Publications by authors named "Shuntoku Uechi"

While there are persistent rumors that the consumption of goat meat dishes increases blood pressure, there is no scientific evidence to support this. Two experiments were conducted to clarify whether or not blood pressure increases in conjunction with the consumption of goat meat dishes. In experiment 1, 24 Dahl/Iwai rats (15 weeks old, body weight 309.

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To enhance the curcumin absorption by oral administration, liposome-encapsulated curcumin (LEC) was prepared from commercially available lecithins (SLP-WHITE and SLP-PC70) and examined for its interfacial and biochemical properties. A LEC prepared from 5 wt % of SLP-PC70 and 2.5 wt % of curcumin gave a good dispersibility with 68.

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  • * NMR analysis revealed different types of sulfate groups in the native and oversulfated fucoidan, suggesting that the position and amount of sulfation influence its biological activity.
  • * The oversulfated fucoidan was found to significantly reduce the proliferation of U937 cells and induced apoptosis through the activation of caspase-3 and -7, while the native fucoidan showed much weaker effects.
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