Induction of apoptosis by buckwheat trypsin inhibitor in chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cells.

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：:The uric acid concentration in blood has been widely accepted as a diagnostic indicator of hyperuricemia and gout, and its assay method is well established. In the present study, we developed a simple and rapid method for the determination of uric acid in hair, which can be obtained non-invasively. The concentration (...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi K,Morioka Y,Isaka Y,Tozawa T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we found that 50% ethanol extracts of immature fruits of Citrus unshiu (satsuma mandarin) have anti-allergic effects against the Type I, II and IV allergic reactions. However, many adverse interactions between citrus fruit, especially grapefruit juice, and drugs have been reported due to the inhibi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujita T,Kawase A,Niwa T,Tomohiro N,Masuda M,Matsuda H,Iwaki M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to isolate a cholesterol-lowering compound from Alpinia katsumadai, an inhibitor for acyl-CoA : cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), an enzyme responsible for the cholesterol ester formation in liver, was purified, its chemical structure was determined, and in vivo and in vitro inhibition activities were perfo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SY,Lee MH,Choi JH,Kim YK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen flavonoids including quercetin and kaempferol and their relatives were examined for their ability to promote DNA degradation induced by the bleomycin (BLM)-Fe complex. Three hydroxyl groups in the flavonoidal nucleus were proposed as a crucial structural requirement for effectively promoting DNA degradation: 1...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugihara N,Kaneko A,Furuno K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ty2 retrotransposons are the mobile genetic elements of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional regulation of Ty2-917 requires a complex set of cis acting elements which are located both upstream and downstream of the transcription initiation site. Previously, the glycolysis regulatory protein Gcr1p has be...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Türkel S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the action mechanism of oleanolic acid 3-O-monodesmoside, momordin Ic (1), and oleanolic acid 3-O-glucuronide (2) for the inhibitory effect on the increase in serum glucose levels in oral glucose-loaded rats. Although 1 and 2 dose-dependently inhibited the increase in serum glucose levels in oral glucose-l...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Murakami T,Shimada H,Matsumura N,Yoshikawa M,Yamahara J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of milk fat-globule membrane (MFGM) emulsion as an oral dosage form was evaluated in rats using [14C]alpha-linolenic acid as a lipophilic model solute. For emulsions prepared by homogenization alone, the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) after oral administration tended to be ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yuasa H,Sekiya M,Ozeki S,Watanabe J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes the activity of Ca(2+)-ATPase in liver plasma membrane and cytosolic-free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in an individual vital cell in mouse liver 18 h after endotoxin administration. Ca(2+)-ATPase activity in liver plasma membrane in the poisoned mice was markedly decreased to 28% of that i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakaguchi S,Tsutsumi E,Yokota K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used three human urological cancer cell lines, PC-3, LNCaP and SKRC-1, to investigate the effects of the extract from Serenoa repens (Palmae) on tumor cell invasion. The invasion activity of these cell lines was determined in vitro using a Transwell cell-culture chamber. The invasion activity of PC-3 cells into Mat...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ishii K,Usui S,Sugimura Y,Yamamoto H,Yoshikawa K,Hiran K

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：:Nicotine-withdrawal symptoms have been indicated as a possible risk factor for neuropsychiatric events, such as depression and suicide, during use of smoking-cessation drugs. We aimed to investigate whether the results of the metabolomic analysis of the rat brain reflect nicotine-withdrawal symptoms. We also aimed to ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Akimoto H,Oshima S,Michiyama Y,Negishi A,Nemoto T,Kobayashi D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of OmpC and OmpF in acidic resistance (AR) were examined. When ompC and ompF were deleted, AR was decreased. The decreased level of AR seen in the mutant that was deficient in ompC and ompF was elevated by the addition of glutamate, but not by the addition of arginine or lysine. The expression levels of adiA...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bekhit A,Fukamachi T,Saito H,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient delivery system is required if antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) are to be utilized for gene therapy. We report herein on the development of a novel ODN delivery system, ODN-encapsulated nano particles (ODN-ENP) using an efficient and simple packaging method. The ODN-ENP consists of a condensed ODN pa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada Y,Kogure K,Nakamura Y,Inoue K,Akita H,Nagatsugi F,Sasaki S,Suhara T,Harashima H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the cytotoxicity of eight vitamin K3 (VK3) analogs against neuroblastoma cell lines (IMR-32, LA-N-1, NB-39, and SK-N-SH) and normal cell lines (human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and human dermal fibroblasts (HDF)) using a 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kitano T,Yoda H,Tabata K,Miura M,Toriyama M,Motohashi S,Suzuki T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation induces an important inflammatory response in the irradiated organs, characterized by leukocyte infiltration and vascular changes. Since adhesion molecules play an important role in facilitating the immune response at the inflammation sites, interfering with the expression of these molecules may be an import...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ma ZC,Hong Q,Wang YG,Tan HL,Xiao CR,Liang QD,Cai SH,Gao Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied in vitro metabolites of 2,4,6,2',4',6'-hexachlorobiphenyl (HCB, IUPAC PCB No. 155) produced by liver microsomes of a phenobarbital (PB)-treated beagle dog. The major metabolites were 3-hydroxy-2,4,6,2',4',6'-HCB (M-1), 4-hydroxy-2,6,2',4',6'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PenCB, M-2) and 3,4-dihydroxy-2,6,2',4',6'-Pe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ariyoshi N,Yoshimura H,Oguri K

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the par to rep region of the 24653 bp plasmid pN315, which is present in Staphylococcus aureus strain N315, we constructed three vectors that can be shuttled between Escherichia coli and S. aureus and maintained stably in S. aureus. Due to plasmid incompatibility, the resident plasmid in S. aureus cells can be r...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuo M,Kurokawa K,Lee BL,Sekimizu K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely accepted that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) require 2 to 4 weeks of administration before improvements in emotional symptoms of depression are seen. We evaluated whether early monitoring of Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) scores in patients treated with the SSRI fluvoxamine c...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Katoh Y,Uchida S,Kawai M,Takei N,Mori N,Kawakami J,Kagawa Y,Yamada S,Namiki N,Hashimoto H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digitalis has been used to treat congestive heart failure for more than 200 years, although the dual effects (proliferation and death) induced by digitalis on cell growth have been known for many years, the mechanisms by which digitalis causes the actions were not completely known. The aim of this work was to characte...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Qiu J,Gao HQ,Zhou RH,Liang Y,Zhang XH,Wang XP,You BA,Cheng M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of 8-hydroxy-2-di-n-propylamino tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), a serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor full agonist, on the wet-dog shake response induced by the (+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI), a 5-HT2A receptor agonist, in adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-treated rats. Chronic A...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kitamura Y,Kitagawa K,Fujitani Y,Shibata K,Araki H,Sendou T,Gomita Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular storage sites of neutral lipids, which accumulate in fatty liver disease. Here, we investigated the effects of fatty acids and glucose on LD formation in a cultured human hepatocyte, HuH7, by adding them to culture media. Fatty acids with carbohydrate chains C12-C18 efficiently i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujimoto Y,Onoduka J,Homma KJ,Yamaguchi S,Mori M,Higashi Y,Makita M,Kinoshita T,Noda J,Itabe H,Takanoa T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basal levels of extracellular Zn2+ are in the range of low nanomolar concentrations in the hippocampus and perhaps increase age-dependently. Extracellular Zn2+ dynamics is critical for cognitive activity and excess influx of extracellular Zn2+ into hippocampal neurons is a known cause of cognitive decline. The den...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takeda A,Tamano H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two C-type lectins (OLLafs and OLLafl) were isolated from Osmerus (Spirinchus) lanceolatus eggs using asialofetuin-Sepharose column. OLLafs and OLLafl were eluted with 0.2 M sucrose and 0.2 M lactose from the same column, respectively. OLLafl has been estimated to be a heterodimeric protein composed of H- and L-subuni...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugawara S,Hosono M,Ogawa Y,Takayanagi M,Nitta K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery that angiogenesis is a key condition for the growth of a tumor beyond a millimeter or two, brings about a new approach in the treatment of tumors using drugs able to inhibit the formation of new blood vessels. Also, it has been realized that antiangiogenic drugs can be useful in the treatment of other pa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： González RP,Leyva A,Moraes MO

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilnidipine is a 1,4-dihydropyridine-derived voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) blocker and suppresses N-type VDCC currents in addition to L-type VDCC currents. An earlier investigation has suggested that intrathecally injected cilnidipine produces antinociception by blocking N-type VDCCs in mice. The present st...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Koganei H,Shoji M,Iwata S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various disinfectants and hot water on planktonic cells and biofilm cells of Burkholderia cepacia were investigated. The survival rate of viable B. cepacia cells in suspension decreased to 0.001% or lower within 15 s of exposure to 0.5% benzalkonium chloride, within 30 s of exposure to 0.5% alkyldiamino...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miyano N,Oie S,Kamiya A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify that squalene monohydroperoxide (SQOOH) correlates with changes in morphology through cytotoxicity and establish in vitro evaluation of the cytotoxicity of lipid hydroperoxide, the effect of SQOOH on cytotoxicity and morphology in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK(B)) and the Gunze three-d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchino T,Tokunaga H,Onodera H,Ando M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroin, the protein of silk, and hydrolyzed fibroin have recently been described to enhance insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Here, we report that a series of synthetic peptides derived from the fibroin sequence have enhancing effects on glucose transport in normal and insulin-resistant...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim ED,Bayaraa T,Shin EJ,Hyun CK

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most malignant tumors are derived from epithelium, and pathologic microorganisms often invade the body through the mucosal epithelium. Thus epithelial tissues are potent targets for drug delivery. The tight junction (TJ) is the intercellular seal in epithelial cell sheets. Claudins (CLs) are a family of tetratransmemb...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagase S,Doyama R,Yagi K,Kondoh M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00