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Junji Terao is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Terao's research covers multiple topics with particular emphasis on antioxidant activity and oxidative stress, biochemical effects in animals, gut microbiota and health, retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes, free radicals and antioxidants, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, and natural antidiabetic agents studies.

Key publication venues frequently used by Terao include:

  • Food & Function
  • Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
  • Antioxidants
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers by Junji Terao demonstrate a focus on dietary antioxidants and their health implications. Notable works include:

  • "Revisiting carotenoids as dietary antioxidants for human health and disease prevention," 2023, Food & Function
  • "Potential Role of Quercetin Glycosides as Anti-Atherosclerotic Food-Derived Factors for Human Health," 2023, Antioxidants
  • "Caveolae and caveolin-1 as targets of dietary polyphenols for protection against vascular endothelial dysfunction," 2024, Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Other publications related to microbial effects and oxidative stress include:

  • "Isolation of lactic acid bacteria capable of reducing environmental alkyl and fatty acid hydroperoxides, and the effect of their oral administration on oxidative-stressed nematodes and rats," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "The Administration Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria Reducing Environmental Alkyl and Fatty Acid Hydroperoxides on Piglets in the Absence of Antimicrobial Agents and in the Presence of Iron," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Terao include Akio Watanabe, Akira Abe, Tomonori Suzuki, Masataka Uchino, and Youichi Niimura, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts across related research topics.

Best Publications

  • HPLC method for evaluation of the free radical-scavenging activity of foods by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl

    Tomoko Yamaguchi;Hitoshi Takamura;Teruyoshi Matoba;Junji Terao

  • Multitargeted cancer prevention by quercetin

    Akira Murakami;Hitoshi Ashida;Junji Terao

  • Protective effect of epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, and quercetin on lipid peroxidation in phospholipid bilayers

    J. Terao;M. Piskula;Qing Yao

  • Antioxidant activity of β-carotene-related carotenoids in solution

    J. Terao

  • Antioxidative flavonoid quercetin: implication of its intestinal absorption and metabolism

    Kaeko Murota;Junji Terao

  • Role of Intestinal Microbiota in the Bioavailability and Physiological Functions of Dietary Polyphenols.

    Kyuichi Kawabata;Yasukiyo Yoshioka;Junji Terao

  • Zerumbone, a Southeast Asian ginger sesquiterpene, markedly suppresses free radical generation, proinflammatory protein production, and cancer cell proliferation accompanied by apoptosis: the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl group is a prerequisite

    Akira Murakami;Daisuke Takahashi;Takashi Kinoshita;Koichi Koshimizu

  • Accumulation of (−)-Epicatechin Metabolites in Rat Plasma after Oral Administration and Distribution of Conjugation Enzymes in Rat Tissues

    Mariusz K. Piskula;Junji Terao

  • Absorption of Chlorogenic Acid and Caffeic Acid in Rats after Oral Administration

    Keiko Azuma;Katsunari Ippoushi;Masayoshi Nakayama;Hidekazu Ito

  • Macrophage as a Target of Quercetin Glucuronides in Human Atherosclerotic Arteries IMPLICATION IN THE ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROTIC MECHANISM OF DIETARY FLAVONOIDS

    Yoshichika Kawai;Tomomi Nishikawa;Yuko Shiba;Satomi Saito

  • Antioxidant activity of xanthophylls on peroxyl radical-mediated phospholipid peroxidation.

    Boey Peng Lim;Akihiko Nagao;Junji Terao;Kazunobu Tanaka

  • Identification of quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronide as an antioxidative metabolite in rat plasma after oral administration of quercetin

    Jae-Hak Moon;Tojiro Tsushida;Kazuhiko Nakahara;Junji Terao

  • Antioxidant Activity of Caffeic Acid and Dihydrocaffeic Acid in Lard and Human Low-Density Lipoprotein†

    Jae-Hak Moon;Junji Terao

  • Accumulation of orally administered quercetin in brain tissue and its antioxidative effects in rats.

    Akari Ishisaka;Satomi Ichikawa;Hiroyuki Sakakibara;Mariusz K. Piskula

  • Bioavailability of (-)-epicatechin upon intake of chocolate and cocoa in human volunteers.

    Seigo Baba;Naomi Osakabe;Akiko Yasuda;Midori Natsume

  • Accumulation of quercetin conjugates in blood plasma after the short-term ingestion of onion by women

    Jae-Hak Moon;Ritsuko Nakata;Syunji Oshima;Takahiro Inakuma

  • Dietary flavonoids as antioxidants.

    Junji Terao

  • Antioxidative Activities of Several Marine Polysaccharides Evaluated in a Phosphatidylcholine-liposomal Suspension and Organic Solvents

    Changhu Xue;Guangli Yu;Takashi Hirata;Junji Terao

  • In Vivo Comparison of the Bioavailability of (+)-Catechin, (−)-Epicatechin and Their Mixture in Orally Administered Rats

    Seigo Baba;Naomi Osakabe;Midori Natsume;Yuko Muto

  • In vitro biological properties of flavonoid conjugates found in vivo

    Gary Williamson;D. Barron;K. Shimoi;J. Terao

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiji Takeda
Eiji Takeda University of Tokushima
Akira Tokumura
Akira Tokumura Yasuda Women's University
Kenji Fukuzawa
Kenji Fukuzawa University of Tokushima
Yoji Kato
Yoji Kato University of Hyogo
Koichiro Tsuchiya
Koichiro Tsuchiya University of Tokushima
Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Toshikazu Yoshikawa Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Toshihiko Osawa
Toshihiko Osawa Nagoya University
Hitoshi Ashida
Hitoshi Ashida Kobe University
Akira Murakami
Akira Murakami Kyoto University
De-Xing Hou
De-Xing Hou Kagoshima University

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