Antipruritic effects of Sophora flavescens on acute and chronic itch-related responses in mice.

abstract：:Microsomal enzyme inducers are known to influence the expression of many transporter proteins and mRNA. In this study, we examined the effects of microsomal enzyme inducers on the mRNA expression of Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) and Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein 2 (MRP2) in BALB/c mice. mRNA expres...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Han Y,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop potent paclitaxel (PTX) formulations for cancer chemotherapy, we formulated PTX into polymeric nanoparticles composed of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polylactic acid (PLA) block copolymer (PN-PTX). First, the physicochemical properties of PN-PTX prepared were assessed; the mean particle size was around 80 ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Araki T,Kono Y,Ogawara K,Watanabe T,Ono T,Kimura T,Higaki K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of early sepsis induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) combined with interleukin-2 (IL-2) was developed. The primary aim was to assess the pharmacokinetics of gentamicin and sepsis-induced pathophysiological changes. Moreover, the effects on the glomerular filtration rate and tubular function were studied in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Studena S,Martinkova J,Slizova D,Krs O,Senkerik M,Springer D,Chládek J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the absorption behavior of an ophthalmic drug injected in rabbit periocular tissues. After intracapsular, retrobulbar and palpebral conjunctival injections of 150 microl and 50 microl fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran (FITC-dextran, average molecular weight 11000), leakage...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sasaki H,Kashiwagi S,Mukai T,Nishida K,Nakamura J,Nakashima M,Ichikawa M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work is to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of VP-343 ((N-[4-[[(2S,3aR)-2-hydroxy-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]qunoxalin-5(1H)-yl]phenyl]-4'-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-carboxamide), a selective vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, using the experimental SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate secretion of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Naito A,Hasegawa H,Kurasawa T,Ohtake Y,Matsukawa H,Ezure Y,Tsuriya Y,Koike K,Shigenobu K

更新日期：2000-11-01 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 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：:Proteasome inhibitors are a novel class of molecular-targeted anti-cancer drugs that suppress the degradation of malfolded proteins, trigger endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and activate apoptosis signals. Glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), a major ER chaperone, is one of the most important molecules for transduc...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumura K,Sakai C,Kawakami S,Yamashita F,Hashida M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma hyaluronan binding protein (PHBP) is produced only in liver and kidney in mouse. The induction of PHBP mRNA and the conversion of pro PHBP to the active hetero-dimer form were studied after CCl4, D-galactosamine, HgCl2 or turpentine administration and after partial hepatectomy. The results indicated that the ad...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi-Miura NH,Otsuyama K,Sano Y,Saito K,Takahashi K,Tomita M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding and internalization of fractionated [3H]heparin (FH) was kinetically analyzed in rat liver parenchymal cells to clarify its cellular uptake mechanism. The binding of FH to the cell surface was saturable with the dissociation constant (Kd) of 53.5 nM and a maximum binding capacity (Bmax) of 19.9 pmol/mg pro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Urano K,Haba M,Yuasa H,Watanabe J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubeimoside I (TBMS I), an extract from Chinese herbal medicine Bolbostemma paniculatum (MAXIM.) FRANQUET (Cucurbitaceae) has been shown as a potent anti-tumor agent for a variety of human cancers, but yet to be evaluated for hepatoma that is highly prevalent in Eastern Asian countries including China. Here, we examin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang Y,Deng L,Zhong H,Wang Y,Jiang X,Chen J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase is a cytochrome P-450 enzyme complex that catalyzes the conversion of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione (AD) to estrone through three sequential oxygenations of the 19-methyl group. To gain insight into the ability of AD isomers, 4-en-6-one 1a, 5-en-4-one 2a, and 5-en-7-one 3a, competitive inhibitors of aromatase wit...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Numazawa M,Yamada K,Nagaoka M

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) plays an important role in the development of glomerulonephritis. The study of experimental glomerulonephritis in rats was performed to examine the antinephritic effects of TJN-331, a new herbally-derived chemical compound. To clarify the action of TJN-331 ((E)-N-(3,4-dimet...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Saegusa Y,Sadakane C,Koseki J,Hasegawa Y,Shindo S,Maruyama H,Takeda S,Takeda H,Hattori T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumour activity of the methanolic extract of Glinus lotoides (MGL) has been evaluated against Dalton's ascitic lymphoma (DAL) in Swiss albino mice. A significant enhancement of mean survival time of tumour bearing mice and peritoneal cell count in normal mice was observed with respect to the control group. Whe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kavimani S,Manisenthilkumar KT,Ilango R,Krishnamoorthy G

