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Motoki Takahashi
Researcher at Nagoya University
Publications - 2
Citations - 43
Motoki Takahashi is an academic researcher from Nagoya University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prebiotic & Butyrate. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications receiving 28 citations.
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An Alteration in the Cecal Microbiota Composition by Feeding of 1-Kestose Results in a Marked Increase in the Cecal Butyrate Content in Rats.
Takumi Tochio,Yasuyuki Kitaura,Saki Nakamura,Chie Sugawa,Motoki Takahashi,Akihito Endo,Yoshiharu Shimomura +6 more
TL;DR: Dietary 1-kestose has a potential to be a prebiotic for improving the metabolism of the host, according to the findings of this study.
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Supplementation of 1-Kestose Modulates the Gut Microbiota Composition to Ameliorate Glucose Metabolism in Obesity-Prone Hosts.
Ayako Watanabe,Takumi Tochio,Yoshihiro Kadota,Motoki Takahashi,Yasuyuki Kitaura,Hirohito Ishikawa,Takanori Yasutake,Masahiro Nakano,Hiroe Shinohara,Kudo Toru,Yuichiro Nishimoto,Yoshinori Mizuguchi,Akihito Endo,Yoshiharu Shimomura +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the prebiotic effect of 1-kestose supplementation on fasting insulin concentration in obesity-prone humans and rats was investigated, and it was shown that 1-Kestose supplements may potentially ameliorate insulin resistance in overweight humans via modulation of the gut microbiota.