Dioscorea japonica extract down-regulates prostaglandin E2 synthetic pathway and induces apoptosis in lung cancer cells.

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：: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：:Monascus purpureus is a red dye derived from yeast rice and has been used as color additives for food in East Asia. Monascus purpureus consists of several bioactive components. Some of these components work as a radical scavenger, thus monascus purpureus would also eliminate reactive oxygen species. Cancer cells maint...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kurokawa H,Ito H,Matsui H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic effects of non-thermal plasma are expected in the medical fields, including hemostasis, vascularization, prevention of organ adhesion, and cell proliferation. Cancer is an internal enemy arising from normal tissue in the body. The prognosis of metastatic and recurrent cancers is still poor despite adva...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kajiyama H,Utsumi F,Nakamura K,Tanaka H,Toyokuni S,Hori M,Kikkawa F

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：:The effects of inulin on the microbial composition and faecal characteristics in 36 healthy, formula-fed infants (average age 7.7 months) given 3 different daily dosages of native inulin (0.75 g/day, 1.00 g/day, and 1.25 g/day) were studied. At all levels of inulin consumption, a significant (p<0.05) reduction of pote...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： K W Yap W,Mohamed S,Husni Jamal M,Diederick M,A Manap Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Imbalance between reactive oxygen species generation and antioxidant capacity induces a condition known as oxidative stress which is implicated in numerous pathological processes. In this study we evaluated whether natural zeolites chabazite/phillipsite/analcime may affect the levels of different antioxidant enzymes (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Dogliotti G,Malavazos AE,Giacometti S,Solimene U,Fanelli M,Corsi MM,Dozio E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton pump inhibitors are the first-line treatment for reflux esophagitis. Because severe reflux esophagitis has very low prevalence in Japan, little is known about the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors in these patients. This prospective multicenter study assessed the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Mizuno H,Matsuhashi N,Sakaguchi M,Inoue S,Nakada K,Higuchi K,Haruma K,Joh T

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Recently, we administered fish oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to senescence-accelerated mice P8 (SAMP8), in order to investigate the effects on lifespan. Surprisingly, the lifespan of SAMP8 that were fed fish oil was shortened significantly, through a mechanism that likely involved...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Sugawara S,Honma T,Ito J,Kijima R,Tsuduki T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)H(2)) is known as a potent antioxidant in biological systems. However, it is not yet known whether CoQ(9)H(2) could act as an antioxidant in human cells. The aim of this study is to assess whether exogenously added CoQ(9) can protect human liver cells against injuries induced by a water-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kusumoto C,Kinugawa T,Morikawa H,Teraoka M,Nishida T,Murawaki Y,Yamada K,Matsura T

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：: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：:We investigated the effects of treatment with antibodies against tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on energy metabolism, nutritional status, serum cytokine levels in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Twelve patients were enrolled. Resting energy expenditure (REE) levels were measured by indirect calorimetry. Crohn's dis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Nishida N,Sasaki M,Kurihara M,Ichimaru S,Wakita M,Bamba S,Andoh A,Fujiyama Y,Amagai T

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：:It is accepted that pulmonary exposure of rodents to porcine pancreatic elastase (ELT) induces lesions that morphologically resemble human emphysema. Nonetheless, extensive analysis of this model has rarely been conducted. The present study was designed to extensively examine the effects of ELT on lung inflammation, c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Inoue K,Koike E,Yanagisawa R,Takano H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N(ε)-(Hexanoyl)lysine, formed by the reaction of lysine with n-6 lipid hydroperoxide, is a lipid peroxidation marker during the initial stage of oxidative stress. The aim of the present study is to indentify N(ε)-(hexanoyl)lysine-modified proteins in neoplastic transformed gastric mucosal cells by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Okada H,Naito Y,Takagi T,Takaoka M,Oya-Ito T,Fukumoto K,Uchiyama K,Handa O,Kokura S,Nagano Y,Matsui H,Kato Y,Osawa T,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Although some studies have indicated a correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk of colorectal neoplasms, these findings have not been consistent and are controversial. This case-control study aimed to investigate the association between endoscopic gastric mucosal atrophy and colorectal polyp occu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kawahara Y,Kodama M,Mizukami K,Saito T,Hirashita Y,Sonoda A,Fukuda K,Matsunari O,Okamoto K,Ogawa R,Okimoto T,Murakami K

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:The effects of topical application of Rafflesia hasseltii buds and flowers extract on the rate of wound healing and histology of healed wound were assessed. Four groups of adult male Sprague Dawley rats were experimentally wounded in the posterior neck area. A thin layer of blank placebo was applied topically to wound...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Abdulla MA,Ahmed KA,Ali HM,Noor SM,Ismail S

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Although a large body of literature reported that high intake of vitamin E played a possible role in reducing risk of cardiometabolic diseases, conflicting results were also found in some observational studies due to confounding factors. Hence, we used a Mendelian randomization study as an alternative way to examine t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Fan C,Huang T,Kong X,Zhang X,Zou Z,Xiao J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species attack several living organs and induce cell death. Previously, we found axonal/dendrite degeneration before the induction of cell death in hydrogen peroxide-treated neuroblastoma: N1E-115 cells and primary neurons. This phenomenon may be connected with membrane oxidation, microtubule destabili...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Fukui K,Okihiro S,Ohfuchi Y,Hashimoto M,Kato Y,Yoshida N,Mochizuki K,Tsumoto H,Miura Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a crucial role in cancer metastasis. In this study, we evaluated the effect of heat treatment on tumor growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-induced EMT in pancreatic cancer cells and tried to ascertain the mechanism related to any observed effects. Human pancreatic cancer cell lines ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kimura-Tsuchiya R,Ishikawa T,Kokura S,Mizushima K,Adachi S,Okajima M,Matsuyama T,Okayama T,Sakamoto N,Katada K,Kamada K,Uchiyama K,Handa O,Takagi T,Yagi N,Naito Y,Itoh Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00