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Food Chemistry Lab in the Fuculty of Agriculture at Shinshu University has a number of graduate student positions and invites high quality students to apply.
Applications will be considered twice each year on summer and winter.

Applicants should send a hard copy of their Curriculum Vitae, a full academic transcript and covering letter indicating their research interests and if the application is for Master or PhD position by e-mail at: skata@shinshu-u.ac.jp.

We welcome motivated international studensts. International graduate sutudents from Tanzania and Bangladesh have already got a doctor's degree. Please don't hesitate to conctact us.

００1. Functionality of food-derived bioactive compounds.

００2. Improvement of functionalities of bioactive compounds by glycosylation, phospholylation, and lipophilization.

００3. Structure-function relationship of bioactive compounds.

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2019
Fermented rice peptides attenuate scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice by regulating neurotrophic signaling pathways in the hippocampus
Brain Research,1720:146322 2019(Oct.)
Author:H.M.Corpuz, H. Fujii, S. Nakamura, S. Katayama

Long-term intake of glucoraphanin-enriched kale suppresses skin aging via activating Nrf2 and the TβRII/Smad pathway in SAMP1 mice
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2019(Aug. 08)
Author:Supatta Chawalitpong, Saki Ichikawa, Yuki Uchibori, Soichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Katayama

Enhanced anti-allergic activity of milk casein phosphopeptide by additional phosphorylation in ovalbumin-sensitized mice
Molecules,24:738 2019(Feb. 19)
Author:Ntshepisa Lebetwa, Yuta Suzuki, Sachi Tanaka,　Soichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Katayama *

Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) extract reduces amyloid- beta aggregation and delays cognitive impairment in Drosophila models of Alzheimer's disease
Nutrition Research And Practice,13(1):64-69 2019(Feb.)
Author:Miyazaki, H; Okamoto, Y; Motoi, A; Watanabe, T; Katayama, S; Kawahara, S; Makabe, H; Fujii, H; Yonekura, S

Emerging roles of bioactive peptides on brain health promotion
International Journal of Food Science & Technology,54(6):1949-1955 2019
Author:S. Katayama and S. Nakamura

Preparation of an allergen-specific immunomodulator by phosphorylation of a major buckwheat globulin allergen, Fag e 1, with diminished IgE response via Tfh cell activation
Japanese Journal of Food Chemistry and Safety 2019
Author:Ahmad M. Al Athamneh, Supatta Chawalitpong, Yuta Suzuki, Daiki Yamaguchi, Soichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Katayama

2018
Biological and neuroprotective activity of some Thai edible plant extracts
Industrial Crops and Products,124:548-554 2018(Nov.)
Author:P. Junsathian, K. Yordtong, S. Katayama, H.M. Corpuz, S. Nakamura, S. Rawdkuen

Long-term diet supplementation with Lactobacillus paracasei K71 prevents age-related cognitive decline in senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8
Nutrients,10(6):E762 2018(Jun.)
Author:Henry M. Corpuz, Saki Ichikawa, Misa Arimura, Toshihiro Mihara, Takehisa Kumagai, Takakazu Mitani, Soichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Katayama*

Cyperenoic acid suppresses osteoclast differentiation and delays bone loss in a senile osteoporosis mouse model by inhibiting non-canonical NF-κB pathway
Scientific Reports,8:5625 2018
Author:S., Chawalitpong, R., Chokchaisiri, A., Suksamrarn, S., Katayama, T., Mitani, S., Nakamura, A., AI Athamneh, P., Ritprajak, A., Leelahavanichkul, R., Aeimlapa, N., Charoenphandhu, T., Palaga

Soybean-derived glycine-arginine dipeptide administration promotes neurotrophic factor expression in the mouse brain
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,66(30):7935-7941 2018
Author:Shimizu, A., Mitani, T., Tanaka, S., Fujii, H., Maebuchi, M., Amiya, Y., Tanaka, M., Matsui, T., Nakamura, S., Katayama, S.

Oral immunotherapy with a phosphorylated hypoallergenic allergen ameliorates allergic responses more effectively than intact allergen in a murine model of buckwheat allergy
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research,62(21):e1800303 2018
Author:S. Katayama, D. Yamaguchi, Y. Suzuki, A.M. Al Athamneh, T. Mitani, R. Satoh, R. Teshima, Y. Mine, S. Nakamura

Theophylline suppresses interleukin-6 expression by inhibiting glucocorticoid receptor signaling in pre-adipocytes
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics,646:98-106 2018
Author:Mitani T, Takaya T, Harada N, Katayama S (corresponding author), Yamaji R, Nakamura S, Ashida H

Cyperenoic acid suppresses osteoclast differentiation and delays bone loss in a senile osteoporosis mouse model by inhibiting non-canonical NF-κB pathway
Scientific Reports,8:5625 2018
Author:S., Chawalitpong, R., Chokchaisiri, A., Suksamrarn, S., Katayama, T., Mitani, S., Nakamura, A., AI Athamneh, P., Ritprajak, A., Leelahavanichkul, R., Aeimlapa, N., Charoenphandhu, T., Palaga

Kale supplementation up-regulates HSP70 and suppresses cognitive decline in a mouse model of accelerated senescence
Journal of Functional Foods,44:292-298 2018
Author:Kushimoto, S. Uchibori, Y., Yanai, S., Makabe, H., Nakamura, S., Katayama, S.

