Researchers Database

Iimura Kaori

    Autonomic Neuroscience Researcher
Last Updated :2025/02/06

Researcher Information

Research funding number

  • 60815364

J-Global ID

Published Papers

MISC

Awards & Honors

  • 2021/06 日本基礎老化学会 第44回日本基礎老化学会大会 若手奨励賞
     Chronic electrical stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve which is induced swallowing partially improves bone density reduction in osteoporosis rat
  • 2017/09 代田文誌先生顕彰会・代田賞選考委員会 第41回代田賞
     Effects of a Gentle, Self-Administered Stimulation of Perineal Skin for Nocturia in Elderly Women: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial
  • 2017/03 学校法人帝京大学 冲永荘一学術文化奨励賞
  • 2014/10 International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium The Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (AMS) Awards 2014 Poster Award

Research Grants & Projects

  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業
    Date (from‐to) : 2022/04 -2027/03 
    Author : 飯村 佳織
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2018/04 -2022/03 
    Author : Iimura Koari
     
    In the present study, we examined the effects of mild thermal stimulation of the skin on voiding efficiency using urethane anesthetized rats with reduced voiding efficiency. Spontaneous urination was induced. For each voiding, the voiding efficiency was calculated from the voided volume and the bladder capacity. The voiding efficiency was increased significantly by 10-15% during thermal stimulation. During stimulation, the maximum vesical pressure during micturition was unchanged, but the urethral relaxation duration was significantly prolonged. Applying local anesthesia to the stimulated skin area abolished the changes in voiding efficiency in response to thermal stimulation. These results suggest that the excitation of cutaneous thermoreceptive afferents modulates urethral function during urination, thereby improving voiding efficiency.


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