Detection of new antigenic proteins in Japanese cedar pollen.

abstract：:Arachidonic acid (AA) is metabolized to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) via cytochrome enzymes such as CYP 2C9, 2C8 and 2J2. EETs play a role in cardioprotection and regulation of blood pressure. Recently, adverse reactions such as sudden heart attack and fatal myocardial infarction were reported among patients takin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Senda A,Mukai Y,Toda T,Hayakawa T,Yamashita M,Eliasson E,Rane A,Inotsume N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetohexamide (AH) is reduced to its alcohol metabolite by carbonyl reductase. We have previously shown that carbonyl reductase present in the liver microsomes of rats is a male-specific and androgen-dependent enzyme. In the present study, the role of microsomal carbonyl reductase in the pharmacokinetics of AH was exa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Imamura Y,Shimada H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic marginal zone macrophages expressing macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) contribute to the clearance of blood-borne pathogens. We determined a splenic adherent cell fraction abundantly containing cells expressing a higher level of MARCO by flow cytometry, and examined the effects of daily ad...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shirato K,Sato S,Sato M,Hashizume Y,Tachiyashiki K,Imaizumi K

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Two different forms of oxytocinase (L-cystine aminopeptidase, CAP; EC 3.4.11.3) were purified from the 9000 g and 105000 g precipitate fractions of human placenta homogenate by sequential chromatography on columns of hydroxyapatite, DE-32, nickel ion affinity, and Sephadex G-200. One species (CAP-I) purifed from the m...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Itoh C,Watanabe M,Nagamatsu A,Soeda S,Kawarabayashi T,Shimeno H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No strategies for curing Alzheimer's disease have been developed yet as we do not know the exact cause of the disease. The only therapy that is available for patients is symptomatic treatment. Since Alzheimer's disease is associated with downregulation of the cholinergic system in the brain, its stimulation is expecte...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Narahashi T,Moriguchi S,Zhao X,Marszalec W,Yeh JZ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoprotective activity guided chemical analyses led to the isolation of two dicaffeoyl quinic acid derivatives, methyl 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinate (1) and 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid (2) from water extract of propolis, and their structures were determined by the use of 2D NMR. These compounds were stronger antihepa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Basnet P,Matsushige K,Hase K,Kadota S,Namba T

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：:We recently suggested that the transferrin (Tf)-gallium-67 (67Ga) complex dissociated on the surface of the hepatocytes after partial hepatectomy and free 67Ga bound to heparan sulfate in the extracellular matrix. In the present study, we investigated whether the entering of indium-111 (111In) and iron-59 (59Fe) with ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sato R,Abe S,Yamada Y,Toyama D,Ohtake Y,Sato N,Ohkubo Y

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal expression of the CYP3A subfamily was investigated in female rats, and the intestinal metabolism of two CYP3A substrates, testosterone and rifabutin, was examined and compared between males and females. CYP3A1/23 and CYP3A2 intestinal expression was barely detected in male and female rats. Although CYP3...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aiba T,Yoshinaga M,Ishida K,Takehara Y,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:We determined the effects of psychotropic drugs on the cytochrome P450 2D (CYP2D)-mediated 21-hydroxylation of progesterone (PROG) and allopregnanolone (ALLO) with the goal of clarifying whether neurosteroid levels are affected by psychotropic drugs in the brain. PROG or ALLO was incubated with rat CYP2D4 or human CYP...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Niwa T,Okada K,Hiroi T,Imaoka S,Narimatsu S,Funae Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone, thyroxine (T4) binding to glycosylated human serum albumin (G-HSA), and native human serum albumin (HSA) were studied as a function of pH using the fluorescence method. T4 binding affinity for G-HSA was remarkably reduced in an alkaline pH as compared with the native HSA. The thermodynamic parameters ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okabe N,Yoshida S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (AcSDKP) is an endogenous peptide released from its precursor (thymosin-β4) by prolyl oligopeptidase. AcSDKP is a natural inhibitor of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell proliferation and is normally found in human plasma. AcSDKP has been shown to be a potent angiogenic factor an...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Suzuki Y,Katagiri F,Sato F,Fujioka K,Sato Y,Fujioka T,Sato Y,Mimata H,Itoh H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homoeriodictyol-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (HEDT-Glu) was isolated from Viscum coloratum and identified by MS, 1H- and 13C-NMR. A HPLC method was developed for determination of HEDT-Glu in rat plasma and tissues. All biological samples were pretreated by protein precipitation with acetone. Vanillin was selected as int...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhao Y,Wang X,Zhao Y,Gao X,Bi K,Yu Z

