Mitsuo Kise
University of the Ryukyus
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Nutrition & Metabolism | 2007
Seigo Usuki; Yukihiko Ito; Keiko Morikawa; Mitsuo Kise; Toshio Ariga; Michael H. Rivner; Robert K. Yu
BackgroundTo study the effects of a pre-germinated brown rice diet (PR) on diabetic neuropathy in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.MethodsThe effects of a PR diet on diabetic neuropathy in STZ-induced diabetic rats were evaluated and compared with those fed brown rice (BR) or white rice (WR) diets with respect to the following parameters: blood-glucose level, motor-nerve conduction velocity (NCV), sciatic-nerve Na+/K+-ATPase activity, and serum homocysteine-thiolactonase (HTase) activity.ResultsCompared with diabetic rats fed BR or WR diets, those fed a PR diet demonstrated significantly lower blood-glucose levels (p < 0.001), improved NCV (1.2- and 1.3-fold higher, respectively), and increased Na+/K+-ATPase activity (1.6- and 1.7-fold higher, respectively). The PR diet was also able to normalize decreased serum homocysteine levels normally seen in diabetic rats. The increased Na+/K+-ATPase activity observed in rats fed PR diets was associated with elevations in HTase activity (r = 0.913, p < 0.001). The in vitro effect of the total lipid extract from PR bran (TLp) on the Na+/K+-ATPase and HTase activity was also examined. Incubation of homocysteine thiolactone (HT) with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in vitro resulted in generation of HT-modified LDL, which possessed high potency to inhibit Na+/K+-ATPase activity in the sciatic nerve membrane. The inhibitory effect of HT-modified LDL on Na+/K+-ATPase activity disappeared when TLp was added to the incubation mixture. Furthermore, TLp directly activated the HTase associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL).ConclusionPR treatment shows efficacy for protecting diabetic deterioration and for improving physiological parameters of diabetic neuropathy in rats, as compared with a BR or WR diet. This effect may be induced by a mechanism whereby PR intake mitigates diabetic neuropathy by one or more factors in the total lipid fraction. The active lipid fraction is able to protect the Na+/K+-ATPase of the sciatic-nerve membrane from the toxicity of HT-modified LDL and to directly activate the HTase of HDL.
PLOS ONE | 2011
Seigo Usuki; Ying Ying Tsai; Keiko Morikawa; Shota Nonaka; Yasuhide Okuhara; Mitsuo Kise; Robert K. Yu
Background The pathology of diabetic neuropathy involves oxidative stress on pancreatic β-cells, and is related to decreased levels of Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Acylated steryl β-glucoside (PR-ASG) found in pre-germiated brown rice is a bioactive substance exhibiting properties that enhance activity of homocysteine-thiolactonase (HTase), reducing oxidative stress in diabetic neuropathy. The biological importance of PR-ASG in pancreatic β-cells remains unknown. Here we examined the effects of PR-ASG on IGF-1 and glucose metabolism in β-cells exposed to oxidative stress. Methodology/Principal Findings In the present study, a pre-germinated brown rice (PR)-diet was tested in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Compared with diabetic rats fed control diets, the PR-diet fed rats showed an improvement of serum metabolic and neurophysiological parameters. In addition, IGF-1 levels were found to be increased in the serum, liver, and pancreas of diabetic rats fed the PR-diet. The increased IGF-1 level in the pancreas led us to hypothesize that PR-ASG is protective for islet β-cells against the extensive injury of advanced or severe diabetes. Thus we examined PR-ASG to determine whether it showed anti-apoptotic, pro-proliferative effects on the insulin-secreting β-cells line, INS-1; and additionally, whether PR-ASG stimulated IGF-1 autocrine secretion/IGF-1-dependent glucose metabolism. We have demonstrated for the first time that PR-ASG increases IGF-1 production and secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Conclusion/Significance These findings suggest that PR-ASG may affect pancreatic β-cells through the activation of an IGF-1-dependent mechanism in the diabetic condition. Thus, intake of pre-germinated brown rice may have a beneficial effect in the treatment of diabetes, in particular diabetic neuropathy.
Prostaglandins | 1993
Shigeru Yamamoto; Andrew A. Adjei; Mitsuo Kise
Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) very often complicate management of immunocompromised patients. We studied the effect of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and epsilon-guanidino caproic acid methane sulfonate (GCA), on MRSA infection. Mice fed a 20% casein diet were intraperitoneally administered LTB4, GCA, or saline (control) daily for 30 days. On the 10th day of this treatment, mice were challenged with MRSA. The survival rate in the control group (20%) was significantly lower than the rates in the GCA (60%) and LTB4 (50%) groups, respectively (p < 0.05). There was a significant reduction of MRSA in the spleen and kidney of the survived mice in GCA group as against mice in the LTB4 and saline groups, indicating a better recovery in GCA group than the other groups. The results suggest that intraperitoneal administration of GCA and LTB4 may play a role in host defense mechanism during MRSA infections.
The Journal of Medical Investigation | 2005
Yukihiko Ito; Aya Mizukuchi; Mitsuo Kise; Hiromichi Aoto; Shigeru Yamamoto; Rie Yoshihara; Jyunichi Yokoyama
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology | 2008
Tzu Fang Hsu; Mitsuo Kise; Ming Fu Wang; Yukihiko Ito; Mei Due Yang; Hiromichi Aoto; Rie Yoshihara; Jyunichi Yokoyama; Daisuke Kunii; Shigeru Yamamoto
Journal of Lipid Research | 2008
Seigo Usuki; Toshio Ariga; Somsankar Dasgupta; Takeshi Kasama; Keiko Morikawa; Shota Nonaka; Yasuhide Okuhara; Mitsuo Kise; Robert K. Yu
Archive | 2001
Hiromichi Aoto; Tomomi Sugino; Hiroto Shinmura; Aya Mizukuchi; Mitsuo Kise; Sachiyuki Teramoto; Sachiko Someya; Keiko Tsuchiya; Kenichi Ishiwata
Journal of Nutrition | 1995
Yoko Matsumoto; Andrew A. Adjei; Keiko Yamauchi; Mitsuo Kise; Yoko Nakasone; Yoshiyuki Shinagawa; Hiroomi Yokoyama; Shigeru Yamamoto
Archive | 2010
Yukihiko Ito; Mami Kawamura; Mitsuo Kise; Shota Nonaka; Yasuhide Okuhara; Yasutake Usuki; Hiroyuki Watanabe; Robert K. Yu; ケー. ユー ロバート; 幸彦 伊藤; 光男 喜瀬; 真美 川村; 浩幸 渡邊; 靖剛 臼杵; 翔太 野中
Archive | 2002
Hiromichi Aoto; Yukihiko Ito; Mitsuo Kise; Sachiko Someya; 伊藤 幸彦; 喜瀬 光男; 染谷 幸子; 青砥 弘道