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Medicated Care

As self-medication grows more common, consumers’ health-related needs are diversifying. In response, Lion is constantly working to develop highly functional products that leverage its proprietary technologies. This approach enables Lion to create products that have a unique market position. For example, Lion has used its proprietary technologies related to quickly dissolving active ingredients in the development of BUFFERIN analgesics and cold medicine. Lion’s technologies for the stable formulation of vitamin A have been used in Smile eye drops. And Stoppa antidiarrheal products employ Lion’s oral medicine fast-disintegration technology, for relief whenever needed with just one tablet that can be taken without water. Going forward, Lion will continue to actively develop products based on its unique proprietary technologies.

R&D Case Study

Research Accomplishment—Medicated Care

Medicated Care

  • Investigation of the action mechanism of acetaminophen to prevent NSAID-induced small intestinal injury

    The 35th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences

    2025/11/23

    Keiko Seki

  • Functions of Macrophages in Periodontal Disease Progression and Gingival Tissue Homeostasis

    Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology "Oral Immunology"

    2025/11/14

    Tsuguno Yamaguchi

  • Identification of Metabolite Biomarkers Associated with the Severity of Menstrual Pain Using finger-prick Blood

    The 19th Metabolome Symposium

    2025/10/15

    Atsushi Sato

  • Efficacy of heparinoid and pyridoxine hydrochloride in preventing age-related decline of epidermal tight junction

    The Journal of Japanese Society of Aesthetic Dermatology, Vol. 35, No. 3

    2025/09/25

    Momoyo Nishikawa

  • Biomembrane permeation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Influence of molecular structure

    The 76th Division Meeting of Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry

    2025/09/22

    Akira Sorada

  • Lipid membrane permeation of lipophilic substances through cholic salt micelles: Influence of molecular structure of lipophilic substances

    39th Conference of the European Colloid & Interface Society

    2025/09/09

    Akira Sorada (Joint research with Tokyo University of Science)

  • Lipid membrane permeation of lipophilic substances through cholic salt micelles: Influence of molecular structure of lipophilic substances

    The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Oil Chemists' Society

    2025/09/03

    Akira Sorada (Joint research with Tokyo University of Science)

  • Deep Learning-Based Visualization of Cutibacterium acnes

    Image Laboratory, Vol. 36, No. 8

    2025/08/10

    Sota Watanabe

  • Study on the Mechanism of NSAID-Induced Small Intestinal Injury Suppression by Acetaminophen: Investigation of the Contribution of the Active Metabolite AM404

    Ulcer Research Volume 52, Pages 51-56

    2025/07/25

    Masayoshi Kobayashi

  • Skin Barrier Function and Systemic Health

    Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences Lecture: 'Cosmetic Science'

    2025/06/06

    Hiroki Sakamoto

  • Polyoxyethylene and polypropylene emulsification enhances retinol palmitate efficacy in corneal wound healing

    Scientific Reports, Volume 15 (1), Article number 17820

    2025/05/22

    Haruki Horiuchi

  • Comparison of the corneal epithelial wound healing effects of retinyl palmitate (VA pal) and the effectiveness of emulsified VA pal

    The 145th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

    2025/03/28

    Haruki Horiuchi

  • Study on the Mechanism of NSAID-Induced Small Intestinal Injury Suppression by Acetaminophen: Investigation of the Contribution of the Active Metabolite AM404

    The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ulcer Research

    2025/02/23

    Masayoshi Kobayashi

  • Branched-chain amino acids and specific phosphatidylinositols are plasma metabolite pairs associated with menstrual pain severity

    Scientific Reports, 15, 3194(2025)

    2025/01/25

    Atsushi Sato

  • Visualization of Cutibacterium acnes from facial images using deep learning

    Journal of Japanese Academy of Facial Studies, Vol.24, No.1

    2024/12/26

    Sota Watanabe

  • Effect of heparinoid and phospho-pyridoxal on improving the function of tight junction

    The 49th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology

    2024/12/06

    Sakamoto Hiroki

  • Study on the inhibitory mechanism of acetaminophen against NSAID-induced small intestinal injury - Investigation of the action of the active metabolite AM404.

    Japanese Association for the Study of Pain

    2024/11/16

    Keiko Seki

  • Smile Cornea Checker – An AI-powered Online Tool for Corneal Health Assessment

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science R021 Food and Preventive Markers Industry-Academia Collaboration Committee (10/28) 22nd Regular Research Meeting

    2024/10/28

    Takahiko Suiko

  • Examining the mechanism by which acetaminophen suppresses NSAIDs-induced gastrointestinal injury - Verifying the possibility of suppressing injury through serotonin receptor regulation -

    Ulcer Recearch, Volume 51, p43-49, 2024

    2024/09/27

    Keiko Seki

  • Ameliorative effects of heparinoid and pyridoxine hydrochloride on age-related decline in skin hydration capacity

    The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Aesthetic Dermatology

    2024/08/31

    Momoyo Nishikawa

  • The mechanism by which acetaminophen prevents NSAIDs-induced small intestinal injury

    Medical Science Digest, Volume 50 (8), p27-30, 2024

    2024/07/25

    Keiko Seki

  • Smile Cornea Checker – An AI-powered Online Tool for Corneal Health Assessment

    "Biotechnology for the Future" Seminar: AI Utilization Series 6: Health Check and Pre-Symptomatic Diagnosis

