Proteomics analysis of the proliferative effect of low-dose ouabain on human endothelial cells.

abstract：:Recent development in carbohydrate markers and functions are described. Identification of carbohydrate epitope for cancer-specific antibody is introduced. This novel approach involves the key glycosyltransferases that synthesize tumor-associated carbohydrate-antigens and elucidate the biosynthetic pathways. This is th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukuda M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unknown adenine-related compound (UKC) in rat liver mitochondria was characterized. Based on the sensitivity to periodate oxidation, nuclease P1 digestion, property of fluorescence derivatization, elution behavior on different separation modes of HPLC columns and the mass spectrum of purified UKC, the UKC was ident...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujimori H,Pan-Hou H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caesalpinia ferrea MART. (Leguminosae) called as Juca is one of the medicinal plants in Brazil used for diabetes. From the fruits of this plant, ellagic acid (EA) and 2-(2,3,6-trihydroxy-4-carboxyphenyl)ellagic acid (TEA) have been recently isolated as aldose reductase (AR) inhibitors. In this study, we examined to pr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueda H,Kawanishi K,Moriyasu M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro percutaneous permeation of diclofenac from various vehicles was examined using rat abdominal skin as a model membrane. The oleaginous vehicles used in this study consisted of three components: i.e. fatty acid, fatty acid ester and nonpolar oil. The solubilities of sodium diclofenac in formulated vehicles ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takahashi K,Suzuki T,Sakano H,Mizuno N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of clindamycin on beta-lactamase biosynthesis was investigated in beta-lactam resistant bacteria with inducible and/or constitutive production of the enzyme(s). Clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae (E. cloacae) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) were examined. Three strains of each, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishihata T,Kunieda S,Nakahama C,Soejima R

更新日期：1994-05-01 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 extracellular calcium on the intracellular calcium level of newborn rat skin basal cells was examined. The intracellular calcium level of basal cells was affected by the extracellular calcium concentration on culture of the cells on a collagen-coated filter, but not on a plate. The intracellular calcium ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohkura K,Hori H,Terada H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are produced primarily by CYPs from arachidonic acid (AA) and then further metabolized to the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHETs). EETs play important roles in physiological processes such as regulating vasodilation and inflammation. Thus, the drug inhibition of CYP-med...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

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

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to develop a method for the measurement of the cell kinetics of spleen lymphocytes using the ROSA 26 transgenic mouse ubiquitously expressing beta-galactosidase (beta-gal). Spleen lymphocytes were isolated from ROSA 26 mice and intravenously inoculated into C57BL/6 mice under normal condi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hosoya K,Takashima T,Matsuda K,Terasaki T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A convenient and sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic method with post-column platinum catalyst reduction and electrochemical detection was applied to the simultaneous determination of oxidized and reduced coenzyme Q (CoQ and CoQH2) and alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TP) in human and rat samples. After the separ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wakabayashi H,Yamato S,Nakajima M,Shimada K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Darexaban maleate is a novel oral direct factor Xa inhibitor. Darexaban glucuronide (YM-222714) was the major component in plasma after oral administration of darexaban to humans and is the pharmacologically active metabolite. Additionally, YM-222714 N-oxides were detected as minor metabolites in human plasma and urin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shiraga T,Yajima K,Teragaki T,Suzuki K,Hashimoto T,Iwatsubo T,Miyashita A,Usui T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When ginsenoside R(c) was anaerobically incubated with human fecal microflora, all specimens metabolized ginsenoside R(c) to compound K and protopanaxadiol. The main metabolite was compound K. Among the bacteria isolated from human fecal microflora, most bacteria, such as Bacteroides sp., Eubacterium sp., and Bifidoba...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bae EA,Choo MK,Park EK,Park SY,Shin HY,Kim DH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of suramin on the phosphorylation of GST-HBV core fusion protein (GST-Hcore) and two GST-Hcore fusion polypeptides (Hcore157B and Hcore164B) by two alpha-type cAMP-dependent protein kinases (PKAIalpha and PKAIIalpha) was biochemically investigated in vitro. It was found that (i) this phosphorylat...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okabe M,Enomoto M,Maeda H,Kuroki K,Ohtsuki K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which the human lung cancer drug resistance-related gene BC006151 regulates chemosensitivity by down-regulating BC006151 expression via antisense gene transfer in H446/(C)DDP cells. A retroviral vector containing the antisense BC006151 sequence was constructed and trans...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li S,Shi H,Ji F,Wang B,Feng Q,Feng X,Jia Z,Zhao Q,Qian G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find new antipruritic herbal medicines for pruritus, we screened the methanol extracts of seven herbal medicines which have been used to treat dermatologic diseases, testing them on mouse models of acute and chronic itch. When administrated perorally (p.o.) at a dose of 200 mg/kg, methanol extracts of Sophora flave...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamaguchi-Miyamoto T,Kawasuji T,Kuraishi Y,Suzuki H

