D-galactosamine-induced mouse hepatic apoptosis: possible involvement with tumor necrosis factor, but not with caspase-3 activity.

abstract：:The study revealed that high molecular polyvinyl sulfate (PVP) or sulfonate (PVS), and low molecular alkyldisulfonates (NaO3S(CH2)nSO3Na, n = 2--5: EDS, TDS, BDS and PDS) can alleviate acute toxicity of the herbicide, paraquat dichloride (PQ) in mice. Their activity as antidotes and the mode of the action varied depen...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsuchiya T,Yoshida T,Imaeda A,Kiho T,Ukai S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the release properties of anti-cancer drugs from fibrin glue, a study was performed using several anti-cancer drugs with remarkably different physical properties. Concentrated fibrinogen, fibronectin, and coagulation factor XIII were prepared from healthy human plasma according to the cryoprecipitate method...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshida H,Yamaoka Y,Shinoyama M,Kamiya A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of early sepsis induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) combined with interleukin-2 (IL-2) was developed. The primary aim was to assess the pharmacokinetics of gentamicin and sepsis-induced pathophysiological changes. Moreover, the effects on the glomerular filtration rate and tubular function were studied in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Studena S,Martinkova J,Slizova D,Krs O,Senkerik M,Springer D,Chládek J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the anti-allergic effect of tea-leaf saponin (TLS), which was a mixture of saponins separated from the leaves of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, in guinea pigs and rats. TLS (20-100 mg/kg) dose-dependently inhibited experimentally-induced asthma, and ID50 was 61.7 mg/kg. TLS (20-100 mg/kg) dose-depend...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Akagi M,Fukuishi N,Kan T,Sagesaka YM,Akagi R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake mechanism of aristolochic acid I (AAI) was investigated using Caco-2 cells cultured on dishes and permeable membranes. The uptake of AAI from the apical membrane of Caco-2 cells cultured on a dish was rapid, and a decrease in the pH of the incubation medium significantly increased uptake. Incubation at low ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura O,Haraguchi K,Ohta C,Koga N,Kato Y,Endo T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the genotypic status of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) polymorphism to evaluate the possible risk of the toxicity of azathioprine (AZA) in 68 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The allele frequency of TPMT mutation in the SLE group (2.9%) was higher than that in 174 Japanese healthy...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okada Y,Nakamura K,Kodama T,Ueki K,Tsukada Y,Maezawa A,Tsukamoto N,Nojima Y,Ishizaki T,Horiuchi R,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distigmine bromide (distigmine) is a reversible carbamate cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitor. Its principle clinical application is in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Distigmine is also used as a remedy for dysuria and glaucoma. Its effectiveness in the management of dysuria has been demonstrated in several clinical r...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Obara K,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of tetrandrine (an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese medicine Stephania tetrandrae S. Moore) were investigated in terms of the angiogenesis in an adjuvant-induced chronic inflammation model of mouse and tube formation of rat vascular endothelial cells (EC). Tetrandrine (7.5-30 mg/kg) reduced th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi S,Inaba K,Kimura I,Kimura M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes were prepared from hydrogenated lecithin (H-PC) by sonication (S) or injection (I) of H-PC dissolved in ethanol containing dl-tocopherol acetate (VEA). The effects of liposomes on the dermal absorption of VEA were studied. The particle diameter of S-liposomes was smaller than that of I-liposomes. The penetra...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Natsuki R,Morita Y,Osawa S,Takeda Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a natural compound found in a wide variety of plant food substances including members of the family Cruciferae with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive properties. In a previous study, I3C exhibited broad spectrum antibacterial activities. Particularly, it showed a more potent antibact...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sung WS,Lee DG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A current anti-inflammatory agent often targets the prevention of inflammatory disorder development. The standardized Centella asiatica ECa 233 extract has been previously reported for anti-inflammatory effect. This study aimed to investigate its anti-inflammatory effect and mechanisms of ECa 233 in lipopolysaccharide...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sukketsiri W,Tanasawet S,Moolsap F,Tantisira MH,Hutamekalin P,Tipmanee V

