The major forte of my research activities has been in the area of dietary and environmental factors in gastrointestinal inflammation and secretion. He is exploring the roles of diets, natural products, and environmental toxicants such as lead, cadmium, chromium, and arsenite in the pathogenesis of ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract. I have also worked on the relationship between the thyroid gland and adrenergic receptor responses in the gastrointestinal tract. Through these research efforts, it has been observed that beta-adrenergic receptor functions in the gut are reduced in hypothyroid conditions. Our current research focus in the Gastrointestinal Secretion and Inflammation Research Laboratory at the University of Ibadan is on the role of trace elements in gastrointestinal tract function as well as the efficacy of natural products in the healing of ulcers along the gastrointestinal tract.