    2024/07/18

    Takahiko Suiko

  • Development of novel compounds that can improve skin tight junction integrity

    Japanese Dermatological Association

    2024/06/06

    Sakamoto Hiroki

  • Examining the mechanism by which acetaminophen suppresses NSAIDs-induced gastrointestinal injury - Verifying the possibility of suppressing injury through serotonin receptor inhibition -

    Japan Pharmaceutical Association

    2024/05/09

    Keiko Seki

  • Examining the mechanism by which acetaminophen suppresses NSAIDs-induced gastrointestinal injury - Verifying the possibility of suppressing injury through serotonin receptor regulation -

    The 46th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ulcer Research

    2024/02/11

    Keiko Seki

  • Development of tight junction-strengthening compounds using a high-throughput screening system to evaluate cell surface-localized claudin-1 in keratinocytes

    Scientific Reports 14, Article number: 3312 (2024)

    2023/12/08

    Hiroki Sakamoto

  • Investigation of the inhibitory mechanism of NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury by acetaminophen - Verification of the possibility of suppressing injury by controlling serotonin receptors -

    The 45th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for the Study of Pain

    2024/02/09

    Keiko Seki

  • Investigation of the inhibitory action mechanism of acetaminophen on NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury

    The 109th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    2023/04/06

    Ryuto Kimura

  • Investigation of the inhibitory mechanism of NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal damage by acetaminophen

    Ulcer Research Vol 50 28-34

    2023/08/10

    Masayoshi Kobayashi

  • Examination of irritant factors affecting corneal epithelial repair and corneal epithelial repair effect of retinol palmitate

    The 143rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

    2023/03/25

    Haruki Horiuchi

  • Investigation of the inhibitory mechanism of NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury by acetaminophen

    The 50th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ulcer Research

    2023/02/03

    Masayoshi Kobayashi

  • Examination of the inhibitory mechanism of NSAIDs-induced gastrointestinal mucosal damage by acetaminophen

    The 44th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for the Study of Pain

    2022/12/2-12/3

    Keiko Seki

  • Investigation of the action mechanism of acetaminophen on NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury

    Ulcer Research Vol 49 10-15

    2022/10/25

    Keiko Seki

  • Relationship between changes in the intestinal microbiome and the protective effect of acetaminophen against NSAIDs-induced small Intestinal mucosal damage

    Ulcer Research Vol 49 45-48

    2022/10/25

    Yuto Aita

  • The effects of sucralfate on chronic stress-induced duodenal low-grade inflammation

    Jpn Pharmacol Ther 2022 50(6)1003 - 1011

    2022/6/20

    Mayumi Tsuri

  • Japanese Sake Yeast Improves the Quality of Sleep

    Journal of the Brewing Society of Japan

    2022/4/1

    Tomomi Sano

  • Relationship between NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury and microbiome -Elucidation of the injury suppression mechanism by acetaminophen-

    The 108th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    2022/4/21-4/23

    Yuto Aita

  • Investigation of the inhibitory action mechanism of acetaminophen on NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury

    The 108th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    2022/4/21-4/23

    Keiko Seki

  • Received the 49th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ulcer Research (2022) Encouragement Award
    「Investigation of the action mechanism of acetaminophen on NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury」

    The 49th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ulcer Research Encouragement Award

    2022/2/11-2/13

    Keiko Seki

  • Elucidation of the relationship between suppression of NSAIDs-induced small intestinal injury by acetaminophen and bacterial flora

    The 49th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Ulcer Research

    2022/2/11-2/13

    Yuto Aita

  • Alteration in meibum lipid composition and subjective symptoms due to aging and meibomian gland dysfunction

    The Ocular Surface

    2021/10/16

    Tomo Suzuki a),b),Koji Kitazawa a), Yuko Cho a),b), Masataka Yoshida c), Takashi Okumura c), Atsushi Sato c), Shigeru Kinoshita d)

    a) Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
    b) Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto City Hospital Organization
    c) Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation,
    d) Department of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

  • Comparison of drug delivery behavior to pain-related tissues by different routes of administration using loxoprofen sodium hydrate

    The 54th JPA Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science

    2021/9/19-9/20

    Yasushi Kudo

  • Usefulness of acetaminophen in ibuprofen-induced small bowel injury

    (Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology) Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2021;118(9):840-850

    2021/9/10

    Miyu Kitahara, Yuki Sakamoto, Ryuto Kimura, Keiko Seki

  • Improvement of Evaporative Dry Eye with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Model Mice by Treatment with Ophthalmic Solution Containing Mineral Oil

    Translational Vision Science & Technology  Volume 10(21); 2021 April

    2021/4/20

    Keisuke Watanabe 1), Masataka Yoshida 1), Takashi Okumura 1), Takayuki Sassa 2), Akio Kihara 2), Akira Uchiyama 1)

    1) Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, 2)Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • Inhibition mechanism of NSAIDs-induced small intestinal mucosal injury by acetaminophen

    The 107th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    2021/4/15-4/17

    Keiko Seki

  • Inhibition of Ibuprofen-Induced Small Intestinal Mucosal Injury by Acetaminophen in Relation to Bacterial Flora

    The 107th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

    2021/4/15-4/17

    Yuto Aita

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