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Katayama S, Yamaguchi D, Suzuki Y, Athamneh A, Mitani T, Satoh R, et al.
Mol Nutr Food Res . 2018 Aug; 62(21):e1800303. PMID: 30160053
Scope: Buckwheat is a common food allergen frequently consumed in Asian countries, with Fag e 1 and Fag e 2 being the major buckwheat allergens. The purpose of this study...
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Shimizu A, Mitani T, Tanaka S, Fujii H, Maebuchi M, Amiya Y, et al.
J Agric Food Chem . 2018 Jul; 66(30):7935-7941. PMID: 29985005
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a member of the neurotrophin family, plays an important role in cognitive abilities, including memory and learning. We demonstrated that soybean protein hydrolysate (SPH) diet suppresses...
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Corpuz H, Ichikawa S, Arimura M, Mihara T, Kumagai T, Mitani T, et al.
Nutrients . 2018 Jun; 10(6). PMID: 29899283
This study aimed to assess the suppressive effect of long-term diet supplementation with strains on cognitive decline in the senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) model. For 43 weeks, fourteen-week-old female...
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Yamashita Y, Mitani T, Wang L, Ashida H
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) . 2018 May; 64(2):151-160. PMID: 29710033
Cacao extract (CE) consumption has beneficial effects on human health, such as lowering the risk of obesity. However, the underlying molecular mechanism for the anti-obesity effect of CE remains incompletely...
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Mitani T, Takaya T, Harada N, Katayama S, Yamaji R, Nakamura S, et al.
Arch Biochem Biophys . 2018 Apr; 646:98-106. PMID: 29625124
Adipose tissues in obese individuals are characterized by a state of chronic low-grade inflammation. Pre-adipocytes and adipocytes in this state secrete pro-inflammatory adipokines, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), which induce...
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Chawalitpong S, Chokchaisiri R, Suksamrarn A, Katayama S, Mitani T, Nakamura S, et al.
Sci Rep . 2018 Apr; 8(1):5625. PMID: 29618833
Cyperenoic acid is a terpenoid isolated from the root of a medicinal plant Croton crassifolius with a wide range of biological activities. In this study, the effects of cyperenoic acid...
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Mitani T, Nagano T, Harada K, Yamashita Y, Ashida H
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) . 2017 Dec; 63(5):331-338. PMID: 29225318
Caffeine is a methylxanthine derived from plant foods such as coffee beans and tea leaves, and has multiple biological activities against physiological response and several diseases. Although there are some...
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Katayama S, Ohno F, Mitani T, Akiyama H, Nakamura S
J Agric Food Chem . 2017 Nov; 65(49):10730-10737. PMID: 29141406
The purpose of this study was to screen phytochemicals capable of inducing immune tolerance via enhanced transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) secretion and investigate their effects in a mouse model of...
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Mitani T, Watanabe S, Yoshioka Y, Katayama S, Nakamura S, Ashida H
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res . 2017 Oct; 1864(12):2438-2448. PMID: 28965824
Theobromine, a methylxanthine derived from cacao beans, reportedly has various health-promoting properties but molecular mechanism by which effects of theobromine on adipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis remains unclear. In this study,...
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Yoshioka Y, Li X, Zhang T, Mitani T, Yasuda M, Nanba F, et al.
J Clin Biochem Nutr . 2017 Apr; 60(2):108-114. PMID: 28366989
Black soybean seed coat extract (BE), which contains abundant polyphenols such as procyanidins, cyanidin 3-glucoside, (+)-catechin, and (-)-epicatechin, has been reported on health beneficial functions such as antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory,...