Antidiabetic effect of an acidic polysaccharide (TAP) from Tremella aurantia and its degradation product (TAP-H).

abstract：:Ge-132 is a synthetic organic germanium that is used as a dietary supplement. The antioxidant activity of Ge-132 on cultured mammalian cells was investigated in this study. First, Ge-132 cytotoxicity on mammalian cultured cells was determined by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. Ge-132 had no cytotoxic eff...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wada T,Hanyu T,Nozaki K,Kataoka K,Kawatani T,Asahi T,Sawamura N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes have been artificially made into membranous vesicles composed essentially of naturally occurring phospholipids and have been found to serve as a carrier of drugs and an immunological adjuvant. After being intravenously injected, they are quickly removed from the blood circulation and trapped by Kupffer cells...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aramaki Y

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we found that 50% ethanol extracts of immature fruits of Citrus unshiu (satsuma mandarin) have anti-allergic effects against the Type I, II and IV allergic reactions. However, many adverse interactions between citrus fruit, especially grapefruit juice, and drugs have been reported due to the inhibi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujita T,Kawase A,Niwa T,Tomohiro N,Masuda M,Matsuda H,Iwaki M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon stimulation, endothelial cells release various factors to regulate the vascular tone. In particular, vasorelaxing factors, called endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), are altered in the production and/or release, as well as their signaling every vessel and under pathophysiological states, including cardi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto T,Takayanagi K,Kojima M,Katome T,Taguchi K,Kobayashi T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic relationship of Cistanche deserticola, C. salsa and C. tubulosa was analyzed by comparing the nucleotide sequences of the plastid rps2 gene and the intergenic spacer region between rpl16 and rpl14. By comparison of sequence data, the Cistanche samples were distinguishable from each other. The results ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tomari N,Ishizuka Y,Moriya A,Kojima S,Deyama T,Mizukami H,Tu P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated insulin resistant mice (ddY-H mice) which are spontaneously induced even if fed with the standard chow pellets. Since marked accumulation of triglycerides (TG) in liver was observed, the present study investigated causes of hepatic TG accumulation in ddY-H mice fed with the standard chow pellets. In d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Satoh H,Ide N,Kagawa Y,Maeda T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential hair growth-promoting activity of rice bran supercritical CO2 extract (RB-SCE) and major components of RB-SCE, linoleic acid, policosanol, γ-oryzanol, and γ-tocotrienol, were evaluated with the histological morphology and mRNA expression levels of cell growth factors using real-time reverse transcriptase...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi JS,Jeon MH,Moon WS,Moon JN,Cheon EJ,Kim JW,Jung SK,Ji YH,Son SW,Kim MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) in the brain plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Previous studies have demonstrated the neuroprotective role of osthole against oxygen and glucose deprivation in cortical neurons. However, the effects of osthole on Aβ-induced neurotoxicity in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hu Y,Wen Q,Liang W,Kang T,Ren L,Zhang N,Zhao D,Sun D,Yang J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a method for the simultaneous screening, identification, and quantitative determination of salicylic acid, acetaminophen, theophylline, barbiturates, and bromvalerylurea, drugs that frequently cause acute poisoning in Japan and therefore require rapid analysis for effective treatment in the clinical se...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hori Y,Fujisawa M,Shimada K,Hirose Y,Yoshioka T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology has revolutionized therapeutic gene editing by providing researchers with a new method to study and cure diseases previously considered untreatable. While the full range and power of CRISPR technology for t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Çiçek YA,Luther DC,Kretzmann JA,Rotello VM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel tricyclic 21-amino-acid peptide, FR901724, was isolated from the cultured broth of Streptomyces sp. No. 73264. This peptide appears to possess potent anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity in vitro and might represent a lead to a new class of anti-HIV agents; it qualifies as an HIV-cell fusion inhibi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakashima H,Ichiyama K,Inazawa K,Ito M,Hayashi H,Nishihara Y,Tsujii E,Kino T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biologically active quinone that exhibits a growth-inhibitory effect on rat liver cancer cells was isolated from the nest of a social wasp, Vespa simillima (Vespinae, Vespidae). The structure was unambiguously determined by NMR and synthetic experiments and identified as being 7,8-seco-para-ferruginone. The syntheti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujiwara Y,Mangetsu M,Yang P,Kofujita H,Suzuki K,Ohfune Y,Shinada T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 8-substituted quinolines were synthesized and tested against seizures induced by maximal electro shock (MES), pentylenetetrazole (scMet) and antihypertensive activities. Neurologic deficit was evaluated by the rotarod test. Among the newly synthesized derivatives, several compounds with a 2-hydroxypropylox...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Muruganantham N,Sivakumar R,Anbalagan N,Gunasekaran V,Leonard JT

