Arachidonic Acid Drives Postnatal Neurogenesis and Elicits a Beneficial Effect on Prepulse Inhibition, a Biological Trait of Psychiatric Illnesses

Motoko Maekawa, Noriko Takashima, Miho Matsumata, +9

PLoS ONE

NeuropsychologyPsychopharmacologySocial SciencesFatty AcidsPsychiatric Illnesses +15

Cysteine protease of Porphyromonas gingivalis 381 enhances binding of fimbriae to cultured human fibroblasts and matrix proteins

Masanori Kontani, Hiroki Ono, Hiroshi Shibata, +5

Infection and Immunity

GlycobiologyMolecular BiologyOral MicrobiologyCysteine ProteaseCytoskeleton +24

Supplementation of arachidonic acid-enriched oil increases arachidonic acid contents in plasma phospholipids, but does not increase their metabolites and clinical parameters in Japanese healthy elderly individuals: a randomized controlled study

Saki Kakutani, Yoshiyuki Ishikura, Norifumi Tateishi, +8

Lipids in Health and Disease

Adherence of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> to matrix proteins via a fimbrial cryptic receptor exposed by its own arginine‐specific protease

Masanori Kontani, Shigenobu Kimura, Ichirô Nakagawa, +1

Molecular Microbiology

Differential effect of arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on age-related decreases in hippocampal neurogenesis

Hisanori Tokuda, Masanori Kontani, Hiroshi Kawashima, +3

Neuroscience Research

Docosahexaenoic AcidAlzheimer's DiseaseAgingMolecular NeuroscienceDevelopmental Biology +9

Peroxidase-catalyzed generation of catechin oligomers that inhibit glucosyltransferase from<i>Streptococcus sobrinus</i>

Shigeyuki Hamada, Masanori Kontani, Hidekazu Hosono, +5

FEMS Microbiology Letters

EngineeringOolong TeaGlycobiologyRedox BiologyPolyphenolics +18

First β-1,6-glucan biosynthesis inhibitor, bisvertinolone isolated from fungus, Acremonium strictum and its absolute stereochemistry

Masanori Kontani, Youji Sakagami, Shingo Marumo

Tetrahedron Letters

Industrial MycologyBiosynthesisBiochemistryMedicineMedicinal Fungi +6

Arachidonic or Docosahexaenoic Acid Diet Prevents Memory Impairment in Tg2576 Mice

Takashi Hosono, Akihiro Mouri, Kazuchika Nishitsuji, +8

Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Brain DevelopmentAlzheimer's DiseaseFatty AcidsMemoryDegenerative Pathology +16

Arachidonic Acid Supplementation Decreases P300 Latency and Increases P300 Amplitude of Event-Related Potentials in Healthy Elderly Men

Yoshiyuki Ishikura, Gakuro Ikeda, Kengo Akimoto, +7

Neuropsychobiology

AgingHealthy Elderly MenEvent-related PotentialsMetabolic SyndromeAlzheimer's Disease +17

Low Doses of Long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Affect Cognitive Function in Elderly Japanese Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hisanori Tokuda, Toshiaki Sueyasu, Masanori Kontani, +3

Journal of Oleo Science

NutritionAgingAlzheimer's DiseaseFatty AcidsRandomized Controlled Trial +15