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Piriyaprasath K, Kakihara Y, Kurahashi A, Taiyoji M, Kodaira K, Aihara K, Hasegawa M, Yamamura K, Okamoto K. Preventive Roles of Rice- koji Extracts and Ergothioneine on Anxiety- and Pain-like Responses under Psychophysical Stress Conditions in Male Mice. Nutrients 2023; 15:3989. [PMID: 37764773 PMCID: PMC10535605 DOI: 10.3390/nu15183989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
This study determined the effect of daily administration of Rice-koji on anxiety and nociception in mice subjected to repeated forced swim stress (FST). In a parallel experiment, it was determined whether ergothioneine (EGT) contained in Rice-koji displayed similar effects. Anxiety and nociception were assessed behaviorally using multiple procedures. c-Fos and FosB immunoreactivities were quantified to assess the effect of both treatments on neural responses in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN), nucleus raphe magnus (NRM), and lumbar spinal dorsal horn (DH). FST increased anxiety- and pain-like behaviors in the hindpaw. Rice-koji or EGT significantly prevented these behaviors after FST. In the absence of formalin, both treatments prevented decreased FosB expressions in the PVN after FST, while no effect was seen in the NRM and DH. In the presence of formalin, both treatments prevented changes in c-Fos and FosB expressions in all areas in FST mice. Further, in vitro experiments using SH-SY5Y cells were conducted. Rice-koji and EGT did not affect cell viability but changed the level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. In conclusion, Rice-koji could reduce anxiety and pain associated with psychophysical stress, possibly mediated by the modulatory effects of EGT on neural functions in the brain.
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- Kajita Piriyaprasath
- Division of Oral Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8514, Japan or (K.P.); (M.H.); (K.Y.)
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 650000, Thailand
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- Division of Dental Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8514, Japan;
- Sakeology Center, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8514, Japan
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- Hakkaisan Brewery Co., Ltd., Minamiuonuma, Niigata 949-7112, Japan; (A.K.); (K.K.)
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- Food Research Center, Niigata Agricultural Research Institute, Kamo 959-1381, Japan; (M.T.); (K.A.)
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- Hakkaisan Brewery Co., Ltd., Minamiuonuma, Niigata 949-7112, Japan; (A.K.); (K.K.)
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- Food Research Center, Niigata Agricultural Research Institute, Kamo 959-1381, Japan; (M.T.); (K.A.)
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8514, Japan or (K.P.); (M.H.); (K.Y.)
- Division of General Dentistry and Dental Clinical Education Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8514, Japan or (K.P.); (M.H.); (K.Y.)
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8514, Japan or (K.P.); (M.H.); (K.Y.)
- Sakeology Center, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8514, Japan
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Lee YH, Lee NR, Lee CH. Comprehensive Metabolite Profiling of Four Different Beans Fermented by Aspergillus oryzae. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227917. [PMID: 36432017 PMCID: PMC9695057 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fermented bean products are used worldwide; most of the products are made using only a few kinds of beans. However, the metabolite changes and contents in the beans generally used during fermentation are unrevealed. Therefore, we selected four different beans (soybean, Glycine max, GM; wild soybean, Glycine soja, GS; common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, PV; and hyacinth bean, Lablab purpureus, LP) that are the most widely consumed and fermented with Aspergillus oryzae. Then, metabolome and multivariate statistical analysis were performed to figure out metabolite changes during fermentation. In the four beans, carbohydrates were decreased, but amino acids and fatty acids were increased in the four beans as they fermented. The relative amounts of amino acids were relatively abundant in fermented PV and LP as compared to other beans. In contrast, isoflavone aglycones (e.g., daidzein, glycitein, and genistein) and DDMP-conjugated soyasaponins (e.g., soyasaponins βa and γg) were increased in GM and GS during fermentation. Notably, these metabolite changes were more significant in GS than GM. In addition, the increase of antioxidant activity in fermented GS was significant compared to other beans. We expect our research provides a basis to extend choice for bean fermentation for consumers and food producers.
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- Yeon Hee Lee
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Bioactive-Metabolome Network, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (N.-R.L.); (C.H.L.); Tel.: +82-2-2049-6177 (C.H.L.)
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Bioactive-Metabolome Network, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (N.-R.L.); (C.H.L.); Tel.: +82-2-2049-6177 (C.H.L.)
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Park SC, Ji Y, Ryu J, Kyung S, Kim M, Kang S, Jang YP. Anti-aging efficacy of solid-state fermented ginseng with Aspergillus cristatus and its active metabolites. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:984307. [PMID: 36250021 PMCID: PMC9556955 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.984307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aspergillus cristatus is a beneficial fungus of microbial fermented teas such as China’s Fuzhuan brick tea and Pu-erh tea, and is commonly called golden flower fungus (GFF) because its cleistothecium has a yellow millet or sand grain shape. Since natural materials fermented with GFF exhibit various physiological activities, a new active cosmeceutical ingredient was developed by solid-state fermentation of ginseng, a famous active material for healthy skin, with GFF. The extract of solid-state fermented ginseng with GFF (GFFG) exhibited potent anti-aging efficacy on the skin such as the increase of hyaluronic acid synthesis, aquaporin expression, and mRNA level of filaggrin in HaCaT keratinocyte. GFFG also inhibited the expression of MMP-1 increased by TNF-α in human dermal fibroblast. Sophisticated chromatographic and spectroscopic studies have elucidated isodihydroauroglaucin and flavoglaucin as the metabolites which were not present in ginseng extract nor GFF extract alone. Bioassay of these metabolites revealed that these compounds were part of active principles of GFFG. These results suggest that GFFG would be a potential active ingredient in anti-aging cosmeceutical products.
