Publications by authors named "A Gotou"

Aim: The ingestion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum OLL2712 (OLL2712) cells has been shown to improve glucose metabolism by suppressing chronic inflammation in murine models and clinical studies. This study aimed to clarify the effect of OLL2712 on glycaemic control in healthy adults with prediabetes.

Materials And Methods: The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group design.

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Autophagy is an important system conserved in eukaryotes that maintains homeostasis by degrading abnormal proteins. Autophagy incompetence in intestinal epithelial cells causes the abnormal function of intestinal stem cells and other cells and damages intestinal barrier function. The disruption of the intestinal barrier causes chronic inflammation throughout the body, followed by impaired glucose and lipid metabolism.

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  • - The study explores the fundamental properties of alkali metal fluorides (CsF and KF) when dissolved in two specific solvents: hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) and trifluoroethanol (TFE), focusing on aspects like solubility, conductivity, and viscosity.
  • - It describes the solid-state structures of single crystals produced from CsF in both HFIP and TFE for the first time, highlighting the interactions between the fluorinated alcohols and CsF.
  • - The research successfully demonstrates potential applications of these findings in electrochemical fluorination reactions, suggesting practical uses for the studied compounds.
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Background: Chronic inflammation and insulin resistance are factors that are related to obesity. We have suggested that the administration of heat-treated OLL2712 (OLL2712) cells can improve glucose and lipid metabolism by suppressing chronic inflammation in mouse models and a preliminary clinical study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether ingesting OLL2712 cells can reduce body fat accumulation and improve metabolic risk factors, in overweight, healthy adults.

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The ingestion of OLL2712 (OLL2712) cells improved glucose metabolism by suppressing chronic inflammation in mouse models and in a preliminary clinical study. We aimed to clarify the effect of OLL2712 on glucose metabolism and chronic inflammation for healthy adults. Prediabetic adults ( = 130, age range: 20-64 years) were randomly assigned to either the placebo or OLL2712 groups ( = 65 each) and were administered conventional yogurt or yogurt containing more than 5 × 10 heat-treated OLL2712 cells, respectively, daily for 12 weeks.

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