, M., Y. Katayama, T. Igarashi, T. Mori and N. Moro et al., 2010. Characterization of cerebral salt wasting after subarachnoid hemorrhage model induced by endovascular puncture. Methods Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol., 32: 475-480.
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  6. Yoneko, M., Y. Katayama, N. Moro, J. Kamei and J. Kojima, 2010. Inhibitory effect of hydrocortisone on cerebral salt wasting after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. Methods Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol., 32: 727-731.
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  7. Ohsawa, M., S. Hayashi and J. Kamei, 2010. Effect of acute topical application of (+)-pentazocine on the mechanical allodynia in diabetic mice. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 641: 49-53.
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  8. Carlsson, A., M. Ohsawa, M. Hallberg, F. Nyberg and J. Kamei, 2010. Substance P1-7 induces antihyperalgesia in diabetic mice through a mechanism involving the naloxone-sensitive sigma receptors. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 626: 250-255.
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  9. Ohkura, N., M. Fujimura, J. Hara, M. Ohsawa, J. Kamei and S. Nakao, 2009. Bronchoconstriction-triggered cough in conscious guinea pigs. Exp. Lung Res., 35: 296-306.
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  10. Kamei, J., S.S. Hayashi, S. Miyata and M. Ohsawa, 2009. Effect of Gosha-jinki-gan on vincristine-induced painful neuropathy in mice. J. Japanese Pharm. Palliative Care Sci., 1: 19-24.
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  11. Kamei, J., S. Miyata and M. Ohsawa, 2009. Involvement of the benzodiazepine system in the anxiolytic-like effect of Yokukansan (Yi-gan san). Prog. Neuro-Psychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry, 33: 1431-1437.
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  12. Yamakawa, T., K. Ohnaka, S.I. Tanaka, H. Utsunomiya, J. Kamei and K. Kadonosono, 2008. Cyclooxygenase-2 induction by lysophosphatidylcholine in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells: Involvement of the p38MAPK pathway. Biomed. Res., 29: 1-8.
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  13. Takahashi, K., A. Saitoh, M. Yamada, Y. Maruyama, N. Hirose, J. Kamei and M. Yamada, 2008. Gene expression profiling reveals complex changes in the olfactory bulbectomy model of depression after chronic treatment with antidepressants. J. Pharm. Sci., 108: 320-334.
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  14. Sakami, S., M. Maeda, K. Kawai, T. Aoki and K. Kawamura et al., 2008. Structure-antitussive activity relationships of naltrindole derivatives. Identification of novel and potent antitussive agents. J. Med. Chem., 51: 4404-4411.
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  15. Saitoh, A., M. Yamada, M. Yamada, K. Takahashi and K. Yamaguchi et al., 2008. Antidepressant-like effects of the delta-opioid receptor agonist SNC80 ([(+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-[(2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(2-propenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-(3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-N,N-diethylbenzamide) in an olfactory bulbectomized rat model. Brain Res., 1208: 160-169.
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  16. Ohsawa, M., S. Miyata, A. Carlsson and J. Kamei, 2008. Preventive effect of acetyl-L-carnitine on the thermal hypoalgesia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 588: 213-216.
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  17. Kamei, J., Y. Takahashi, T. Itabashi, S.S. Hayashi and K. Kawai, 2008. Atopic cough-like cough hypersensitivity caused by active sensitization with protein fraction of Aspergillus restrictus strain A-17. Pulm. Pharmacol. Ther., 21: 356-359.
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  18. Kamei, J., M. Shimada, T. Sunohara, S. Miyata, A. Kamei and M. Ohsawa, 2008. Potentiation of the antidepressant-like effect of fluoxetine by aripiprazole in the mouse tail suspension test. J. Pharm. Sci., 108: 381-384.
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  19. Kamei, J., M. Ohsawa, S. Miyata, K. Endo and H. Hayakawa, 2008. Effects of cytidine 5'-diphosphocholine (CDP-choline) on the thermal nociceptive threshold in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 589: 32-36.
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  20. Kamei, J., M. Ohsawa, S. Miyata and S. Tanaka, 2008. Preventive effect of L-carnosine on changes in the thermal nociceptive threshold in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 600: 83-86.
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  21. Yoneko, M., J. Kamei, C.F. Ito and J. Kojima, 2007. New approach for chronic renal failure model by direct kidney injection of doxorubicin in rats. Methods Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol., 29: 389-394.
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  22. Saitoh, A., K. Yamaguchi, Y. Tatsumi, H. Murasawa and A. Nakatani et al., 2007. Effects of milnacipran and fluvoxamine on hyperemotional behaviors and the loss of tryptophan hydroxylase-positive cells in olfactory bulbectomized rats. Psychopharmacology, 191: 857-865.
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  23. Nozaki, C. and J. Kamei, 2007. Involvement of μ1-opioid receptor on oxycodone-induced antinociception in diabetic mice. Eur. J. Parmacol., 560: 160-162.
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  24. Miyata, S., T. Shimoi, S. Hirano, N. Yamada and Y. Hata et al., 2007. Elevated open-platform test: A new method for screening serotonergic anxiolytics in mice. J. Pharm. Sci., 105: 272-278.
  25. Miyata, S., N. Yamada, S. Hirano, S. Tanaka and J. Kamei, 2007. Diabetes attenuates psychological stress-elicited 5-HT secretion in the prefrontal cortex but not in the amygdala of mice. Brain Res., 1147: 233-239.
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  26. Kamei, J., S. Hayashi, Y. Takahashi and C. Nozaki, 2007. Role of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in capsaicin-induced cough. Eur. J. Parmacol., 566: 181-184.
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  27. Kamei, J., N. Hirose, T. Oka, S. Miyata, A. Saitoh and M. Yamada, 2007. Effects of methylphenidate on the hyperemotional behavior in olfactory bulbectomized mice by using the hole-board test. J. Pharmacol. Sci., 103: 175-180.
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  28. Hirano, S., S. Miyata, K. Onodera and J. Kamei, 2007. Involvement of dopamine D1 receptors and α1-adrenoceptors in the antidepressant-like effect of chlorpheniramine in the mouse tail suspension test. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 562: 72-76.
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  29. Hirano, H., M. Miyata and J. Kamei, 2007. Antidepressant-like effect of leptin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 86: 27-31.
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