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:A series of anthracene derivatives have been synthesized, and their potential individual cytotoxicity was evaluated using Jurkat T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in vitro. These compounds, except for 2l, showed less cytotoxicity in PBMCs than mitoxantrone. We also analyzed the antiproliferative a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen RF,Chou CL,Wang MR,Chen CF,Liao JF,Ho LK,Tao CW,Huang HS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the plant isoflavones, daidzin and genistin, on bone loss in ovariectomized (ovx) rats fed a calcium-deficient diet were investigated. Daidzin and genistin were orally administered to ovx rats for 4 weeks. The femurs of these rats showed significantly lower density, strength (breaking forces), ash weigh...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ishida H,Uesugi T,Hirai K,Toda T,Nukaya H,Yokotsuka K,Tsuji K

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Daikenchuto (DKT) has been widely used for the treatment of postsurgical ileus in Japan. However, its effect on postsurgical adhesion formation has been obscure. In this study, the effect of DKT on postsurgical adhesion formation induced by cecum cauterization or cecum abrasion in mice was investigated. First, the exp...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu S,Uyama N,Itou RA,Hatano E,Tsutsui H,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syncytiotrophoblasts play an essential role in restriction of drug delivery through the blood-placenta barrier (BPB). Conditionally immortalized syncytiotrophoblast cell lines, TR-TBTs, were established at gestational day 18 from pregnant transgenic rats (Tg-rats) harboring the temperature-sensitive SV 40 (ts SV40) la...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kitano T,Iizasa H,Hwang IW,Hirose Y,Morita T,Maeda T,Nakashima E

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), i.e. human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells, are able to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types. Because of these abilities, numerous attempts have been made to utilize hPSCs in regenerative medicine/cell therapy. hPSCs are, however, als...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kuroda T,Yasuda S,Sato Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the Dynorphin A analog, E2078, on the physicochemical properties of lipid membranes was investigated. E2078 induces the leakage of calcein, especially out of negatively-charged vesicles. The peptide binds to dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sonicated vesicles according to the Lamgmuir isotherm, with a bin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Asai Y,Watanabe S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OK205 is a traditional Korean prescription containing water-soluble chitosan, glucosamine HCl, chondroitin sulfate, and extract of herbal medicine, and has been used commercially to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because infiltrated mast cells and their mediators may contribute to the initiation and progression of t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi IY,Jung HS,Kim HR,Lee EJ,Lee EH,Shin TY,Kim HM,Hong SH

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most frequent cause of liver dysfunction and a common global problem. Gypenosides can decrease pathological modifications of high-fat diet-induced rat atherosclerosis; however, its effect and mechanism on NASH remain unclear. In this study, rats were randomly divided into nor...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li H,Ying H,Hu A,Hu Y,Li D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity is related to an increase in lipid peroxidation and oxygen free radicals in a kidney. In the present study, we investigated the effect of the dietary antioxidants, capsaicin (Cap), against cisplatin-induced lipid peroxidation and nephrotoxicity in rats. Nephrotoxicity induced by treatm...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shimeda Y,Hirotani Y,Akimoto Y,Shindou K,Ijiri Y,Nishihori T,Tanaka K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta 1 and beta 2 adrenoceptor ligand activity has been shown to be down-regulated in failing myocardium. It is the aim of this study to test the hypothesis that also mRNA levels are down-regulated in dilated cardiomyopathy. beta 1 and beta 2 adrenoceptor ligand activities and mRNA expressions were analyzed in left ve...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sylvén C,Mischa G,Jansson E,Sotonyi P,Fu LX,Waagstein F,Brönnegård M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 70% methanol extract (EA-ext) from Evodiae Fructus (EA) consisting of dried fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa var. bodinieri (Rutaceae) on nociceptive responses were investigated. Oral administration of 50 or 200 mg/kg EA-ext had the same antinociceptive effect on writhing responses as induced by acetic acid....

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Wu JX,Tanaka T,Iinuma M,Kubo M

更新日期：1997-03-01 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