Department of Public Health & Preventive Pharmacology,
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Setsunan University
(Former name: Division of Environmental Health)

Established on December 22nd 1998. Last updated on April 1st 2010.

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Overview of research subjects

We are investigating the primary prevention of cancer and common diseases including diabetes, focusing on defending-manner from oxidative stress, using mainly biochemical techniques.

  • The relationship between selenoprotein expression and cell proliferation in cancer cells
  • Preventive effects of selenium compounds from diabetes
  • Insulin-like effect of selenomethionine
  • Preventive effects of selenium and zinc compounds on pollen allergy

Members of our laboratory

  • Professor: Hitoshi Ueno
  • Associate professor:
  • Lecturer: Tomofumi Okuno
  • Assistant professor: Tomohiro Arakawa, Fumitoshi Sakazaki
  • Research assistant:
  • Graduate students M2: Hirofumi Ogino, Takeshi Deguchi, Yoshihiro Hara, Shinya Murakawa
  • Undergraduate students B5: Takashi Iguchi, Kei Okayama, Miho Kitayama, Yuji Kurisu, Takayasu Kurimoto, Saki Shonaka, Shun Tsubaki, Tomoki Hirota, Aoi Fujita, Hiroki Hoshide, Mayumi Yaji
  • Undergraduate students B4: Kazunari Shimauchi, Takahiro Shingu, Takako Nakatsuji, Shizuka Nakayama, Iku Yabuta, Yurie Yoshii

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