Seiryu Ishikawa, Yuka Takezawa, Chiharu Iida, Yuko Yamada, Kyoko Chiba, Mohammad Shaokat Ali, Simo Sun, Eriko Kage-Nakadai
{"title":"Experience-Dependent Behavioral Plasticity in Avoiding Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) Requires DAF-16/FOXO in the AIY Interneurons of Caenorhabditis elegans.","authors":"Seiryu Ishikawa, Yuka Takezawa, Chiharu Iida, Yuko Yamada, Kyoko Chiba, Mohammad Shaokat Ali, Simo Sun, Eriko Kage-Nakadai","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bitterness and astringency are the aversive tastes in mammals. In humans, aversion to bitterness and astringency may be reduced depending on the eating experience. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying plasticity in preference to bitter and astringent tastants remain unknown. This study aimed to investigate the preference plasticity to bitter and astringent tea polyphenols, including catechins and tannic acids, in the model animal Caenorhabditis elegans. C. elegans showed avoidance behavior against epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), tannic acid, and theaflavin. However, they displayed diminishing avoidance against EGCG depending on their EGCG-feeding regime at larval stages. Additionally, the behavioral plasticity in avoiding EGCG required the transcription factor DAF-16/FOXO. Isoform-specific deletion mutant analysis and cell-specific rescue analysis revealed that the function of daf-16 isoform b in AIY interneurons is necessary for experience-dependent behavioral plasticity to EGCG.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 2","pages":"164-173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140849949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dietary Supplementation of Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> to Rats Fed High-Amylose Cornstarch Normalizes Propionate Fermentation in the Colon.","authors":"Tomoki Umeda, Chihiro Yamada, Takahiro Kawase, Takamitsu Tsukahara, Ryo Inoue, Shingo Hino, Naomichi Nishimura","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since propionate exerts several physiological effects, maintenance of its normal colonic fermentation is essential. To investigate whether vitamin B<sub>12</sub> (VB<sub>12</sub>) is essential for normal propionate fermentation by colonic bacteria, via the succinate pathway, we examined if high-amylose cornstarch (HACS) feeding activated such a pathway, if high HACS feeding impaired propionate fermentation, and if oral VB<sub>12</sub> supplementation normalized propionate fermentation. Male rats were given control, 20% HACS or 3% fucose diets (Expt. 1); a VB<sub>12</sub>-free control diet or one supplemented with 5-30% HACS (Expt. 2); and the 20% HACS diet supplemented with 0.025-25 mg/kg of VB<sub>12</sub> (Expt. 3), for 14 d. HACS feeding significantly increased cecal succinate concentration, activating the succinate pathway (Expt. 1). Cecal cobalamin concentration in 20% and 30% HACS groups was about 75% of that in the control group (Expt. 2). Cecal succinate and propionate concentrations significantly increased and decreased in 30% HACS groups, respectively, compared with the control group. Although HACS group supplemented with 0.025 mg/kg of VB<sub>12</sub> had a low concentration of cecal propionate, adding high amounts of VB<sub>12</sub> to HACS diets provided sufficient amounts of VB<sub>12</sub> to rat ceca and increased cecal propionate concentration (Expt. 3). Compared with the non-HACS group, the relative abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila, but not Bacteroides/Phocaeicola, was lower in the HACS counterpart and showed improvement with increased VB<sub>12</sub> doses. To summarize, feeding high HACS decreased and increased cecal VB<sub>12</sub> and succinate concentrations, respectively. Furthermore, colonic delivery of sufficient amounts of VB<sub>12</sub> to rats likely reduced accumulation of succinate and normalized propionate fermentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 2","pages":"139-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140861490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Nutritional Status and Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies: Evaluating the Impact of Workplace Nutrition Program on Female Workers in Vietnam.","authors":"Linh Thuy Nguyen, Khanh Do Nam, Phuong Thi Duong, Tuyet Chinh Thi Pham, Yoshinori Komatsu","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.131","DOIUrl":"10.3177/jnsv.70.131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This randomized controlled clinical study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition intervention program for non-pregnant female workers in Vietnam. A total of 500 female workers were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group were provided nutrition education, personalized specific