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Can colonic hydrogen derived from non-digestible saccharides substitute for ascorbic acid as an electron donor in vivo?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K12719
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Eating habits
Research InstitutionShizuoka University

Principal Investigator

Nishimura Naomichi  静岡大学, 農学部, 教授 (10341679)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords水素 / 大腸発酵 / 抗酸化作用 / 難消化性糖質 / α-トコフェロール / アスコルビン酸 / α-トコフェロール / ビタミンE再生 / 抗酸化 / 栄養学 / 食と栄養
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Hydrogen molecule, which is produced by colonic fermentation of non-digestible saccharides, show the reducibility in vivo and then contribute to inhibited inflammation. Hydrogen have been reported to scavenge a potent reactive oxygen species, hydroxyl radical, in vitro. However, it remains unclear whether it will act by the same mechanism in vivo. In this study, we found that colonic hydrogen alleviates oxidative stress by promoting the regeneration of α-tocopherol as an electron donor in the adipose tissue. Hydrogen is a nonpolar molecule and its redox potential is very low, so the effect in adipose tissue is reasonable.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Transplantation of High Hydrogen-Producing Microbiota Leads to Generation of Large Amounts of Colonic Hydrogen in Recipient Rats Fed High Amylose Maize Starch.2018

    • Author(s)
      Nishimura N, Tanabe H, Komori E, Sasaki Y, Inoue R and Yamamoto Y
    • Journal Title

      Nutrients

      Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Pages: 144-144

    • DOI

      10.3390/nu10020144

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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