Asami Yagi

Antioxidant components in Aloe vera were examined for lipid peroxidation using rat liver microsomal and mitochondrial enzymes. Among the aloesin derivatives examined, isorabaichromone showed a potent antioxidative activity. The DPPH radical and superoxide anion scavenging activities were determined. As one of the most potent components, isorabaichromone together with feruloylaloesin and p-coumaroylaloesin showed potent DPPH radical and superoxide anion scavenging activities. Electron spin resona

The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential anticancer properties and modulatory effect of selected Aloe vera (A. vera) active principles on antioxidant enzyme activities. Thus, three anthraquinones (Namely: aloesin, aloe-emodin and barbaloin) were extracted from A. vera leaves by supercritical fluid extraction and subsequently purified by high performance liquid chromatography. Additionally, the N-terminal octapeptide derived from verectin, a biologically active 14 kDa glycoprotein pres

Cervical cancer screening rate is extremely low and the governmental recommendation of HPV vaccine has been suspended for 5 years in Japan. Here, we utilized data from the Osaka Cancer Registry, collected between 1976 and 2012, to evaluate cervical cancer trends in Japan. Age-adjusted incidence, relative survival, and conditional survival rates were calculated using multiple imputation methods and period analyses in 25,826 cervical cancer cases. Association of survival rates and clinical factors

In 2013, recurrent reports of diverse symptoms occurring in girls after receiving HPV vaccination appeared in Japanese media. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare quickly responded by announcing a temporary suspension of its recommendation for the vaccine. The HPV vaccination rate soon fell to almost zero. In the present study, we calculated the potential future numbers of cervical cancer incidence and death that will be increased by this policy decision. We have assumed that the number of

A main polysaccharide (aloe mannan) isolated from the fresh leaf pulp (aquiferous tissue) of Aloe arborescens Mill. var. natalensis Berger in a pure state was proved to be a partially acetylated β–D–mannan. The molecular weight of aloe mannan was calculated to be approximately 15,000 by equilibrium ultracentrifugation. An inhibiting effect of aloe mannan was tested against the implanted sarcoma–180.

The cumulative initial vaccination rates were different by the year of birth. It is confirmed that the risk of future cervical cancer differs in accordance with the year of birth. For these females, cervical cancer screening should be recommended more strongly.

WHO adopted a global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer by promoting HPV vaccine, cervical cancer screening and appropriate care and treatments. In Japan, cervical cancer incidence has been significantly increasing in recent years (annual percent change = 3.8, 95% confidence interval, 2.7–4.8; age-adjusted rate: 28.0 in 1976, 9.1 in 2000, 14.1 in 2012).1Yagi A. Ueda Y. Kakuda M. Tanaka Y. Ikeda S. Matsuzaki S. Kobayashi E. Morishima T. Miyashiro I. Fukui K. Ito Y. Nakayama T. Kimura T.

Following what we foresee as the inevitable restart of the Japanese government's recommendation for receiving the HPV vaccine, we expect to first see vaccinations occurring in a very small group of girls, the daughters of the most willing mothers, which will be roughly 4 % of those eligible for government paid vaccinations. This will be followed by the spread of vaccinations outward through these girls' circle of friends and acquaintances, and, finally, to the daughters of the most skeptical mot

In Japan, government subsidies for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of girls aged 13-16 commenced in 2010. By early 2013, vaccination had become a widely accepted national immunization program. However, in June of 2013, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), the government's lead agency, suspended its recommendation for vaccination in response to reports of adverse vaccine events. The rate of HPV vaccination quickly dropped from 70% to almost zero, where it has lingered for eig

The metabolism of fluoresceinyl isothiocyanate labeled aloemannan (FITC-AM) was examined by p.o. and i.v. administration in mice at a dose of 120 mg/kg. Analysis of FITC-AM in urine and feces showed that FITC-AM (MW 500 KD) was metabolized into smaller molecules that mainly accumulated in the kidneys. AM was catabolized by the human intestinal microflora to catabolites 1 and 2 with molecular weights of 30 and 10 KD, respectively. Hydrolysis of AM showed hexosamine peaks on HPAE. The findings sug

Even after the resumption of MHLW's proactive recommendations, HPV vaccination coverage has only minimally recovered in Japan. The cumulative first-dose coverage that was estimated to be achieved in the vaccine-resumed generation by FY 2028 is below the WHO target. These findings reveal that stronger cervical cancer control measures are required, particularly for the vaccine-resumed generation, which will plateau at approximately one-half the WHO target values.

In Japan, the trend for cervical cancer at younger ages has been increasing. As a countermeasure, the HPV vaccine was introduced as a routine vaccination in April 2013. However, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced a "Suspension of its active inoculation recommendation for HPV vaccine" in June 2013. In 2016, 32 months after that suspension, we conducted survey via Internet and compared the results with our previous ones conducted at 9 and 23 months after suspension (in 201