著者
Akiko MIZOTE Mika YAMADA Chiyo YOSHIZANE Norie ARAI Kazuhiko MARUTA Shigeyuki ARAI Shin ENDO Rieko OGAWA Hitoshi MITSUZUMI Toshio ARIYASU Shigeharu FUKUDA
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.62, no.6, pp.380-387, 2016 (Released:2017-02-16)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
13 33

We previously performed animal studies that suggested that trehalose potentially prevents the development of metabolic syndrome in humans. To evaluate this possibility, we examined whether trehalose suppressed the progression of insulin resistance in a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial in 34 subjects with a body mass index (BMI) ≥23. The subjects were divided into two groups and were assigned to ingest either 10 g/d of trehalose or sucrose with meals for 12 wk. During the study, body composition and blood biochemical parameters were measured at week 0, 8, and 12. These parameters were also measured 4 wk after the end of intake to confirm the washout of test substances. In the trehalose group, blood glucose concentrations after a 2-h oral glucose tolerance test significantly decreased following 12 wk of intake in comparison with baseline values (0 wk). When a stratified analysis was performed in the subjects whose percentage of truncal fat approached the high end of the normal range, the change in body weight, waist circumference, and systolic blood pressure were significantly lower in the trehalose group than in the sucrose group. Our data indicated that a daily intake of 10 g of trehalose improved glucose tolerance and progress to insulin resistance. Furthermore, these results suggested that trehalose can potentially reduce the development of metabolic syndrome and associated lifestyle-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.
著者
Mika Kawagoe Kohei Odajima Shinichiro Asakawa Michito Nagura Shigeyuki Arai Osamu Yamazaki Yoshifuru Tamura Ryuji Ohashi Takamasa Iwakura Hideo Yasuda Shigeru Shibata Yoshihide Fujigaki
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.1251-22, (Released:2023-03-22)
参考文献数
27

Exostosin 1 (EXT1) and exostosin 2 (EXT2)-associated membranous nephropathy (MN) may be associated with active autoimmune disease. We encountered an elderly man who presented with EXT1/EXT2-associated lupus-like MN with full house immune deposits, monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance and Sjögren's syndrome. The patient exhibited various other immune abnormalities. Although he did not fulfill the criteria of clinical systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), he met a stand-alone renal criterion of SLICC 2012. Whether or not a stand-alone renal criterion with EXT1/EXT2 positivity, as in the present patient, can efficiently guide decisions regarding the diagnosis and treatment of SLE remains a clinical dilemma.