Polished rice as natural sources of cancer-preventing geranylgeranoic acid.

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is a major neurodegenerative disease involving the selective degeneration of dopaminergic neurons and α-synuclein containing Lewy bodies formation in the substantia nigra. Although α-synuclein is a key molecule for both dopaminergic neuron death and the formation of inclusion bodies, the mechanism ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Teraoka M,Nakaso K,Kusumoto C,Katano S,Tajima N,Yamashita A,Zushi T,Ito S,Matsura T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutritional and immunological status of patients with obstructive jaundice is usually severely altered, with high mortality rates. The n-3 polyunsaturate fatty acids (PUFA), particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 n-3), posess potent immunomodulatory activities. Thus, our aim was to compare the plasma phospholip...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Popovic T,Ranic M,Bulajic P,Milicevic M,Arsic A,Vucic V,Glibetic M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquinol-10 (QH(2)), the reduced form of Coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) serves as a potent antioxidant of lipid membranes. Because many antioxidants reveal potent anti-inflammatory effects, the influence of QH(2) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines were determined in the human mono...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Schmelzer C,Lorenz G,Rimbach G,Döring F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyer's patches are nodules that play a central role in intestinal immunity. Few studies demonstrate the relationship between the number of Peyer's patches and intestinal polyps. Here we identify a statistically significant inverse correlation between the quantity of Peyer's patches and of the development of intestina...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Fujimoto K,Fujii G,Sakurai H,Yoshitome H,Mutoh M,Wada M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E analog, such as α- and γ-tocopherol, can undergo ω-oxidation without cleavage of the chroman ring, and this pathway is responsible for generation of the major urinary vitamin E metabolite, carboxyethyl hydroxychroman. However, it is still unclear how carboxyethyl hydroxychroman is changed in various tissues ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kiyose C,Saito K,Yachi R,Muto C,Igarashi O

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death among hemodialysis patients. Hyperphosphatemia induces cardiovascular disease through vascular endothelial dysfunction and calcification. Repetition of a short-term excessive-phosphorus (P) diet causes transient elevations in plasma P and subsequent vascular endothelial...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tani M,Tanaka S,Takamiya K,Sakaue M,Ito M

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:A Using streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, we examined the effects of zinc supplementation and insulin treatment on the metabolic availability of vitamin A. All diabetic animals exhibited an elevated plasma glucose (>18 mmol/liter) level within 48 h of intravenous streptozotocin injection. The untreated diabetic ra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tuitoek P,Lakey J,Rajotte R,Ziari S,Tsin A,Basu T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the effects of abundant breast milk intake on rats model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). Neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to expand litters of 7 pups/litter (7-rats group) and 14 pups/litter (14-rats group). They were exposed to 80% oxygen from postnatal day (P) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Matsubara M,Saito Y,Nakanishi-Ueda T,Ueda T,Hisamitsu T,Koide R,Takahashi H

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:In this study, we examined whether compound 48/80 (C48/80), a mast cell degranulator, causes hepatic oxidative damage in rats. Serum and liver biochemical parameters were determined 0.5, 3 or 6 h after a single treatment with C48/80 (0.75 mg/kg). Serum histamine and serotonin levels increased 0.5 h after C48/80 treatm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Ohta Y,Yashiro K,Ohashi K,Horikoshi Y,Kusumoto C,Matsura T

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are now commonly used for the treatment of acid related diseases such as peptic ulcer and reflux esophagitis. Because of their ability to produce direct inhibition of the proton pump, PPIs provide more sustained increase of the gastric pH than H(2)-receptor (H(2)R) antagonists. Diverse re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Masaoka T,Suzuki H,Hibi T

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Oxidative stress (OS) has been implicated as one of the major underlying mechanisms behind many acute and chronic diseases. However, the measurement of free radicals or their end products is complicated. Isoprostanes, derived from the non-enzymatic peroxidation of arachidonic acid are now considered to be reliable bio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kaviarasan S,Muniandy S,Qvist R,Ismail IS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury is a severe disease associated with a high mortality. The mechanisms that cause ischemia/reperfusion injury are complex and many factors are involved in the injury formation process; however, the only available treatment is surgical intervention. Recent studies demonstrated that ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Nadatani Y,Watanabe T,Shimada S,Otani K,Tanigawa T,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although atopic dermatitis is known to be closely associated with food antigens, the actual changes in the gastrointestinal tract have not been clarified. The aim of this study was to investigate the macroscopic and histological features of the large intestine in patients with atopic dermatitis. We studied 15 outpatie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Arisawa T,Arisawa S,Yokoi T,Kuroda M,Hirata I,Nakano H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although carbon monoxide derived from heme oxygenase has been reported to exert diverse biological actions in mammals, macromolecules responsible for its direct reception and functional outcomes of the gas binding remain largely unknown. Based on our previous results in vivo suggesting carbon monoxide serves as an inh...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Yamamoto T,Takano N,Ishiwata K,Suematsu M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of olives (Olea europaea L.) is associated with a low incidence of inflammation-related diseases. Olive fruit is rich in bioactive pentacyclic triterpenoids, mainly maslinic acid. This study, a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial, examined the effects of an orally administered maslinic a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Fukumitsu S,Villareal MO,Aida K,Hino A,Hori N,Isoda H,Naito Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), including functional dyspepsia (FD), are common chronic disorders even in the younger population. Physical activity is advocated for patients with FGIDs, although the evidence is insufficient. We investigated the association between the intensity of regular exercise and g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Matsuzaki J,Suzuki H,Masaoka T,Tanaka K,Mori H,Kanai T

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:We investigated the effects of anticancer agents on peripheral blood mononuclear cells for the purpose of providing data to support new translational chemoimmunotherapy regimens. Peripheral-blood mononuclear cells were treated with one of four anticancer agents (5-fluorouracil, irinotecan, cisplatin, and gemcitabine) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Sakai H,Kokura S,Ishikawa T,Tsuchiya R,Okajima M,Matsuyama T,Adachi S,Katada K,Kamada K,Uchiyama K,Handa O,Takagi T,Yagi N,Naito Y,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：:THE STUDY EVALUATED AND COMPARED THE DIFFERENCES OF GLUCOSE RESPONSES, INCREMENTAL AREA UNDER CURVE (IAUC), GLYCEMIC INDEX (GI) AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF GI VALUES BETWEEN MEASURED BY BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER (FUJI AUTOMATIC BIOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER (FAA)) AND THREE GLUCOSE METERS: Accue Chek Advantage (AGM), BREEZE 2 (BGM),...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Lin MH,Wu MC,Lin J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small dense LDL particles (sd-LDL) and body shape index (ABSI), were evaluated in 228 women, living in Naples, Italy (Progetto ATENA). Serum cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, HOMA, Apo B, hs-CPR and sd-LDL were measured. LDL particle separation was performed by Lipoprint System: se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Gentile M,Iannuzzo G,Mattiello A,Rubba F,Panico S,Rubba P

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione, the most abundant intracellular antioxidant, protects cells against reactive oxygen species induced oxidative stress and regulates intracellular redox status. We found that rice peptides increased intracellular glutathione levels in human hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells. Acetaminophen is a commonly used analge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kawakami K,Moritani C,Uraji M,Fujita A,Kawakami K,Hatanaka T,Suzaki E,Tsuboi S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00