Publications by authors named "Aya Ozeki"
High Bioavailability of Spinach Folate Evaluated by Functional Biomarkers in a Folate Depletion-Repletion Mouse Model.
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the bioavailability of folate from spinach compared to synthetic folic acid (FA) in mice, revealing that natural folates like those from spinach have significantly different absorption rates.
- Mice were placed on a folate-deficient diet and then given either synthetic FA or spinach folate to measure how well each source replenished folate levels and affected health markers.
- Results indicated that spinach folate restored folate levels in the body to about 69% of FA levels and showed promising improvements in plasma homocysteine and chromosomal integrity, suggesting that spinach folate is more bioavailable than previously thought.
Importance: Few studies with sufficient statistical power have shown the association of the z score of the coronary arterial internal diameter with coronary events (CE) in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA).
Objective: To clarify the association of the z score with time-dependent CE occurrence in patients with KD with CAA.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This multicenter, collaborative retrospective cohort study of 44 participating institutions included 1006 patients with KD younger than 19 years who received a coronary angiography between 1992 and 2011.