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Volume 55, Number 5, October 2009

CURRENT TOPICS

Taste and Health: New Frontiers in Oral Physiology and Rehabilitation

Foreword
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (40.0 kB)]
Yoshiaki Yamada and Hisayuki Uneyama.....663
Physiological Significance of Taste on Ingestion and Swallowing
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (48.0 kB)]
Yoshiaki Yamada.....664
Taste-active Components in Foods, with Concentration on Umami Compounds
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (540 kB)]
Misako Kawai, Hisayuki Uneyama, and Hiroshi Miyano.....667
Multiple Umami Receptors and Their Variants in Human and Mice
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (96.0 kB)]
Masafumi Jyotaki, Noriatsu Shigemura, and Yuzo Ninomiya.....674
The Current Status and Future Prospects of the Salivary Proteome
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (704 kB)]
Naoyuki Yamada, Reiko Yuji, and Ei-ichiro Suzuki.....682
Hyposalivation Strongly Influences Hypogeusia in the Elderly
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (656 kB)]
Shizuko Satoh-Kuriwada, Noriaki Shoji, Misako Kawai, Hisayuki Uneyama, Naoto Kaneta, and Takashi Sasano.....689
Possible Applications of Umami Taste to Improve Eating Disorders
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (232 kB)]
Hisayuki Uneyama and Yoshiaki Yamada.....699

REGULAR ARTICLES

Experimental Studies of Achyranthes aspera (L) Preventing Nephrotoxicity Induced by Lead in Albino Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (308 kB)]
Thangavel Jayakumar, Metharmitla Perumal Sridhar, Tanguturi Raghavaiah BharathPrasad, Muthaiyan Ilayaraja, Swaminathan Govindasamy, and Maruthaiveeran Periyasamy Balasubramanian.....701

Dedifferentiation of Human Epidermal Keratinocytes Induced by UV In Vitro
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (3.57 MB)]
Cai Sa, Pan Yu, Fu Xiaobing, Lei Yonghong, Sun Tongzhu, Wang Jun, and Sheng Zhiyong.....709

Hot-water-extracts of Polygonum Multiflorum Do Not Induce Any Toxicity but Elicit Limited Beneficial Effects on the Liver in Mice
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (1.18 MB)]
Toshihiro Noda, Takehiro Yamada, Tomoko Ohkubo, Tomohiro Omura, Takashi Ono, Tomoki Adachi, Toshio Awaya, Yoshikazu Tasaki, Keiko Shimizu, and Kazuo Matsubara.....720

Staphylococcus epidermidis Forms Floating Micro-colonies in Platelet Concentrates at the Early Stage of Contamination
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (192 kB)]
Yasuo Motoyama, Nobuyasu Yamaguchi, Mami Matsumoto, Tomoaki Ichijo, Hideto Nagumo, Noboru Kagami, Yoshihiko Tani, Masahiro Satake, and Masao Nasu.....726

Antioxidant Properties and α-amylase Inhibition of Terminalia superba, Albizia sp., Cola nitida, Cola odorata and Harungana madagascarensis Used in the Management of Diabetes in Cameroon
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (736 kB)]
Claudia Edwedje Noumessing Momo, Akonwi Fuh Ngwa, Gilles Ines Fomekong Dongmo, and Julius Enyong Oben.....732

Involvement of Oxidized Peroxiredoxin-3 in Cadmium- and Ceramide-induced Apoptosis of Human Neuroblastoma Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (852 kB)]
Mi Jung Oh, Gyu Young Chae, Kyong Hoon Ahn, So Jung Chu, Jong Min Choi, Jung Eun Ji, Seok Kyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kang, Sung Hyun Kim, Jong Hoon Won, Yang Hui Park, Kwang Mook Jung, Sung Yun Jung, and Dae Kyong Kim.....739

An Environmental and Biological Study of Occupational Exposure to Cyclophosphamide in the Pharmacy of a Japanese Community Hospital Designated for the Treatment of Cancer
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (372 kB)]
Manabu Tanimura, Kiyofumi Yamada, Shin-ichi Sugiura, Keiki Mori, Hiroaki Nagata, Kyoko Tadokoro, Tomohiro Miyake, Youko Hamaguchi, Paul Sessink, and Toshitaka Nabeshima.....750

