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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The effects of artificial sweetener to bronchial asthma

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25461162
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Respiratory organ internal medicine
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

KAWANO Tetsuya  長崎大学, 病院(医学系), 助教 (50457511)

Research Collaborator OBASE Yasushi  
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords人工甘味料 / 気管支喘息
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nowadays, artificial sweeteners are very popular in our daily diet. Because, the number of obesity people is increasing in the world. On the other hand, many reports suggest the risk of artificial sweeteners to our health. Many reports showed that artificial sweeteners increase the risk of obesity and diabetes type 2.Aspartame is a representative artificial sweetener most commonly used in the world. So, the health risks of aspartame are drawing attention.
Our study shows that aspartame exacerbated allergic airway inflammation in dose dependent manner.And,the results suggested that asprtame itself could cause allergic airway inflammation.

Free Research Field

呼吸器学

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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