Yu Toyoda

Affiliation: Department of Integrative Physiology and Bio-Nano Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Japan
Institution: National Defense Medical College, Japan
ORCID: 0000-0002-7411-0531
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Dr. Yu Toyoda obtained his Ph.D. degree at the Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, on March 26, 2012. He then worked as a JSPS Research Fellow at The University of Tokyo, Japan. From 2012 to 2015, he was a JSPS Research fellow SPD at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Tokyo Hospital under the supervision of Prof. Hiroshi Suzuki. He continued his academic career at the University of Tokyo, serving as a Project Assistant Professor or a Project Researcher in the department from April 2015 to December 2020. In 2016, he was elected as the Corresponding Chair for the 2017 Gordon Research Seminar "Multi-Drug Efflux Systems" in Galveston, TX, USA. From January 2021 to September 2022, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Bio-Nano Medicine at the National Defense Medical College, Japan. Since October 2022, he has been serving as an Associate Professor (Lecturer) in the same department. Dr. Toyoda's research is focused on the physiological roles of transporters and their clinical relevance, particularly in understanding in vivo regulatory mechanisms of endogenous and exogenous substance transport.

Education

  • Ph.D., Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (March 26, 2012-)

Research Interests

Keywords:
Transporter Translational research Nutrikinetics Water-soluble antioxidants Biochemistry Hepatology

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Selected Publications

Quercetin's potential for gout relief
Toyoda Y, Takada T, Saito H, Hirata H, Ota-Kontani A, et al. Identification of Inhibitory Activities of Dietary Flavonoids against URAT1, a Renal Urate Re-Absorber: In Vitro Screening and Fractional Approach Focused on Rooibos Leaves. Nutrients. 2022;14. doi:10.3390/nu14030575
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