List of works - Akira Asai

A highly polar xanthophyll of 9'-cis-neoxanthin induces apoptosis in HCT116 human colon cancer cells through mitochondrial dysfunction

scientific article published on 22 December 2006

Antiangiogenic and anticancer potential of unsaturated vitamin E (tocotrienol).

scientific article published on 13 December 2008

Antioxidative effects of turmeric, rosemary and capsicum extracts on membrane phospholipid peroxidation and liver lipid metabolism in mice

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Association of glycated albumin with the presence of carotid plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes.

scientific article

Biotransformation of fucoxanthinol into amarouciaxanthin A in mice and HepG2 cells: formation and cytotoxicity of fucoxanthin metabolites.

scientific article published on February 2004

Characterization of pancreatic islets in two selectively bred mouse lines with different susceptibilities to high-fat diet-induced glucose intolerance.

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Development of a high-performance liquid chromatography-based assay for carotenoids in human red blood cells: application to clinical studies

scientific article

Effect of impaired glucose tolerance on atherosclerotic lesion formation: an evaluation in selectively bred mice with different susceptibilities to glucose intolerance.

scientific article published on 17 October 2013

Effect of mulberry leaf extract with enriched 1-deoxynojirimycin content on postprandial glycemic control in subjects with impaired glucose metabolism

scientific article

Esterification of xanthophylls by human intestinal Caco-2 cells.

scientific article

Fat intake and the development of type 2 diabetes

scientific article

FoxO1 breaks diabetic heart

scientific article published on 28 November 2012

High purity tocotrienols attenuate atherosclerotic lesion formation in apoE-KO mice.

scientific article

Induction of apoptosis in DLD-1 human colon cancer cells by peridinin isolated from the dinoflagellate, Heterocapsa triquetra. ⬇️

scientific article published on 7 April 2007

Involvement of Rac GTPase activation in phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide-induced THP-1 cell adhesion to ICAM-1.

scientific article published on 18 February 2011

LC-MS/MS analysis of carboxymethylated and carboxyethylated phosphatidylethanolamines in human erythrocytes and blood plasma.

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Leptin production capacity determines food intake and susceptibility to obesity-induced diabetes in Oikawa-Nagao Diabetes-Prone and Diabetes-Resistant mice

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

Levels of glucose-regulatory hormones in patients with non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia: including a review of the literature.

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination of human plasma 1-palmitoyl-2-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoyl-phosphatidylcholine isomers via promotion of sodium adduct formation

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Low bioavailability of dietary epoxyxanthophylls in humans

scientific article

Neoxanthin and fucoxanthin induce apoptosis in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells.

scientific article published in March 2005

Occurrence of orally administered curcuminoid as glucuronide and glucuronide/sulfate conjugates in rat plasma

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Orally administered crocetin and crocins are absorbed into blood plasma as crocetin and its glucuronide conjugates in mice.

scientific article published in September 2005

Postprandial Increase in Energy Expenditure Correlates with Body Weight Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Diet Therapy

scientific article

Preparation of pure lipid hydroperoxides.

scientific article published on 18 July 2008

Repetitive Glucose Spikes Accelerate Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in C57BL/6 Mice.

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

Selective breeding of mice for different susceptibilities to high fat diet-induced glucose intolerance: Development of two novel mouse lines, Selectively bred Diet-induced Glucose intolerance-Prone and -Resistant

scientific article

Severity and multiplicity of microvascular complications are associated with QT interval prolongation in patients with type 2 diabetes.

scientific article published on 2 November 2017

Transgenerational changes of metabolic phenotypes in two selectively bred mouse colonies for different susceptibilities to diet-induced glucose intolerance.

scientific article published on 21 January 2015

List of works by Akira Asai

A highly polar xanthophyll of 9'-cis-neoxanthin induces apoptosis in HCT116 human colon cancer cells through mitochondrial dysfunction

Antiangiogenic and anticancer potential of unsaturated vitamin E (tocotrienol).

Antioxidative effects of turmeric, rosemary and capsicum extracts on membrane phospholipid peroxidation and liver lipid metabolism in mice

Association of glycated albumin with the presence of carotid plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Biotransformation of fucoxanthinol into amarouciaxanthin A in mice and HepG2 cells: formation and cytotoxicity of fucoxanthin metabolites.

Characterization of pancreatic islets in two selectively bred mouse lines with different susceptibilities to high-fat diet-induced glucose intolerance.

Development of a high-performance liquid chromatography-based assay for carotenoids in human red blood cells: application to clinical studies

Effect of impaired glucose tolerance on atherosclerotic lesion formation: an evaluation in selectively bred mice with different susceptibilities to glucose intolerance.

Effect of mulberry leaf extract with enriched 1-deoxynojirimycin content on postprandial glycemic control in subjects with impaired glucose metabolism

Esterification of xanthophylls by human intestinal Caco-2 cells.

Fat intake and the development of type 2 diabetes

FoxO1 breaks diabetic heart

High purity tocotrienols attenuate atherosclerotic lesion formation in apoE-KO mice.

Induction of apoptosis in DLD-1 human colon cancer cells by peridinin isolated from the dinoflagellate, Heterocapsa triquetra. ⬇️

Involvement of Rac GTPase activation in phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide-induced THP-1 cell adhesion to ICAM-1.

LC-MS/MS analysis of carboxymethylated and carboxyethylated phosphatidylethanolamines in human erythrocytes and blood plasma.

Leptin production capacity determines food intake and susceptibility to obesity-induced diabetes in Oikawa-Nagao Diabetes-Prone and Diabetes-Resistant mice

Levels of glucose-regulatory hormones in patients with non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia: including a review of the literature.

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination of human plasma 1-palmitoyl-2-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoyl-phosphatidylcholine isomers via promotion of sodium adduct formation

Low bioavailability of dietary epoxyxanthophylls in humans

Neoxanthin and fucoxanthin induce apoptosis in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells.

Occurrence of orally administered curcuminoid as glucuronide and glucuronide/sulfate conjugates in rat plasma

Orally administered crocetin and crocins are absorbed into blood plasma as crocetin and its glucuronide conjugates in mice.

Postprandial Increase in Energy Expenditure Correlates with Body Weight Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Diet Therapy

Preparation of pure lipid hydroperoxides.

Repetitive Glucose Spikes Accelerate Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in C57BL/6 Mice.

Selective breeding of mice for different susceptibilities to high fat diet-induced glucose intolerance: Development of two novel mouse lines, Selectively bred Diet-induced Glucose intolerance-Prone and -Resistant

Severity and multiplicity of microvascular complications are associated with QT interval prolongation in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Transgenerational changes of metabolic phenotypes in two selectively bred mouse colonies for different susceptibilities to diet-induced glucose intolerance.