2017
Rutinosylated ferulic acid attenuates food allergic response and colitis by up-regulating regulatory T cells in mouse models
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,65(49):10730-10737 2017
Author:Katayama, S., Ohno, F., Mitani, T., Akiyama, H., Nakamura, S.

Theobromine suppresses adipogenesis through enhancement of CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein degradation by adenosine receptor A1
BBA Molecular Cell Research,1864:2438-2448 2017
Author:Mitani T, Watanabe S, Yoshioka Y Katayama S, Nakamura S, Ashida H

Solventless extraction methods for immature fruits: Evaluation of their antioxidant and cytoprotective activities
Food Chemistry,221:1388-1393 2017
Author:MY Heng, S Katayama, T Mitania, ES Ong, S Nakamura

Role of phosphate groups on antiviral activity of casein phosphopeptide against feline calicivirus as a surrogate for norovirus
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture,97:1939-1944 2017
Author:Lebetwa, N., Mitani, T., Nakamura, S., Katayama, S.

2016
Biophysical characterization of the domain association between cytosolic A and B domains of the mannitol transporter enzymes IIMtl in the presence and absence of a connecting linker
Protein Science,25(10):1803-1811 2016
Author:KO Lee, EH Kim, G Kim, JY Jung, S Katayama, S Nakamura, JY Suh

Intestinal immunomodulatory effects of a hypoallergenic buckwheat Fag e 1 prepared by Maillard-type glycation with a mannan type-polysaccharide
Japanese Journal of Food Chemistry and Safety,23(2):72-79 2016
Author:Katayama, S., Tazawa, S., Kassai, M., Mitani, T., Nakamura, S.

Effects of sesaminol feeding on brain Aβ accumulation in a senescence-accelerated mouse-prone 8
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,64(24):4908-4913 2016
Author:Katayama, S., Sugiyama, H., Kushimoto, S., Uchiyama, Y., Hirano, M., Nakamura, S.

2015
Antioxidant and cytoprotective activities of extracts prepared from fruit and vegetable wastes and by-products
Food Chemistry,167:358-362 2015
Author:Faisal Kabir, Wei Wei Tow, Yasunori Hamauzu, Shigeru Katayama, Sachi Tanaka, Soichiro Nakamura

2014
Attenuation of Allergic Immune Response Phenotype by Mannosylated Egg White in Orally Induced Allergy in Balb/c Mice
J. Agric. Food Chem.,62:9479-9487 2014
Author:Prithy Rupa, Soichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Katayama, Yoshinori Mine

Improvement of surface functionalities, including allergenicity attenuation, of whole buckwheat protein fraction by Maillard-type glycation with dextran
Prev. Nutr. Food Sci.,19:327-332 2014
Author:Shigeru Tazawa, Shigeru Katayama, Masahiro Hirabayashi, Daiki Yamaguchi, Soichiro Nakamura

Antimicrobial effects of chlorogenic acid and related compounds
Appl Biol Chem,57:359−365 2014
Author:Faisal Kabir, Shigeru Katayama, Noriko Tanji,Soichiro Nakamura

Oral administration of soy peptides suppresses cognitive decline by induction of neurotrophic factors in SAMP8 mice
J. Agric. Food Chem.,62:3563-3569 2014
Author:Shigeru Katayama, Rie Imai,Haruka Sugiyama, Soichiro Nakamura

Changes in mouse gastrointestinal microbial ecology with the ingestion of kale
Beneficial Microbes,5:345-350 2014
Author:Yutaka Uyeno, Shigeru Katayama, Soichiro Nakamura

Enhanced anti-amyloidal activity of hydroxy cinnamic acids by enzymatic esterification with alkyl alcohols
Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry,61:401-407 2014
Author:Kondo, H., Katayama, S., Sugiyama, H., Nakamura, S.