Comparison of the Treatment Performances of High-strength Wastewater in Vertical Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands Planted with Acorus calamus and Lythrum salicaria
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (164 kB)]
Yongjun Zhao, Bo Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Weijing Kong, Changwei Hu, and Shuqing An.....757

Alteration of Acetaminophen-induced Cytotoxicity in Mouse Hepatocytes during Primary Culture
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (1.92 MB)]
Atika Jaruchotikamol, Akiko Takase, Sumiyo Itoh, Yuki Kawasaki, Sachiko Kondo, Tsutomu Sakuma, and Nobuo Nemoto.....767

Simple and Rapid Determination of Cypermethrin and Fenvalerate Residues in Kampo Products by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry with Negative Chemical Ionization
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (428 kB)]
Takaomi Tagami, Keiji Kajimura, Katsuhiro Yamasaki, Yoshiyuki Sawabe, Chie Nomura, Shuzo Taguchi, and Hirotaka Obana.....777

RESEARCH LETTERS

Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis Typing of Multidrug-resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Various Sources of Seafood
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (388 kB)]
Fang Liu, Wenying Guan, MJ. Alam, Zhixin Shen, Shuhong Zhang, Lin Li, Sumio Shinoda, and Lei Shi.....783

Comparison of Antibacterial Activity of Fluoroquinolones with Their Sucralfate-complexes against Clinically-isolated Bacteria
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (88.0 kB)]
Hitoshi Kawazoe, Kyoko Takaoka, Hirofumi Shibata, Naokatu Arakaki, Tomihiko Higuti, Kiyoshi Negayama, Hitoshi Houchi, Koichiro Tsuchiya, and Yoshiharu Takiguchi.....790

Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans daf-16 Mutant to Assess the Lifespan Toxicity of Prolonged Exposure to Ecotoxic Agents
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (480 kB)]
Masaru Kurauchi, Hisashi Morise, and Toshihiko Eki.....796

Effect of Momordica charantia on Adenosine Monophosphate-activated Protein Kinase in Genetically Type 2 Diabetic Mice Muscle
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (252 kB)]
Toshihiro Miura, Takanori Kawata, Satoshi Takagi, Mai Nanpei, Haruka Nakao, Eriko Ishihara, and Torao Ishida.....805

Ginseng Extracts Facilitate Cytochrome P450 Xenobiotic Metabolism in Primary Cultures of Rat Hepatocytes
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (284 kB)]
Atsushi Kawase, Fumiaki Takeshita, Ayano Yamada, Kazuya Murata, Hideaki Matsuda, Keiichi Samukawa, and Masahiro Iwaki.....809

Involvement of Mesoderm-specific Transcript in Cell Growth of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (728 kB)]
Yoshito Kadota, Takashige Kawakami, Shinya Suzuki, and Masao Sato.....814

Specific Detection of Viable Salmonella Cells by an Ethidium Monoazide-Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (EMA-LAMP) Method
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (336 kB)]
Yuxia Lu, Weiqing Yang, Lei Shi, Lin Li, Muhammad Jahangir Alam, Siyuan Guo, and Shin-ichi Miyoshi.....820

Chromatographic Analysis of Conformationally Changed Insulin and Its Cytotoxic Effect on PC12 Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Sumiko Iwasa, Akina Enomoto, Satomi Onoue, Minako Nakai, Takehiko Yajima, and Takeshi Fukushima.....825

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Role of Prostaglandin E in Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand (RANKL) Expression in Osteoblasts Induced by Cell Adhesion to Bone Marrow B-lymphocytes
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (352 kB)]
Michiko Hirata, Suguru Harada, Chiho Matsumoto, Morichika Takita, Chisato Miyaura, and Masaki Inada.....832

Effect of Resistant Maltodextrin on Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (172 kB)]
Yuka Kishimoto, Yuko Yoshikawa, Shoko Miyazato, Hiroshi Oga, Takako Yamada, Hiroyuki Tagami, Chieko Hashizume, and Kunio Yamamoto.....838

Oxidative Stress More Strongly Induced by ortho- Than para-quinoid Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in A549 Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (396 kB)]
Yumi Motoyama, Kanae Bekki, Sang Woon Chung, Ning Tang, Takayuki Kameda, Akira Toriba, Keiko Taguchi, and Kazuichi Hayakawa.....845

Rapid On-chip flow Cytometric Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Milk
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (176 kB)]
Masafumi Ikeda, Nobuyasu Yamaguchi, and Masao Nasu.....851