Preparation of chitin nanofibers by surface esterification of chitin with maleic anhydride and mechanical treatment

Yihun Fantahun Aklog, Tomone Nagae, Hironori Izawa, +3

Carbohydrate Polymers

NanofiberBiofunctional MaterialChemical EngineeringMaleic AnhydrideSurface Esterification +2

Two water-specific aquaporins at the apical and basal plasma membranes of insect epithelia: Molecular basis for water recycling through the cryptonephric rectal complex of lepidopteran larvae

Masaaki Azuma, Tomone Nagae, Mariya Maruyama, +2

Journal of Insect Physiology

BiologyOsmotic StressMembrane TransportEntomologyLepidopteran Larvae +8

An oral absorbent, surface-deacetylated chitin nano-fiber ameliorates renal injury and oxidative stress in 5/6 nephrectomized rats

Makoto Anraku, Ryo Tabuchi, Shinsuke Ifuku, +8

Carbohydrate Polymers

Tissue EngineeringNanomedicineUrologyEngineeringRenal Function +10

Effects of Surface-Deacetylated Chitin Nanofibers in an Experimental Model of Hypercholesterolemia

Kazuo Azuma, Tomone Nagae, Takeshi Nagai, +10

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

NutritionSerum Total CholesterolEngineeringNutraceutical IngredientExperimental Nutrition +14

Biomaterials based on freeze dried surface-deacetylated chitin nanofibers reinforced with sulfobutyl ether β-cyclodextrin gel in wound dressing applications

Ryo Tabuchi, Kazuo Azuma, Ryotaro IZUMI, +9

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Materials ScienceBiofunctional MaterialBiocompatible MaterialEngineeringWound Healing +6

Cytokines and Cytokine Receptors Involved in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimers Disease

Tomone Nagae, K Araki

Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology

ImmunologyImmune RegulationNeurochemical BiomarkersCytokine Receptors InvolvedInflammation +20

Surface-deacetylated chitin nanofibers reinforced with a sulfobutyl ether β-cyclodextrin gel loaded with prednisolone as potential therapy for inflammatory bowel disease

Ryo Tabuchi, Makoto Anraku, Daisuke Iohara, +8

Carbohydrate Polymers

NanomedicineEngineeringCyclodextrin ProductionPotential TherapyNano-drug Delivery +5

Effects of Oral Administration of Chitin Nanofiber on Plasma Metabolites and Gut Microorganisms

Kazuo Azuma, Ryotaro IZUMI, Mari Kawata, +11

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

NutritionOral AdministrationCnfs IncreasesDietary FibreBioanalysis +14

Effect of Grinder Pretreatment for Easy Disintegration of Chitin into Nanofiber

Yihun Fantahun Aklog, Tomone Nagae, Hironori Izawa, +3

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Materials ScienceNanofiberChemical EngineeringBiomanufacturingEngineering +11

Identification and characterisation of functional aquaporin water channel (<i>Anomala cuprea</i> DRIP) in a coleopteran insect

Tomone Nagae, Seiji Miyake, Shiho Kosaki, +1

Journal of Experimental Biology