Mineka Yoshimura

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Affiliation: Research and Development Division
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Inhibitory effect of an ellagic acid-rich pomegranate extract on tyrosinase activity and ultraviolet-induced pigmentation
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda City, Chiba, Japan
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 69:2368-73. 2005
  2. ncbi An evaluation of the clinical efficacy of tomato extract for perennial allergic rhinitis
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Chiba, Japan
    Allergol Int 56:225-30. 2007
  3. ncbi Identification and quantification of metabolites of orally administered naringenin chalcone in rats
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda City, Chiba 278 0039, Japan
    J Agric Food Chem 57:6432-7. 2009
  4. ncbi Antihypertensive effect of a gamma-aminobutyric acid rich tomato cultivar 'DG03-9' in spontaneously hypertensive rats
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, 399 Noda, Noda City, Chiba 278 0039, Japan
    J Agric Food Chem 58:615-9. 2010
  5. ncbi Effects of oral administration of ellagic acid-rich pomegranate extract on ultraviolet-induced pigmentation in the human skin
    Kouichi Kasai
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, 399 Noda, Noda, Chiba 278 0037, Japan
    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 52:383-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Naringenin chalcone suppresses allergic asthma by inhibiting the type-2 function of CD4 T cells
    Chiaki Iwamura
    Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
    Allergol Int 59:67-73. 2010
  7. ncbi Anti-allergic activity of naringenin chalcone from a tomato skin extract
    Taichi Yamamoto
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda, Chiba 278 0037, Japan
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 68:1706-11. 2004

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Inhibitory effect of an ellagic acid-rich pomegranate extract on tyrosinase activity and ultraviolet-induced pigmentation
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda City, Chiba, Japan
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 69:2368-73. 2005
    ..PE, when taken orally, may be used as an effective whitening agent for the skin...
  2. ncbi An evaluation of the clinical efficacy of tomato extract for perennial allergic rhinitis
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Chiba, Japan
    Allergol Int 56:225-30. 2007
    ..We have reported that tomato extract (TE) could possibly inhibit histamine release and mouse ear-swelling responses. Moreover, it is reported that TE could relieve the symptoms for Japanese cedar pollinosis...
  3. ncbi Identification and quantification of metabolites of orally administered naringenin chalcone in rats
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda City, Chiba 278 0039, Japan
    J Agric Food Chem 57:6432-7. 2009
    ..To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to report determination of naringenin chalcone metabolites in rat plasma and urine...
  4. ncbi Antihypertensive effect of a gamma-aminobutyric acid rich tomato cultivar 'DG03-9' in spontaneously hypertensive rats
    Mineka Yoshimura
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, 399 Noda, Noda City, Chiba 278 0039, Japan
    J Agric Food Chem 58:615-9. 2010
    ..These results suggest that the GABA-rich cultivar 'DG03-9' is a potent antihypertensive food and may be useful for treating hypertension effectively...
  5. ncbi Effects of oral administration of ellagic acid-rich pomegranate extract on ultraviolet-induced pigmentation in the human skin
    Kouichi Kasai
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, 399 Noda, Noda, Chiba 278 0037, Japan
    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 52:383-8. 2006
    ..quot; Based on the above-mentioned results, it is suggested that ellagic acid-rich pomegranate extract, ingested orally, has an inhibitory effect on a slight pigmentation in the human skin caused by UV irradiation...
  6. ncbi Naringenin chalcone suppresses allergic asthma by inhibiting the type-2 function of CD4 T cells
    Chiaki Iwamura
    Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
    Allergol Int 59:67-73. 2010
    ..In this study, we investigated the effect of naringenin chalcone in allergic responses in vivo using an experimental mouse model system of allergic asthma...
  7. ncbi Anti-allergic activity of naringenin chalcone from a tomato skin extract
    Taichi Yamamoto
    Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda, Chiba 278 0037, Japan
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 68:1706-11. 2004
    ..We found that naringenin chalcone showed the strongest inhibitory effect of the polyphenols of the tomato skin extract. These results indicate that a tomato skin extract could inhibit allergic reactions...