Dental Anesthesiology
Prof.Kawahito Shinji Email:kawahito.shinji@tokushima-u.ac.jp
Our department (Dental anesthesiology) is conducting basic research to improve perioperative patient management by using an in vivo model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and the cultured cardiomyocytes of neonatal rat, aiming at clinical application. Our current projects are as follows : 1)Myocardial protection via mTOR : A novel treatment for ischemia reperfusion injury, 2)Role of longevity gene, sirtuin in the cardioprotection by anesthetic preconditioning, 3)Development of preventive and therapeutic methods for periodontal-induced vascular abnormality using genetic scientific method and anesthetic effect. We are also collaborating with Division of Science and Technology on the manufacture and clinical application of a wireless-power-transmission type medical device.