2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of lifestyle-related disease prevention effect of local vegetables and its application to the activation of local industry
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24500987
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Eating habits, studies on eating habits
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 健康と食生活 / 生活習慣病 / 食品成分 / アルコール性肝疾患 / 肥満 / 創傷治癒 / なにわ伝統野菜 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To clarify the scientific knowledge about the preventive effect of lifestyle-related diseases by local traditional vegetables in Osaka, Japan, we examined the effect of an extract of Tamatsukurikuromon-shirouri (TS), a Japanese pickling melon (Cucumis Melo var. Conomon), on ethanol-induced liver injury, obesity and skin wound healing. As a result, the extract of TS had an ability of prevent of ethanol-induced liver injury and obesity. The extract of TS had also the promotive activity of skin wound healing. However, the extract of Shirouri, a popular pickled melon had no effect.
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| Free Research Field |
病態栄養学
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