Hypotensive activity and toxicology of constituents from Bombax ceiba stem bark.

abstract：:Three antiinflammatory saponin components were isolated from the alkaline hydrolysate of a butanol-soluble portion of Kalopanax pictus bark extract through an in vivo activity-guided fractionation procedure. The hydrolysate showed inhibition of adjuvant induced arthritis in rats. After further fractionation, the ethyl...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li DW,Hyun JE,Jeong CS,Kim YS,Lee EB

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：: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：:Consuming food at uncommon times during the day might be associated with obesity in experimental animals and humans. We previously reported that mice become obese and their metabolism becomes disrupted when they consume food during the daytime (sleep phase feeding; SPF), but not during the nighttime (active phase feed...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oishi K,Okauchi H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We synthesized a new quaternary ammonium salt, N-alkyl-N-2-hydroxyethyl-N, N-dimethylammonium butyl phosphate (ABP) that does not precipitate in the presence of anionic surfactants by incorporating a paired butyl phosphate anion into cationic surfactants. ABP showed much greater bactericidal activities and antirusting...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohta S,Makino M,Nagai K,Zenda H

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of a potent nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), on 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)-induced hyperglycemia were investigated in rats. L-NAME significantly inhibited 2-DG-induced hyperglycemia, although N(G)-nitro-D-arginine methyl ester (D-NAME) did not affe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

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

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli BM2506 produced macrolide 2'-phosphotransferase II [MPH (2') II]. A gene for MPH (2') II, designated mphB, is located on plasmids pTZ3721 and pTZ3723 in E. coli BM2506. In the present study, we determined the nucleotide sequence of the 6.5-kb EcoRI-PstI fragment containing mphB on pTZ3721. The DNA reg...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Katayama J,Noguchi N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Possible involvement of the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in hemin/protoporphyrin-induced erythroid differentiation of human leukemia K562 cells was investigated by the use of the ligands, diazepam and PK11195. Diazepam itself exhibited differentiation-inducing activity on K562 cells. The PBR-specific ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakajima O,Hashimoto Y,Iwasaki S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the calcium-binding proteins from chicken gizzard smooth muscle, smooth muscle calcium-binding protein 11 (SMCaBP 11), which is an EF-hand type calcium-binding protein, can prevent Ca2+ dependent histamine release from permeabilized rat peritoneal mast cells. This activity appears to be specific since other calc...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujii T,Kuzumaki N,Ogoma Y,Kondo Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Madecassoside (MA), one of the principle terpenoids in Centella asiatica, has shown protect effect on isolated rat hearts and isolated cardiomyocytes against reperfusion injury in our previous studies. The aim of this study is to investigate if MA also protected against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in vivo. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bian GX,Li GG,Yang Y,Liu RT,Ren JP,Wen LQ,Guo SM,Lu QJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between noradrenaline (NAd)-induced contractions, endothelial function, and hypertension in femoral arteries isolated from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). In the femoral arteries of SHR, vs. age-matched control Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats, contractions induced by NAd were increased....

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto T,Watanabe S,Iguchi M,Ando M,Oda M,Nagata M,Yamada K,Taguchi K,Kobayashi T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative structure activity relationship, Hansch approach was applied on twenty compounds of chromene derivatives as Lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase inhibitory activity against eight fungal organisms. Various physicochemical descriptors and reported minimum inhibitory concentration values of different fungal orga...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Vasanthanathan P,Lakshmi M,Arockia Babu M,Kaskhedikar SG

