Vol. 9 No. 1 (2019): January 2019

Research Articles

• Determination of bioactive properties of food grade extracts from Icelandic edible brown seaweed sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) with in vitro human cell cultures (THP-1).

  Magdalena M. Stefaniak, María Gudjónsdóttir, Gudrun Marteinsdottir, Sesselja Omarsdottir, Elena Bravo, Olafur Eysteinn Sigurjónsson, Kristberg Kristbergsson

  1-15

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• The anti-inflammatory effects of Indonesian and Japanese bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) fruit extracts on interleukin-1β-treated hepatocytes

  Dinia Rizqi Dwijayanti, Tetsuya Okuyama, Tadayoshi Okumura, Yukinobu Ikeya, Mikio Nishizawa

  16-33

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• Effects of curcumin on testis microvascular complication in streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats

  Wipapan Khimmaktong, Manaras Komolkriengkrai, Piyakorn Boonyoung, Vipavee Anupunpisit

  34-51

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• Intake safety of Lactobacillus helveticus SBT2171 and its effects on nasal and ocular symptoms associated with mites and house dust: An open-label study and a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study

  Maya Yamashita, Eiji Kobatake, Shun Obuchi, Masayuki Iwai, Kazuyuki Ichikawa, Toshihide Kabuki, Tadao Enomoto

  52-78

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