Marina Kobune

Establishment of Optimal Conditions to Extract Bioactive Substances from Gamazumi Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Kumiko Sato, Takayuki Saito, Akira Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Kadoma, Marina Kobune, Yoshio Sato, Satomi Kawaguchi, Ayumi Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Furuya, Takanori Nakamura & Yu F. Sasaki · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

The fruits of Gamazumi (Viburnum dilatatum THUNB) have been previously reported to suppress the adverse effects of oxidative stress in rats.  To reduce time and cost, we attempted to establish optimal conditions for extracting bioactive components from Gamazumi fruits using super...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i230327

Inhibiting and Enhancing Effects on DNA Repair of Rare Metal Elements in Cultured Human Lymphoblastoid Cells

Ayaka Sasaki, Satomi Hayashi-Shita, Takanori Nakamura, Yasuaki Kikuchi, Galbreath Hannah Elizabeth, Katsutoshi Matsumoto, Akira Hasegawa, Takayuki Saito, Kumiko Sato, Tetsuo Honma, Ayumi Yamamoto, Hirotada Arai, Yoshihiro Kadoma, Satomi Kawaguchi, Kazuyuki Furuya, Marina Kobune & Yu F. Sasaki · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Along with increasing relevance of rare earth (RE) elements in industrial technology, the risk of their environmental release and occupational exposure on human health is of concern. Although many toxicological studies were reported for REs, it is not known how they affect DNA re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i430360