Effects of Oligomeric Procyanidins (OPCs) on Human Erythrocyte Filterability and Microcirculation
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- Ohnishi Yasushi
- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University
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- Fujino Takehiko
- Institute of Rheological Function of Foods Co. Ltd.
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- Satoh Aya
- Institute of Rheological Function of Foods Co. Ltd.
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- Takeda Seiko
- Institute of Rheological Function of Foods Co. Ltd.
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- Harada Mine
- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University
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- Uyesaka Nobuhiro
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School
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- Maruyama Toru
- Institute of Health Science, Kyushu University
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Oligomeric procyanidins (OPCs) extracted from pine bark are effective for treating cases of impaired microcirculation because of their antioxidative, antiplatelet and anti-inflammatory activities. For 10 volunteers with mild life style-related diseases, we investigated the rheological effects of OPCs on erythrocyte filterability using a nickel mesh filtration technique and on skin microcirculation using laser Doppler flowmetry. The erythrocyte filterability before the intake of OPCs was lower (64.6±14.5%, P<0.01) than that for the normal controls (85.6±0.8%) and became 69.8±7.7% 1 week after starting intake, and was significantly improved 2 weeks after intake (77.3±5.6%, p<0.02). Correspondingly, laser Doppler flowmeter signals were significantly augmented 1 week (1515±138 mV, p<0.001) and 2 weeks (1570±128 mV, p<0.001) after administration compared with before administration (1335±126 mV). Furthermore, we found a good correlation (R=0.92) between the improvement of filterability and augmentation of the microcirculation. Thus, the present study shows that the combined studies involving the nickel mesh filtration technique and laser Doppler flowmetry are relevant for evaluating the rheological functions of nutritional foods from in vitro and in vivo standpoints.
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- Journal of Japanese Society of Biorheology
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Journal of Japanese Society of Biorheology 19 (2), 24-33, 2005
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF BIORHEOLOGY
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- CRID
- 1390282680399260288
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- NII論文ID
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- AN10042423
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- 7446133
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- 09134778
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