Effects of ovalbumin glycoconjugates on alleviation of arally induced egg allergy in mice via dendritic-cell maturation and T-cell activation
Molecular Nutrition&Food Research (IF=4.31),58:405-417 2014
Author:Prithy Rupa, Soichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Katayama, Yoshinori Mine

Prevention of allergic disease development and symptoms by food factors.
Current Pharmaceutical Design (CPD),20:892-905 2014
Author:Hiroshi Akiyama, Shigeru Katayama, Tomomasa Kanda, Mari Maeda-Yamamoto, Mamoru Totsuka, Shingo Takahashi, Toshihiko Shoji, Takahiro Inakuma, Soichiro Nakamura

2013
Enzymatic synthesis of novel phenol acid rutinosides using rutinase and their antiviral activity in vitro
J. Agric. Food Chem.,61:9617-9622 2013
Author:Shigeru Katayama, Fumiaki Ohno, Yuki Yamauchi, Miyuki Kato, Hidefumi Makabe, Soichiro Nakamura

Functional expression of amyloidogenic human stefins A and B in Pichia pastoris
Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry,60:283-288 2013
Author:Kosuke Nakamura, Yuki Maeda, Kensuke Morimoto, Shigeru Katayama, Kondo Kazunari, Soichiro Nakamura

Apple polyphenols suppress antigen presentation of ovalbumin by THP-1-derived dendritic cells.
Food Chemistry,138:757-761 2013
Author:Shigeru Katayama; Takuya Kukita; Eri Ishikawa; Syohei Nakashima; Susumu Masuda; Tomomasa Kanda; Hiroshi Akiyama; Reiko Teshima; Soichiro Nakamura

2012
Analysis of Mechanisms of Induction of an Insulin-Inducible TranscriptionFactor, SHARP-2, by (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,60:9850−9855 2012
Author:Ayumi Haneishi, Katsuhiro Takagi, Kosuke Asano, Soichiro Nakamura, and Kazuya Yamada

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate stimulates both AMP-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathways
Food Chemistry (IF=3.922),134:783-788 2012
Author:Kosuke Asano, Katsuhiro Takagi, Ayumi Haneishi, Soichiro Nakamura, Kazuya Yamada

Improving surface functional properties of Tofu whey-derived peptidesby chemical modification with fatty acids
J. Food Sci. (IF=2.059),77(4):C333-C339 2012
Author:Matemu, A.O., Nakamura, K., Kayahara, H., Murasawa, H., Katayama, S. and Nakamura, S.

Immunomodulatory Properties of Highly Viscous Polysaccharide Extract from the Gagome Alga (Kjellmaniella crassifolia)
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition,67(1):76-81 2012
Author:Katayama, S., Nishio, T., Kishimura, H., Saeki, H.

A trypsin inhibitor in the viscera of Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) elicits insulinotropic effects in diabetic GK rats
Journal of Food Biochemistry,36(1):93-98 2012
Author:Kishimura, H., Fukumorita, K., Adachi, K., Chiba, S., Nagai, Y., Katayama, S., Nakajima, S., Saeki, H.

2011
Apricot carotenoids possess potent anti-amyloidogenic activity in vitro
J. Agric. Food Chem. (IF=3.209),59:12691-12696 2011
Author:Katayama, Shigeru; Ogawa, Hirofumi; Nakamura, Soichiro

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Enhances the Expression of an Insulin-Inducible Transcription Factor Gene via a Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/ Atypical Protein Kinase C Lambda Pathway
J. Agric. Food Chem. (IF=3.209),59:13360-13364 2011
Author:Asano, Kosuke; Takagi, Katsuhiro; Haneishi, Ayumi; Yamamoto, Taichi; Tanaka, Takashi; Noguchi, Tamio; Nakamura, Soichiro; Yamada, Kazuya

Improved emulsifying properties of soy proteinsby lipophilization with saturated fatty acids
Food Chemistry (IF=3.922),124:596-602 2011
Author:Matemu, A.O., Katayama, S., and Nakamura, S.

Enhanced antiviral activity of soybean β-conglycinin-derived peptides by acylation with saturated fattyacids
J. Food Sci.(IF=2.059),76:299-304 2011
Author:Athanasia O. Matemu, Kosuke Nakamura, Hisataka Kayahara, Hisashi Murasawa, Shigeru Katayama, Soichiro Nakamura

Genistein stimulates the insulin-dependent signaling pathway
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark (IF=4.048),3:1534-1540 2011
Author:Ayumi Haneishi, Katsuhiro Takagi, Kosuke Asano, Soichiro Nakamura, Norio Kagawa, Kazuya Yamada

Changes in solubility and thermal stability of chicken myofibrillar protein by glycosylation
Food Science and Technology Research,17(1):69-75 2011
Author:Nishimura, K., Murakoshi, M., Katayama, S., Saeki, H.

Antioxidative Ability in Chicken Myofibrillar Protein developed by Glycosylation and Changes in the Solubility and Thermal Stability
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry,75(2):247-254 2011
Author:Nishimura, K., Murakoshi, M., Katayama, S., Saeki, H

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