dietary, and received oral nutrition supplements (ONS)-which contained multi-minerals and vitamins according to recommendations for adults for a duration of 12 wk, while participants in the control group received only nutrition education. The result shows the percentage of malnutrition by BMI in the control group rose from 15.6% to 21.3% after 12 wk; the figure for counterpart experienced a remain unchanged (p<0.05). Additionally, the mean of serum zinc in the intervention group significantly increased from 49.0±21.2 μg/dL to 53.6±19.5 μg/dL after 12 wk. Moreover, the intervention group demonstrated significant increases in serum iron and total serum calcium levels (p<0.05), with from 13.9±5.6 μmol/L to 15.3±5.8 μmol/L, and from 2.36±0.15 mmol/L to 2.4±0.09 mmol/L, respectively. The participants of the intervention group were more likely to have higher total serum calcium (Coef=0.04, p<0.05), serum iron (Coef=1.99, p<0.05), and serum zinc (Coef=18.9, p<0.05), which presents a reduce micronutrient deficiency. In conclusion, workplace nutrition interventions effectively mitigate micronutrient deficiencies and improve the nutritional status of female workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 2","pages":"131-138"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anti-Obesity Effects of a Combination of Whole-Body Vibration Stimulus and Dietary D-Allulose on Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet.","authors":"Shunsuke Higaki, Reiko Inai, Susumu Mochizuki, Akihide Yoshihara, Kazuya Akimitsu, Tatsuhiro Matsuo","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Whole-body vibration (WBV) has gained attention as a light-resistance exercise and can increase energy metabolism. The rare sugar D-allulose has anti-obesity effects that are mediated by the suppression of hepatic lipogenesis. In this study, we examined the anti-obesity effects of a combination of WBV and dietary D-allulose in rats fed a high-fat diet. Thirty-two male Wistar rats (3-wk-old) were randomly assigned to four groups: sedentary control (C), WBV (V), D-allulose (A), and WBV+D-allulose (VA). Rats in Groups A and VA were fed a 5% D-allulose diet, and rats in Groups V and VA were subjected to WBV using a vibrating platform during the 8-wk experimental period. Total abdominal adipose tissue was significantly lower in Groups V, A, and VA than that in Group C, whereas no differences were observed between Groups V, A, and VA. Dietary D-allulose significantly decreased the weights and percentages of carcass and total body fats, whereas the WBV stimulus significant reduced only the total body fat mass. We observed that both long-term WBV stimulation and dietary D-allulose intake inhibited body fat accumulation in rats fed a high-fat diet, which led to obesity; however, no synergistic effect of this combination could be confirmed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 6","pages":"508-513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Intake of Dietary Lipids Improves Glucose Tolerance via Modulating Gut Microbiota.","authors":"Yuri Haneishi, Saya Watanabe, Ayana Okada, Hitoshi Takemae, Deborah Bastoni, Lucia Treppiccione, Anella Saggese, Tetsuya Mizutani, Mauro Rossi, Junki Miyamoto","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The composition of gut microbiota is determined not only by genetic factors but also by environmental factors, such as diet, exercise, and disease conditions. Among these factors, diet is crucial in changing the gut microbial composition. Dietary lipids composed of different fatty acids not only alter host metabolism but also have a significant impact on the composition of gut microbiota. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the relationship between these host effects and their impact on gut microbiota remain unclear. Here, we demonstrated that intake of different dietary lipids improved glucose tolerance by modulating gut microbiota. The results of our analysis show that the taxa of bacteria that increase in number as a result of dietary lipid intake play an important role in glucose metabolism. Thus, we have identified a new mechanism underlying the function of dietary lipids in regulating glucose homeostasis. Our findings contribute to possible new methods to prevent and treat metabolic disorders by modifying the composition of gut microbiota.