Novel drug delivery system using autologous fibrin glue--release properties of anti-cancer drugs.

abstract：:The purpose of this research is improvement of therapeutic treatment for periodontitis by using lipophilic and/or hydrophilic zinc materials. The sample suspension injections were prepared from zinc octanate (C8Zn), zinc stearate (C18Zn), zinc sulfate hepta-hydrate (ZnSO4) and tricalcium phosphate (ZnTCP) containing 6...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tokudome Y,Otsuka M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens and/or pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics considerations may result in off-label use of a certain class of antibacterials, including tigecycline. This study was performed to clarify the safety profile of tigecycline in the user-derived manner and to compare it with ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kadoyama K,Sakaeda T,Tamon A,Okuno Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a basic study on the prevention of cerebral injury, ajoene (0.5 mg/d) and oil-macerated garlic extract (OMGE, containing 0.5 mg ajoene/d) were administrated to stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) among 8 weeks from 9 weeks of age. In the control group, 3 of 10 rats died (30%), whereas all S...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada N,Hattori A,Nishikawa T,Fukuda H,Fujino T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor plays a key role in learning and memory. Our recent studies have shown that nobiletin from citrus peels activates the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway and ameliorates NMDA receptor antagonist-induced learning impairment by activating extracellular ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura J,Nemoto K,Degawa M,Yokosuka A,Mimaki Y,Shimizu K,Oku N,Ohizumi Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system, we investigated the lipid membrane-binding properties of four analogues of the 18-residue linear amphipathic beta-sheet cationic antimicrobial peptide (KIGAKI)3-NH2, each of which contains a single isoleucine-to-tryptophan substitution. The results of the SPR study revea...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kamimori H,Blazyk J,Aguilar MI

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between the steady-state level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA and skin tumors induced following treatment with 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) was investigated in transgenic TG-AC mice, which carry the v-Ha-ras oncogene fused to the promoter of the mouse embryonic alpha-like,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee BM,Kim HS,Jeohn GH

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, as well as postprandial hyperglycemia, are important factors contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. Nateglinide is a recently approved antidiabetic that suppresses postprandial hyperglycemia by stimulating the early phase of insuli...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mine T,Miura K,Kitahara Y,Okano A,Kawamori R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the pharmacokinetic profile of cyclosporin A (CyA) after intravenous administration to rats prepared as models of various disease states found in patients who receive organ transplantations. After intravenous bolus administration to normal rats, the total blood clearance (CLt) of CyA showed a dose-dependent...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shibata N,Shimakawa H,Minouchi T,Yamaji A

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:2-Thiophenecarboxylic acid (I) exhibited growth-inhibitory activity in five kinds of plants. In particular, I strongly inhibited the growth of the roots of Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia LAM and Echinochloa utilis OHWI et YABUNO, even at the low concentration of 5.0 x 10(-3) M. Furthermore, all of the I-related com...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inamori Y,Muro C,Funakoshi Y,Usami Y,Tsujibo H,Numata A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reprogramming differentiated cells toward stem cells may have long-term applications in stem-cell research and regenerative medicine. Here we report on the dedifferentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes into their precursor cells in vitro with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) but not external gene interventio...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sun X,Fu X,Han W,Zhao Y,Liu H,Sheng Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of selenium supplementation on atopic dermatitis (AD) were investigated by administering seleno-L-methionine (SeMet) using a mouse model of AD caused by repeated application of 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene (TNCB). BALB/c mice were sensitized with TNCB to the abdomen on day -7; then, TNCB was applied repeatedly ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Arakawa T,Sugiyama T,Matsuura H,Okuno T,Ogino H,Sakazaki F,Ueno H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP) is used as a plasticizer to import flexibility to polyvinylchloride plastics. In this study, hydrolysis of BBzP to monobutyl phthalate (MBP) and monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP) in liver microsomes of humans, monkeys, dogs, rats and mice was examined. The kinetics for MBP formation by human, do...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takahara Y,Kinashi Y,Takahara Y,Hichiya H,Okada K,Murata M,Shigeyama M,Hanioka N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bepridil hydrochloride is used for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Japan. We investigated the relationship between plasma concentrations of bepridil just before dosing (Cbep) and its clinical efficacy in Japanese patients (n=36) with AF. Patients were treated orally with 100, 150 or 200 mg/d bepridil. Cbep we...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Noda K,Gotoh Y,Tanioka S,Narayama Y,Kobayashi M,Iwai S,Katoh N,Tadano K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin chemotherapy is the standard treatment for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Although there are second-line chemotherapeutic agents approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) such as those targeting programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), more effective pharmacotherapy is required for cisplatin-resist...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ryu H,Jin H,Ho JN,Bae J,Lee E,Lee SE,Lee S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have observed the surface images of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) monolayer and DMPC vesicles with an atomic force microscope (AFM). It was confirmed that the lattice structure of polar head groups of DMPC molecules in a Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer is similar to those of large unilamellar DMPC vesicles. AFM...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sato Y,Chen Z,Takahashi T,Suzuki Y

