Wound healing activities of rafflesia hasseltii extract in rats.

abstract：:Biomedical evidence in the last 20 years has shown that the consumption of partially hydrolyzed guar gum may influence lipid and/or carbohydrate metabolism at many levels. Since intestine represents the first interface to interact with dietary partially hydrolyzed guar gum in vivo, we evaluated gene expression profile...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Yasukawa Z,Naito Y,Takagi T,Mizushima K,Tokunaga M,Ishihara N,R Juneja L,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to assess the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (uACR) in Korean adults. Data on 4,948 adults aged ≥20 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V-3 (2012) w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kim SG,Kim GS,Lee JH,Moon AE,Yoon H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathophysiology of post-cardiac arrest syndrome. Molecular hydrogen reduces oxidative stress and exerts anti-inflammatory effects in an animal model of cardiac arrest. However, its effect on human post-cardiac arrest syndrome is unclear. We consecutively enrolled five comatose ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tamura T,Suzuki M,Hayashida K,Kobayashi Y,Yoshizawa J,Shibusawa T,Sano M,Hori S,Sasaki J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of soy isoflavones, genistein and daidzein, on the hepatic gene expression profile and indices for lipid metabolism were compared in rats. In the first experiment (Expt. 1), animals were fed diets containing 2 g/kg of either genistein or daidzein, or a control diet free of isoflavone for 14 days. In the second...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Takahashi Y,Odbayar TO,Ide T

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to consider the significance of breast milk in preventing oxidative stress by comparing total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in breast milk and formula milk for premature infants, demonstrating the relationship between TAC in breast milk and postnatal age in days. We used the biological anti-oxidant poten...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Ezaki S,Ito T,Suzuki K,Tamura M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few decades, many types of functional factors have been identified in dietary foods; for example, flavonoids are major groups widely distributed in the plant kingdom. However, the absorption rates of the functional food factors are usually low, and many of these are difficult to be absorbed in the intact f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tsurusaki T,Sakakibara H,Aoshima Y,Yamazaki S,Sakono M,Shimoi K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the effect of multi-species probiotic mixture on the changes in fecal microbiota and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms. Eighty-one IBS patients were randomly assigned to receive either probiotic mixture (n = 39; containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium breve, B. actis, B. l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Yoon H,Park YS,Lee DH,Seo JG,Shin CM,Kim N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geranylgeranoic acid, a 20-carbon polyprenoic acid (all-trans 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenoic acid) and its derivatives were previously developed as synthetic "acyclic retinoids" for cancer chemoprevention. Recently, we demonstrated the natural occurrence of geranylgeranoic acid in various medicin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Muraguchi T,Okamoto K,Mitake M,Ogawa H,Shidoji Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we evaluated the relationships of estimated desaturase activities with cardiometabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype and inflammation in Koreans. Ninety-three healthy volunteers participated in this cross-sectional study. LDL particle size was determi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Do HJ,Chung HK,Moon J,Shin MJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carnitine is a vitamin-like compound that plays important roles in fatty acid β-oxidation and the control of the mitochondrial coenzyme A/acetyl-CoA ratio. However, carnitine is not added to ordinary enteral nutrition or total parenteral nutrition. In this study, we determined the serum carnitine concentrations in sub...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Iwamoto J,Honda A,Miyamoto Y,Miyazaki T,Murakami M,Saito Y,Ikegami T,Miyamoto J,Matsuzaki Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of the sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) luseogliflozin on skeletal muscle. Eight-week-old mice were fed a standard diet or the standard diet with added luseogliflozin for 8 weeks. The mice were divided into the following four genotype/dietary groups: Db/m mice without SGLT-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Okamura T,Hashimoto Y,Osaka T,Fukuda T,Hamaguchi M,Fukui M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omega-3 fatty acids intake is important to maintain muscle mass. However, the relationship between omega-3 fatty acids intake and sarcopenia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes has been unclear. We used the brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire for the assessment of habitual food and nutrient in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Okamura T,Hashimoto Y,Miki A,Kaji A,Sakai R,Iwai K,Osaka T,Ushigome E,Hamaguchi M,Yamazaki M,Fukui M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The redox balance of coenzyme Q10 in human plasma is a good marker of oxidative stress because the reduced form of coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinol-10) is very sensitive to oxidation and is quantitatively converted to its oxidized form (ubiquinone-10). Here we describe an HPLC method for simultaneous detection of ubiquinol-10 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Nagase M,Yamamoto Y,Mitsui J,Tsuji S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been reported that α-tocopherol (α-Toc) is effective for amelioration of liver damage. However, it is unknown whether other vitamin E analogs are effective. In this study, we investigated the effects of γ-tocopherol (γ-Toc) and tocotrienols (T3) in rats with fatty liver. Rats fed a vitamin E-deficient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Yachi R,Igarashi O,Kiyose C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of IGF-1R has been demonstrated in gastrointestinal cancers, and its expression is reported as the result of the loss of tumor suppressors. IL-16 is involved in the pathophysiological process of chronic inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the changes in the expression of IGF-1R ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Nakajima N,Kozu K,Kobayashi S,Nishiyama R,Okubo R,Akai Y,Moriyama M,Kinukawa N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fatty acid composition of serum phospholipids were analyzed in 20 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis (11 with malnutrition and 9 with acceptable nutritional status); 25 healthy age and sex-matched adults were used as controls. Cirrhotic patients showed higher levels of palmitic acid and total saturated fatty ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Ristić-Medić D,Takić M,Vučić V,Kandić D,Kostić N,Glibetić M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenoprotein P (encoded by SELENOP) contains the essential trace element selenium in the form of selenocysteine, which is an analog of cysteine that contains selenium instead of sulfur. Selenoprotein P is a major selenium-containing protein in human plasma and is mainly synthesized in the liver. It functions as a sel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Saito Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentration is the most commonly used marker for hepatocellular injury. We investigated the suitable cutoff value of serum ALT for the diagnosis or prediction of fatty liver. In 1578 Japanese adults (1208 men, 370 women; 35-69 years of age) who visited our center both in 2000 and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Omagari K,Takamura R,Matsutake S,Ichimura M,Kato S,Morikawa S,Nagaoka S,Osabe M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is an essential metallic microelement for life. However, iron overload is toxic. The liver serves an important role as a storehouse for iron in the body. About 20-25 mg of iron is required each day for hemoglobin synthesis. To maintain iron homeostasis, transferrin and transferrin receptors are primarily involved...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Takami T,Sakaida I