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the role of asarinin on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and its treatment mechanism on dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells. Before the onset of arthritis, asarinin were given orally to CIA mouse. Macroscopic scoring and micrometer caliper measurement were used to assess arthritis. The occurrence of cartilage d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Dai Q,Wang M,Li Y,Li J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) are the first lymph nodes (LN) where cancer cells metastasize from the primary tumor. We designed fluorophore-quencher-based activatable nanoparticles for SLN imaging. We selected TAMRA as a fluorophore and BHQ2 or QSY7 as a quencher. Ternary anionic complexes were constructed with generatio...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hagimori M,Hatabe E,Sano K,Miyazaki H,Sasaki H,Saji H,Mukai T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (GBE), one of the most widely used herbal dietary supplements in Japan and the United States, on the pharmacokinetics of nifedipine (NFP), a typical probe of P450 (CYP) 3A, but not a substrate of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), were studied using rats. Simulta...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshioka M,Ohnishi N,Sone N,Egami S,Takara K,Yokoyama T,Kuroda K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetic research in China on the use of voriconazole in critically ill adult patients with different pulmonary diseases remains to be explored. This study evaluated the population pharmacokinetics of the use of voriconazole (VRC) in critically ill patients to determine covariate effects on VRC pharmacokinetics...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen W,Xie H,Liang F,Meng D,Rui J,Yin X,Zhang T,Xiao X,Cai S,Liu X,Li Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swallowing involves several motor processes such as bolus formation and intraoral transport of a food bolus (oral stage) and a series of visceral events that occur in a relatively fixed timed sequence but are to some degree modifiable (pharyngeal stage or swallow reflex). Reflecting the progressive aging of society, p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamamura K,Kitagawa J,Kurose M,Sugino S,Takatsuji H,Mostafeezur RM,Zakir HM,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feast/famine regulatory proteins (FFRPs) comprise a single group of transcription factors systematically distributed throughout archaea and eubacteria. In the eubacterial domain in Escherichia coli, autotrophic pathways are activated and heterotrophic pathways are repressed by an FFRP, the leucine-responsive regulator...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kawashima T,Aramaki H,Oyamada T,Makino K,Yamada M,Okamura H,Yokoyama K,Ishijima SA,Suzuki M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), i.e. human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells, are able to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types. Because of these abilities, numerous attempts have been made to utilize hPSCs in regenerative medicine/cell therapy. hPSCs are, however, als...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kuroda T,Yasuda S,Sato Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OK205 is a traditional Korean prescription containing water-soluble chitosan, glucosamine HCl, chondroitin sulfate, and extract of herbal medicine, and has been used commercially to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because infiltrated mast cells and their mediators may contribute to the initiation and progression of t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi IY,Jung HS,Kim HR,Lee EJ,Lee EH,Shin TY,Kim HM,Hong SH

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indomethacin is used as an anti-inflammatory drug and a nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor. When indomethacin in methanol was photo-irradiated with an Hg lamp, methyl ester, ethyl ester, and gamma-lactone derivatives of indomethacin were produced. In the present study, we found that the methyl ester derivative of i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chao SH,Wu AB,Lee CJ,Chen FA,Wang CC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meiosis activating sterol (MAS), the intermediate of cholesterol biosynthesis, is an important substance to stimulate oocytes maturation in FSH-induced signal transduction pathway. Lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) converts lanosterol to MAS. Although MAS is firstly isolated from bovine testis, the information ab...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang F,Shen Y,Song X,Xia G,Chen X,Zhou B,Lei L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The weights of prostate and seminal vesicle were decreased by treatment with 3,6-dimethylpyrazine-2-thiol(3,6-DMP-SH) but the weights of testes and the plasma testosterone levels were not changed. The recovery of the weight of prostate and seminal vesicles of testosterone-treated orchidectomized rats were inhibited by...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada K,Komatsu H,Ohta A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct detection of nitric oxide (NO) is essential for understanding the precise mechanism of its production from endothelial cells. Previously, we developed an NO detection system based on the chemiluminescence reaction between NO and luminol-H2O2. Here, we have applied this system to cultured endothelial cells for t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kurumatani H,Kikuchi K,Nagano T,Hirobe M,Yamazaki J,Nagao T

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfiram (DSF) is a dimer of diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) that we previously added to a solution of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (DSF solution). We found that the instillation of this DSF solution delayed lens opacification in a hereditary cataractous ICR/f rat. In this study, we attempted to design an ophthalmic ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagai N,Mano Y,Ito Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify that squalene monohydroperoxide (SQOOH) correlates with changes in morphology through cytotoxicity and establish in vitro evaluation of the cytotoxicity of lipid hydroperoxide, the effect of SQOOH on cytotoxicity and morphology in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK(B)) and the Gunze three-d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchino T,Tokunaga H,Onodera H,Ando M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study showed that macelignan extracted from Myristica fragrans has anti-inflammatory properties using hippocampal neuronal and primary microglial cells. Subsequently, a study using animals with chronic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) infusion into the brain showed that oral treatments of macelignan reduced the hip...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ma J,Hwang YK,Cho WH,Han SH,Hwang JK,Han JS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with specific drugs is associated with delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, which cause severe cutaneous toxicity. Such interactions induce structural alterations in HLA complexes via several different mechanisms such as the hapten theory, p-i concept, and altered p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shirayanagi T,Aoki S,Fujimori S,Watanabe K,Aida T,Hirasawa M,Kumagai K,Hoshino T,Ito K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on drug disposition in inflamed skin are important for safe and effective application of topical drugs. Here, the absorption of flurbiprofen (FP) through inflamed skin was examined in vivo and in a skin-mimicking artificial model system. The model skin system consisted of a silicone membrane acting as a model ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oshima S,Suzuki C,Yajima R,Egawa Y,Hosoya O,Juni K,Seki T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotiflorin is a single component extracted from traditional Chinese medicine Flos Carthami. In this study, we investigated its neuroprotection in permanent focal cerebral ischemia model in rats, and in an in vitro model of ischemia. At doses of 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kg, nicotiflorin administered immediately after the ons...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li R,Guo M,Zhang G,Xu X,Li Q

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine alkaloid constituents in the root of Aconitum yesoense var. macroyesoense, as well as three acetylated derivatives, were examined for their peripheral vaso-activities by measuring laser-flowmetrically the cutaneous blood flow in the hind foot of mice after intravenous administration. The major constitutive delcos...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wada K,Ishizuki S,Mori T,Bando H,Murayama M,Kawahara N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00