Thematic Programs

International Symposium 1: in conjunction with International Nitric Oxide Meeting


Information

Date

Saturday, October 29, 2022 – Sunday, October 30, 2022

Venue

Hybrid: Campus Map of Seiryo Campus

  • Seiryo Auditorium: School of Medicine Centennial Hall, Seiryo Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
  • Medical Megabank: Tohoku Medical Megabank Building, Seiryo Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
  • IDAC: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Seiryo Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
  • Gonryo Hall: Gonryo Hall, Seiryo Campus, Tohoku University [Access]

Invited Speakers

Amrita Ahluwalia (Queen Mary University of London)
Mabruka Alfaidi (LSU Health Shreveport)
Lucas R. Carvalho (Karolinska Institutet)
Miriam M. Cortese–Krott (University of Düsseldorf)
Brian Cunniff (University of Vermont Cancer Center)
Anthony William Demartino (University of Maryland School of Medicine)
Gina M. Denicola (Moffitt Cancer Center)
Philip Eaton (Queen Mary University of London)
Juan Bernardo Ochoa Gautier (Medical Director ICU – Hunterdon Medical Center)
Christopher M. Hine (Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute)
Sophia Katharina Heuser (Heinrich–Heine–University)
Yvonne Janssen–Heininger (University of Vermont)
Jon O. Lundberg (Karolinska Institute)
Melanie Madhani (University of Birmingham)
Atsushi Matsuzawa (Tohoku University)
Hiroaki Miki (Osaka University)
Claudia R. Morris (Emory University)
Hozumi Motohashi (Tohoku University)
Péter Nagy (National Institute of Oncology)
Motohiro Nishida (Kyushu University)
Tadahisa Numakura (Tohoku University)
Augusto C. Ochoa (LSU–LCMC Cancer Center, NEW ORLEANS, School of Medicine)
Richard Onalo (University of Abuja)
Yasuhito Onodera (Hokkaido University)
Thales Papagiannakopoulos (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
Erika L. Pearce (Johns Hopkins University)
John Pernow (Karolinska Institutet)
Tejaswini Parlapalle Reddy (Houston Methodist Research Institute)
Gaetano Santulli (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Tomohiro Sawa (Kumamoto University)
Sruti Shiva (University of Pittsburgh)
Adam Carl Straub (University of Pittsburgh)
Christopher Switzer (Queen Mary University of London)
Douglas D. Thomas (University of Illinois Chicago)
Masato Tsutsui (University of the Ryukyus)
Yasuteru Urano (The University of Tokyo)
David Anderson Wink (National Cancer Institute)
Hasan Zaki (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)

Time Schedule  [Oct. 28, 2022 Updated]

