PROGRAM

November 26 (Monday)

	Room A	Room B1
8:30
	Symposium 1 Food Chemistry	Symposium 2 Allergy & Inflammation
10:25
10:45	Coffee & Tea Break
	Symposium 3 Bioavailability & Metabolism	Symposium 4 Cognitive Function
12:40
	Lunch (Sakura)
13:40
	Sponsored symposium 1 Tea and Health	Symposium 5 Pharmaceuticals
14:55
	Coffee & Tea Break
15:20
	Sponsored symposium 1 Tea and Health
15:35
		Coffee & Tea Break
16:00
16:55
17:00
			Poster session & Exhibition
18:00

Symposium 1  08:30-10:25
Food Chemistry

Chairpersons: Andrew L. Waterhouse, USA
                          Michikatsu Sato, Japan

Agricultures influence on food composition: A comparison of flavonoids in organic and conventionally grown tomatoes Alyson Mitchell, USA

The polymerization degree and the stereochemistry of procyanidins affect the physiological functions of the cells Toshihiko Shoji, Japan

Effect of food processing on polyphenol bioavailability Francisco A Tomas-Barberan, Spain

Understanding and modulating flavonoid biosynthesis in plants Loïc Lepiniec, France

Antioxidation reaction mechanism of polyphenols, caffeic acid and related compounds Toshiya Masuda, Japan

Symposium 2  08:30-10:25
Allergy & Inflammation

Chairpersons: Hisanori Suzuki, Italy
                          Mari Maeda-Yamamoto, Japan

Anti-allergic action of O-methylated catechin in green tea Mari Maeda-Yamamoto, Japan

Dietary apple procyanidins inhibit the development of oral sensitization and food allergies Hiroshi Akiyama, Japan

Targeting STAT1 by epigallocatechin gallate, myricetin and delphinidin provides efficient protection in ischemia/reperfusion-Induced heart injury Hisanori Suzuki, Italy

Vascular protection by grape-derived polyphenols Valérie B. Schini-Kerth, France

Modulation of the signaling NF-kB activation pathway by polyphenols in human intestinal Caco-2 cells Beatrice Romier-Crouzet, Belgium

Symposium 3  10:45-12:40
Bioavailability & Metabolism

Chairpersons: Herman Adlercreutz, Finland
                          Alan Crozier, UK

Absorption and metabolism of flavonoids from standard portions of various fruits - Impact of processing, dose and subject variation Paul A Kroon, UK

Bioavailability of dietary lignans in humans José Luis Peñalvo, Spain

Immunochemical characterization of dietaty flavonoid metabolites in aorta: Implication in the anti-atherosclerosis effect Yoshichika Kawai, Japan

Human and animal studies on the bioavailability and metabolism of dietary phenolics Alan Crozier, UK

Conversion of procyanidins by human intestinal microbiota Annett Braune, Germany

Symposium 4  10:45-12:40
Cognitive Function

Chairpersons: Jeremy Spencer, UK
                          Hiramitsu Suzuki, Japan

Green tea consumption and cognitive function: A cross-sectional study Shinichi Kuriyama, Japan

Flavonoids as neurotrophic factors Pamela Maher, USA

Molecular mechanisms underlying the cognitive effects of polyphenols Jeremy Spencer, UK

Proteomic profiling for evaluating the neuroprotective mechanism of green tea polyphenols: Prospective for neurodegenerative disease therapy Orly Weinreb, Israel

Curcumin attenuates diabetic encephalopathy in rats: Behavioral, biochemical & anti-inflammatory evidences Anurag Kuhad, India

Symposium 5  13:40-15:35
Pharmaceuticals

Chairpersons: Tsutomu Hatano, Japan
                          Takashi Yoshida, Japan

In vitro immunomodulatory effects of polyphenols on macrophages Herbert Kolodziej, Germany

Antioxidant, antimalarial and antimicrobial activities of polyphenols from Punica granatum L. Daneel Ferreira, USA

New aspects of green tea catechins in relation to DNA and RNA molecules Takashi Kuzuhara, Japan

Functional evaluation of polyphenols as alternative medicine Hiroshi Sakagami, Japan

Nasal administration of quercetin liposomes improves anti-depression like effect and enhances memory Wathita Phachonpai, Thailand

Sponsored symposium 1  13:40-16:55
Tea and Health

Chairpersons: Balz Frei, USA
                          Francesco Visioli, France

Polyphenols in cardiovascular disease: Effects on endothelial function Joseph A. Vita, USA

Recent epidemiologic studies on green tea consumption and cancer risk in Japan Manami Inoue, Japan

Chemoprevention of human prostate cancer by oral administration of green tea catechins Saverio Bettuzzi, Italy

Effects of white tea, caffeine and EGCG on 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)-Induced tumorigenesis and β-catenin expression Roderick H. Dashwood, USA

Does tea reduce body weight and alleviate diabetes? Chung S. Yang, USA

Paradoxical effects of green tea and antioxidant vitamins in diabetes: Improved oxidant stress but worsened carbonyl stress Vincent M. Monnier, USA * This symposium is sponsored by Mitsui Norin, Kao, Linus Pauling Institute, DSM, and Te Infre.