{"title":"Safety and efficacy of a dietary supplement containing functional food ingredients for erectile dysfunction","authors":"Seika Kamohara M.D., Ph.D , Masakatsu Kageyama , Satoshi Sunayama M.D., Ph.D , Kozo Denpo Ph.D","doi":"10.1016/j.pmu.2014.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p><span>Functional food<span> ingredients are widely used for erectile dysfunction. We conducted 2 clinical studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a commercialized dietary supplement containing </span></span><span><em>Panax </em><em>ginseng</em></span> C.A. Meyer extract, <em>Lepidium meyenii</em> root extract, yeast extract, egg white peptide, <em>Mucuna pruriens</em><span> extract, black ginger extract, polyphenol, </span><span>l</span>-arginine, <span>l</span>-carnitine, coenzyme Q<sub>10</sub><span>, vitamin E, black pepper extract, and zinc.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>In the first study, after providing informed consent, 15 healthy men (mean age, 35.3 ± 1.9 years) participated. A dietary supplement, EDiSON was administered for 8 weeks. Adverse events were recorded daily. In the second study, 14 men diagnosed with mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction participated in an 8-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. They were assigned to the dietary supplement group (</span><em>n</em> = 8) or the placebo group (<em>n</em><span> = 6). The primary outcome was the quality of life, as assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>All patients completed the studies. In the first study, the intake of the dietary supplement was not associated with any adverse events. In the second study, the intake of the supplement was associated with significant improvement of the IIEF-5 score at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks of the trial, compared to the baseline.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p><span>Our initial findings support the safety of the EDiSON dietary supplement. The results from the randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial support the use of the EDiSON dietary supplement for the treatment of mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction. This study was registered at </span><span>http://www.umin.ac.jp</span><svg><path></path></svg>, as UMIN000009405.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101009,"journal":{"name":"Personalized Medicine Universe","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 38-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.03.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91774491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masahiro Higuchi Ph.D., Ara Kim, Cody C. Cook, Sara Prior, Akinobu Gotoh
{"title":"Role of mitochondrial DNA changes in prostate cancer progression","authors":"Masahiro Higuchi Ph.D., Ara Kim, Cody C. Cook, Sara Prior, Akinobu Gotoh","doi":"10.1016/j.pmu.2014.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101009,"journal":{"name":"Personalized Medicine Universe","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 57-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.03.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90131465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marked improvement of neurocognitive impairment after treatment with compounds from Hericium erinaceum: A case study of recurrent depressive disorder","authors":"Kazutoyo Inanaga MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.pmu.2014.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101009,"journal":{"name":"Personalized Medicine Universe","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 46-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.02.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90131466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Inanaga, Taketoshi Matsuki, Y. Hoaki, K. Miki, A. Shigemoto, Susumu Hirota, N. Mori, N. Hattori
{"title":"Improvement of refractory schizophrenia on using Amyloban®3399 extracted from Hericium erinaceum","authors":"K. Inanaga, Taketoshi Matsuki, Y. Hoaki, K. Miki, A. Shigemoto, Susumu Hirota, N. Mori, N. Hattori","doi":"10.1016/J.PMU.2014.04.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PMU.2014.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101009,"journal":{"name":"Personalized Medicine Universe","volume":"20 1","pages":"49-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85286210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Higuchi, A. Kim, C. C. Cook, Sara E. Prior, A. Gotoh
{"title":"Role of mitochondrial DNA changes in prostate cancer progression","authors":"M. Higuchi, A. Kim, C. C. Cook, Sara E. Prior, A. Gotoh","doi":"10.1016/J.PMU.2014.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PMU.2014.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101009,"journal":{"name":"Personalized Medicine Universe","volume":"1 1","pages":"57-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73139524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Syncope","authors":"Howard J. Kline","doi":"10.1016/j.pmu.2014.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p><span>Syncope is a common clinical problem characterized by a transient, spontaneously self-terminating loss of consciousness with complete and prompt recovery, the cause of which is insufficiency of cerebral blood flow creating generalized anoxia, most commonly due to a transient fall of </span>systemic arterial pressure<span> to levels below those tolerated by the cerebrovascular autoregulation<span><span> mechanism. A thorough evaluation of the underlying cause of syncope is warranted in all patients to precisely diagnose the underlying mechanism or cause in order to provide the appropriate treatment of syncope since it is challenging for many reasons. The purpose of this review on syncope is to provide a thorough differential diagnosis as to the underlying cardiac and non-cardiac causes with methods of assessment of the specific causes. Knowledge of the specific cause, especially in the setting of structural heart disease or primary electrical cardiac disease, has an increased incidence of sudden death and overall mortality. It is also important to establish whether or not syncope is due to </span>orthostatic hypotension<span> since it is associated with a twofold increased mortality, whereas those individuals with neurally mediated syncope have an excellent prognosis.</span></span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":101009,"journal":{"name":"Personalized Medicine Universe","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 4-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.pmu.2014.02.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90131468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}