Research
Department of Hygienic Chemistry and Toxicology

Teaching staffs
Name, Position | Email *convert [a] to @ |
Tel | Fax |
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Akira Toriba, Ph.D. Professor |
toriba[a]nagasaki-u.ac.jp | ||
Yumi Abiko, Ph .D. Associate Professor | yumi.abiko.11[a]nagasaki-u.ac.jp |
Research interests
- Environmental dynamics analysis for atmospheric organic pollutants
- Studies on human exposure and health effects of environmental pollutants
- Exploring of biomarkers of environmental exposure
- Investigation of trace elements in biological systems
- Synthesis of biologically active nanosphere containing metallic elementss
Selected publications
- Pham C-T, Nghiem T-D, Le H-T, Chu H-D, Viet T-T, Sekiguchi K, Tang N, Hayakawa K, Toriba A: Size distribution of airborne particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during rice straw open burning in Hanoi, Vietnam. Atmos Pollut Res 15: 102115, 2024
- Matsuo K, Yamano S, Toriba A, Matsusue K, Kumagai Y, Abiko Y, Activation of Akt–cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) signaling as an adaptive response to an electrophilic metabolite of morphine. Fundamental Toxicological Sciences 11(2): 79-85, 2024
- Choi S-H, Ochirpurev B, Jo HY, Won J-U, Toriba A, Kim H: Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on mitochondrial DNA copy number. Hum Exp Toxicol 42: 1-9, 2023
- Abiko Y, Katayama Y, Akiyama M, Kumagai Y, Lipophilic compounds in garlic decrease the toxicity of methylmercury by forming sulfur adducts. Food Chem Toxicol 150: 112061, 2021
- Kakimoto K, Akutsu K, Nagayoshi H, Konishi Y, Kajimura K, Tsukue N, Yoshino T, Matsumoto F, Nakano T, Tang N, Hayakawa K, Toriba A, Persistent organic pollutants in red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) from Hokkaido, Japan. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 147: 367-372, 2018
Works
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