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Eiichi Kumamoto

Eiichi Kumamoto

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
5589
World Ranking
8359
National Ranking
618

Overview

Eiichi Kumamoto is affiliated with the Saga Group in the United Kingdom and has contributed to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on physiology and molecular biology. Their research intersects multiple specialized areas including pain mechanisms and treatments, ion channel regulation and function, and complementary and alternative medicine studies.

Their body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach encompassing aspects of sensory systems, veterinary pharmacology and anesthesia, as well as herbal medicine research studies. Kumamoto's expertise also covers ion channels and receptors and explores essential oils and antimicrobial activity within the scope of complementary therapies.

Eiichi Kumamoto has published several papers across diverse venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Inhibition of Fast Nerve Conduction Produced by Analgesics and Analgesic Adjuvants-Possible Involvement in Pain Alleviation, 2020, Pharmaceuticals
  • Anesthetic- and Analgesic-Related Drugs Modulating Both Voltage-Gated Na+ and TRP Channels, 2024, Biomolecules
  • Inhibitory Actions of Clinical Analgesics, Analgesic Adjuvants, and Plant-Derived Analgesics on Nerve Action Potential Conduction, 2022, Encyclopedia

Although not a primary author, Kumamoto is associated through coauthorship to work published in Phytomedicine Plus in 2021, specifically "Spontaneous excitatory transmission enhancement produced by linalool and its isomer geraniol in rat spinal substantia gelatinosa neurons - involvement of transient receptor potential channels."

Kumamoto frequently collaborates with researchers such as Chong Wang, Tsugumi Fujita, and Hiroki Yasuda. Their publications are disseminated in journals notable for medical and biological sciences, including Pharmaceuticals, Biomolecules, Phytomedicine Plus, and Encyclopedia.

This scientist's research topics emphasize mechanisms underlying pain and its management, focusing on the modulation of ion channels, which are critical to nerve signal transmission and sensory perception. Their work also crosses into veterinary pharmacology and explores plant-derived compounds and their pharmacological effects.

Best Publications

  • Capsaicin facilitates excitatory but not inhibitory synaptic transmission in substantia gelatinosa of the rat spinal cord

    Kun Yang;Eiichi Kumamoto;Hidemasa Furue;Megumu Yoshimura

  • α2 Adrenoceptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition of primary afferent glutamatergic transmission in rat substantia gelatinosa neurons

    Yasuhiko Kawasaki;Eiichi Kumamoto;Hidemasa Furue;Megumu Yoshimura

  • Actions of opioids on excitatory and inhibitory transmission in substantia gelatinosa of adult rat spinal cord

    T. Kohno;T. Kohno;E. Kumamoto;H. Higashi;K. Shimoji

  • Actions of noradrenaline on substantia gelatinosa neurones in the rat spinal cord revealed by in vivo patch recording

    Motoki Sonohata;Hidemasa Furue;Toshihiko Katafuchi;Toshiharu Yasaka

  • Activation of TRPA1 Channel Facilitates Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the Adult Rat Spinal Cord

    Masafumi Kosugi;Terumasa Nakatsuka;Tsugumi Fujita;Yasuo Kuroda

  • Alteration in synaptic inputs through C-afferent fibers to substantia gelatinosa neurons of the rat spinal dorsal horn during postnatal development.

    T Nakatsuka;T Ataka;E Kumamoto;T Tamaki

  • Long-term potentiations in vertebrate synapses: a variety of cascades with common subprocesses.

    Kenji Kuba;Eiichi Kumamoto

  • Responsiveness of rat substantia gelatinosa neurones to mechanical but not thermal stimuli revealed by in vivo patch-clamp recording

    H. Furue;K. Narikawa;E. Kumamoto;M. Yoshimura

  • Mechanisms for ovariectomy-induced hyperalgesia and its relief by calcitonin : Participation of 5-HT1A-like receptor on C-afferent terminals in substantia gelatinosa of the rat spinal cord

    A Ito;E Kumamoto;M Takeda;K Shibata

  • Baclofen inhibits more effectively C-afferent than Aδ-afferent glutamatergic transmission in substantia gelatinosa neurons of adult rat spinal cord slices

    Toyofumi Ataka;Toyofumi Ataka;Eiichi Kumamoto;Koki Shimoji;Megumu Yoshimura

  • In Vivo Patch-Clamp Analysis of IPSCs Evoked in Rat Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons by Cutaneous Mechanical Stimulation

    Keita Narikawa;Hidemasa Furue;Eiichi Kumamoto;Megumu Yoshimura

  • In vivo patch-clamp analysis of dopaminergic antinociceptive actions on substantia gelatinosa neurons in the spinal cord.

    Wataru Taniguchi;Terumasa Nakatsuka;Nobuyuki Miyazaki;Hiroshi Yamada

  • Action of capsaicin on dorsal root-evoked synaptic transmission to substantia gelatinosa neurons in adult rat spinal cord slices

    Kun Yang;Eiichi Kumamoto;Hidemasa Furue;Yun-Qing Li

  • Presynaptic inhibition by baclofen of miniature EPSCs and IPSCs in substantia gelatinosa neurons of the adult rat spinal dorsal horn

    Minako Iyadomi;Ikuo Iyadomi;Eiichi Kumamoto;Katsumaro Tomokuni

  • High concentrations of dexmedetomidine inhibit compound action potentials in frog sciatic nerves without α2 adrenoceptor activation

    Toshifumi Kosugi;Kotaro Mizuta;Tsugumi Fujita;Mikio Nakashima

  • Plastic changes in sensory inputs to rat substantia gelatinosa neurons following peripheral inflammation

    Terumasa Nakatsuka;Jin-Soo Park;Eiichi Kumamoto;Tetsuya Tamaki

  • Nociceptin inhibits excitatory but not inhibitory transmission to substantia gelatinosa neurones of adult rat spinal cord

    C Luo;E Kumamoto;H Furue;J Chen

  • Actions of midazolam on GABAergic transmission in substantia gelatinosa neurons of adult rat spinal cord slices.

    Tatsuro Kohno;Eiichi Kumamoto;Hiroshi Baba;Toyofumi Ataka

  • Tramadol, but not its major metabolite (mono-O-demethyl tramadol) depresses compound action potentials in frog sciatic nerves

    R Katsuki;T Fujita;A Koga;T Liu

  • Sustained potentiation of transmitter release by adrenaline and dibutyryl cyclic AMP in sympathetic ganglia

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  • Inhibition by endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 of excitatory transmission in adult rat substantia gelatinosa neurons

    T. Fujita;E. Kumamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Megumu Yoshimura
Megumu Yoshimura Kumamoto Health Science University
Hidemasa Furue
Hidemasa Furue Hyogo College of Medicine
Hideho Higashi
Hideho Higashi Kurume University
Andrew J. Todd
Andrew J. Todd University of Glasgow
Toshihiko Katafuchi
Toshihiko Katafuchi Kyushu University
Kazuhide Inoue
Kazuhide Inoue Kyushu University
Kohichi Tanaka
Kohichi Tanaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Erika Polgár
Erika Polgár University of Glasgow
John S. Riddell
John S. Riddell University of Glasgow
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University

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