Original Article

Involvement of glycative stress in diabetic nephropathy and effects of
anti-glycation material Kuromoji (Lindera umbellata Thunb.)

Kiriko Akiyama ¹⁾, Akihiko Shimode ¹⁾, Shigeru Matsumi ¹, Tetsuya Maruyama ¹⁾,
Wakako Takabe ²⁾, Masayuki Yagi ³⁾, Yoshikazu Yonei ³⁾

1) Yomeishu Seizo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
2) Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology,
Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, Shizuoka, Japan
3) Anti-Aging Medical Research Center/Glycative Stress Research Center,
Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan