Christian Takayama, MD

Dr. Takayama completed his HIV Fellowship at USC after residency at Harbor UCLA. He has been working with the department since fellowship while also working in the community at various FQHCs, as an HIV provider. He has also been providing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis as well as Post-Exposure prophylaxis to at-risk patients in Los Angeles County since 2013.

• Gastroprotective mechanisms of the chloroform and ethyl acetate phases of Praxelis clematidea (Griseb) R. M. King & H. Robinson (Asteraceae). J Nat Med. 2013 Jul; 67(3):480-91. . View in PubMed
• Applications of the hexanic fraction of Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm (Asparagaceae): control of inflammation and pain screening Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 May; 108(3). . View in PubMed
• Mechanisms of action underlying the gastric antiulcer activity of the Rhizophora mangle L J Ethnopharmacol. 2012 Jan 06; 139(1):234-43. . View in PubMed
• Antioxidant action of mangrove polyphenols against gastric damage induced by absolute ethanol and ischemia-reperfusion in the rat ScientificWorldJournal. 2012; 2012:327071. . View in PubMed
• Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effects of essential oil from Hyptis spicigera Lam(Lamiaceae). J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Apr 26; 135(1):147-55. . View in PubMed

• Gonzalez, Frank