Akitoshi Chikamoto, DVM
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Velocity sensitivity of mechanotransduction in the afferent terminal underlies vibration detection in the Pacinian corpuscle
Chikamoto A, Meng M, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. Velocity sensitivity of mechanotransduction in the afferent terminal underlies vibration detection in the Pacinian corpuscle. Nature Communications 2026, 17: 2122. PMID: 41775685, PMCID: PMC12957390, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69251-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study shows that Pacinian corpuscles detect high-frequency vibrations due to the afferent terminal's sensitivity to stimulus velocity, rather than outer core filtering.
2025
The inner core enables transient touch detection in the Pacinian corpuscle
Ziolkowski L, Nikolaev Y, Chikamoto A, Oda M, Feketa V, Monedero-Alonso D, Ardasheva S, Bae S, Xu C, Pang S, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. The inner core enables transient touch detection in the Pacinian corpuscle. Science Advances 2025, 11: eadt4837. PMID: 40009676, PMCID: PMC11864184, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt4837.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Plasticity occurs in a specific phenotype of neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius of dystrophin gene‐mutated rats
. Plasticity occurs in a specific phenotype of neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius of dystrophin gene‐mutated rats. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 58: 4282-4297. PMID: 37933572, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16179.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Effects of environmental enrichment on autonomic nervous activity in NSY mice
. Effects of environmental enrichment on autonomic nervous activity in NSY mice. EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS 2019, 69: 161-167. PMID: 31735765, PMCID: PMC7220714, DOI: 10.1538/expanim.19-0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly attenuation of autonomic nervous function in senescence accelerated mouse-prone 8 (SAMP8)
. Early attenuation of autonomic nervous function in senescence accelerated mouse-prone 8 (SAMP8). EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS 2019, 68: 511-517. PMID: 31168043, PMCID: PMC6842801, DOI: 10.1538/expanim.19-0032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research