Research

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Analytical Chemistry for Pharmaceuticals

Course of Medical and Dental Sciences


Teaching staffs

Name, Position Email
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Tel Fax
Mikiro Nakashima, Ph. D. Professor mikirou[a]nagasaki-u.ac.jp +81-95-819-8570  +81-95-819-8572 
Nozomi Aibara, Ph. D. Assistant Professor nozomi-ai[a]nagasaki-u.ac.jp +81-95-819-8569

Yuki Kutsuna
Assistant Professor
+81-95-819-8569

Research interests

  • Propose use of PXB-mice® as a reliable tool for drug repositioning screening against liver disease
  • Screening disease-specific immune complex antigens for autoimmune diseases and cancers
  • Measure the concentration of drugs binding to their target

Selected publications

  • Moriishi M, Takazono T, Hashizume J, Aibara N, Kutsuna YJ, Okamoto M, Sawai T, Hoshino T, Mori Y, Fukuda Y, Awaya Y, Yamanashi H, Furusato Y, Yanagihara T, Miyamoto H, Sato K, Kodama Y, Mizukami S, Sakamoto N, Yamamoto K, Sakamoto K, Yanagihara K, Izumikawa K, Maeda T, Nakashima M, Fukushima K, Mukae H, Ohyama K: Immune complexome analysis reveals an autoimmune signature predictive of COVID-19 severity, Clinical Biochemistry, 135:110865, 2025
  • Kutsuna YJ, Iwamoto N, Ichinose K, Aibara N, Nakashima K, Nakamura H, Koike Y, Murota H, Ueki Y, Miyamoto H, Hashizume J, Kodama Y, Nakashima M, Kawakami A, Ohyama K, Immune complexome analysis of a rich variety of serum immune complexes identifies disease-characteristic immune complex antigens in systemic sclerosis, Journal of Autoimmunity, 134:102954, 2023
  • Aizawa R, Nakamura Y, Ikeda T, Aibara N, Kutsuna YJ, Kurosaki T, Aki K, Hashizume J, Nakagawa H, Sato K, Kodama Y, Nakashima MN, Nakashima M, Mukae H, Ohyama K: Immune complexome analysis of serum samples from non-small-cell lung cancer patients identifies predictive biomarkers for nivolumab therapy, Clinica Chimica Acta, 532:84-88, 2022
  • Aibara N, Ohyama K, Nakamura M, Nakamura H, Tamai M, Kishikawa N, Kawakami A, Tsukamoto K, Nakashima M, Kuroda N: Investigation of immune complexes formed by mitochondrial antigens containing a new lipoylated site in sera of primary biliary cholangitis patients. Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 204:335-343, 2021
  • Yamane K, Nakamura H, Hamasaki M, Minei Y, Aibara N, Shimizu T, Kawakami A, Nakashima M, Kuroda N, Ohyama K: Immune complexome analysis reveals the presence of immune complexes and identifies disease-specific immune complex antigens in saliva samples from patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 204:212-220, 2021

Works

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