25th International Conference of FFC - 13th International Symposium of ASFFBC
Encounters of Functional Foods and Asian Traditional Medicines
October 27 – 28, 2018, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka-Ibaraki Campus, Osaka, Japan
Conference Program
October 27, 2018
8:15 -8:45 Registrations
8:45-8:55 Kazuo Kojima, PhD, Dean, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan. Welcoming Remark
8:55-9:20 Danik Martirosyan, PhD, President, Functional Food Center/Functional Food Institute, Dallas, TX, USA. Opening Remarks: FFC's Advancement of Functional Food Definition: Using this definition to evaluate scientific evidence
Session 1: Special Lectures
9:20-9:50 Yasuhito Shirai, PhD, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry in Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe
University, Kobe, Japan. Methylated epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) as functional food for diabetic nephropathy
9:50-10:30 Hiroshi Maeda, PhD, Keynote Speaker, Nobel Prize Nominee for 2016, Professor Emeritus Kumamoto University (Med); Senior Invited Professor of Osaka University Medical School Director, and Director at BioDynamics Research Foundation, Kumamoto, Japan. Part 1: Cancer Problems, Free Radicals and Dietary Intervention; Part 2:Vigorous extracts of Meshimakobu mushroom (Phellinus linteus) and Kumaizasa bamboo (Sasa senanensis) leaf suppress cancer growth and carcinogenesis by oral administration
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
Session 2: Japanese Traditional Medicine (Kampo Medicine). Session Chair: Dr. Mikio Nishizawa
10:45-11:15 Mikio Nishizawa, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. Anti-inflammatory effects of Japanese Kampo drugs and functional foods
11:15-11:45 Yukinobu Ikeya, PhD, Professor, Daiichi University of Pharmacy, Fukuoka, Japan. Medicinal effects of food and crude drugs in relation to taste
11:45-12:15 Hojun Kim, PhD, OMD, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. Flos Lonicera combined with metformin ameliorates hepatosteatosis and glucose intolerance in association with gut microbiota modulation
12:15-13:15 Lunch
Session 3: Functional Food Ingredients: Sources and Potential Benefits in Public Health. Session Chairs: Dr. Hajime Fujii and Dr. Nashi Widodo
13:15-13:45 Almagul Kushugulova, MD, Head of Human Microbiome and Longevity Laboratory, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. Saumal, mare's milk as a perspective functional food product
13:45-14:15 Hajime Fujii, PhD, President, Amino Up Chemical Co., Ltd., Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Challenge empowering life with the power of nature
14:15-14:45 Nashi Widodo, PhD, Professor, Biology Department, Brawijaya University; Jl veteran, Malang, Indonesia. Introduction to Indonesia Traditional medicine of JAMU: from nature to the clinic
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
Session 4: Traditional Medicines in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Indonesia. Session Chairs: Dr. Mikio Nishizawa and Dr. Djati
15:00-15:30 I-Shu Lee, Antrodia cinnamomea Association of Taiwan Treasure, Taipei city, Taiwan. Medicinal Mushroom Taiwanofungus camphoratus: A potential cure for cancer
15:30-15:50 Shan Huang, MD, Director of VCC Preventive Medical Promotion Foundation, Director of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine societies, Diabetes Branch, Beijing, China. Integrated Medical Treatment of Psoriasis
15:50-16:20 Dinia Rizqi Dwijayanti and Mikio Nishizawa, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan. The anti-inflammatory effects of Indonesian and Japanese bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) extracts in interleukin-1β-treated hepatocytes
16:20-17:10 Poster Session (Session 5)
17:30-19:30 Evening Networking Reception: On the evening of October 27, 2018, we will be holding an enjoyable networking opportunity with us from 17:30-19:30 including live music. All attendees and speakers are welcome to come. This event will also be providing refreshments and appetizers, including beer, wine, champagne, Italian cheeses, salads, and more. Space is limited, and advance online registration is required. Please let us know if you are interested (ffc@functionalfoodcenter.com)
October 28, 2018
Session 6: Traditional Medicines and Functional Foods: Session Chairs: Juliana Janet M. Puzon and Dr. Yosuke Hirayama
8:30-9:00 Juliana Janet M. Puzon, PhD, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Inflorescence, leaves and fruit peels of banana varieties as sources of bioactive secondary metabolites with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities
9:00-9:30 Ryou Sakamoto and Tominori Kimura, MD, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. Active Hexose Correlated Compound modulates the expression of endogenous EphA2 antisense RNA and suppresses the human breast carcinoma cell proliferation
9:30-9:50 Xiaoxiong Zeng, PhD, Professor, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China. Simulated digestion and in vitro fermentation by human gut microbiota of polysaccharides from the fruits of Lycium barbarum
9:50-10:20 Yosuke Hirayama, PhD, Amino Up Co., Ltd., Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Effect of Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) green leaf extract on immune response in healthy subjects: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
10:20-10:30 Coffee Break
Session 7: Functional Foods and Bioactive Compound(s): Prevention and Management of Non-communicable Diseases. Session Chairs: Dr. Francesco Marotta and Dr. Kenji Sato
10:30-11:00 Shaoyu Wang, PhD, School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Orange, Australia. What can yeast tell us about aging modulation by bioactive substances in functional food?
11:00-11:30 Francesco Marotta, MD, PhD, ReGenera R&D International for Aging Intervention, Milano, Italy. Mitochondrial and redox dysfunction in post-menopause as risk factor of neurodegenerative disease: testing the role of a validated Asian functional food.
11:30-12:00 Richi Nakatake, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Glutathione inhibits the expression of proinflammatory biomarker inducible nitric oxide synthase in hepatocytes
12:00-12:30 Kenji Sato, PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Presence of asparatic isopeptides in formulated liver protein hydrolysate-Structure and bioavaialbility
Lunch: 12:30-13:15
Session 8: Nutrition, Inflammation and Chronic Diseases . Session Chairs: Dr. Yoshinori Mine and Dr. Jun Nishihira
13:15-13:40 Jun Nishihira, PhD, Professor, Department of Medical Management and Informatics, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan . Epigallocatechin-rich green tea “Yabukita” increases serum adiponectin level: Investigation of its mechanism of action by exome analysis
13:40-14:00 Lujuan Xing, PhD Student, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada and Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China. γ-glutamylvaline (EV) can prevent the low-grade chronic inflammation via the activation of CaSR pathway using a mouse 3T3-L1 cell model
14:00-14:20 Shigeru Katayama, PhD, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan. Modulation of neuroprotective factors by bioactive food components and its mechanistic exploration
14:20-14:45 Yoshinori Mine, PhD, Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) as a new molecular target improving gastrointestinal chronic inflammation
14:45-14:55 Coffee Break
Session 9: Current Research and Development of New Functional Food Products: Session Chairs: Dr. Mikio Nishizawa and Dr. Danik Martirosyan
14:55-15:25 Akira Uchiyama, PhD, Director of Wellness Research Laboratories, Research & Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Development of “Foods with function claims” in Japan: Effect of lactoferrin's visceral fat reduction and deep sleep increase of sake yeast
15:25-15:50 M. Sasmito Djati, PhD, Professor, Brawijaya University, East Java, Indonesia. Rempah-Rempah Indonesian traditional food flavor toward modern functional food and herbal medicine
15:50-16:35 Poster Session: Session 10
16:35-16:40 Awards and Certificates
16:40-17:00 Conference Closing
Please note: Schedule subject to change.