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Publikováno v:
European Food Research and Technology. 225:913-920
Herbal teas have become popular as alternatives to caffeinated beverages during past two decades. However, toxicological studies of herbal teas have been limited and the safety of herbal teas thus remains unknown. We focused on the estrogenic activit
Autor:
Keiji Hisamori, Toyoko Okuda, Hiroyasu Ishihara, Yuko Higashine, Harunobu Nakamura, Rikio Tokunaga, Yoshiaki Sonoda, Hirao Kohno, Katsuyasu Kouda
Publikováno v:
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 11:89-92
Metabolic rate is affected not solely by diet but also by environmental characteristics such as climate and seasonal changes in day length. In the present study, we conducted a controlled study in which we observed metabolic response to short-term en
Autor:
Rikio Tokunaga, Shigeru Taketani
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Biochemistry. 127:443-447
Bovine ferrochelatase from liver mitochondria was purified 1434-fold with a 31% yield to apparent homogeneity by a procedure involving solubilization, ammonium sulfate fractionation and blue Sepharose CL-6B chromatography. The molecular weight of the
Publikováno v:
Journal of Occupational Health. 46:398-402
It has been speculated that dentists are at high risk for occupational exposure to bloodborne viruses such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses. To assess the risk of the development of liver cancer among Japanese male dentists, we conducted a retr
Publikováno v:
Toxicology Letters. 146:259-267
Dietary restriction improves declining physiologic functions, prevents or lessens the severity of neoplasms and autoimmune diseases, and attenuates various inflammatory reactions. In the present study, we compared the effect on allergic dermatitis fr
Publikováno v:
Journal of Occupational Health. 46:37-42
It is reported that dentists are exposed to heavy metals in their clinics. To assess the risk of developing lung cancer among male Japanese dentists, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 3,314 members of Osaka Dental Association (Osakafu-Shik
Publikováno v:
Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular risk factors in children raise the possibility of cardiovascular disease later in life. We attempted to determine the current trends in cardiovascular risk factors among Japanese children. METHODS: We examined fifth-graders
Autor:
Shigeru Taketani, Rikio Tokunaga, Koshiro Hioki, Kazuya Ikebukuro, Susumu Ikehara, Yasushi Adachi, Junko Toki
Publikováno v:
Cancer Letters. 153:101-108
Apoptosis is clearly distinguished from necrosis, morphologically and chemically. Morphologically, apoptosis is characterized by a condensed nucleus and the disappearance of microvilli without disruption of the cytoplasm. In this report, we demonstra
Autor:
Rikio Tokunaga, Takashi Mohri, Yasushi Adachi, Susumu Ikehara, Shigeru Taketani, Koshiro Hioki
Publikováno v:
Experimental Cell Research. 253:533-540
Functions of small GTPases in integrin expression were investigated when the interaction of nonadherent human colon carcinoma 201 cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM) was examined. By transfection of the constitutively active form of a small GTP
Autor:
Yasushi Adachi, Shirou Fukuhara, Haruki Oyaizu, Rikio Tokunaga, Shigeru Taketani, Susumu Ikehara
Publikováno v:
Molecular Cell Biology Research Communications. 2:36-41
The anticancer drug paclitaxel is well known as an inhibitor of microtubule depolymerization, resulting in mitosis arrest. We investigated the mechanism underlying antitumor effects of paclitaxel on the lung adenocarcinoma cell line LC-2-AD. Less tha