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Yoshinori Marunaka

Professor
Department of Anatomy
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Japan

Professor Molecular Biology
Biography

Prof. Yoshinori Marunaka is working as Professor and Chairperson, Departments of Molecular Cell Physiology and Bio-Ionomics in Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as Professor and Chairman, Department of Bio-Ionomics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine. His research has included Proton Dynamics in Cancer. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as Research Award (1989), The National Kidney Foundation of U.S.A., The Premier's Research Excellence Award (1999), The Government of Ontario and many more. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like Journal of Physiological Sciences, American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology, Gastrointestinal Cancer Review Letters, Clinical and Translational Medicine, etc. and expert Reviewers for journals like Frontiers in Membrane Physiology and Biophysics, Frontiers in Renal and Epithelial Physiology, etc. He authored several research articles. He is a member of Review Board, Research Grants of Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Canada, Review Board, Research Grants of Wellcome Trust, England.

Research Intrest

"Epithelial ion transport, Regulatory mechanisms of cancer cell growth by ion circumstances, Mechanisms of neurite elongation, Physiological roles of chloride ions"

List of Publications
Sasamoto K, Niisato N, Taruno A, MARUNAKA Y. Simulation of Cl-secretion in epithelial tissues: New methodology estimating activity of electro-neutral Cl-transporter Frontiers in Physiology (2015) 6:370.
Tsuji T, Matsuo K, Nakahari T,MARUNAKA Y, Yokoyama T. Structural basis of the Inv compartment and ciliary abnormalities in inv/nphp2 mutant mice Cytoskeleton (2016) 73:45-56.
Pezzotti G, Bock RM, McEntire BJ, Jones E, Boffelli M, Zhu W, Baggio G, Boschetto F, Puppulin L, Adachi T, Yamamoto T, Kanamura N, MARUNAKA Y, Bal BS . Silicon nitride bioceramics induce chemically driven lysis in porphyromonas gingivalis. Langmuir (2016) 32:3024-3035.
Kudou M, Shiozaki A, Kosuga T, IchikawaD, Konishi H, Morimura R, Komatsu S, Ikoma H, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Hosogi S, Nakahari T, MARUNAKA Y, Otsuji E.
Inhibition of Regulatory Volume Decrease Enhances the Cytocidal Effect of Hypotonic Shock in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Cancer (2016) 7(11):1524-1533.
Pezzotti G, McEntire BJ, BockR, Zhu W, Boschetto F, Rondinella A, Marin E, MARUNAKA Y, Adachi T, Yamamoto T, Kanamura N, Bal BS. In situ spectroscopic screening of osteosarcoma living cells on stoichiometry-modulated silicon nitride bioceramic surfaces ACS Biomater Sci Eng (2016) 2(7): 1121-1134.　
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