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in the blood are elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. In the present study, serial observations of the localization of ICAM-1 in the liver were made by light and electron microscopy in rats with carcinogen-induced cancer. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Matsuoka S,Matsumura H,Arakawa Y,Nakamura H,Nirei K,Yamagami H,Ogawa M,Nakajima N,Amaki S,Tanaka N,Moriyama M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant sterols are used as food additives to reduce intestinal cholesterol absorption. They also increase fecal neutral sterol (FNS) excretion irrespective of the absorption inhibition. Intestine-mediated reverse cholesterol transport, or trans-intestinal cholesterol efflux (TICE), provides the major part of the increa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Nakano T,Inoue I,Takenaka Y,Ikegami Y,Kotani N,Shimada A,Noda M,Murakoshi T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa are commonly observed in Japanese patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). However, detailed data regarding the possible association between the genetic factors of inflammation related molecules and FD are not available. Toll like receptor 2 (TLR2) and mannan-binding lectin (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tahara T,Shibata T,Wang F,Yamashita H,Hirata I,Arisawa T

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spironolactone and furosemide, which are used to treat ascites associated with decompensated cirrhosis, are ineffective in treating refractory ascites. Hence, combination therapy with tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, has been approved in Japan. Tolvaptan monotherapy and combination therapy with furosem...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tanabe N,Takami T,Fujisawa K,Matsumoto T,Yamamoto N,Sakaida I

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for correctly assessing hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of antioxidative chemicals and/or biological compounds/materials was proposed. This method can simultaneously assess two factors, i.e. hydroxyl radical-scavenging and 5,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidine-N-oxide (hydroxyl radical adduct of 5,5-dimet...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Ueno M,Nakanishi I,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that type 2 diabetes risk, early impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance can be predicted by measuring the fasting levels of certain biomarkers. Here we validated these findings in randomly recruited healthy volunteers (n = 101) based on biomarker expression as well as various non-inva...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Umeno A,Fukui T,Hashimoto Y,Kataoka M,Hagihara Y,Nagai H,Horie M,Shichiri M,Yoshino K,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is synthesized in almost all human tissues and presumably involved in age-related alterations and diseases. Here, we examined the impact of aging and sex on the serum CoQ10 status in 860 European adults ranging in age from 18 to 82 years. We identified an inverse U-shaped relationship between CoQ1...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Niklowitz P,Onur S,Fischer A,Laudes M,Palussen M,Menke T,Döring F

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citrus bioflavonoids may offer some protection against the early stage of diabetes mellitus and the development of complications. We investigated the effect of hesperidin on blood glucose levels, hepatic glucose-regulating enzyme activities, serum insulin and adiponectin levels, serum and hepatic lipid levels, and par...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Akiyama S,Katsumata S,Suzuki K,Ishimi Y,Wu J,Uehara M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in l-arginine metabolism, including increased arginase levels and decreased nitric oxide production, are involved in the pathophysiology of asthma. In this study, using an intranasal mite-induced NC/Nga mouse model of asthma, we examined whether administration of l-arginine ameliorated airway hyperresponsivene...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Zhang R,Kubo M,Murakami I,Setiawan H,Takemoto K,Inoue K,Fujikura Y,Ogino K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in patients with many chronic diseases, but has not been well recognized in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated the prevalence of GERD symptoms in 278 outpatients with RA and their association with such clinical factors as age, sex, height, weight, body mass inde...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Nampei A,Shi K,Ebina K,Tomita T,Sugamoto K,Yoshikawa H,Hirao M,Hashimoto J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotoxicity is defined as renal dysfunction that arises as result of exposure to external agents such as drugs and environmental chemicals. The present work was undertaken to carry out the phytochemical study and nephroprotective activity of methanolic extract of Casuarina equisetifolia leaves in gentamicin-induced...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： El-Tantawy WH,Mohamed SA,Abd Al Haleem EN

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00