Determination of the accessibility of acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain to blood-brain barrier using surface plasmon resonance.

abstract：:In vitro release behavior and cytotoxic activity, and in vivo plasma disposition of newly synthesized macromolecular derivatives of cisplatin (CDDP) were investigated and compared with CDDP. The derivatives included oxidized dextran conjugate of CDDP (OX-Dex/CDDP) and dicarboxymethylated dextran conjugate of CDDP (DCM...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakashima M,Ichinose K,Kanematsu T,Masunaga T,Ohya Y,Ouchi T,Tomiyama N,Sasaki H,Ichikawa M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 70% ethanol extract (KS-ext) from Kochiae Fructus (dried fruits of Kochia scoparia L.) was screened for its activity on nociceptive and inflammatory responses in experimental animals. Although KS-ext at an oral administration of 500 mg/kg had an antinociceptive effect on writhing responses induced by acetic acid, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Dai Y,Ido Y,Ko S,Yoshikawa M,Kubo M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two glucuronides (4'-O-, and 7-O-) and a glucuronyl (7-O-) sulfate (4'-O-) of genistein, two glucuronides (4'-O-, and 7-O-) and a glucuronyl (7-O-) sulfate (4'-O-) of daidzein, 7-O-glucuronides of glycitein, dihydrodaidzein and O-desmethylangolensin were isolated from the urine of volunteer subjects fed soy bean curds...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kinjo J,Tsuchihashi R,Morito K,Hirose T,Aomori T,Nagao T,Okabe H,Nohara T,Masamune Y

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) is a new emerging viral disease characterized by high fatality rate. Understanding MERS CoV genetic aspects and codon usage pattern is important to understand MERS CoV survival, adaptation, evolution, resistance to innate immunity, and help in finding the unique ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Alnazawi M,Altaher A,Kandeel M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that restraint stress inhibits small intestinal motility in rats, and that the adrenergic beta3-antagonist SR59230A administration recovered the inhibition. In the present study, we compared the effects of restraint stress and norepinephrine on small intestinal motility using alpha- and bet...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsukada F,Sawamura K,Kohno H,Ohkubo Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sauchinone, a biologically active lignan found in Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae), exerts various biological activities against jaundice, inflammatory disease, hepatic steatosis, and oxidative injury. Despite its diverse applications, there exists some information about sauchinone's pharmacokinetics but its tissue di...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim YJ,Han SY,Seo JS,Chin YW,Choi YH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal chiral inversion of ibuprofen is still lacking direct evidence. In a preliminary experiment, ibuprofen was found to undergo inversion in Caco-2 cells. This investigation was thus conducted to determine the characteristics and influence of some biochemical factors on the chiral inversion of ibuprofen in Caco...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hao H,Wang G,Sun J,Ding Z,Wu X,Roberts M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the modulatory effects of rottlerin on ischemia reperfusion induced myocardial injury. Isolated rat hearts were exposed to 30 min of global ischemia followed by 120 min of reperfusion using Langendorff apparatus. Myocardial injury was assessed in the terms of infarct size,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kaur K,Singh M,Singh N,Jaggi AS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A DNA fragment responsible for resistance to antimicrobial agents was cloned from chromosomal DNA of Enterococcus faecium FN-1, a clinically isolated strain. Escherichia coli KAM32, a drug-hypersusceptible mutant, was used as a host for gene cloning. Cells of E. coli KAM32 harboring a recombinant plasmid (pTFM8) carry...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishioka T,Ogawa W,Kuroda T,Katsu T,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes were prepared from hydrogenated lecithin (H-PC) by sonication (S) or injection (I) of H-PC dissolved in ethanol containing dl-tocopherol acetate (VEA). The effects of liposomes on the dermal absorption of VEA were studied. The particle diameter of S-liposomes was smaller than that of I-liposomes. The penetra...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Natsuki R,Morita Y,Osawa S,Takeda Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRPV2, a member of the transient receptor potential family, has been isolated as a capsaicin-receptor homolog and is thought to respond to noxious heat. Here we show that TRPV2 mRNA is predominantly expressed in the subpopulation of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs). We carried out histochemical analyses of TRPV2 and i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsui H,Noguchi T,Takakusaki K,Kashiwayanagi M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agaricus blazei is a medicinal mushroom native to Brazil. It used to be a source of anti-tumor and immunmoactive compounds and considered a health food in many countries. However, its specific effect against mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions is still unknown. In the present study, we investigated the effect of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi YH,Yan GH,Chai OH,Choi YH,Zhang X,Lim JM,Kim JH,Lee MS,Han EH,Kim HT,Song CH