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- Sang Cheol Park
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bio Material Research Team, Seongnam-si, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bio Material Research Team, Seongnam-si, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bio Material Research Team, Seongnam-si, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bio Material Research Team, Seongnam-si, South Korea
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- Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Young Pyo Jang,
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Tamang JP, Anupma A, Nakibapher Jones Shangpliang H. Ethno-microbiology of Tempe, an Indonesian fungal-fermented soybean food and Koji, a Japanese fungal starter culture. Curr Opin Food Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2022.100912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nagao K, Inoue N, Tsuge K, Oikawa A, Kayashima T, Yanagita T. Dried and Fermented Powders of Edible Algae ( Neopyropia yezoensis) Attenuate Hepatic Steatosis in Obese Mice. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27092640. [PMID: 35565990 PMCID: PMC9099931 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Edible algae Neopyropia yezoensis is used as “Nori”, its dried sheet product, in Japanese cuisine. Its lipid components reportedly improve hepatic steatosis in obese db/db mice. In this study, we prepared “Nori powder (NP)” and “fermented Nori powder (FNP)” to utilize the functional lipids contained in “Nori” and examined their nutraceutical effects in vivo. Male db/db mice were fed a basal AIN-76 diet, a 10% NP-supplemented diet, or a 10% FNP-supplemented diet for 4 weeks. We detected eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) present in both NP and FNP in the serum and liver of db/db mice in a dose-dependent manner. The NP diet reduced hepatic triglyceride accumulation (by 58%) in db/db mice by modulating gene expression, which resulted in the inhibition of lipogenic enzyme activity. Additionally, NP intake significantly suppressed the expression of inflammatory genes in the liver and hepatic injury marker levels in the sera (by 26%) of db/db mice. The FNP diet also led to a marked reduction in hepatic triglyceride accumulation (by 50%) and hepatic injury (by 28%) in db/db mice, and the mechanism of these alleviative actions was similar to that of the NP diet. Although the EPA content of FNP was one-third that of NP, metabolomic analysis revealed that bioactive betaine analogs, such as stachydrine, betaine, and carnitine, were detected only in FNP. In conclusion, we suggest that (1) mechanical processing of “Nori” makes its lipid components readily absorbable by the body to exert their lipid-lowering effects, and (2) fermentation of “Nori” produces anti-inflammatory molecules and lipid-lowering molecules, which together with the lipid components, can exert hepatic steatosis-alleviating effects.
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- Koji Nagao
- Department of Biological Resource Science, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan; (N.I.); (T.Y.)
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-952-28-8781
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- Department of Biological Resource Science, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan; (N.I.); (T.Y.)
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- Saga Regional Industry Support Center, Saga 849-0932, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Japan;
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- Faculty of Education, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan;
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- Department of Biological Resource Science, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan; (N.I.); (T.Y.)
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Lee S, Reddy CK, Ryu JJ, Kyung S, Lim Y, Park MS, Kang S, Lee CH. Solid-State Fermentation With Aspergillus cristatus Enhances the Protopanaxadiol- and Protopanaxatriol-Associated Skin Anti-aging Activity of Panax notoginseng. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:602135. [PMID: 34975775 PMCID: PMC8718098 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.602135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A metabolomics approach was used to profile metabolites of Panax notoginseng fermented with Aspergillus cristatus in two ways, liquid-state fermentation (LF-P) and solid-state fermentation (SSF-P) and examine metabolite markers representing antioxidant activity and skin anti-aging. Protopanaxadiol (PPD) and protopanaxatriol (PPT) contents were higher in SSF-P than in LF-P and showed a multiplicative increase over the fermentation period of four days. PPD and PPT levels also correlated with antioxidant and anti-aging effects in skin, based on the mRNA expression of dermal extracellular matrix components. In the bioactivity validation assays, PPD and PPT significantly improved the expression of type-I collagen, fibrillin-1, and elastin in human dermal fibroblasts from both young and old subjects; these were comparable with the effects of the SSF-P extracts. Overall, our results suggest that changes in the metabolites of P. notoginseng fermented with A. cristatus enhance the quality and availability of bioactive compounds associated with skin anti-aging.
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- Sunmin Lee
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Seoul, South Korea.,Resource Analysis Research Laboratory, Korea Ginseng Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Pangyo inno valley E, 255 Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Pangyo inno valley E, 255 Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Pangyo inno valley E, 255 Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Pangyo inno valley E, 255 Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Pangyo inno valley E, 255 Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
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Yang P, Huang K, Zhang Y, Li S, Cao H, Song H, Zhang Y, Guan X. Biotransformation of quinoa phenolic compounds with Monascus anka to enhance the antioxidant capacity and digestive enzyme inhibitory activity. FOOD BIOSCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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