CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Toshiro Matsui
SEX: Male
Institute: Department of Bioscience and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of
Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu University, 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku,
Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
Tel (0081)-92-642-3012
Fax (0081)-92-642-3012
E-mail; tmatsui@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
BIRTH DATE: August 4, 1962
MARITAL STATUS: Married
EDUCATION: B.A., Agricultural Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
March 1986
Ph.D. (D. Agric.), Agricultural Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka,
Japan, March 1991
EMPLOYMENT:
1991-2000
Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Food Science and
Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
2000-up to date Associate Professor
Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Bioscience and
Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu
University,
FIELD: My current special field is the" study on the elucidation of food components
exerting a physiologically functional property.” Namely, prophylaxis of hypertension
and diabetic diseases by bioactive food components, and clarification of their
modulating mechanism in vivo.
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The list of papers:
Original papers and reviews (2006-)
(1) Toshiro Matsui, Isiaka Ogunwande, Kanthi J. M. Abesundara, and Kiyoshi
Matsumoto: Anti-hyperglycemic Potential of Natural Products. Mini-Reviews in
Medicinal Chemistry, 6(3), 109-120 (2006).
(2) Mitsuru Tanaka, Toshiro Matsui, Yusuke Ushida and Kiyoshi Matsumoto:
Vasodilating action of di-peptides in thoracic aortas from spontaneously hypertensive
rats. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 70(9), 2292-2295 (2006).
(3) Toshiro Matsui, Xiao Lin Zhu, Keisuke Watanabe, Keisuke Tanaka, Yoko Kusano,
Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Combined administration of captopril with an antihypertensive
Val-Tyr di-peptide to spontaneously hypertensive rats attenuates the blood pressure
lowering effect. Life Sciences, 79(26), 2492-2498 (2006).
(4) Xiao Lin Zhu, Keisuke Tanaka, Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi Matsumoto:
Antihypertensive effect of captopril is greatly attenuated by combined administration of
with antihypertensive peptide. J. Hypertension, 24(suppl.6), S204 (2006).
(5) Yusuke Ushida, Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi Matsumoto, Hirokazu Hosoyama, Atsuhiro
Mitomi, Yuko Sagesaka, Takami Kakuda: Endothelium-dependent vasolidating effect of
buckwheat extract on rat aortas. J. Hypertension, 24(suppl.6), S319 (2006).
(6) Mitsuru Tanaka, Mai Tokuyasu, Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi Matsumoto: A screening of
bioactive peptide possessing vasodilating action. J. Hypertension, 24(suppl.6), S407
(2006).
(7) Toshiro Matsui, Takashi Tanaka, Satomi Tamura, Asami Toshima, Kei Tamaya, Yuji
Miyata, Kazunari Tanaka, and Kiyoshi Matsumoto: -Glucosidase Inhibitory Profile of
Catechins and Theaflavins. J. Agric. Food Chem., 55(1), 99-105 (2007).
(8) Isiaka Ajani Ogunwande, Toshiro Matsui, Tomoko Fujise and Kiyoshi Matsumoto:
-Glucosidase Inhibitory Profile of Nigerian Medicinal Plants in Immobilized Assay
System. Food Sci. Technol. Res., 13(2), 169-172 (2007).
(9) Xiao-Lin Zhu, Toshiro Matsui, Keisuke Watanabe, Koso Shiraishi, Tatsuro Ueki,
Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Simultaneous determination of angiotensin I-converting enzyme
inhibitory peptides in tryptic casein hydrolysate by high-performance liquid
chromatography combined with a replicate heart-cut column-switching technique. J.
Agric. Food Chem., 55(21), 8367-8374 (2007).
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(10) Xiao-Lin Zhu, Keisuke Watanabe, Koso Shiraishi, Tatsuro Ueki, Yoshiharu Noda,
Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Identification of ACE-inhibitory peptides in
salt-free soy sauce that are transportable across caco-2 cell monolayers. Peptides, 29(3),
338-344 (2008).
(11) Mitsuru Tanaka, Mai Tokuyasu, Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi Matsumoto:
Endothelium-independent vasodilation effect of di- and tri-peptides in thoracic aorta of
Sprague-Dawley rats. Life Sci. 82(15-16), 869-875 (2008).
(12) Isiaka A. Ogunwande, T. Matsui, K. Matsumoto, M. Shimoda and D. Kubmarawa:
Constituent of the essential oil from the leaves of Acacia Tortilis (Forsk.) hayne. J.
Essential Oil Research., 20(2), 116-119 (2008).
(13) Yusuke Ushida, Toshiro Matsui, Mitsuru Tanaka, Kiyoshi Matsumoto, Hirokazu
Hosoyama, Atsuhiro Mitomi, Yuko Sagesaka, Takami Kakuda: Endothelium-dependent
vasorelaxation effect of rutin-free tartary buckwheat extract in isolated rat thoracic aorta.
J. Nutr. Biochem., 19(10), 700-707 (2008).
(14) Lieselot Vercruysse, Guy Smagghe, Toshiro Matsui, John Van Camp: Purification
and Identification of an Angiotensin I-converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitory Peptide
from the Gastrointestinal Hydrolysate of the Cotton Leafworm, Spodoptera Littoralis.
Process Biochem., 43, 900-904 (2008).
(15) Mitsuru Tanaka, Shinpei Watanabe, Mai Tokuyasu, Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi
Matsumoto: Structure-activity relationship between vasodilating di- and tri-peptides in
thoracic aorta of Sprague-Dawley rats. J. Hypertension, 26(suppl.1), S171 (2008).
