Basic and clinical research for the mechanism of increasing blood flow in the pelvic organs during neuro-bionics.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25282171
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAGAWA HARUO 東北大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 非常勤講師 (80333574)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山下 慎一 東北大学, 大学病院, 助教 (10622425) ; 海法 康裕 東北大学, 大学病院, 講師 (30447130) ; 荒井 陽一 東北大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (50193058)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ニューロバイオニクス / 血流 / 作用機序 / 加齢 / 排尿障害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We evaluated the blood flow during neuro-bionics. In the mice, pelvic organ's blood flow promptly increases after electrical stimulation. Increasing blood flow was clearly observed in urinary bladder, prostate and penis. This result suggests that one of the mechanisms of neuro-bionics is improvement of ischemia of pelvic organ. An evoked magnetic field during neuro-bionics was observed with magnetoencephalography. In this magnetoencephalography study, single dipole was calculated near the primary sensory area in the brain. This result suggests that one of the mechanisms of neuro-bionics concerns central nerve system.

Free Research Field

泌尿器科学