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FFC's 25th International Conference and Expo on Functional Foods - 13th Int. Symposium of ASFFBC

"Encounters of Functional Foods and Asian Traditional Medicines"

October 27 – 28, 2018, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka-Ibaraki Campus, Osaka, Japan

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Abstract Accepted for the Presentation: 

Poster presentation recommendations:

  • Poster presentations give the audience a clear visual of the presenter's work in a simple format. The reasonable size for posters is 2.5-3.0 feet high by 3.5-4 feet wide.
  • Present the title, the author(s), affiliation(s), and a description of the research, along with highlighting the abstract's major elements.
  • Minimize detail and try to use simple statements. Keep it short and easy to read.
  • Remember that pictures, tables, and figures are key to any poster display.
  • If possible, use color in your visuals.
  • Don't overwhelm the audience with excessive information. Instead, construct a display that enhances the presentation.
  • At least 50% of the surface area should be used for photos, graphs and diagrams.
  • Use a clear structure and layout.
  • Use complementary colors. Use black or dark blue for text. Too much color can be hard to read!
  • One or two large, high quality photographs attract attention.
  • Your title should be a condensed statement of the main idea of your poster. It should be large and clear.
  • Your poster title should be easily readable from a distance of 3-4 meters. Include author(s) name(s), and address(es).
  • We recommend the following sections on the poster: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Tables, Figures, Results, and Conclusions.
  • Please confirm your poster number on the list. The posters with odd numbers will be presented on October 27, 2018 and the posters with even numbers will be presented on October 28, 2018.
  • Please put up your own poster in the position indicated by your presentation number by noon of each day. Presentation numbers are already indicated on display panels. Please check your presentation number and be careful to put up your poster on the correct panel. Please use pins to put up posters. Please do not use glue or sellotape.
  • Please present your work in front of your own poster during the poster session.
  • The best poster presentation award will be chosen by votes of all participants.
  • Posters will be changed every day. Please help by taking your own poster down. Posters still displayed after the removal time has passed will be disposed of by the secretary the following day.

For more information on oral presentation please visit conference program page.


Abstracts Accepted for Presentation:


O* -  abstract for oral presentation

P** - abstract for poster presentation

O1. Francesco Marotta. Mitochondrial and redox dysfunction in post-menopause as risk factor of neurodegenerative disease: testing the role of a validated Asian functional food.

O2. Yasuhito Shirai. Methylated epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) as functional food for diabetic nephropathy.

O3. Raymond L. Rodriguez. Impact of Diet-Derived Signalling Molecules on Human Cognition: Exploring the food-Brain Axis.

O4. Almagul Kushugulova. Saumal, mare's milk as a perspective functional food product.

P1. Ademola C Famurera. Polyphenols isolated from virgin coconut oil protects against cadmium hepatotoxicity in rats via improvement in antioxidant defense system.

O5. I-Shu Lee. Medicinal Mushroom Taiwanofungus camphoratus: A potential cure for cancer.

O6. Lujuan Xing. γ-glutamylvaline (EV) promoted the expression of PPAR-γ to prevent the low-grade chronic inflammation in adipocytes in vitro.

P2. FE Ejezie. Polyphenols isolated from virgin coconut oil protects against cadmium hepatotoxicity in rats via improvement in antioxidant defense system.

O7. Shan Huang. Integrated Medical Treatment of Psoriasis.

O8. Dinia Rizqi Dwijayanti. The anti-inflammatory effects of Indonesian and Japanese bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) extracts in interleukin-1β-treated hepatocytes.

P3. Younghwa Kim. Effects of unsaponifiable matter from okra seed on glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 cells.

P4. Heike Englert. The effects of a functional food, high in mono-, di-, oligo- and polysaccharides, on the blood sugar level in type 1 diabetes during a 10-km run.

P5. Yukiko Matsuo. Daisaikoto, a Japanese traditional medicine used to treatment obesity, inhibits pancreatic lipase activity.

P6. Samat Kozhakhmetov. Clinical efficiency of mare's milk in children.

O9. Ana Lúcia Barretto Penna. Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) - a Brazilian native fruit - as a potential functional ingredient to enrich fermented milk.

P7. Yuki Nagamori. Japanese sake yeast supplementation reduces daytime fatigue via sleep quality improvement: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.

P8. Yusuke Nakamura. L-Carnitine inhibits induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in hepatocytes.

P9. Jong-Hwa Kim. Polyphenols Isolated from Rubuscoreanus Miquel root Inhibits the Development of Induced Atopic Dermatitis-like Lesions in NC/Nga Mice.

P10. Cleonara Yanuar Dini. Pumpkin Powder Downregulated Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein- 1c (SREBP-1c) Expression and Reducing Triglyceride Level in Dislipidemia Rats Model.

O10. Richi Nakatake. Glutathione inhibits the expression of proinflammatory biomarker inducible nitric oxide synthase in hepatocytes.

O11. Juliana Janet M. Puzon. Inflorescence, leaves and fruit peels of banana varieties as sources of bioactive secondary metabolites with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.

P11. Dian Laila Purwaningroom. The Angiotensin-I Converting Enzyme Inhibitor of Indonesia Herbs that may Benefit ­for Antihypertension Therapy.

P12. Chihiro Matsumoto. A limonoid from andiroba, Carapa guianensis, Meliaceae suppresses lipid accumulation in adipocytes

P13. Hisakazu Kobayashi. Effect of Zingiber Zerumbet Smith extract on thermotolerance.

P14. Chul Sang Lee. Probiotic Fermented Milk Product Preventing Glucocorticoid-Induced Secondary Osteoporosis via up-regulating BMP-2 Signaling Pathway Related Genes.

P15. Kanae Nakamura. Effect of lactoferrin on energy expenditure enhancement in reprogrammed functional brown adipocytes.

O12. Ryou Sakamoto. Active Hexose Correlated Compound modulates the expression of endogenous EphA2 antisense RNA and suppresses the human breast carcinoma cell proliferation.

O13. Shaoyu Wang. What can yeast tell us about aging modulation by bioactive substances in functional food?

O14. Yoshinori Mine. Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) as a new molecular target improving gastrointestinal chronic inflammation

O15. Shigeru Katayama. Modulation of neuroprotective factors by bioactive food components and its mechanistic exploration

P16. Negar Jamshidi. Impact of Holy basil (Tulsi) on biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk: Evidence from meta-analysis