(16) Tomoko Fujise, Norihiko Terahara, Keiichi Fukui, Koichi Sugita, Hideaki Ohta,
Toshiro
Matsui,
Kiyoshi
Matsumoto:
Durable
antihyperglycemic
effect
of
6-O-caffeoylsophorose with -glucosidase inhibitory activity in rats. Food Sci. Technol.
Res., 14(5), 477-484 (2008).
(17) Masahiro Yoshiki, Keisuke Tsuge, Yumi Tsuruta, Takashi Yoshimura, Kazuyoshi
Koganemaru, Toshihisa Sumi, Toshiro Matsui, Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Production of a
new antioxidant compound from mycosporine-like amino acid, Porphyra-334, by heat
treatment. Food Chem., 113, 1127-1132 (2009).
(18) Toshiro Matsui, Mayu Shimada, Nozomi Saitoh and Kiyoshi Matsumoto:
-Glucosidase inhibition assay in an enzyme-immobilized amino-microplate. Anal.Sci.
25(4), 559-562 (2009).
(19) Mitsuru Tanaka, Shimpei Watanabe, Zhengquan Wang, Kiyoshi Matsumoto and
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Toshiro Matsui: His-Arg-Trp potently attenuates contracted tension of thoracic aorta of
Sprague-Dawley rats through the suppression of extracellular Ca2+ influx. Peptides, 30,
1502-1507 (2009).
(20) Takashi Tanaka, Yuji Miyata, Kei Tamaya, Rie Kusano, Yusuke Matsuo, Shizuka
Tamaru, Kazunari Tanaka, Toshiro Matsui, Masamichi Maeda, Isao Kouno: Increase of
theaflavin gallates and thearubigins by acceleration of catechin oxidation in a new
fermented tea product obtained by tea-rolling processing of loquat (Eriobotrya
japonica) and green tea leaves. J. Agric. Food Chem., 57(13), 5816-5822 (2009).
(21) Toshiro Matsui, Masao Sato, Mitsuru Tanaka, Yasuna Yamada, Shimpei Watanabe,
Yumiko Fujimoto, Katsumi Imaizumi, Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Vasodilating di-peptide
Trp-His can prevent atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Br. J. Nutr., in
press.
(22) Toshiro Matsui, Sachiko Korematsu, Eui-Baek Byun, Taichi Nishizuka, Shunji
Ohshima and Tomomasa Kanda: Apple Procyanidins Induce Vascular Relaxation in
Isolated Rat Aorta through NO/cGMP Pathway in Combination with Hyperpolarization
by Multiple K+ Channel Activations. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 73(10), 2246-2251
(2009).
(23) Norihiko Terahara, Toshiro Matsui,Kanako Minoda, Kanae Nasu, Risa Kikuchi,
Keiichi Fukui, Hiroshi Ono, and Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Functional new acylated
sohoroses and deglucosylated anthocyanins in a fermented red vinegar. J. Agric. Food
Chem., 57(18), 8331-8338 (2009).
(24) Takashi Hasegawa, Toshiro Matsui, and Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Application of
confocal laser scanning microscope technique to visualize dynamic sorption behavior of
perylene in cellulose acetate film. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., in press
(25) Takashi Hasegawa, Toshiro Matsui, and Kiyoshi Matsumoto: Comparative study
of additives on visualized dynamic sorption behavior of perylene in cellucose acetate
film by confocal laser scanning microscope technique. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., in press.
(26) Kei Tamaya, Toshiro Matsui, Asami Toshima, Mai Noguchi, Qui Jui, Yuji Miyata,
Takashi Tanaka and Kazunari Tanaka: Suppression of blood glucose level by a new
fermented tea obtained by tea-rolling processing of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) and
green tea leaves in disaccharides-loaded Sprague-Dawley rats. J Sci. Food Agr., in
press.
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Recent books:
1) Toshiro Matsui and Mitsuru Tanaka: Anti-hypertensive peptides and their underlying
mechanisms (chapter 2) In Biologically Active Food Proteins and Peptides in HealthFundamental and Clinical aspects- (Eds.) Mine, Y., Li-Chan, E.C.Y., Jiang, B., IFT
Book Series, Wiley Blackwell (Iowa), 2009.
2) Toshiro Matsui and Norihiko Terahara: Structure-Bioactivity Relations of Acylated
Anthocyanins and their Related Polyphenols In Annual Reviews in Phytomedicine
(Eds.) Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan., Bentham Science Publisher, The Netherlands,
2009.
3) Norihiko Terahara and Toshiro Matsui: Stability and Functionality of acylated
anthocyanins, ed. by Tetsuya Konishi and Takashi Ichiyanagi in “Anthocyanins as
food factor: Recent Progress in Studies on Bioavailability and Health Promotion
Effects, 2008”, Research Signpost, India 2008.
4) Norihiko Terahara and Toshiro Matsui: Structures and functionalities of acylated
anthocyanins. 232nd ACS Symposium Series, San Francisco, USA, 2006.
5) T T.Matsui, and K.Matsumoto, in " Antihypertensive Peptides from Natural
Resources (Chapter 15)", ed. by M.T.H.Khan and A.Ather, "Lead Molecules from
Natural Products: Discovery and Trends". Elsevier B.V., The Netherlands, pp.259-276
(2006).
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