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Mimicking seasonal changes in light-dark cycle and ambient temperature modulates gut microbiome in mice under the same dietary regimen by Matsumoto, Shoko, Ren, Liang, Iigo, Masayuki, Murai, Atsushi, Yoshimura, Takashi

“…To better adapt to seasonal environmental changes, physiological processes and behaviors are regulated seasonally. The gut microbiome interacts with the…”
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Low Ascorbic Acid Intake Induces Inflammatory Changes in Intestine and Liver of ODS Rats by KAWADE, Noe, SUZUKI, Wakana, KOBAYASHI, Misato, OHNO, Tamio, MURAI, Atsushi, HORIO, Fumihiko

“…We previously demonstrated that ascorbic acid (AsA) deficiency, caused by an AsA-free diet, induces inflammatory changes in the liver and intestine of…”
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Involvement of thyrotropin in photoperiodic signal transduction in mice by Ono, Hiroko, Hoshino, Yuta, Yasuo, Shinobu, Watanabe, Miwa, Nakane, Yusuke, Murai, Atsushi, Ebihara, Shizufumi, Korf, Horst-Werner, Yoshimura, Takashi

“…Local thyroid hormone catabolism within the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) by thyroid hormone-activating (DIO2) and -inactivating (DIO3) enzymes regulates…”
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Ascorbic acid deficiency increases hepatic expression of acute phase proteins through the intestine-derived IL-6 and hepatic STAT3 pathway in ODS rats by Kawade, Noe, Murai, Atsushi, Suzuki, Wakana, Tokuda, Yuki, Kobayashi, Misato, Horio, Fumihiko

“…We have previously shown that ascorbic acid (AsA) deficiency elevates hepatic expression of acute phase proteins (APPs), inflammatory markers, in Osteogenic…”
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Dietary Intake of Ascorbic Acid Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sepsis and Septic Inflammation in ODS Rats by KAWADE, Noe, TOKUDA, Yuki, TSUJINO, Shogo, AOYAMA, Hiroaki, KOBAYASHI, Misato, MURAI, Atsushi, HORIO, Fumihiko

“…The aim of this study was to verify the protective effects of ascorbic acid (AsA) against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis. The study was conducted…”
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C3H/HeNSlc mouse with low phospholipid transfer protein expression showed dyslipidemia by Kobayashi, Misato, Kanbe, Fumi, Ishii, Reika, Tsubouchi, Hiroki, Hirai, Kana, Miyasaka, Yuki, Ohno, Tamio, Oda, Hiroaki, Ikeda, Saiko, Katoh, Hirokazu, Ichiyanagi, Kenji, Ishikawa, Akira, Murai, Atsushi, Horio, Fumihiko

“…High serum levels of triglycerides (TG) and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increase the risk of coronary heart disease in humans…”
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Ablation of Iah1, a candidate gene for diet-induced fatty liver, does not affect liver lipid accumulation in mice by Masuya, Tomomi, Suzuki, Miyako, Tsujimura, Junko, Kanamori, Shinsaku, Miyasaka, Yuki, Ohno, Tamio, Murai, Atsushi, Horio, Fumihiko, Kobayashi, Misato

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a pathological condition caused by excess triglyceride deposition in the liver. The SMXA-5 severe fatty liver mouse…”
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FcRY is a key molecule controlling maternal blood IgY transfer to yolks during egg development in avian species by Okamoto, Mayuko, Sasaki, Ryo, Ikeda, Koki, Doi, Kasumi, Tatsumi, Fumiya, Oshima, Kenzi, Kojima, Takaaki, Mizushima, Shusei, Ikegami, Keisuke, Yoshimura, Takashi, Furukawa, Kyohei, Kobayashi, Misato, Horio, Fumihiko, Murai, Atsushi

“…Maternal immunoglobulin transfer plays a key role in conferring passive immunity to neonates. Maternal blood immunoglobulin Y (IgY) in avian species is…”
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Maternal Transfer of Immunoglobulins into Egg Yolks of Birds by Atsushi Murai

“…In avian species, maternal IgY transferred across egg yolks from mother to offspring plays a key role to protect the hatching chicks against pathogenic…”
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Characterization of Growth, Fat Deposition, and Lipid Metabolism-Related Gene Expression in Lean and Obese Meat-Type Chickens by Suzuki, Sae, Kobayashi, Misato, Murai, Atsushi, Tsudzuki, Masaoki, Ishikawa, Akira

“…Excessive fat deposition adversely affects poultry production. In this study, we investigated growth, fat deposition, and hepatic mRNA expression of 13 lipid…”
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Genetic diversity of 21 experimental chicken lines with diverse origins and genetic backgrounds by Nunome, Mitsuo, Kinoshita, Keiji, Ishishita, Satoshi, Ohmori, Yasushige, Murai, Atsushi, Matsuda, Yoichi

