Satoru Ito
Research Associate -- Biomedical Engineering
M.D., Ph.D., Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Phone: (617) 353-6861
e-mail: itori@bu.edu
Research Interest

mechanical properties of lung and airway cells; pathophysiology of pulmonary emphysema and bronchial asthma;


Current Research

My recent works were to clarify the regulation of Ca2+ signaling and contraction of airway smooth muscle. Now, to investigate the pathophysiology of emphysema, I began to measure the mechanical properties and image of the connective tissue fiber networks of lung tissues in animal models.
Publications

Ito-2002
Regulation of capacitative and noncapacitative receptor-operated Ca2+ entry by Rho-kinase in tracheal smooth muscle.
S. Ito, H. Kume, K. Yamaki, H. Katoh, H. Honjo, I. Kodama and H. Hayashi.
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., 26 (4), pp. 491-498, APR 2002

Kume-2001
Role of lysophosphatidylcholine iin the desensitization of b-adrenergic receptors by Ca2+ sensitization in tracheal smooth muscle.
H. Kume, S. Ito, Y. Ito and K. Yamaki.
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., 25 (9), pp. 291-298, SEP 2001

Ito-2001
Possible involvement of Rho kinase in Ca2+ sensitization and mobilization by MCh in tracheal smooth muscle.
S. Ito, H. Kume, H. Honjo, H. Katoh, I. Kodama, K. Yamaki and H. Hayashi.
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol., 280 (6), pp. L1218-L1224, JUN 2001


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