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Nitric oxide (NO) and the partial pressure of oxygen (pO(2)) in the liver were simultaneously quantified in rats with partial hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (PHIRI). Real-time NO/pO(2) monitoring and immunohistochemical analysis for superoxide dismutase and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and endothelial N...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hataji K,Watanabe T,Oowada S,Nagaya M,Kamibayashi M,Murakami E,Kawakami H,Ishiuchi A,Kumai T,Nakano H,Kobayashi S,Otsubo T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duloxetine is a widely used antidepressant worldwide. In the present report, we evaluated its capacity to induce micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MNPEs) and micronucleated normochromatic erythrocytes (MNNEs) in mice. Two assays were performed, one with a single chemical administration and the other with dail...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Madrigal-Bujaidar E,Álvarez-González I,Madrigal-Santillán EO,Morales-González JA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meiosis activating sterol (MAS), the intermediate of cholesterol biosynthesis, is an important substance to stimulate oocytes maturation in FSH-induced signal transduction pathway. Lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) converts lanosterol to MAS. Although MAS is firstly isolated from bovine testis, the information ab...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang F,Shen Y,Song X,Xia G,Chen X,Zhou B,Lei L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extract of Ongael [leaves of Phaleria cumingii (MEISN.) F. VILL.], a Palauan medicinal herb, enhanced an in vitro phagocytic activity of mouse macrophages RAW 264.7 cells (RAW 264.7). Activity-guided fractionation of the Ongael extract by the in vitro phagocytosis assay using RAW 264.7 led to the isolation of a mi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Tokunaga M,Iwahashi H,Naruto S,Yagi H,Masuko T,Kubo M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic value of an antirheumatic alkaloid, sinomenine (SIN), was investigated in the acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of multiple sclerosis (MS). SIN is a bioactive alkaloid derived from the Chinese medicinal plant, Sinomenium acutum REHDER & E. H. WILSON (Family Menispermaceae). Ch...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zeng Y,Gu B,Ji X,Ding X,Song C,Wu F

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Effects of a traditional Chinese medicine, Shimotsu-to (a combined prescription of cnidium rhizome, peony root, angelica root and rehmannia root), and its included crude fractions were investigated on an adjuvant-induced chronic inflammation model of mice. The aqueous extract (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, i.p.) of Shimotsu-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kojima S,Inaba K,Kobayashi S,Kimura M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extract from fruits of Nandina domestica THUNBERG (NDE) has been used to improve cough and breathing difficulty in Japan for many years. To explore whether NDE may alleviate respiratory inflammation, we investigated its effect on expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and production of prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) in human...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueki T,Akaishi T,Okumura H,Abe K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is therapeutically important to elucidate the factors involved in the radiation resistance of tumors. We previously showed that ATP is released from mouse melanoma B16 cells in response to γ-irradiation, but the role of adenosine, a metabolite of ATP, is still unclear. Here, we show that the adenosine A2B receptor ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tanaka Y,Kitabatake K,Abe R,Tsukimoto M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of insulin administration on bone formation was investigated in the femoral diaphysis of rats with skeletal unloading. When the femoral-diaphyseal tissues from normal rats were cultured in the presence of insulin (10(-9) and 10(-8) M) for 48 h, the hormone produced a significant increase of alkaline phospha...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamaguchi M,Kishi S,Hoshi T

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum thymidylate kinase (PfTMK) is a potential chemotherapeutic target as it can tolerate a range of substrates, which distinguishes it from other thymidylate kinases. An important step in drug development is to determine the interaction of ligands competing for their target sites in a proposed drug t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kandeel M,Kitade Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated alpha-tocopherol (alpha-tocopherol-HDL) transport and clarify the contribution of scavenger receptor class B, type I (SR-BI) to the uptake in the human retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19 cells). [(3)H]alpha-Tocopherol-H...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Akanuma S,Yamamoto A,Okayasu S,Tachikawa M,Hosoya K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2'-Chloroflavone (CF) and 4'-CF were studied as inducers of cytochrome P-450-mediated monooxygenases in rat hepatic microsomes by comparison with phenobarbital (PB) and 3-methylcholanthrene (MC). As a result of interaction with the substrate 7-ethoxycoumarin (7-EC), 2'-CF-induced microsomes showed a difference spectru...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kato S,Yamamoto K

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:While the use of in vitro-transcribed mRNA (IVT-mRNA) in therapeutics is a rapidly expanding area, the transfection of the exogenous IVT-mRNA is accompanied by a risk of immune activation. This immunological defense mechanism suppresses cellular translation process and can reduce transfection efficiency to a considera...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohto T,Konishi M,Tanaka H,Onomoto K,Yoneyama M,Nakai Y,Tange K,Yoshioka H,Akita H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The convulsant interaction between enoxacin (ENX), a new quinolone antibacterial agent (NQ), and felbinac (FLB), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in vivo was reproduced as the change of GABA-induced current response in Xenopus oocytes injected with mouse brain mRNA. GABA (10 microM) response was inhibit...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kawakami J,Shimokawa M,Yamamoto K,Sawada Y,Asanuma A,Yanagisawa K,Iga T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the properties of honokiol, a natural rexinoid, as a regulator of retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers with various partner nuclear receptors (NRs), in comparison with those of the synthetic rexinoid bexarotene. Honokiol alone was hardly capable of activating peroxisome proliferator-activated recepto...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kotani H,Tanabe H,Mizukami H,Amagaya S,Inoue M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00