Hepatic injury-specific conversion of mouse plasma hyaluronan binding protein to the active hetero-dimer form.

abstract：:An alkaloid piperine isolated from the Piper Nigrum was found to inhibit lipid droplet accumulation in mouse macrophages, and especially inhibited cholesteryl ester (CE) synthesis (IC50: 25 microM). The metabolism of cholesterol from lysosome to lipid droplet was inhibited with a similar IC50 (18 microM), indicating t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda D,Ohte S,Ohshiro T,Jiang W,Rudel L,Hong B,Si S,Tomoda H

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although macrophage phagocytoses modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL), excessive accumulation of modified LDL induces macrophage foam cell formation, which is a feature of atherosclerotic plaque. Thus, the identification of scavenger receptor for modified LDL will provide better understanding of an atherosclerotic e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miki Y,Tachibana Y,Ohminato Y,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cloning of polyketide synthase (PKS) gene for amphidinolide biosynthesis was attempted from a dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp. (strain Y-42). Fourteen beta-ketoacyl synthase gene fragments were obtained by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification from degenerated primer sets designed on the basis of the conserved a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kubota T,Iinuma Y,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new ursane-type triterpenoid, weigelic acid (1), and seven known compounds, ursolic acid (2), ilekudinol A (3), corosolic acid (4), ilekudinol B (5), esculentic acid (6), pomolic acid (7), and asiatic acid (8) were isolated from the leaf and stem of Weigela subsessilis. The structure of the new triterpenoid was esta...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Thuong PT,Min BS,Jin W,Na M,Lee J,Seong R,Lee YM,Song K,Seong Y,Lee HK,Bae K,Kang SS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of a liquid culture filtrates of the entomogenous fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes (PTCF) and its main active glycoprotein-enriched (PGF) fraction against hematotoxicity in mice treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Oral administration of PTCF (100 mg/kg/d) fo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takata T,Tanaka T,Yahagi N,Yahagi R,Tsuchida H,Ishigaki Y,Tomosugi N,Fushiya S,Takano F,Ohta T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A calcium-induced alginate gel bead (Alg-CS) containing chitosan (CS) and 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropionic acid (CMP) was prepared. We then investigated (a) CMP release from Alg-CS, and (b) uptake of bile acid into the Alg-CS, within the gastrointestinal tract. Dried Alg-CS gradually swelled in taurocholate solut...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Murata Y,Hirai D,Kofuji K,Miyamoto E,Kawashima S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granisetron (GRN) is widely used for patients with various cancers who suffer from chemotherapy-induced vomiting and nausea. The, pharmacokinetics of GRN has not been fully evaluated in such patients, however, and its dosage regimen is still controversial. In this study, we determined GRN levels in serum and urine fro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wada I,Takeda T,Sato M,Saitoh H,Nakabayashi T,Mino K,Honma T,Takada M,Hirano K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylactic oral administration of a novel immunomodulator (immunosuppressant), FTY720 (1 mg/kg, three times a week), completely prevented the development of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) in C57BL/6 mice. EAMG has been used as an animal model for human myasthenia gravis, and was established by immu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kohno T,Tsuji T,Hirayama K,Iwatsuki R,Hirose M,Watabe K,Yoshikawa H,Kohno T,Matsumoto A,Fujita T,Hayashi M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study has been designed to investigate the modulatory role of dichlorobenzamil a Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger inhibitor in ischemic post-conditioning-induced neuroprotection in mice. Bilateral carotid artery occlusion followed by reperfusion, produced a significant rise in cerebral infarct size along with impair...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kaur H,Jaggi AS,Singh N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption and distribution of ulinastatin following intra-articular administration of [125I]ulinastatin to rabbits were determined and kinetic analysis using a multi-compartment model was performed. At 4 h after administration, the content of radioactivity in the synovial fluid, which was comparable to that of th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohzawa N,Takahashi Y,Ogihara T,Nakai Y,Ishiguro J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentosidine, a fluorescent cross-linking compound, accumulates in extracellular matrix, especially in the collagen, and is formed by the nonenzymatic process of advanced Maillard reaction. We developed a method of determination of pentosidine and tried to examine its level in urine and serum of elder patients. The met...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshihara K,Nakamura K,Kanai M,Nagayama Y,Takahashi S,Saito N,Nagata M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gas phase of cigarette smoke is important from the viewpoint of human health, because it can pass through alveolar epithelium and enter the circulation. There is no standard method for the preparation of a gas phase extract of cigarette smoke (CSE), although CSE is widely used for research instead of whole cigaret...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Higashi T,Mai Y,Mazaki Y,Horinouchi T,Miwa S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There exist limitations in the detection of exogenous oligosaccharides due to their polydisperse and diversiform nature, and particularly the interference of endogenous glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Herein, a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay for detecting acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain (AOSC), an anti-Alzheimer'...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Guo X,Xin X,Gan L,Nie Q,Geng M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the accurate identification of medicinal licorice species, nucleotide sequences of four types of DNA regions were researched for 205 specimens, including three species used as licorice: Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Glycyrrhiza inflata. The four DNA regions were the internal transcribed spacer (IT...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kondo K,Shiba M,Yamaji H,Morota T,Zhengmin C,Huixia P,Shoyama Y

