Efficacy of disinfectants and hot water against biofilm cells of Burkholderia cepacia.

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：: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：:Bee pollen consists of floral pollen mixed with bee secretions and nectar. It has been considered as a functional food and has different kinds of biologically active ingredients, such as flavonoids, polyphenols, phytosterols and minerals. However, its function in cognition has yet been investigated. In the present stu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Liao Y,Bae HJ,Zhang J,Kwon Y,Koo B,Jung IH,Kim HM,Park JH,Lew JH,Ryu JH

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:To investigate chemopreventive effect of liposomal beta-sitosterol on tumor metastasis, we prepared liposomal beta-sitosterol composed of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine for oral delivery. Although orally administered beta-sitosterol (4 micromol as beta-sitosterol/mouse) was not absorbed into plasma, the amount of immune...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Imanaka H,Koide H,Shimizu K,Asai T,Kinouchi Shimizu N,Ishikado A,Makino T,Oku N

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a clinically heterogenous disorder including hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. Both psychostimulant and non-psychostimulant drugs such as methylphenidate and atomoxetine, respectively, to modulate catecholeamine neurotransmission are used as current pharma...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Arime Y,Kubo Y,Sora I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the role of the abnormal expression of the bile salt export pump (BSEP) and multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2) in isoniazid (INH)-induced liver injury, we assessed the liver injury induced by INH in rats and HepG2 cells in vitro. The regulatory pathways via Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Qu X,Zhang Y,Zhang S,Zhai J,Gao H,Tao L,Song Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption of glycerol was examined using the closed loop of the rat small intestine in situ to clarify the transport mechanism. The absorption of glycerol, evaluated by its disappearance from the intestinal lumen, was saturable and reduced under the Na(+)-free conditions, suggesting the involvement of an Na(+)-de...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kato T,Hayashi Y,Inoue K,Yuasa H

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance tumor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals via the selective accumulation of contrast agents, we prepared folate-modified gadolinium-lipid-based nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents. Folate-modified nanoparticles were comprised of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid, gadolinium diethylenetriamine pentaaceti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakamura T,Kawano K,Shiraishi K,Yokoyama M,Maitani Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in the number of glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor-family related gene/protein (GITR)+CD25- (or fork-head box protein 3: Foxp3-) CD4+ T cells, after treating a mouse model of arthritis with fingolimod (FTY720), and a pathogenic antigen may play a key role in the establishment of immune ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshida Y,Mikami N,Nakanishi Y,Saimoto M,Nagaike A,Shimono H,Nakano S,Tsuji T,Kohno T

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is strongly implicated as a key process in the onset of atherosclerosis. In this study, nine alkylated (C10-C5) flavonoids from Sophora flavescens were examined for their inhibitory effects on copper-induced LDL oxidation. Of the flavonoids tested, sophoraflavanone G (1), kur...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Jeong TS,Ryu YB,Kim HY,Curtis-Long MJ,An S,Lee JH,Lee WS,Park KH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxamide-methylated light chain (G1L) from human serum IgG inhibited the secretion of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), one of the inflammatory cytokines, from adherent splenocytes and thioglycolate-induced peritoneal macrophages. The inhibition of TNF-alpha secretion by G1L was associated with disappearance of ty...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mimura T,Takeuchi K,Hiramatsu K,Tsujikawa K,Kohama Y,Itoh S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to discover multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) inhibitors with neuroblastoma-selective cytotoxicity by means of fluorescence assay with a membrane-permeable fluorescent dye, Fluo-8 AM, based on our observation that gene expression of Mrp3 in neuroblastoma Neuro2a cells was re...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakamichi N,Ishimoto T,Yamauchi Y,Masuo Y,Kato Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LAT1 (L-type amino acid transporter 1), one of the L-type amino acid transporters, transports the branched and aromatic amino acids. LAT1 requires the heavy chain of 4F2 antigen (4F2hc) for the functional expression as an amino acid transporter. The expression of this transporter is up-regulated in tumor cells and rap...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Asano S,Kameyama M,Oura A,Morisato A,Sakai H,Tabuchi Y,Chairoungdua A,Endou H,Kanai Y