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver regeneration is a very complex process and is regulated by several cytokines and growth factors. It is also known that liver transplantation and the regeneration process cause massive oxidative stress, which interferes with liver regeneration. The placenta is known to contain various physiologically active ingre...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee TH,Park DS,Jang JY,Lee I,Kim JM,Choi GS,Oh CT,Kim JY,Han HJ,Han BS,Joh JW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Qizhu Tang (QZT) was studied for its in vitro antioxidant activity and the effect on cerebral oxidative damage after forebrain ischemia followed by reperfusion in rats. The QZT decoction was shown to have strong hydroxyl radical (*OH) scavenging activity (approx. 0.1 mM as Trolox...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Xuejiang W,Ichikawa H,Konishi T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological characteristics of Ryokan-kyomi-shinge-nin-to (RKS), a traditional oriental herbal (Kampo) medicine which has been used for the treatment of allergic asthma and rhinitis, were investigated. The number of sneezes by actively sensitized mice after a topical antigen challenge was significantly reduced...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakaguchi M,Ikeda Y,Kido T,Yuzurihara M,Kase Y,Yamamoto M,Ishige A,Sasaki H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the disposition of benzphetamine (BZP) and its metabolites, desmethyl benzphetamine (norBZP), p-hydroxy desmethyl benzphetamine (OHnorBZP), methamphetamine (MA) and amphetamine (AP), from plasma to hair in rats, an analytical method for identifying these drugs in plasma, urine and hair was developed ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kikura R,Nakahara Y

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation induces an important inflammatory response in the irradiated organs, characterized by leukocyte infiltration and vascular changes. Since adhesion molecules play an important role in facilitating the immune response at the inflammation sites, interfering with the expression of these molecules may be an import...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ma ZC,Hong Q,Wang YG,Tan HL,Xiao CR,Liang QD,Cai SH,Gao Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase (PL) A2 activity prepared from isolated rat fat pads incubated with sodium orthovanadate (vanadate) was increased in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The increasing effect of vanadate was reduced in the presence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Under the inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita T,Imagawa T,Kanagawa A,Ueki H

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological cell death is an essential event in normal development and maintenance of homeostasis. Recently, the morphological and pharmacological characteristics of programmed cell death, which are distinct from those of apoptosis under physiological and pathological conditions, have been reported. However, the mol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morimoto R,Obinata A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethyl sulfate, a minor and direct ethanol metabolite in adult human body, has been implicated as a biomarker for alcohol consumption and in utero exposure to ethanol. To understand better the physiological relevance of the sulfation of ethanol, it is important to clarify the cytosolic sulfotransferase (SULT) enzymes t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kurogi K,Davidson G,Mohammed YI,Williams FE,Liu MY,Sakakibara Y,Suiko M,Liu MC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pharmacokinetic analysis program based on a tank-in-series model, MULTI(TIS), was developed for the evaluation of dose-dependency in the local disposition of a drug. The program written in FORTRAN was constructed by expanding MULTI(RUNGE). The reliability of MULTI(TIS) was verified by analyzing the experimental data...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukumura K,Yamaoka K,Higashimori M,Nakagawa T

更新日期：1998-12-01 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

abstract：:A conditioned medium (CM) was prepared by culturing human sperm at 3.0 x 10(6) sperm/ml for 12 h. The fusion index increased significantly when the sperm penetration assay (SPA) was performed with CM (0.6 without CM to 2.0 with CM). The conditioned medium was also effective on the sperm from 11 patients who showed a l...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ikawa M,Ying X,Tanaka K,Ohashi K,Saji F,Okabe M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine agonists have neuroprotective properties in addition to their original pharmacologic function. We examined the effects of pergolide mesilate (PM) on the levels of metallothionein mRNA expression and lipid peroxidation in the corpus striata of 1-methyl 4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced Parkins...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ono S,Hirai K,Tokuda E

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which the human lung cancer drug resistance-related gene BC006151 regulates chemosensitivity by down-regulating BC006151 expression via antisense gene transfer in H446/(C)DDP cells. A retroviral vector containing the antisense BC006151 sequence was constructed and trans...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li S,Shi H,Ji F,Wang B,Feng Q,Feng X,Jia Z,Zhao Q,Qian G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplast trnK gene sequences of Cnidium officinale and Ligusticum chuanxiong were determined to establish an effective method for identifying Japanese Senkyu and Chinese Chuanxiong, the two which have the same drug name in Chinese characters, similar external feature, but different botanical origins. Three sites of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhu S,Fushimi H,Han G,Tsuchida T,Uno T,Takano A,Komatsu K

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragility fractures associated with age-related bone loss are of urgent concern worldwide because they reduce QOL and pose financial burdens for health care services. Currently, national data in Japan are limited. This study provides quantitative data for older patients throughout Japan who, although otherwise relativ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Iihara N,Ohara E,Bando Y,Yoshida T,Ohara M,Kirino Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:This study investigated both morphologically and biochemically whether parsley (Petroselinum crispum), which is used as a folk remedy to decrease blood glucose, has any antidiabetic effect on pancreatic B cells of rats. Parsley extract was given to male diabetic rats. In the diabetic group given parsley extract, it wa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yanardağ R,Bolkent S,Tabakoğlu-Oğuz A,Ozsoy-Saçan O

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00