[HTML][HTML] Development of a Prokaryotic Universal Primer for Simultaneous Analysis of Bacteria and Archaea Using Next-Generation Sequencing

S Takahashi, J Tomita, K Nishioka, T Hisada… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
For the analysis of microbial community structure based on 16S rDNA sequence diversity,
sensitive and robust PCR amplification of 16S rDNA is a critical step. To obtain accurate …

Alteration in the gastric microbiota and its restoration by probiotics in patients with functional dyspepsia

M Igarashi, H Nakae, T Matsuoka… - BMJ open …, 2017 - bmjopengastro.bmj.com
Objective The objective of this study was to comparatively analyse the gastric fluid (GF)
microbiota between patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and healthy controls (HC), and …

Changes in serum cytokine concentrations during the menopausal transition

T Yasui, M Maegawa, J Tomita, Y Miyatani, M Yamada… - Maturitas, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to clarify the changes in serum
concentrations of 17 cytokines in healthy women during the menopausal transition by using …

Assessment of regional myocardial strain by a novel automated tracking system from digital image files

T Toyoda, H Baba, T Akasaka, M Akiyama… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - Elsevier
Myocardial strain imaging by Doppler tissue echocardiography is a useful method to
quantify regional left ventricular function. However, this method has a problem of its Doppler …

[HTML][HTML] Quercetin metabolism by fecal microbiota from healthy elderly human subjects

M Tamura, C Hoshi, M Kobori, S Takahashi, J Tomita… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Quercetin is a polyphenol found in food that has numerous health benefits. This study
investigated the relationship between quercetin metabolism, gut microbiota composition …

Association of interleukin-8 with hot flashes in premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women and bilateral oophorectomized women

T Yasui, H Uemura, J Tomita, Y Miyatani… - The Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify serum cytokine concentrations in
premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women and bilateral …

Associations of adiponectin with sex hormone-binding globulin levels in aging male and female populations

T Yasui, J Tomita, Y Miyatani, M Yamada, H Uemura… - Clinica chimica acta, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Changes with aging in serum gonadal hormones, sex hormone-binding
globulin (SHBG) and adiponectin, which are involved in insulin resistance and metabolic …

Effect of vitamin K2 treatment on carboxylation of osteocalcin in early postmenopausal women

T Yasui, Y Miyatani, J Tomita, M Yamada… - Gynecological …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. We examined the serum level of undercarboxylated osteocalcin (uc OC), which is
a sensitive marker of vitamin K status, and levels of bone turnover markers in early …

Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli sp. nov., Gluconacetobacter takamatsuzukensis sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter aggeris sp. nov., isolated from Takamatsuzuka …

M Nishijima, N Tazato, Y Handa… - … of systematic and …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
Ten strains of Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria were isolated
from the burial mound soil collected before the dismantling and samples collected during the …

Molecular and phenotypic characterization of Leptospira johnsonii sp. nov., Leptospira ellinghausenii sp. nov. and Leptospira ryugenii sp. nov. isolated from soil and …

T Masuzawa, M Saito, R Nakao… - Microbiology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In a previous study, 50 of 132 soil samples collected throughout Japan were found to be
Leptospira‐positive. In the present study, three strains identified in the collected specimens …