Takayuki Asahina

Gut microbiota Alterations Associated with 1-kestose Supplementation and Owner-reported Aggression-related Behaviors in Dogs

Tadashi Fujii, Saki Yamakawa, Nobuhiro Kondo, Takayuki Asahina, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Yoshiki Hirooka, Takumi Tochio & Chie Mogi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Aims: To characterize fecal gut microbiota features associated with a history of aggression in dogs and to explore whether supplementation with the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide 1-kestose is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition and owner-reported aggression...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21705

Dietary Co-supplementation of 1-kestose and Heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 Improves Survival, Growth Performance, and Intestinal Microbiota Composition in Juvenile Abalone (Haliotis discus discus)

Hideaki Takahashi, Tadashi Fujii, Yoshinori Suzuki, Yu Okawara, Akira Gujo, Takayuki Asahina, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Aims: To evaluate whether dietary co-supplementation with 1-kestose (Kes) and heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 (FM8), collectively termed Kes+FM8, affects survival, growth performance, and intestinal microbiota composition in juvenile abalone (Haliotis discus discus)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101795

Clinical Effects of a Parasynbiotic Combining 1-Kestose and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 on Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Hideaki Takahashi, Koji Kawano, Keita Iyori, Tadashi Fujii, Kento Kuramitsu, Akira Ueyama, Hazumu Amatsuji, Yun-Hsia Hsiao, Takayuki Asahina, Nobuhiro Kondo, Eizaburo Ohno, Kohei Funasaka, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Aims: Feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritus and typical lesions such as erythema, papules, excoriations, and lichenification. Although the relationship between gut microbiota and atopic dermatitis is well-documented in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i101643