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 4","pages":"336-343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142108379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevention of Age-Related-Increases in the Risks of Incident Functional Disability and Dementia by Home-Delivered Functional Dairy Product Consumption in Japanese Older Adults.","authors":"Yasuaki Wada, Asuka Matsuzaki Tada, Meiko Yokoyama, Miyuki Tanaka, Katsunori Kondo","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.344","DOIUrl":"10.3177/jnsv.70.344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dairy products formulated with bioactives are widely distributed in Japan, but it remains to be clear whether a regular consumption of these products would help reduce the risks of incidental functional disability and dementia in older adults. This study aimed to investigate Japanese subjects aged ≥65 y (n=629) that routinely consumed three functional dairy products, a calcium-enriched milk supplemented with Bifidobacterium longum BB536, a yogurt supplemented with lactoferrin, B. longum BB536 and heat-killed Lacticaseibacillus paracasei MCC1849, and a drinkable yogurt supplemented with lactoferrin, B. longum BB536 and heat-killed L. paracasei MCC1849, through a home delivery service. Intake frequency and intake duration of these functional dairy products were compared with the risk scores of incident functional disability and dementia, developed by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. In the participants aged <75 y, the incident functional disability risk was significantly maintained or decreased in the participants with the long intake duration level compared with the short intake duration level (OR, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.25-0.93). In the participants aged ≥75 y, the dementia risk was significantly maintained or decreased in the participants with the high intake frequency level compared with the low intake frequency level (OR, 95% CI: 0.46, 0.22-0.95). A high intake frequency or long term duration of these functional dairy products may be effective in preventing an aging-related increase in the risks of incident functional disability and dementia in older adults, but this warrants further investigation using different products containing different bioactives.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 4","pages":"344-351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142108376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Salmon Calcitonin Adjuvant Treatment for Lumbar Spine Fracture: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.","authors":"Chunhua Hu, Jun Liu, Jinrong Yi","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.406","DOIUrl":"10.3177/jnsv.70.406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed at analyzing the therapeutic effect of salmon calcitonin on patients with lumbar spine fracture after operation. Eighty-eight cases with lumbar spine fracture who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in The Huichang People's Hospital from February 2020 to February 2023 were separated into two groups. The 44 cases in the control group were treated with calcium carbonate and Vitamin D3 tablets, on the basis, the salmon calcitonin was applied to treat the 44 cases in study group. The pain degree, bone metabolism index and matrix metalloproteinase levels were determined and compared between two groups. Lumbar function and daily living activity ability in two groups were evaluated, and adverse reactions during treatment were observed. The pain degree in study group was alleviated after treatment for 3 mo compared with the control group (p<0.05). The bone specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP) and osteocalcin (OC) levels were increased, while beta C-terminal cross-linked telopeptides of type I collagen (β-CTX) levels were decreased in study group after treatment for 3 mo compared with control group (p<0.05). After treatment for 3 mo, the serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels in study group were lower than those in control group (p<0.05). Three months after treatment, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score was lower and Barthel Index (BI) score was higher in study group than those of control group (p<0.05). No severe adverse reactions were observed in both groups during treatment (p>0.05). Salmon calcitonin can relieve the pain degree, improve the levels of bone metabolism and matrix metalloproteinase, and improve the lumbar spine function and ability of daily living activity in patients with lumbar spine fracture.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 5","pages":"406-410"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142546038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Habitual Green Tea Consumption with Sarcopenia Assessed Using SARC-F in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Akinori Yaegashi, Tohru Kobayashi, Nobuya Kimura, Mikako Sakaya, Rumi Ohta, Haruka Yokoyama","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To ascertain whether habitual green tea consumption is associated with sarcopenia among Japanese older adults, using the screening tool for sarcopenia (SARC-F). This cross-sectional study in Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan, was conducted between June and September 2022 and included 364 Japanese participants older than 65 y. Habitual green tea consumption and energy intake were ascertained using a validated self-administered food frequency questionnaire. Sarcopenia was evaluated using the SARC-F. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of sarcopenia risk across participant tertiles of green tea consumption, with adjustments for age, sex, body mass index, living alone, habitual exercise, walking hours, current smoking status, current alcohol consumption status, energy intake, protein intake, vegetable intake, and fruit intake. In this study of 364 participants (154 men and 210 women), the prevalence of sarcopenia risk was 9.3%. The multivariable-adjusted OR [95% CI] of green tea consumption for ≥1 cup/d compared with that of <1 cup/wk of sarcopenia was 0.312 [0.129-0.752]. Higher habitual green tea consumption was inversely associated with sarcopenia among Japanese older adults. Further longitudinal studies are required to confirm these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 2","pages":"117-123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140855325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Dietary Assessment in Japanese People.","authors":"Chihiro Toji, Yoko Saito, Naoko Hirota, Akiko Notsu, Mitsuru Fukui, Satoshi Sasaki, Chigusa Date","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 76-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed to investigate nutritional epidemiology in urban residents in Japan. The authors prepared two food models-a life-size three-dimensional model and a life-size two-dimensional photograph-to assess the FFQ portion size. The validity of the FFQ was verified using the two food models by comparing them with 16-d weighted dietary records (WDRs). Validation was conducted by comparing the FFQ1 findings with those obtained with the WDR, which is regarded as the gold standard, and reproducibility was verified by comparing the findings from FFQ2 and FFQ1. After completion of the WDR, the participants were randomized into two groups. In one group, the FFQ was conducted using life-size three-dimensional models (3D-FFQ) to estimate the portion size. In the other group, the FFQ was administered using life-size photo collection (2D-FFQ). Regarding validity, the median values (range) of Pearson's correlation coefficients for the energy and nutrient intake of the 32 items by the WDR and FFQ1 were r=0.53 (0.30-0.68) in the 3D-FFQ and r=0.57 (0.33-0.87) in the 2D-FFQ. When FFQs with 2D or 3D food models and two different portion sizes were compared with regard to the intake of certain food groups, energy, and nutrients, both the 2D-FFQ and 3D-FFQ provided good correlation coefficients with the WDR.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 2","pages":"106-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bioavailability of Anthocyanin Cyanidin-3-Glucoside from Black Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Extract after Co-Administration with Allyl Isothiocyanate in Rats.","authors":"Kosuke Ohara, Yuma Shibata, Kaori Matsumoto, Tetsuya Hasegawa, Masayuki Akimoto","doi":"10.3177/jnsv.70.514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.70.514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Black rice (BR) is beneficial for the health of animals and humans. Herein, we investigated the pharmacokinetics of cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G), a major anthocyanin constituent of BR, in male rats. After its intravenous administration, C3G was rapidly distributed throughout the body and disappeared from the plasma. Its cumulative urinary excretion accounted for less than 20% of the dose administered. After a single dose of BR extract (C3G40) containing C3G was orally administered (300 mg C3G/kg body weight), the C3G plasma concentration peaked at 30 min and then rapidly declined within 4 h. The extent of the cumulative urinary excretion of C3G, together with the area under the curve (AUC) of the plasma C3G concentration, indicated a bioavailability of approximately 0.5-1.5%. These results suggest that C3G was rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract in rats; however, its plasma concentration was very low. We also examined the enhancing effect of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a pungent component of wasabi, on the gastrointestinal absorption of C3G in rats. Following the co-administration of C3G with AITC dissolved in PEG200, the urinary excretion and AUC of C3G were 4.5- and 2.7-fold higher than those in the control group (without AITC) (p<0.01), respectively. This is the first study to show that the gastrointestinal absorption of BR anthocyanins is promoted by AITC.</p>","PeriodicalId":16624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology","volume":"70 6","pages":"514-520"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}