PROGRAM

November 27 (Tuesday)

	Room A	Room B1
8:30
	Symposium 6 Metabolic Syndrome	Symposium 7 (Poly)methoxyflavonoids
10:25
	Coffee & Tea Break
10:45
	Symposium 9 Oxidative Stress & Cell Signaling	Symposium 8 Nutrigenomics
12:40
	Lunch (Sakura)
13:40
	Symposium 10 Epidemiology & Intervention study	Sponsored symposium 2 Anthocyanin
15:35
	Coffee & Tea Break
16:00
17:00			Poster session & Exhibition
19:00
	Banquet (Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto)

Symposium 6  08:30-10:25
Metabolic Syndrome

Chairpersons: Gary Williamson, UK
                          Yoshinobu Kiso, Japan

Tea and cinnamon polyphenols improve the metabolic syndrome Richard A. Anderson, USA

The effect of dietary flavonoids on cardiovascular risk Kevin D Croft, Australia

Prevention of metabolic syndrome by oolong tea polymerized polyphenols and sesamin Yoshinobu Kiso, Japan

Regulation of adipocyte function by polyphenols-Possibility of preventing the metabolic syndrome- Takanori Tsuda, Japan

Symposium 7  08:30-10:25
(Poly)methoxyflavonoids

Chairpersons: Chi-Tang Ho, USA
                          Kayoko Shimoi, Japan

Chemistry and biology of polymethoxyflavones and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones Chi-Tang Ho, USA

Nobiletin treatment and the prevention of atherosclerosis in a mouse model of the disease Stewart C. Whitman, Canada

Versatile effects of citrus polymethoxyflavonoids on inflammatory cells Akira Murakami, Japan

Antiproliferative and antimetastatic potential of methoxyflavonoids derived from Artemisia plants Hye-Kyung Na, Republic of Korea

Flavonoid metabolites mono-O-methylated at the B ring are inhibitors of endothelial NADPH oxidase activity Tankred Schewe, Germany

Symposium 8  10:45-12:40
Nutrigenomics

Chairpersons: Roger Corder, UK
                          Ichiro Matsumoto, Japan

Impact of sesame lignans affecting gene expression profile in rat liver Takashi Ide, Japan

Procyanidin regulation of the vascular endothelium - From genes to function Roger Corder, UK

Ilex paraguariensis herbal extract-induced changes in the visceral adipose tissue gene expression profile of rats fed high-fat diet Taesun Park, Republic of Korea

The effect of quercetin on ER stress at intestinal epithelia Yayoi Natsume, Japan

Symposium 9  10:45-12:40
Oxidative Stress & Cell Signaling

Chairpersons: Barry Halliwell, Singapore
                          Tsutomu Nakayama, Japan

Beneficial effects of phenolic acids and their role in antiobesity Gow-Chin Yen, Taiwan

Polyphenols and genomic instability: From molecules to man Susan J. Duthie, UK

Disruption of defense mechanisms against oxidative damage in nucleic acids and the affect of polyphenols Yusaku Nakabeppu, Japan

Modulation of transcription factor NF-kB by flavan-3 ols and procyanidins Patricia I. Oteiza, USA

Protective effects of quercetin and its human conjugated metabolites on cardiovascular disease Federica Lodi, UK

Symposium 10  13:40-15:35
Epidemiology & Intervention study

Chairpersons: Adrian Franke, USA
                          Peter C.H. Hollman, The Netherlands

Polyphenols and health: Evidence from epidemiology and intervention studies Peter C.H. Hollman, The Netherlands

Prospective studies of green tea and cancer and cardiovascular disease in Japan Yoshitaka Tsubono, Japan

Soy isoflavones: Bioavailability and breast cancer preventive effects Adrian Franke, USA

Dietary and endogenous redox network: The antioxidant "weight" of flavonoids rich foods Mauro Serafini, Italy

Intake of flavonoids and risk of cancer in Finnish men: The Kuopio ischaemic heart disease risk factor study Jaakko Mursu, Finland

Sponsored symposium 2  13:40-15:35
Anthocyanin

Chairpersons: Andrew L. Waterhouse, USA
                          De-Xing Hou, Japan

Bilberry anthocyanins and biological activities De-Xing Hou, Japan

Biological behaviors of bilberry anthocyanins Takashi Ichiyanagi, Japan

Biodiscovery of antioxidants from Australian bush foods Izabela Konczak, Australia

New perspectives and medical application of the Vaccinium myrtillus extract Ezio Bombardelli, Italy * This symposium is sponsored by Natural Way Co., Ltd.