JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 76(3) 453-456 2014年3月 [査読有り]
We have suggested that intestinal microflora reduces the activity of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the mouse cecal mucosa. In this study, gnotobiotic mice were used to examine the species of intestinal microflora influencing...
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 75(1) 49-54 2013年1月 [査読有り]
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) catalyzes the breakdown of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen in the antioxidant defense system. We had reported that the SOD activities in the ceca of germ-free (GF) mice were significantly higher than those i...
Shu-ichi Kojima   Atsushi Tohei   Naohiko Anzai   
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY 167(6) 1362-1368 2012年11月 [査読有り]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The colon-derived peptide hormone, peptide YY (PYY), regulates colonic motility, secretion and postprandial satiety; but little is known about the influence of endogenous PYY on 5-HT release from colonic mucosa. Tachykinin N...
The Journal of veterinary medical science 73(7) 901-6 2011年7月
It is known that pica, the consumption of non-nutritive substances such as kaolin, can be induced by administration of toxins or emetic agents in rats. In the present study, we examined the effects of intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of cyclo...