Department of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and
Occupational Medicine Faculty
Medical School:
University of Tokushima, Japan
Residency:
University of Hawaii
Fellowship:
University of Iowa
Toru Nyunoya, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nyunoya's research examines the effects of hyperoxia on macrophages in the context of cell cycle, survival, and cell signaling.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- 1998-present Member, American Medical Association
- 2001-present Member, American College of Chest Physicians
- 2001-present Member, American Thoracic Society
Recent Publications
- Nyunoya T., Powers L., Yarovinsky T., Butler N., Monick M., Hunninghake G. Hyperoxia Induces Macrophage Cell Cycle Arrest by Adhesion-dependent Induction of p21Cip1 and Activation of The Retinoblastoma Protein. J Biol Chem, 278:36099-36106, 2003.
- Truong S., Monick M., Yarovinsky T., Powers L., Nyunoya T., Hunninghake G. Extracellular Signal-Related Kinase Activation Delays Hyperoxia-induced Epithelial Cell Death in Conditions of Akt Downregulation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 31:611-618, 2004.
- Nyunoya, T., Monick, M.M., Powers, L.S., Yarovinsky, T.O., Hunninghake, G.S. Macrophages Survive Hyperoxia via Prolonged ERK Activation Due to Phosphatase Down-regulation. J Biol Chem, (Submitted), 2005.