The relationship between vitamin D and estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio in Korean adults.

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of a drink supplement containing Momordica charantia extract from bitter melon on physical fitness and levels of stress hormones during a four-week exercise training program in a hot environment. Ten male tennis players were orally administrated in a four-week (100 ml, 6 times a day...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Yook JS,Kwak JJ,Jeong WM,Song YH,Hijioka Y,Honda Y,Kim SE,Ha MS

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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：: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：:The present study was conducted in order to determine whether oxidative stress during aging involves dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in association with the emergence of cognitive deficits. When young rats were subjected to oxidative stress in the form of hyperoxia, thiobarbituric acid rea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kobayashi N,Machida T,Takahashi T,Takatsu H,Shinkai T,Abe K,Urano S

更新日期：2009-09-01 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

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：:Prostaglandin E2 plays a role in an array of pathophysiological responses, including inflammation, carcinogenesis and so on. Prostaglandin E2 is synthesized from arachidonic acid by the enzymes cyclooxygenase and prostaglandin E synthase. In some pathological conditions, the isozymes cyclooxygenase-2 and microsomal pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Suzuki-Yamamoto T,Tanaka S,Tsukayama I,Takafuji M,Hanada T,Arakawa T,Kawakami Y,Kimoto M,Takahashi Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：: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：:The amount of phosphorus contained in food as food additives is currently increasing and a high intake of phosphorus can cause various diseases. To determine the effects of a prolonged high phosphorus diet, here we investigated the phosphorus and calcium balance and expression of type IIa sodium-dependent phosphate tr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Tani Y,Sato T,Yamanaka-Okumura H,Yamamoto H,Arai H,Sawada N,Genjida K,Taketani Y,Takeda E

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of antioxidant biofactor (AOB) on reactive oxygen species (ROS). Generation of superoxide radical (O(2) (•-)) and hydroxyl radical ((•)OH) was determined using an electron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping method. AOB was added at different concentrations to th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Matsui S,Tsujimoto Y,Ozawa T,Matsushima K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to anti-fungal drugs has become the main cause for increasing incidence rate of Candida infections in pediatric intensive care units (PICU). Zinc supplementation has been shown to exhibit beneficial effects on many pediatric illnesses. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of zinc supplementation on ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Xie J,Zhu L,Zhu T,Jian Y,Ding Y,Zhou M,Feng X

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of hypertension or stroke is associated with an excess of ROS generation in the vascular system, and results in induction of various pathological cascades of cerebrovascular damage. We have demonstrated that electron spin resonance methods using a spin trap or spin probe will be useful for understa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Lee MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the anti-obesity effects of two types of meju in diet induced obese C57BL/6J mice. Animals were randomly divided into 4 dietary group (n = 10); normal diet, high fat diet with 30% soybean, high fat diet with 30% traditional meju, high fat diet with 30% standardized meju. After 16 w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Bae CR,Kwon DY,Cha YS

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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

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：:Nitidine chloride (NC), a natural, bioactive, phytochemical alkaloid derived from the roots of Zanthoxylum nitidum, has been reported to exhibit anti-tumor activity against various types of cancer. However, the potential therapeutic role of NC in human cervical cancer has not yet been studied. We are the first to repo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

authors： Kwon HJ,Kim LH,Ahn CH,Yang IH,Hong KO,Doo Hong S,Shin JA,Cho SD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00