Lig-8, a bioactive lignophenol derivative from bamboo lignin, protects against neuronal damage in vitro and in vivo.

abstract：:Although cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a novel Ca(2+)-mobilizing mediator, is suggested to be involved in the functions of neutrophils in rodents, its role in human neutrophils remains unclear. The present study examined the ability of cADPR to mobilize Ca(2+) and mediate formyl methionyl leucyl phenylalanine (fMLP)-stim...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Morita K,Saida M,Morioka N,Kitayama T,Akagawa Y,Dohi T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown a marked but transient increase in DNA binding of the nuclear transcription factor activator protein-1 after brief exposure to static magnetic fields in cultured rat hippocampal neurons, suggesting that exposure to static magnetism would lead to long-term consolidation as well as amplification...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Hirai T,Yoneda Y

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A possible involvement of histamine in acute radiation dermatitis in mice was investigated. The dose of 40 Gy of gamma irradiation induced erythema and edema in C57BL/6 mice treated with vehicle. However, in C57BL/6 mice treated with chlorpheniramine and WBB6F1-W/Wv mice, erythema and edema were not observed. In all o...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Moriyasu S,Yamamoto K,Kureyama N,Okamura K,Ikeda T,Yamatodani A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recent study showed a possibility that newly developed A2 type botulinum toxin (A2NTX) inhibits both spontaneous and evoked transmitter release from inhibitory (glycinergic or GABAergic) and excitatory (glutamatergic) nerve terminals using rat spinal sacral dorsal commissural nucleus neurons. In the present study,...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamaga T,Aou S,Shin MC,Wakita M,Akaike N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamotrigine (LTG) is an anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder and it has been known that LTG targets voltage-dependent sodium channels (VGSCs). In this study, we investigated the effect of LTG on the Nav1.4 Na(+) current using HEK293 cells expressing mouse Nav1.4 VGSCs. By the trea...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nakatani Y,Masuko H,Amano T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of action of acupuncture and moxibustion as reported by Japanese researchers are reviewed. The endogenous opioid-mediated mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) as used in China are well understood, but these are only one component of all mechanisms of acupuncture. These studies emphasize the similarity ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kawakita K,Shinbara H,Imai K,Fukuda F,Yano T,Kuriyama K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases are the most frequent and costly complication of diabetes. Many previous studies showed that ATP-sensitive potassium channels (K(ATP)) and inward rectifier potassium channels (Kir) play important regulatory roles in functions of cardiovascular tissues. It's still not very clear how these potass...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ren Y,Xu X,Wang X

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system plays an important role in the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, and the activity-dependent synaptic plasticity of the system is involved in drug dependence. A DNA microarray screening revealed that the expression levels of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) mRNA in the n...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamada K,Nagai T,Nabeshima T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and dioxins are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated transcription factor. It has been reported that testosterone represses 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced transcription of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sanada N,Gotoh Y,Shimazawa R,Klinge CM,Kizu R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aristolochic acids (AAs), contained in Chinese herbal preparations, have been considered to induce nephropathy. In order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of AA-induced nephrotoxicity, we have elucidated the interaction of human organic anion transporters (hOATs) with AAs using their stable cell lines. AA-I and AA...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Babu E,Takeda M,Nishida R,Noshiro-Kofuji R,Yoshida M,Ueda S,Fukutomi T,Anzai N,Endou H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we clarified the intracellular mechanism of angiotensin II (Ang II) in promoting migration in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs). RASMC migration was measured with the Boyden chamber assay, and the result was confirmed with an aortic sprout assay. The activities of kinases were investigated by west...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Lee HM,Lee CK,Lee SH,Roh HY,Bae YM,Lee KY,Lim J,Park PJ,Park TK,Lee YL,Won KJ,Kim B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive tumor growth and diffuse tissue invasion are hallmarks of malignant glioma. Embelin is an active compound identified as a novel XIAP inhibitor from the Embelia ribes that exhibits various medicinal effects including anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. In the present study, we investigated whether ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Park SY,Lim SL,Jang HJ,Lee JH,Um JY,Kim SH,Ahn KS,Lee SG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to examine whether plasma fibrinogen persistently elevates in subtotal nephrectomized rats, an animal model with inflammatory renal changes. Eight weeks after the induction of 5/6 nephrectomy in male Wistar rats, plasma fibrinogen concentration was determined for the next 12 weeks in t...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sugimoto K,Tsuruoka S,Fujimura A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calf Spleen Extractive Injection (CSEI), a small peptides enriched extraction, performs immunomodulatory activity on cancer patients suffering from radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The present study aims to investigate the anti-hepatocellular carcinoma effects of CSEI in cells and tumor-xenografted mouse models. In HepG2...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Jia D,Lu W,Zhang X,Cai G,Teng L,Wang X,Zhang M,Zeng Y,Liang C,Wang D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-glycoside, one of the extracted compounds from Tripterygium wilfordii HOOK. f. (GTW), has been shown to be clinically effective in suppressing glomerular inflammation in chronic kidney disease. However, its clinical application is often limited by its cytotoxic actions on the liver. This study was performed to c...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Wan YG,Zhao Q,Sun W,Zhang HL,Li M,Wei QX,Wu W,Yue LJ,Wang Q

