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Volume 56, Number 6, December 2010

MINIREVIEW

New Developments in Research on Vitamin K Biosynthesis
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (1.15 MB)]
Kimie Nakagawa.....623

REGULAR ARTICLES

Study on Controllable Preparation of Silica Nanoparticles with Multi-sizes and Their Size-dependent Cytotoxicity in Pheochromocytoma Cells and Human Embryonic Kidney Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (540 kB)]
Huihui Yuan, Feng Gao, Zhigang Zhang, Lede Miao, Ronghua Yu, Hongli Zhao, and Minbo Lan.....632

Diabetes-induced Testicular Disorders Vis-a-vis Germ Cell Apoptosis in Albino Rat: Remedial Effect of Hexane Fraction of Root of Musa paradisiaca and Leaf of Coccinia indica
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (1.19 MB)]
Chhanda Mallick, Tushar Kanti Bera, Kazi Monjur Ali, Kausik Chatterjee, and Debidas Ghosh.....641

Resveratrol Attenuates Neuroinflammation-mediated Cognitive Deficits in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (900 kB)]
Qi-Hai Gong, Fei Li, Feng Jin, and Jing-Shan Shi.....655

Cholinesterase-inhibiting Potentials of Amberlite XAD-2 Resin Extracts Collected from River and Drinking Waters in Northwest District of Chiba Prefecture, Japan
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (352 kB)]
Ayako Kanno, Iwaki Nishi, Tomohiro Kishi, Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Yasuo Takahashi, and Sukeo Onodera.....664

Immune Response Pathways in Human Keratinocyte (HaCaT) Cells are Induced by Ultraviolet B via p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (852 kB)]
Yasuko Mutou, Mitsutoshi Tsukimoto, Takujiro Homma, and Shuji Kojima.....675

Feasibility of Bioavailability Testing by Simultaneous Determination of Serum Concentrations of Tegafur and 5-fluorouracil after TS-1 Oral or Tube Administration for Chemotherapy in Oral Cancer Patients
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (344 kB)]
Mio Nakamoto, Hitoshi Ishigouoka, Kazumichi Sato, Tomohiro Yamauchi, Morio Tonogi, Gen-yuki Yamane, Yoichi Tanaka, Hideaki Ichiba, Takeshi Fukushima, and Yoshio Inouye.....684

Low-molecular Weight Amines Have Marked Potential to Promote Colitis in a Mouse Experimental Model: A Possible Proposal of in vivo Formation of Their Chloramines
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (2.00 MB)]
Atsushi Urano, Kotaro Nishiyama, Koichi Kato, Toru Masaka, Mariko Tachikawa, and Kenzo Yamanaka.....690

Comparison of Selenium Metabolism in Three Brassicaceae Plants
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (460 kB)]
Ayako Yawata, Yasuko Oishi, Yasumi Anan, and Yasumitsu Ogra.....699

Effect of Nobiletin on Lipid Metabolism in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (252 kB)]
Eri Nagata, Ikuyo Ichi, Ryoko Kataoka, Miyuki Matsushima, Noriko Adachi, Yuko Kitamura, Takao Sasaki, and Shosuke Kojo.....705

RESEARCH LETTERS

Safety Evaluation of Black Rice Vinegar (Kurosu) from a Jar on Food-drug Interaction: 30-day Ingestion Study on Expressions of Drug Metabolism Enzymes and Transporters in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (140 kB)]
Yoshihiko Shibayama, Masanobu Nagano, Akira Fujii, Miyuki Taguchi, Yasuo Takeda, and Katsushi Yamada.....712

Studies on the Physicochemical Properties and Existence of Water Products (as Drinks) Advertised as Having Smaller Cluster Sizes of H2O Molecules than Those of Regular Water
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (132 kB)]
Atsushi Hiraoka, Atsuko Shinohara, and Yoshihiro Yoshimura.....717

Effects of Basic Karate Exercises on Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Sedentary Collegiate Women
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (108 kB)]
Yoshitaka Yoshimura and Hiroyuki Imamura.....721

Phosphoenolpyruvic Acid, an Intermediate of Glycolysis, Attenuates Cellular Injury Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide and 2-Deoxy-D-glucose in the Porcine Proximal Kidney Tubular Cell Line, LLC-PK1
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (220 kB)]
Yuki Kondo, Yoichi Ishitsuka, Daisuke Kadowaki, Minako Nagatome, Yusuke Saisho, Masataka Kuroda, Sumio Hirata, Mitsuru Irikura, Naotaka Hamasaki, and Tetsumi Irie.....727

Comparison of the Gene Expression Levels of Mevalonate Pyrophosphate Decarboxylase between Stroke-prone Spontaneously Hhypertensive and Wistar Kyoto Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (424 kB)]
Akihiro Michihara, Mai Shimatani, and Kenji Akasaki.....733

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Cell Shape and Matrix Production of Fibroblasts Cultured on Fibroin-organized Silk Scaffold with Type-II β-turn Structured (Ala-Gly-Ala-Gly-Ser-Gly)n Sequences
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (6.38 MB)]
Michiko Hirata, Megumi Kobayashi, Chiho Matsumoto, Chisato Miyaura, Tetsuo Asakura, and Masaki Inada.....738

Consumption of Coffee Polyphenols Increases Fat Utilization in Humans
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (316 kB)]
Noriyasu Ota, Satoko Soga, Takatoshi Murase, Akira Shimotoyodome, and Tadashi Hase.....745