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous extract of whole plant of Coronopus didymus LINN (CD) [Family: Bracicacea] was screened for antiallergic, antipyretic and hepatoprotective effects in rats and hypoglycemic activity in mice. The extract showed significant antiallergic, antipyretic, hypoglycemic and hepatoprotective activity at 200 and 400 m...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mantena SK,Mutalik S,Srinivasa H,Subramanian GS,Prabhakar KR,Reddy KR,Srinivasan KK,Unnikrishnan MK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus on the nasal mucosa is translocated to the pharynx by ciliary beating, which is an important nonspecific defense mechanism called mucociliary clearance (MC). MC is one of the important factors determining the rate and extent of drug absorption after nasal application. The purpose of this study is to evaluate MC ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inoue D,Furubayashi T,Ogawara K,Kimura T,Higaki K,Katsumi H,Sakane T,Yamamoto A,Higashi Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of olmesartan (OLME), an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, on an intestinal mucositis model. Briefly, daily intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of methotrexate (MTX) 7 mg/kg were administered to rats on 3 consecutive days. A subset of these rats was also pretreated with...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： de Araújo AA,Borba PB,de Souza FH,Nogueira AC,Saldanha TS,Araújo TE,da Silva AI,de Araújo Júnior RF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carvedilol, an alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocking drug, is mainly metabolized by CYP2D6, UGT1A1, UGT2B4 and UGT2B7. This drug is administered orally as a racemic mixture of R(+)- and S(-)-enantiomers. It has been reported that CYP2D6 prefers metabolizing S-carvedilol to R-carvedilol stereoselectively. On the other ha...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takekuma Y,Takenaka T,Yamazaki K,Ueno K,Sugawara M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to examine whether the methanol extract of Sorbus commixta cortex (MSC) could prevent the development of atherosclerosis through regulating the vascular nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) systems in atherogenic-diet rats. Our findings show that aortic NO production as well as endo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sohn EJ,Kang DG,Mun YJ,Woo WH,Lee HS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of aged garlic extract (AGE) on longevity and learning and memory performances were studied in the senescence accelerated mouse (SAM). A solid diet containing 2% (w/w) AGE was given to SAM from 2 months of age. The survival ratio of SAM P8, senescence accelerated animals, treated with AGE was significantly...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Moriguchi T,Takashina K,Chu PJ,Saito H,Nishiyama N

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the eight inbred mouse strains employed in our preceding report, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) painting alone induced CD4+ regulatory T (Tr) cells in four strains (e.g., C3H/He) at 6-8 weeks of age, but not in the remaining strains (e.g., C57BL/6, BALB/c). In the present study, the effect of growth ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Negoro T,Satoh K,Iinuma F,Tobe T,Watanabe M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RS-7897 is a novel antianginal nitrate containing an L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OTCA) and unlike other organic nitrates does not induce nitrate tolerance. OTCA is known to be converted to L-cysteine (L-Cys) by rat 5-oxo-prolinase (5-OPase) and was detected in the plasma of RS-7897-treated dogs. Nitrate tol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe T,Abe K,Ishikawa H,Iijima Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are commonly seen in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of senile dementia. BPSD have a serious impact on the quality of life of dementia patients, as well as on that of their caregivers. However, effective drug therapy for BPSD has not been ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchida N,Egashira N,Iwasaki K,Ishibashi A,Tashiro R,Nogami A,Manome N,Abe M,Takasaki K,Mishima K,Takata J,Oishi R,Nishimura R,Fujiwara M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement of diabetic complications such as lipid lowering and anti-oxidative potential of Hydrangea Dulcis Folium (HDF) was studied in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups after induction of streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetes: normal control; diabetic control; dia...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim HK,Kim MJ,Lyu ES,Shin DH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A homology-based cloning strategy yielded Sdga, a cDNA clone presumably encoding alpha-subunit of heterotrimeric guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding protein complex, from leaf tissues of Scoparia dulcis. Phylogenetic tree analysis of G-protein alpha-subunits from various biological sources suggested that, unlike in anim...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shite M,Yamamura Y,Hayashi T,Kurosaki F

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete molecule or the ligand-binding domain-containing region of each of the three subtypes of human retinoic acid receptors (hRAR alpha, hRAR beta and hRAR gamma) was expressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed recombinant RARs (rRARs: rRAR alpha/E, rRAR beta/E and rRAR gamma) showed nearly the same magnitude...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukasawa H,Iijima T,Kagechika H,Hashimoto Y,Shudo K

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ty2 retrotransposons are the mobile genetic elements of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional regulation of Ty2-917 requires a complex set of cis acting elements which are located both upstream and downstream of the transcription initiation site. Previously, the glycolysis regulatory protein Gcr1p has be...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Türkel S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the mechanism responsible for puromycin aminonucleoside induced-nephrotoxicity, metal content was preliminarily investigated in the kidneys of rats that had received a single subcutaneous injection of the agent (80 mg/kg body weight). In the group that received this agent, the renal content of Fe rose on da...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukata M,Hayashi T,Terui J,Sudo J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role in tumor angiogenesis and represents an attractive anticancer target. We have previously demonstrated that a redox-silent analogue of α-tocotrienol, 6-O-carboxypropyl-α-tocotrienol (T3E) exhibits potent anti-carcinogenic property in human malignant mesothe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sato A,Virgona N,Ando A,Ota M,Yano T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00