To elucidate the anti-obesity effects of three major components of green tea, catechins, caffeine
and theanine, female ICR mice were fed on diets containing 2% green tea powder and …

In the present study, we compared the estrogenic activity of zearalenone (ZEN) and zeranol
(ZOL) by determining their relative receptor binding affinities for human ERα and ERβ and …

Mammalian telomeres comprise noncoding TTAGGG repeats in double-stranded regions with
a single-stranded TTAGGG repeat 3′ overhang and are bound by a multiprotein complex …

The estrogenic activity of bisphenol A (BPA) and its chlorinated derivatives, 2-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane
(3-ClBPA) and 2,2-bis(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)…

To elucidate the inhibiting mechanisms of fat accumulation by catechins, caffeine, and
epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), ICR mice were fed diets containing either 0.3% catechins or 0.1…

Although maternal nurturing behavior is extremely important for the preservation of a species,
our knowledge of the biological underpinnings of these behaviors is insufficient. Here we …

Atherosclerosis is one of the diseases related to metabolic syndrome which is caused by
obesity. Previous reports have shown that green tea and its components have anti-obesity effect…

Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) reside in the gut epithelial layer, where they help
in maintaining intestinal homeostasis. Peripheral CD4 + T cells can develop into CD4 + …

Although green tea is considered to be a healthy beverage, hepatotoxicity associated with
the consumption of green tea extract has been reported. In the present study, we …

We previously reported that social isolation stimulated a stress response leading to increasing
plasma corticosterone level and disruption of the hepatic lipid metabolism-related pathway…