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate pharmacokinetics is influenced by individual factors such as patient age, renal function and co-treatment. The aim of this study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic model of topiramate to assist dosage adjustments in individual patients. Steady-state topiramate plasma concentrations in patients with...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Vovk T,Jakovljević MB,Kos MK,Janković SM,Mrhar A,Grabnar I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake mechanism of aristolochic acid I (AAI) was investigated using Caco-2 cells cultured on dishes and permeable membranes. The uptake of AAI from the apical membrane of Caco-2 cells cultured on a dish was rapid, and a decrease in the pH of the incubation medium significantly increased uptake. Incubation at low ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura O,Haraguchi K,Ohta C,Koga N,Kato Y,Endo T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cloning of polyketide synthase (PKS) gene for amphidinolide biosynthesis was attempted from a dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp. (strain Y-42). Fourteen beta-ketoacyl synthase gene fragments were obtained by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification from degenerated primer sets designed on the basis of the conserved a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kubota T,Iinuma Y,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain if there is stereoselectivity in peroxisomal proliferation induced by chiral peroxisome proliferators, induction by stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4'-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2-methyl-2-(2'-4'-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid were studied in rat in vivo and in vitro with isolated rat hepatocytes. No significant...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Koibuchi Y,Yamada J,Watanabe T,Suga T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) has 6 transmembrane regions and 3 matrix loops. Our previous mutational study on the Cys residue in the LM1s of chimeric bovine type 1 AAC (yN-bAAC1), in which the N-terminal 11 amino acids of bovine type 1 AAC are substituted with the corresponding 26 amino acids of yeast type ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kihira Y,Ueno M,Terada H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calprotectin is a calcium- and zinc-binding protein complex that is abundant in cytosol of neutrophils. The concentration of calprotectin in extracellular fluids is greatly increased under various inflammatory conditions in vivo. We recently demonstrated that calprotectin inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mikami M,Kitahara M,Kitano M,Ariki Y,Mimaki Y,Sashida Y,Yamazaki M,Yui S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transport mechanisms of p-aminohippurate (PAH) were investigated in rat renal brush-border membrane vesicles. The uptake of PAH was stimulated by an inside-positive membrane potential created by K+ and valinomycin. This potential-stimulated uptake of PAH was inhibited by various anion transport inhibitors and was satu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohoka K,Takano M,Okano T,Maeda S,Inui K,Hori R

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of zaldaride on acetylcholine-induced colonic electrolyte secretion was examined. The short-circuit current response to acetylcholine was partially reduced by tetrodotoxin, a neuronal blocker, and was completely inhibited by atropine, an acetylcholine M receptor antagonist, in the rat colonic preparations. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aikawa N,Kishibayashi N,Karasawa A,Ohmori K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to develop potent cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitors used as anticancer agent, a series of 2',5'-dimethoxychalcones was screened to evaluate their antiplatelet effect on human washed platelets suspension. Compound 2 exhibited potent inhibition of human washed platelet aggregation induced by collagen, sig...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu CM,Lin KW,Teng CH,Huang AM,Chen YC,Yen MH,Wu WB,Pu YS,Lin CN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of atorvastatin and pravastatin on glucose tolerance in mildly induced diabetic rats by streptozotocin at 24 mg/kg, i.v. were studied. Non-diabetic and diabetic rats were given orally 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose (control), 8 mg/kg atorvastatin or 8 mg/kg pravastatin once a day for 6 weeks. An oral glucose tole...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kanda M,Satoh K,Ichihara K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that Bak Foong Pills (BFP), a well-known Chinese medicine widely used for treating gynecological disorders, stimulates human colonic epithelial anion secretion, which was mediated by intracellular cAMP and Ca(2+). The present study further investigated the effect of BFP on exocrine pancre...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tang N,Zhu JX,Zhao WC,Xing Y,Gou YL,Rowlands DK,Chung YW,Chan HC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient protocol for the in vitro germination and propagation of Larrea divaricata CAV. (Jarilla) was established. To determine the effect of different growth regulators on the growth rates and phenol production, apical-node microshoots from in vitro germinated plantlets were incubated on the following media: 1) ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Palacio L,Baeza MC,Cantero JJ,Cusidó R,Goleniowski ME

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several Pt(IV) and Pt(II) complexes containing 1R,2R-cyclohexanediamine (1R,2R-dach) as a carrier ligand were synthesized. The cytotoxicities and the uptake of the platinum complexes by leukemia L1210 cells were compared in order to study the correlation between their structures and cytotoxicities. [Pt(II)Cl2(1R,2R-da...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamashita T,Hirose J,Noji M,Saito R,Tomida H,Kidani Y

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formulations consisting of egg albumin, indomethacin (IND), and olive oil or fatty acids, were prepared by vigorous stirring using a high-speed homogenizer and subsequent freeze-drying. To confirm the anti-inflammatory properties and ulcerogenic effects of the formulations, we examined the action of the formulations o...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsuji Y,Kakegawa H,Miyataka H,Matsumoto H,Satoh T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PhiC31 integrase has the potential to achieve long-term transgene expression because of site-specific and unidirectional recombination. In this study, plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding Gaussia luciferase (Gluc) cDNA was constructed and the optimal condition for long-term gene expression using phiC31 integrase in mouse liver...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Umemoto Y,Kawakami S,Otani Y,Higuchi Y,Yamashita F,Hashida M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00