Scientific proof of the functionality of thesweet potato shochu related material

• Project/Area Number: 23659383
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: INUI Akio 鹿児島大学, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (80168418)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ASAKAWA Akihiro 鹿児島大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 准教授 (10452947)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SAMESHIMA Yoshihiro 鹿児島大学, 農学部, 教授 (90448564) ; OHINATA Kosaku 京都大学, 農学研究科, 准教授 (00361147)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
• Keywords: 心療内科学 / 肥満 / 糖代謝 / 麹 / 睡眠 / インスリン抵抗性 / 高脂肪食 / 抗肥満作用 / 筋肉

Research Abstract

Evidence of sugar potato and its related substances in medicine

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Potentiation of ghrelin signaling attenuates cancer anorexia-cachexia and prolongs survival (2011)
  • Author(s): Fujituka N, Asakawa A, Uezono Y, Minami K, Yamaguchi T, Niijima A, Yada T, Maejima Y, Sedbazar U, Sakai T, Hattori T, Kase Y, Inui A
  • Journal Title: Translational Psychiatry Volume: 1 Issue: 7 Pages: 23-23
  • DOI: 10.1038/tp.2011.25
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Zinc as an appetite stimulator - the possible role of zinc in the progression of diseases such as cachexia and sarcopenia (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki H, Asakawa A, Li JB, Tsai M, Amitani H,Ohinata K, Komai M, Inui A.
  • Journal Title: Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric Volume: 3(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 226-31
  • DOI: 10.2174/2212798411103030226
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Induction of PDK4 in the heart muscle of JVS mice, an animal model of systemic carnitine deficiency, does not appear to reduce glucose utilization by the heart (2011)
  • Author(s): Ushikai M.
  • Journal Title: Mol Genet Metab Volume: 102(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 349-355
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2010.11.167
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Zinc as an appetite stimulator - the possible role of zinc in the progression of diseases such as cachexia and sarcopenia. (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki H, Asakawa A, Li JB, Tsai M, Amitani H, Ohinata K, Komai M, Inui A
  • Journal Title: Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric Volume: 3(3) Pages: 226-231
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Induction of PDK4 in the heart muscle of JVS mice, an animal model of systemic carnitine deficiency, does not appear to reduce glucose utilization by the heart. (2011)
  • Author(s): Ushikai M, Horiuchi M, Kobayashi K, Matuda S, Inui A., Takeuchi T, Saheki T.
  • Journal Title: Mol Genet Metab. Volume: 102(3） Pages: 349-355
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Antiobesity effects of various rice koji in mice with obesity induced by high-fat diet
  • Author(s): Yumiko Yoshizaki, Chihiro Kawasaki, Kai-Chun Cheng, Miharu Ushikai, Akihiro Asakawa, Kayu Okutsu, Kazunori Takamine, Yoshihiro Sameshima, Akio Inui
  • Journal Title: Nutrition Research Volume: (投稿中)
• [Presentation] 高脂肪食誘導性肥満マウスに対する米麹摂食の肥満・糖代謝改善効果 (2012)
  • Author(s): 吉崎由美子、川崎千紘、鄭凱駿、牛飼美晴 浅川明弘、奥津果優、高峯和則、鮫島吉廣、乾 明夫
  • Organizer: 日本醸造学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2012-09-27
• [Presentation] 高脂肪食誘導性肥満マウスに対する米麹摂食の肥満・糖代謝改善効果
  • Author(s): 吉崎由美子
  • Organizer: 平成２４年度日本醸造学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都