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatoprotecive effects of recombinant human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) on chemically and immunologically induced experimental liver injury models were examined. The hEGF clearly decreased serum transaminase levels in D-galactosamine (D-GalN) and D-GalN/lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury models unde...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Cho JY,Yeon JD,Kim JY,Yoo ES,Yu YH,Park MH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are produced primarily by CYPs from arachidonic acid (AA) and then further metabolized to the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHETs). EETs play important roles in physiological processes such as regulating vasodilation and inflammation. Thus, the drug inhibition of CYP-med...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mukai Y,Toda T,Takeuchi S,Senda A,Yamashita M,Eliasson E,Rane A,Inotsume N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When hot-water extracts of mushroom Agaricus brazei MURRILL fruiting bodies (Agaricus extracts) were administered orally into Meth A-bearing mice, tumor growth was significantly inhibited compared with controls given water orally. Treatment with Agaricus extracts for five successive days significantly increased natura...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takimoto H,Wakita D,Kawaguchi K,Kumazawa Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to develop potent cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitors used as anticancer agent, a series of 2',5'-dimethoxychalcones was screened to evaluate their antiplatelet effect on human washed platelets suspension. Compound 2 exhibited potent inhibition of human washed platelet aggregation induced by collagen, sig...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu CM,Lin KW,Teng CH,Huang AM,Chen YC,Yen MH,Wu WB,Pu YS,Lin CN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and caspase-3 activity are involved in the induction of hepatocellular apoptosis in D-galactosamine (D-GalN)-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Acute hepatotoxicity was induced by the intraperitoneal injection of D-GalN into female BALB/c mice. D-GalN (0.75-3.0 g/kg) in...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Itokazu Y,Segawa Y,Inoue N,Omata T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenosides, the unique constituents and secondary metabolites of the Panax species, have been known to be the pharmacologically active ingredients of ginseng. Recently, our research group has developed a new processed ginseng, called Sun ginseng (SG), which has an increased amount of the red ginseng unique ginsenosi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Baek SH,Piao XL,Lee UJ,Kim HY,Park JH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) are penicillin-sensitive DD-peptidases catalyzing the terminal stages of bacterial cell wall assembly. We identified a Dictyostelium discoideum gene that encodes a protein of 522 amino acids showing similarity to Escherichia coli PBP4. The D. discoideum protein conserves three consen...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yasukawa H,Kuroita T,Tamura K,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the activity and stability of three mannosyltransferases to ascertain the mechanisms of changes in the antigenicity and the mannan structure of Candida albicans cells cultured at high temperature (37 degrees C) under acidic (pH 2.0) conditions in a liquid medium. The alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase (alpha-1,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Goto K,Okawa Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of panduratin A, isolated from Kaempferia pandurata ROXB. (Zingiberaceae), against tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced cytotoxicity was investigated in a human hepatoma cell line, HepG2. The tetrazolium dye colorimetric test (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sohn JH,Han KL,Lee SH,Hwang JK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Laennec, a hydrolyte of human placenta, on immune-mediated liver injury was investigated in vivo and in vitro in murine. Vena caudalis administration of concanavalin A (Con A) was employed to establish an in vivo liver-injury model, and in vitro hepatotoxicity was induced by 8 h interaction between Con A...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu J,Yang T,Wang C,Liu Q,Yao J,Sun H,Kaku T,Liu KX

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioassay-guided fractionation of a MeOH extract of the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L. provided two neuroprotective compounds, sappanchalcone (2) and 4-O-methylepisappanol (3), together with a methoxychalcone, isoliquiritigenin 2'-methyl ether (1), and three aromatic compounds, 4-O-methylsappanol (4), caesalpin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Jeong GS,Lee DS,Kwon TO,Lee HS,An RB,Kim YC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of transport of an oral aminocephalosporin, cefroxadine, in rabbit small intestinal brush border membrane vesicles were examined. Uptake rate of cefroxadine was saturable in the presence of an inward H+ gradient, and kinetic parameters were similar to those of cephradine. However, the uptake rate was a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kitagawa S,Sugaya Y

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse thioglycollate-induced peritoneal macrophages effectively, in the absence of serum, recognized mouse polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) mildly oxidized with diamide, superoxide (hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase) or t-butyhydroperoxide, or modified with N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). The recognition reached a maximum when...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Beppu M,Yokoyama N,Motohashi M,Kikugawa K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hydroalcoholic (50%) extract of Emblica officinalis (fruit) (EO-50) reduced the severity of hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and thioacetamide (TAA). Improved liver function was observed by measuring the levels of aspartate aminotransaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phos...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tasduq SA,Mondhe DM,Gupta DK,Baleshwar M,Johri RK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00