“…The genetic characteristics and diversity of 21 experimental chicken lines registered with the National BioResource Project of Japan were examined using…”
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Heat Stress Causes Immune Abnormalities via Massive Damage to Effect Proliferation and Differentiation of Lymphocytes in Broiler Chickens by Hirakawa, Ryota, Nurjanah, Siti, Furukawa, Kyohei, Murai, Atsushi, Kikusato, Motoi, Nochi, Tomonori, Toyomizu, Masaaki

“…Broiler chickens are highly sensitive to high ambient temperatures due to their feathers, lack of skin sweat glands, and high productivity. Heat stress (HS) is…”
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Coffee and Caffeine Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Tolerance in C57BL/6J Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by MATSUDA, Yuji, KOBAYASHI, Misato, YAMAUCHI, Rie, OJIKA, Makoto, HIRAMITSU, Masanori, INOUE, Takashi, KATAGIRI, Takao, MURAI, Atsushi, HORIO, Fumihiko

“…We have previously demonstrated that coffee and caffeine ameliorated hyperglycemia in spontaneously diabetic KK-A y mice. This present study evaluates the…”
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Coffee Ingestion Suppresses Hyperglycemia in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice by KOBAYASHI, Misato, KURATA, Takao, HAMANA, Yoshiki, HIRAMITSU, Masanori, INOUE, Takashi, MURAI, Atsushi, HORIO, Fumihiko

“…Coffee consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes in humans, but the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of coffee on…”
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Application of IgY to sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, lateral flow devices, and immunopillar chips for detecting staphylococcal enterotoxins in milk and dairy products by Jin, Wanchun, Yamada, Keiko, Ikami, Mai, Kaji, Noritada, Tokeshi, Manabu, Atsumi, Yusuke, Mizutani, Makoto, Murai, Atsushi, Okamoto, Akira, Namikawa, Takao, Baba, Yoshinobu, Ohta, Michio

“…Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs), produced by Staphylococcus aureus, are a major cause of staphylococcal food poisoning. Traditionally, sandwich enzyme-linked…”
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Ascorbic acid deficiency increases endotoxin influx to portal blood and liver inflammatory gene expressions in ODS rats by Tokuda, Yuki, Miura, Natsuko, Kobayashi, Misato, Ph.D, Hoshinaga, Yukiko, Murai, Atsushi, Ph.D, Aoyama, Hiroaki, Ph.D, Ito, Hiroyuki, Ph.D, Morita, Tatsuya, Ph.D, Horio, Fumihiko, Ph.D

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether ascorbic acid (AsA) deficiency-induced endotoxin influx into portal blood from the…”
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Oral antibiotics enhance antibody responses to keyhole limpet hemocyanin in orally but not muscularly immunized chickens by Murai, Atsushi, Kitahara, Kazuki, Okumura, Shouta, Kobayashi, Misato, Horio, Fumihiko

“…Recent studies have emphasized the crucial role of gut microbiota in triggering and modulating immune response. We aimed to determine whether the modification…”
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Searching for genomic region of high-fat diet-induced type 2 diabetes in mouse chromosome 2 by analysis of congenic strains by Kobayashi, Misato, Ohno, Tamio, Ihara, Kunio, Murai, Atsushi, Kumazawa, Mayumi, Hoshino, Hiromi, Iwanaga, Koichiro, Iwai, Hiroshi, Hamana, Yoshiki, Ito, Mikako, Ohno, Kinji, Horio, Fumihiko

“…SMXA-5 mice are a high-fat diet-induced type 2 diabetes animal model established from non-diabetic SM/J and A/J mice. By using F2 intercross mice between…”
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Ascorbic acid deficiency decreases hepatic cytochrome P-450, especially CYP2B1/2B2, and simultaneously induces heme oxygenase-1 gene expression in scurvy-prone ODS rats by Kobayashi, Misato, Hoshinaga, Yukiko, Miura, Natsuko, Tokuda, Yuki, Shigeoka, Shigeru, Murai, Atsushi, Horio, Fumihiko

“…The mechanisms underlying the decrease in hepatic cytochrome P-450 (CYP) content in ascorbic acid deficiency was investigated in scurvy-prone ODS rats. First,…”
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Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using a Specific Anti-PBP2a Chicken IgY Antibody by Yamada, Keiko, Wanchun, Jin, Ohkura, Teruko, Murai, Atsushi, Hayakawa, Reina, Kinoshita, Keiji, Mizutani, Makoto, Okamoto, Akira, Namikawa, Takao, Ohta, Michio

“…Immunodetection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by conventional methods employing mammalian immunoglobulins has unknown detection limits,…”
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