Black Soybean Seed Coat Extract Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Insulin Sensitivity via the Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Diabetic Mice

Yuta Kurimoto, Yuki Shibayama, Seiya Inoue, +8

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

NutritionDiabetic MiceInsulin SignalingOxidative StressMetabolic Syndrome +17

A Black Soybean Seed Coat Extract Prevents Obesity and Glucose Intolerance by Up-regulating Uncoupling Proteins and Down-regulating Inflammatory Cytokines in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice

Yuki Kanamoto, Yoko Yamashita, Fumio Nanba, +5

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

NutritionUp-regulating Uncoupling ProteinsHigh-fat Diet-fed MiceCaloric RestrictionInsulin Signaling +19

Procyanidin Promotes Translocation of Glucose Transporter 4 in Muscle of Mice through Activation of Insulin and AMPK Signaling Pathways

Yoko Yamashita, Liuqing Wang, Fumio Nanba, +3

PLoS ONE

Characterisation of proanthocyanidins from black soybeans: Isolation and characterisation of proanthocyanidin oligomers from black soybean seed coats

Chiaki Ito, Tomoyuki Oki, Tadashi Yoshida, +3

Food Chemistry

BiologyBiochemistryBotanyProanthocyanidin OligomersNatural Sciences +3

Comparison of the sympathetic stimulatory abilities of B-type procyanidins based on induction of uncoupling protein-1 in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and increased plasma catecholamine (CA) in mice

Yuta Nakagawa, Kana Ishimura, Satomi Oya, +8

PLoS ONE

Black soybean improves the vascular function through an increase in nitric oxide and a decrease in oxidative stress in healthy women

Yoko Yamashita, Liuqing Wang, Asuka Nakamura, +5

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

NutritionNitric OxideMedicinePhysiologyEndothelial Dysfunction +6

Black soybean seed coat polyphenols prevent AAPH-induced oxidative DNA-damage in HepG2 cells

Yasukiyo Yoshioka, Xiu Li, Tianshun Zhang, +6

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

EngineeringLipid PeroxidationRedox BiologyPolyphenolicsOxidative Stress +14

Black Soybean Improves Vascular Function and Blood Pressure: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Crossover Trial in Humans

Yoko Yamashita, Asuka Nakamura, Fumio Nanba, +4

Nutrients

Black soybean seed coat polyphenols promote nitric oxide production in the aorta through glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion from the intestinal cells

Chiaki Domae, Fumio Nanba, Toshinari Maruo, +3

Food & Function

Single oral administration of flavan 3-ols induces stress responses monitored with stress hormone elevations in the plasma and paraventricular nucleus

Yasuyuki Fujii, Kenta Suzuki, Y Hasegawa, +5

Neuroscience Letters

Stress HormoneStress Hormone ElevationsStressMedicinePhysiology +8