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J Biomed 2017; 2(1):8-11. doi:10.7150/jbm.17587

Short Research Communication

Mushroom Intake and Advanced Glycation End Products in the Skin among Community-Dwelling Elderly Subjects: Preliminary Data

Yaeko Kawaguchi^1,2, Shinsuke Nirengi¹, Kazuhiko Kotani¹, Junichiro Somei³, Takuya Kawamoto², Kokoro Tsuzaki¹, Yoshikazu Yonei², Naoki Sakane^1✉

1. Division of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan.
2. Anti-Aging Medical Research Center, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.
3. Clinical Research Center, Central Clinic, Kyoto, Japan.

Abstract

PURPOSE: Food intakes against advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which is involved in aging and related pathologies, remain explored. The current study was aimed to investigate the relationship between some food intakes and skin AGEs in a general elderly population.

METHODS: In 39 subjects (19 men/20 women, mean age 76.6 years), a questionnaire on intakes of foods, including mushrooms, was self-reported. Their AGEs were measured in the skin of upper arm by an AGE Reader^TM employing a method of autofluorescence (AF).

RESULTS: The mean skin AF value was 2.1 AU and the mean mushroom intake was 15.7 g per day. The mushroom intake was significantly and inversely correlated with skin AF (correlation coefficient = -0.42, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: The inverse correlation between the mushroom intake and skin AF in this population may imply the mushroom intake to be lowering AGEs. This is preliminary; thus, future research is warranted.

Keywords: glycation, mushroom, skin autofluorescence.