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation-induced abnormal behaviors are useful animal models for assessing potential anti-psychotic drugs. This study examined the effect of MGS0028, a selective metabotropic glutamate 2/3 receptor agonist, on abnormal behaviors such as hyperactivity, aggression, and deficits of prepulse inhibition in isolation-reare...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ago Y,Araki R,Yano K,Kawasaki T,Chaki S,Nakazato A,Onoe H,Hashimoto H,Baba A,Takuma K,Matsuda T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of antipsychotics and a hypnotic on sleep disturbance in schizophrenia using an animal model of the disease. Electrodes for the electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram (EMG) were chronically implanted into the cortex and the dorsal neck muscle of rats. EEG and EMG were recorded with an ele...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ishida T,Obara Y,Kamei C

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to clarify the mechanism for the decrease in intraocular pressure by 2-alkynyladenosine derivatives in rabbits. The receptor binding analysis revealed that 2-(1-octyn-1-yl)adenosine (2-O-Ado) and 2-(6-cyano-1-hexyn-1-yl)adenosine (2-CN-Ado) selectively bound to the A(2a) receptor with a...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Konno T,Murakami A,Uchibori T,Nagai A,Kogi K,Nakahata N

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no direct evidence for the exact cilia-inhibitory effects of opioids, which are generally used to achieve general anesthesia in combination with other anesthetic drugs. These are the reasons, why we analysed direct concentration-dependent or systemic effects of anesthetics (propofol, sufentanil, and midazolam...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Joskova M,Durdik P,Sutovska M,Grendar M,Koniar D,Hargas L,Banovcin P,Franova S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinergic neurons play an important role in the higher functions of the brain, such as the memory, cognition, and nociception. However, the exact mechanism behind how the stimulation of all the muscarinic M1 receptors in the entire brain results in the alleviation of partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL)-induced mec...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Migita K,Nishimura A,Eto F,Koga K,Matsumoto T,Terada K,Hara S,Honda K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the anesthetic effects of propofol on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in mice. We also compared the effects of isoflurane (2%) inhalation anesthesia, intraperitoneal propofol (50 or 100 mg/kg), and pentobarbital (50 mg/kg) on ECG in mice. Isoflurane inhalation and pentobarbital anesthesia were both associa...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Shintaku T,Ohba T,Niwa H,Kushikata T,Hirota K,Ono K,Matsuzaki Y,Imaizumi T,Kuwasako K,Sawamura D,Murakami M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are major constituents of cell membranes and play important roles in preserving physiological and psychological function. Recently, data from several studies have indicated that impairments in long-term potentiation (LTP), the process underlying plasticity in synap...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kiso Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha)-induced cell death is regulated through the release of arachidonic acid (AA) by group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2alpha) in the murine fibroblast cell line L929. However, the signaling pathway by which TNFalpha activates cPLA2alpha remained to be solved. We examined AA r...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Shimizu M,Azuma C,Taniguchi T,Murayama T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioid analgesics are widely used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. The analgesic effects of opioids are well known to vary among individuals. The present study focused on the genetic factors that are associated with interindividual differences in pain and opioid sensitivity. We conducted a multistage geno...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takahashi K,Nishizawa D,Kasai S,Koukita Y,Fukuda KI,Ichinohe T,Ikeda K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stiffness and cytokine in blood levels show 24-h rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We previously revealed that higher therapeutic effects were obtained in RA patients and RA model animals when the dosing time of methotrexate was chosen according to the 24-h rhythms to cytokine. In this study, we examined ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Obayashi K,Tomonari M,Yoshimatsu H,Fukuyama R,Ieiri I,Higuchi S,To H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of constitutively active (CA)-G alpha13 significantly increased the expression of interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-6 mRNAs and proteins in rat cardiac fibroblasts. IL-1beta mRNA induction by CA-G alpha13 was suppressed by diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), an NADPH oxidase inhibitor, but not by BAPTA-AM, an intrac...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nagamatsu Y,Nishida M,Onohara N,Fukutomi M,Maruyama Y,Kobayashi H,Sato Y,Kurose H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small noncoding RNAs that regulate translational repression of multiple target mRNAs. The miRNAs in a whole cell regulate greater than 30% of all protein-coding genes. The vast majority of presently identified miRNAs are expressed in the brain in a spatially and temporally controlled ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Satoh J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antagonism of the dopamine D3 receptor has been hypothesized to be beneficial for schizophrenia cognitive deficits, negative symptoms and extrapyramidal symptoms. However, recent animal and human studies have shown that most antipsychotics do not occupy D3 receptors in vivo, despite their considerable binding affinity...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Baba S,Enomoto T,Horisawa T,Hashimoto T,Ono M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RhoA upregulation has been suggested in bronchial smooth muscles (BSMs) of asthmatic rats. Here, we cloned/characterized the 5'-promoter region of the rat rhoA. A transcription-initiation site was identified at 66-bp upstream of the reference sequence, GenBank-BC061732. Luciferase assay using interleukin-13 (IL-13)-st...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Chiba Y,Goto K,Matsusue K,Kimura S,Misawa M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed a novel cognitive enhancer, ST101 (spiro[imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3,2-indan]-2(3H)-one), that activates T-type voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Here, we address whether T-type VGCC activation with ST101 mediates its cognitive effects in vivo and the relevance of T-type VGCC activation to ace...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamamoto Y,Shioda N,Han F,Moriguchi S,Fukunaga K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00