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Seiryo Auditorium
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Session N1: NO and Supersulfide in Cardiovascular Regulation
Chairpersons:
Motohiro Nishida (Kyushu University / National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
Philip Eaton (Queen Mary University of London)
10:00 – 10:40
Amrita Ahluwalia (Queen Mary University of London)
Accelerating inflammatory resolution to improve endothelial function and vascular health: Targeting the non–canonical pathway for NO
10:40 – 11:10
Masato Tsutsui (University of the Ryukyus)
Diverse pathogenetic roles of the NOS system: Lessons from triple NOSs null mice
11:10 – 11:40
Motohiro Nishida (Kyushu University)
Cardiac ischemic stress resistance regulated by supersulfide
11:40 – 12:00
Melanie Madhani (University of Birmingham)
Nitrite and persulfide lowers blood pressure
Plenary Lecture
Chairperson: Takaaki Akaike (Tohoku Univeristy)
13:00 – 13:45
Philip Eaton (Queen Mary University of London)
Oxidant–induced vasodilation – Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Plenary Lecture
Chairperson: Hozumi Motohashi (Tohoku University)
09:00 – 09:45
Erika L. Pearce (Johns Hopkins University) [Online]
Pain and sulfuring in the immune response: Translating what we learned from slime mold to T cells
Session N11: Nitrite Biology II
Chairpersons:
Martin Feelisch (University of Southampton)
Miriam M. Cortese–Krott (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
10:00 – 10:30
Sruti Shiva (University of Pittsburgh)
Nitrite regulates normoxic mitochondrial dynamics and function to confer cardiovascular protection
10:30 – 11:00
Miriam M. Cortese–Krott (University of Düsseldorf)
The role of red blood cells in regulation of vascular tone and blood pressure
11:00 – 11:30
John Pernow (Karolinska Institutet) [Online]
The role of nitric oxide signaling in red blood cells in cardiac ischemia–reperfusion
11:30 – 12:00
Jon O. Lundberg (Karolinska Institute) [Online]
Generation of dinitrosyl iron complexes by the gut microbiota
Plenary Lecture
Chairperson: Tomohiro Sawa (Kumamoto University)
13:00 – 13:45
Yasuteru Urano (The University of Tokyo)
Chemical medicine: New cancer medical technology based on live fluorescence imaging
Session N7: NO and Sulfur Metabolism in Cancer
Chairpersons:
Hozumi Motohashi (Tohoku University)
Thales Papagiannakopoulos (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
15:30 – 15:45
Hozumi Motohashi (Tohoku University)
NRF2 addiction and sulfur metabolism in cancer cells
15:45 – 16:12
Gina M. Denicola (Moffitt Cancer Center) [Online]
In vivo stable isotope tracing in genetically engineered cancer models to evaluate the source and fate of cysteine
16:12 – 16:39
Thales Papagiannakopoulos (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
Uncovering metabolic bottlenecks in KRAS–driven lung cancer
16:39 – 17:06
Brian Cunniff (University of Vermont Cancer Center) [Online]
A redox–dependent cancer therapy targeting peroxiredoxin 3 being tested in phase 1/2 clinical trials
17:06 – 17:33
Douglas D. Thomas (University of Illinois Chicago)
Nitric oxide is a master regulator of the cellular methylome in cancer
17:33 – 18:00
David Anderson Wink (National Cancer Institute)
NOS2 and COX2 powerly shape the immune profile in estrogen negative breast cancer. A new target for immune Therapy
18:10 – 18:30
Closing Remarks
Motohiro Nishida (Kyushu University)
Medical Megabank
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Session N5: Arginine and Arginase – from Sickle Cell Disease to COVID
Chairperson: Claudia R. Morris (Emory University School of Medicine; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)
16:00 – 16:30
Claudia R. Morris (Emory University)
Clinical manifestations of an arginine deficiency syndrome
16:30 – 16:55
Richard Onalo (University of Abuja)
Arginine therapy in children with sickle cell vaso–occlusive painful episodes: Lessons from Nigeria
16:55 – 17:20
Juan Bernardo Ochoa Gautier (Medical Director ICU – Hunterdon Medical Center) [Online]
Treating arginine deficiency after trauma/surgery (physical injury)
17:20 – 17:35
Augusto C. Ochoa (LSU–LCMC Cancer Center, NEW ORLEANS, School of Medicine) [Online]
Severe COVID–19 an arginine depletion syndrome? Effects on immunity and arginine supplementation strategies
17:35 – 17:50
Gaetano Santulli (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) [Online]
Beneficial effects of L–arginine in COVID–19 patients: A randomized, double–blind, placebo–controlled, parallel–group trial
17:50 – 18:00
Discussion
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Session N13: NO and Supersulfides in Signal Transduction
Chairpersons:
Hiroaki Miki (Osaka University)
Yosuke Funato (Osaka University)
16:00 – 16:24
Hiroaki Miki (Osaka University)
Regulation of oncogenic protein PRL by diverse chemical modifications of its active cysteine
16:24 – 16:48
Yasuhito Onodera (Hokkaido University)
Regulated spatial distribution of mitochondria reconciles invasiveness and redox homeostasis of cancer cells
16:48 – 17:12
Atsushi Matsuzawa (Tohoku University)
Regulatory mechanisms of the novel cell death parthanatos induced by ROS signaling
17:12 – 17:36
Adam Carl Straub (University of Pittsburgh)
Cytochrome b5 reductase 3 and cGMP signaling in cardiovascular disease and stroke
17:36 – 18:00
Péter Nagy (National Institute of Oncology) [online]
Reprogrammed transsulfuration promotes tumor progression via tumor specific mechanisms
IDAC
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Session N3: NO and Supersulfides in Inflammation and Aging
Chairpersons:
Tomohiro Sawa (Kumamoto University)
Hasan Zaki (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
10:00 – 10:28
Hasan Zaki (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
Interplay between diet, gut microbiota, and inflammatory Disorders
10:28 – 10:56
Christopher M. Hine (Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute) [Online]
Maximized lifespan and healthspan extension via caloric restriction in mice is dependent on the H2S generating enzyme cystathionine γ–lyase
10:56 – 11:24
Yvonne Janssen–Heininger (University of Vermont) [Online]
Glutaredoxin–mediated control of glutathione through metabolic reprogramming
11:24 – 11:42
Tadahisa Numakura (Tohoku University)
Reactive persulfide species in chronic respiratory diseases: Potential roles in airway protection, TCR signaling and allergic inflammation
11:42 – 12:00
Tomohiro Sawa (Kumamoto University)
Regulation of innate immune responses by reactive sulfur species
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Session N14 (YIS): Rising Star Session
Chairpersons:
Douglas Thomas (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Sruti Shiva (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
16:00 – 16:20
Christopher Switzer (Queen Mary University of London)
Nitric oxide and DNA methylation: Epigenetic mechanisms of tumorigenesis
16:20 – 16:40
Sophia Katharina Heuser (Heinrich–Heine–University)
Erythroid specific knock out of soluble guanylate cyclase leads to disrupted erythropoiesis, anemia and splenomegaly
16:40 – 17:00
Anthony William Demartino (University of Maryland School of Medicine)
Thiol facilitated reductive nitrosylation reaction of NO and ferric heme form a labile iron–nitrosyl–heme and thiyl radical
17:00 – 17:20
Tejaswini Parlapalle Reddy (Houston Methodist Research Institute)
NOS inhibition reverses epithelial–to–mesenchymal transition and synergizes with alpelisib in metaplastic breast cancer
17:20 – 17:40
Mabruka Alfaidi (LSU Health Shreveport) [Online]
Nck1 adaptor protein and vascular disease functions
17:40 – 18:00
Lucas R. Carvalho (Karolinska Institutet) [Online]
Effects of disturbed oral microbiota by chlorhexidine mouthwash on nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide homeostasis and diet–induced obesity

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Contact

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