- 著者
- Kei Hamazaki
- 出版者
- Japan Oil Chemists' Society
- 雑誌
- Journal of Oleo Science (ISSN:13458957)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.68, no.6, pp.511-515, 2019 (Released:2019-06-06)
- 参考文献数
- 41
- 被引用文献数
- 6 6
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is a generic term that encompasses eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are abundant in fish, and α-linolenic acid, which is abundant in perilla oil. These fatty acids became well known following an epidemiological study conducted in Greenland about 50 years ago. EPA formulations, with their putative prophylactic effect against cardiovascular disease, first became clinically available in the 1990s in Japan. There were reports of their association with mental health, especially depression, and from around the year 2000 several epidemiological studies and clinical trials were conducted. This article introduces the epidemiological studies and clinical trials conducted in Japan and the knowledge gained.
- 著者
- Kasumi TSUNODA Kei HAMAZAKI Kenta MATSUMURA Haruka KASAMATSU Akiko TSUCHIDA Hidekuni INADERA The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
- 出版者
- Center for Academic Publications Japan
- 雑誌
- Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (ISSN:03014800)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.69, no.1, pp.14-20, 2023-02-28 (Released:2023-02-28)
- 参考文献数
- 31
- 被引用文献数
- 1
Many recent clinical and epidemiological studies have demonstrated the effects of vitamin D on health, yet few studies have examined the association of dietary intake of vitamin D during pregnancy with postpartum depressive symptoms. This study examined this association in a large cohort of 74,840 pregnant women who are enrolled in the longitudinal Japan Environment and Children’s Study. Dietary vitamin D intake during pregnancy (specifically after learning of the pregnancy to mid-late pregnancy) was determined using the Food Frequency Questionnaire. Postpartum depressive symptoms 1 mo after delivery were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Logistic regression analysis showed a reduced risk of postpartum depressive symptoms for all except the first quintile of vitamin D intake: second quintile (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.88 [0.82–0.94]), third (0.83 [0.78–0.89]), fourth (0.87 [0.81–0.93]), and fifth (0.90 [0.83–0.97]). Post-adjustment trend tests revealed a significant association between dietary vitamin D intake and postpartum depressive symptoms (p for trend=0.004). Our results revealed a higher vitamin D intake during pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of postpartum depressive symptoms 1 mo after delivery, suggesting the potential applicability of vitamin D in reducing postpartum depression.
- 著者
- Muneyuki SHIMIZU Taisuke KATO Yuichi ADACHI Takuya WADA Shokei MURAKAMI Yasunori ITO Toshiko ITAZAWA Yoko S ADACHI Akiko TSUCHIDA Kenta MATSUMURA Kei HAMAZAKI Hidekuni INADERA the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
- 出版者
- Center for Academic Publications Japan
- 雑誌
- Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (ISSN:03014800)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.68, no.5, pp.375-382, 2022-10-31 (Released:2022-10-31)
- 参考文献数
- 27
- 被引用文献数
- 5
Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is one of the factors affecting the health of offspring. There are conflicting findings about the association between maternal vitamin D status and the development of allergic diseases in offspring. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between maternal vitamin D intake and the development of allergic diseases in offspring at 1 y of age. From an ongoing nationwide birth cohort study (the Japan Environment and Children’s Study), we obtained information on maternal vitamin D intake, determined by a food frequency questionnaire, and parent-reported physician-diagnosed allergic diseases in offspring at 1 y of age. From the full dataset of 103,062 pregnancies, we analyzed complete data for 82,592 mother–offspring pairs. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma, food allergy, and atopic dermatitis in the children was 2.5%, 6.6%, and 4.3%, respectively. The mean (± standard deviation) maternal vitamin D intake was 4.7±4.7 μg/d, which is much lower than the recommended amount in Japan (7 μg/d). After adjustment for various covariates, the odds ratios were significantly higher for asthma in the 2nd quintile and for food allergies in the 3rd and 4th quintiles compared with the 1st quintile. However, there were no clear associations between maternal vitamin D intake and the development of allergic diseases in offspring at 1 y of age, even in a large nation-wide cohort study. Protective effects of vitamin D supplementation remain unclear.
- 著者
- Michio Hashimoto Motoko Maekawa Masanori Katakura Kei Hamazaki Yutaka Matsuoka
- 出版者
- (公社)日本薬理学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (ISSN:13478613)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.124, no.3, pp.294-300, 2014-03-20 (Released:2014-03-18)
- 参考文献数
- 36
- 被引用文献数
- 13 47
Increasing evidence from the fields of neurophysiology and neuropathology has uncovered the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in protecting neuronal cells from oxidative damage, controlling inflammation, regulating neurogenesis, and preserving neuronal function. Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that deficits in the dietary PUFA docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid are associated with the onset and progression of neuropsychiatric illnesses such as dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Recent clinical trials have offered compelling evidence that suggests that n-3 PUFA could reduce depressive, psychotic, and suicidal symptoms, as well as aggression. Although many studies have had the validity of their results questioned because of small sample size, several studies have indicated that n-3 PUFA are useful therapeutic tools for the treatment of dementia, major depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. These findings suggest that the pharmacological and nutritional actions of n-3 PUFA may be beneficial in certain neuropsychiatric illnesses. This review article outlines the role of PUFA in neurodevelopment and the regulatory mechanisms in neuronal stem cell differentiation and also the possible use of PUFA as a prescription medicine for the prophylaxis or treatment of neuropsychiatric illnesses such as dementia, mood disorder, and PTSD.