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo reducing capacity and cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in liver homogenate were evaluated in 6 weeks old Se-deficient and normal rats. GSH-Px was significantly lower in Se-deficient rats than in normal rats. In vivo reducing capacity in head and liver parts, estimated from in vivo signal deca...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto K,Endo K,Utsumi H

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimidox (3,4,5-trihydroxybenzamidoxime) is one of the most potent ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors, revealing an antitumor effect in several experimental studies. We have examined the effect of trimidox on the induction of cytotoxicity and apoptosis via oxidative stress by typical free radical inducers, hydrogen p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kanno S,Kakuta M,Kitajima Y,Osanai Y,Kurauchi K,Ohtake T,Ujibe M,Uwai K,Takeshita M,Ishikawa M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shikonin, a major ingredient in the Chinese traditional herb Lithospermum erythrorhixon, exhibits multiple biological functions including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor effects. In this study, we delineated the molecular mechanisms of shikonin in the apoptosis of 143B osteosarcoma cells. Shikonin redu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chang IC,Huang YJ,Chiang TI,Yeh CW,Hsu LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fundamental role that receptor tyrosine kinases play in cancer and other proliferative diseases has provided the impetus for an extensive effort on the part of both academic and pharmaceutical laboratories to develop highly specific inhibitors. In this study, inhibitory activity of previously synthesized arylaceti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Altuntas TG,Olgen S,Nebioglu D,Akaho E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain if there is stereoselectivity in peroxisomal proliferation induced by chiral peroxisome proliferators, induction by stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4'-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2-methyl-2-(2'-4'-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid were studied in rat in vivo and in vitro with isolated rat hepatocytes. No significant...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Koibuchi Y,Yamada J,Watanabe T,Suga T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is the main form of β-cell death in diabetes. Ginseng has been used as an anti-diabetic herb for several thousand years in Asia with ginsenoside Rg1 and ginsenoside Rb1 as important active ingredients. In this study, we demonstrated ginsenoside Rg1 and Rb1 protect β-cells from high glucose/cytokine-induced p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen F,Chen Y,Kang X,Zhou Z,Zhang Z,Liu D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropolone (1). showed strong insecticidal activity on Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Dermatophagoides farinae. The insecticidal effect of 1 on both insects was stronger than that of hinokitiol (2, 4-isopropyltropolone: major component of Thujopsis dolabrata SIEB. et ZUCC. hondai MAKINO). The insecticidal activity of bot...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita Y,Matsumura E,Okabe T,Shibata M,Sugiura M,Ohe T,Tsujibo H,Ishida N,Inamori Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we showed significance of biosurfactants in the field of non-viral vectors for gene transfection. There, a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), especially increased the efficiency of gene transfection mediated with cationic liposomes. However, the molecular mechanism has not been well-understood...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueno Y,Hirashima N,Inoh Y,Furuno T,Nakanishi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostacyclin I1 (PGI1) analogue, SM-10906 and its methyl ester, SM-10902, have been compared with the PGI2 analogue, iloprost, with respect to binding to the PGI2 receptor, stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity and inhibition of thrombin-induced Ca2+ mobilization in mastocytoma P-815 cells. SM-10906 displaced ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oka M,Negishi M,Yamamoto T,Satoh K,Hirohashi T,Ichikawa A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological profiles of antigen-induced immediate airway response (IAR) in rats are not fully understood. In this study, we established an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced IAR model using noninvasive measurement in rats, and evaluated the effects of commonly used and effective antiasthmatic drugs, i.e. ketotifen (antih...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miyagawa N,Iwasaki H,Kato T,Tanaka M,Shibata T,Wakitani K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen thiopaeonimetabolin-I adducts were obtained as mixtures of diastereoisomers after incubation of paeoniflorin with Lactobacillus brevis in the presence of various thiols. The anticonvulsant activity of the adducts was investigated in mice using the maximal subcutaneous pentylenetetrazol seizure test and sodiu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Abdel-Hafez AA,Meselhy MR,Nakamura N,Hattori M,Watanabe H,Murakami Y,El-Gendy MA,Mahfouz NM,Mohamed TA

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：:The involvement of the peripheral serotonin2A (5-HT2A) receptor in alpha-methyl-5-HT-induced hyperglycemia was examined in rats. The 5-HT2A receptor antagonist, ketanserin, significantly inhibited alpha-methyl-5-HT-elicited hyperglycemia. Taken together with a previous report that 5-HT-induced hyperglycemia was preven...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugimoto Y,Yamada J,Yoshikawa T,Horisaka K

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:Effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the expression of alpha(2)-adrenergic responses were examined in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. The alpha(2)-responses were assessed by the inhibition of the rate of forskolin-stimulated cAMP formation by the selective alpha(2)-adrenergic agonists, oxymetazoline ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ogihara M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoprotective activity guided chemical analyses led to the isolation of two dicaffeoyl quinic acid derivatives, methyl 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinate (1) and 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid (2) from water extract of propolis, and their structures were determined by the use of 2D NMR. These compounds were stronger antihepa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Basnet P,Matsushige K,Hase K,Kadota S,Namba T

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00