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Curcumin is a natural polyphenolic compound abundant in the rhizome of the perennial herb turmeric, Curcuma longa. It is commonly used as a dietary spice and coloring agent in cooking, and is used anecdotally as an herb in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine. It has been reported that curcumin has the potential to...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mito S,Watanabe K,Harima M,Thandavarayan RA,Veeraveedu PT,Sukumaran V,Suzuki K,Kodama M,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distigmine bromide (distigmine) is a reversible carbamate cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitor. Its principle clinical application is in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Distigmine is also used as a remedy for dysuria and glaucoma. Its effectiveness in the management of dysuria has been demonstrated in several clinical r...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Obara K,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the extracts of green romaine lettuce (GRE) on sleep enhancement. GRE contains 1071.7 and 199.2 µg/g of extracts of lactucin and lactucopicrin, respectively, known as sleep enhancement substances. When 100 mg/kg of GRE was administered orally, sleep latency and du...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim HW,Suh HJ,Choi HS,Hong KB,Jo K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sec61β is the β subunit of the Sec61 translocon and is responsible for expression and delivery of basolateral membrane proteins, including claudins, major constituents of tight junction (TJ). In the present study, the effect of Sec61β overexpression on TJ barrier functions in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells wer...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Washiyama M,Koizumi N,Fujii M,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we showed significance of biosurfactants in the field of non-viral vectors for gene transfection. There, a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), especially increased the efficiency of gene transfection mediated with cationic liposomes. However, the molecular mechanism has not been well-understood...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueno Y,Hirashima N,Inoh Y,Furuno T,Nakanishi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:We examined the biological activities present in Streptomyces strains preserved at the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation Biological Resource Center, and found a metabolite of Streptomyces roseolilacinus NBRC 12815 that showed a potent anti-tyrosinase activity. The compounds with anti-tyrosinase activity ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakashima T,Anzai K,Kuwahara N,Komaki H,Miyadoh S,Harayama S,Tianero MD,Tanaka J,Kanamoto A,Ando K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with antipsychotic drugs has been associated with hyperprolactinemia. The same antipsychotic drugs have also been associated with side effects such as menstruation disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia and menstruation disorders in women undergoing antipsychoti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takechi K,Yoshioka Y,Kawazoe H,Tanaka M,Takatori S,Kobayashi M,Matsuoka I,Yanagawa H,Zamami Y,Imanishi M,Ishizawa K,Tanaka A,Araki H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The local disposition of a drug, which is efficiently eliminated by the liver in spite of very high binding with serum albumin, was investigated using BOF-4272 as a model drug in the hepatic perfusion system. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) labeled with Evans Blue was used as the marker of hepatic blood space. The perfusio...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishimura M,Yamaoka K,Naito S,Nakagawa T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients with colitis has been increasing year by year. Recently, intestinal inflammation, as one of the factors for its onset, has been demonstrated to be induced by P2X7 receptor-mediated activation of colonic immune cells such as mast cells. Activation of P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is known to be inhibited...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohbori K,Fujiwara M,Ohishi A,Nishida K,Uozumi Y,Nagasawa K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that glycyrrhizin (GL) enhanced Fas-mediated apoptotic body formation and DNA fragmentation in T cell lines although GL alone did not induce apoptosis. The enhancement effect of Fas-mediated apoptosis by GL was dose-dependent above 0.3 microM. Time course study revealed that simultaneous co-treatment of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ishiwata S,Nakashita K,Ozawa Y,Niizeki M,Nozaki S,Tomioka Y,Mizugaki M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The promoting effect of d-limonene and l-menthol on the percutaneous absorption of nonionized and ionized diclofenac (DF) was investigated employing a pretreatment method. After the pretreatment of hairless rat skin with an ethanol buffer solution containing terpenes, the permeation study was performed in vitro. The p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Obata Y,Takayama K,Maitani Y,Machida Y,Nagai T

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, Banhabackchulchunmatang (HMC05) has been implicated as a preventive and/or therapeutic candidate for cardiovascular diseases due to its inhibition of atherosclerosis lesions and its reduction of neointima formation. Knowledge of the mechanism of HMC05 in smooth muscle cells (SMC) is limited. However, SMC may...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Gum SI,Shin HM,Cho MK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00