National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science Confirm that Beer Components Have Radioprotective Property.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 15, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - The National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS NIRS Near Infrared Spectroscopy NIRS Nuclear Information and Resource Service NIRS Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy NIRS National Institute of Radiological Science NIRS National Information and Reporting System NIRS National Informatics Recognition System ) has discovered a unique property of beer components in collaboration with the Tokyo University of Science Faculties and Graduate Schools Faculties
In their recent experiments using mice and human vascular cells, the two partners showed that the administration of beer components such as beta-pseudouridine, melatonin melatonin: see pineal gland. melatonin Hormone secreted by the pineal gland of most vertebrates. It appears to be important in regulating sleeping cycles; more is produced at night, and test subjects injected with it become sleepy. and glycine betaine betaine /be·ta·ine/ (be´tah-en) the carboxylic acid derived by oxidation of choline; it acts as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate and is used in the treatment of homocystinuria. have radioprotective effects. Specifically, when beta-pseudouridine is administered, the risk of chromosome abnormalities in human lymphocytes is reduced by 34%. Meanwhile, the survival rates of mice after radiation exposures, both low-LET radiation and heavy particle radiation, are improved when glycine betaine is administered. The NIRS says that this discovery may contribute to the development of radioprotective agents. Going forward, the insitute will strive to elucidate the mechanism of radioprotective effects. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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