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the recommended theophylline therapeutic range in the treatment of acute airway obstruction. Twenty seven patients (20 to 64 years) with acute asthma attack were given aminophylline intravenously to obtain a theophylline concentration between 10 and 20 microgra...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakahara Y,Murata M,Suzuki T,Ohtsu F,Nagasawa K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a set of pathological conditions that result in the destruction of glomeruli and loss of renal function, commonly leading to the development of end-stage renal disease. Current pharmacotherapy is limited to immunosuppressive therapy. In the present study, we found a novel antinephritic effec...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Liu N,Shi J,Xiao Y,Yasue M,Takei Y,Sanefuji H,Tsujimoto G,Hirasawa A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silymarin is a polyphenolic flavonoid from milk thistle (Silybum marianum), which has anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, and anticarcinogenic effects. In this study, we assessed the effect of silibinin (Fig. 1), the major active compound in silymarin, on ultraviolet light (UV)-induced cell apoptosis in HaCaT cells, a ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li LH,Wu LJ,Tashiro S,Onodera S,Uchiumi F,Ikejima T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the chemoresistant cancers. There is a pressing need to establish therapeutic approaches to prevent RCC proliferation and metastasis. The electrophilic 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) is an endogenous anti-cancerous agent. Treatment with high concentrations of 15d-PGJ2 ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamamoto Y,Koma H,Yagami T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined region-dependent differences and alterations in the levels of protective thiol compounds, glutathione (GSH) and metallothionein (MT)-I and -II, in cultured rat astrocytes under several culture conditions and in brain tissues of rats at postnatal and weaning periods. Regardless of culture conditions, both p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Adachi T,Satoh M,Pramanik R,Kuroda S,Ishido M,Kunimoto M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent studies examining the expression of leukotrienes (LTs) and their receptors in nociceptive pathways, and their crucial roles in pathological pain conditions. LTs belong to a large family of lipid mediators, termed eicosanoids, which are derived from arachidonic acid...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Noguchi K,Okubo M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous work has shown that the amino acid residues around 62-67 located in the connecting loop between helix I and II of human growth hormone (hGH) are important in eliciting the differentiation of preadipose 3T3-F442A cells to adipocytes. In this study, we evaluated the role of the charged residues around 62-67...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchida E,Shimokawa S,Takasu H,Ikehara M,Uesugi S,Tomita K,Tanaka A,Morikawa M,Nishikawa S,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emulsion prepared with β-cyclodextrin as an emulsifier (βCDE) is considered to be a Pickering emulsion. We examined the characteristics of βCDEs using captopril (CP) as a model drug, and studied the in vitro skin permeation of CP from βCDEs through hairless mouse skin. The stability of βCDE was increased with incr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Taguchi H,Tanaka H,Hashizaki K,Saito Y,Fujii M

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:A plasmid-cured strain of the marine Vibrio alginolyticus 138-2 retains a respiration-driven Na+ pump. Examinations of several strains of V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus revealed that these murine Vibrio always possessed the respiration-driven Na+ pump irrespective of the presence or absence of plasmids. Thes...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakamura T,Hayashi S,Yamanaka R,Hamashima H,Arai T,Unemoto T

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterases (PDEs) have been suggested to have anti-inflammatory effects on bronchial asthma through the inhibition of chemotaxis, adhesion, degranulation, the respiratory burst, and survival prolongation of eosinophils. However, the mechanisms by which these agents inhibit eosinophil su...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang W,Masu K,Tamura G,Suzuki K,Ohwada K,Okuyama K,Shirato K,Takayanagi M,Ohno I

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skeletal renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the progression of osteoporosis and the active peptide within the RAS, angiotensin II (ANG II), has deleterious effects on bones. This study was performed to investigate whether suppression of the rate-limiting step of the RAS cascade by the renin inhibitor al...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang FY,Yang FJ,Yang JL,Wang L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that vesicular nucleotide transporter (VNUT) is responsible for vesicular storage of nucleotides such as ATP, and that VNUT-expressing cells can secrete nucleotides upon exocytosis, playing an important role in purinergic chemical transmission. In the present study, we show that VNUT is expresse...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Harada Y,Hiasa M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma hyaluronan-binding protein (PHBP), a serine protease that can activate coagulation factor VII and prourokinase, circulates in a single-chain form (pro-PHBP) and autoproteolytically converts to an active two-chain form with the aid of an effector such as spermidine and heparin. It has been postulated that PHBP p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamamoto E,Nishimura N,Okada K,Sekido C,Yamamichi S,Hasumi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of ginseng total saponin (GTS) and several ginsenosides injected intrathecally (i.t.) or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) on the antinociception induced by cold water swimming. The tail-flick response was used as an antinociceptive parameter. We found that i.t. injection of GTS time- and dose...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SS,Lee JK,Suh HW

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:A sulfated galactan (FG) was isolated from the green alga, Codium fragile. Chemical analysis revealed that FG mainly consisted of D-galactose with pyruvic acid (12.3%) and sulfate (11.0%). Methylation and NMR analyses showed that FG was composed of -->3)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->, beta-D-Galp-(1--> and -->3,6)-beta-D-Galp-(1-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohta Y,Lee JB,Hayashi K,Hayashi T

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00