Electret enhances transdermal drug permeation.

abstract：:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to be used in the cellular therapy of solid organs. However, tissue regeneration is limited by the death of transplanted cells. One of the main mechanisms of stem cell death in transplanted organs is through ischemia. In the present study, we sought to inves...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang W,Su X,Gao Y,Sun B,Yu Y,Wang X,Zhang F

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the occurrence of autophagy following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the rat spinal cord and whether autophagy inhibition contributes to neural tissue damage and locomotor impairment. A spinal cord I/R model was induced via descending thoracic aorta occlusion for 10 min using...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wei X,Zhou Z,Li L,Gu J,Wang C,Xu F,Dong Q,Zhou X

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:In the present study, we designed and synthesized a novel 1,5-diarylpyrazole derivative, 2-amino-N-(2-methyl-5-(1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)phenyl) acetamide hydrochloride (CC06), which was intended to act as a prodrug and would exert potent anti-inflammatory activity after being converte...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yin LL,Li MH,Wang X,Zhang WY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in carbonyl reductase (CR) activity towards seven substrates in adrenal glands of female rats were investigated during estrous cycle and the circadian patterns of adrenal CR activity towards seven substrates in male rats were examined. The localization of the enzyme protein in the adrenal gland was carried out...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inazu N,Nagashima Y,Satoh T

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin complex-1 (mTORC1) integrates multiple signaling pathways and regulates various cellular processes. Tuberous sclerosis complex 1 (Tsc1) and complex 2 (Tsc2) are critical negative regulators of mTORC1. Mouse genetic studies, including ours, have revealed that inactivation o...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Iwahashi S,Tokumura K,Park G,Ochiai S,Okayama Y,Fusawa H,Ohta K,Fukasawa K,Iezaki T,Hinoi E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentosidine, a fluorescent cross-linking compound, accumulates in extracellular matrix, especially in the collagen, and is formed by the nonenzymatic process of advanced Maillard reaction. We developed a method of determination of pentosidine and tried to examine its level in urine and serum of elder patients. The met...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshihara K,Nakamura K,Kanai M,Nagayama Y,Takahashi S,Saito N,Nagata M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various absorption promoters on the pulmonary absorption of drugs with different molecular weights were examined in rats. Phenol red and fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled dextrans (FDs) with various molecular weights were used as model drugs and the absorption promoters used in this study were sodium g...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita T,Yamamoto A,Hashida M,Sezaki H

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restraint stressed rats were used as a model of Shanghuo and a global metabolic investigation of the effects of cantonese herbal tea (CHT) on the model rats was then performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) metabonomics in an attempt to characterize the metabolic changes underlying such stress and any...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： You R,Pang Q,Li L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with specific drugs is associated with delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, which cause severe cutaneous toxicity. Such interactions induce structural alterations in HLA complexes via several different mechanisms such as the hapten theory, p-i concept, and altered p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shirayanagi T,Aoki S,Fujimori S,Watanabe K,Aida T,Hirasawa M,Kumagai K,Hoshino T,Ito K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset of oral candidiasis is accompanied by inflammatory symptoms such as pain in the tongue, edema or tissue damage and lowers the quality of life (QOL) of the patient. In a murine oral candidiasis model, the effects were studied of terpinen-4-ol (T-4-ol), one of the main constituents of tea tree oil, Melaleuca a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ninomiya K,Hayama K,Ishijima SA,Maruyama N,Irie H,Kurihara J,Abe S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silymarin is a polyphenolic flavonoid from milk thistle (Silybum marianum), which has anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, and anticarcinogenic effects. In this study, we assessed the effect of silibinin (Fig. 1), the major active compound in silymarin, on ultraviolet light (UV)-induced cell apoptosis in HaCaT cells, a ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li LH,Wu LJ,Tashiro S,Onodera S,Uchiumi F,Ikejima T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A homogeneous fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) was developed to measure levels of progesterone in urine using a TDx analyzer in photocheck mode (Abbott Labs). Two tracers of ethylenediamine fluorescein thiocarbamyl (EDF) were employed; one was synthesized from 11 alpha-hydroxyhemisuccinate progesterone (Pr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi MJ,Choi J,Yoon DY,Park J,Eremin SA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the Dynorphin A analog, E2078, on the physicochemical properties of lipid membranes was investigated. E2078 induces the leakage of calcein, especially out of negatively-charged vesicles. The peptide binds to dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sonicated vesicles according to the Lamgmuir isotherm, with a bin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Asai Y,Watanabe S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against recombinant soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) were evaluated by means of ELISAs, and their neutralizing activity was investigated in two bioassays employing Raji cells activated with phorbol myristate acetate. Three of the MAbs inhibited autoagg...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inuzuka H,Seita T,Okamoto K,Iida K,Ogawa Y,Iwasa S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel tricyclic 21-amino-acid peptide, FR901724, was isolated from the cultured broth of Streptomyces sp. No. 73264. This peptide appears to possess potent anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity in vitro and might represent a lead to a new class of anti-HIV agents; it qualifies as an HIV-cell fusion inhibi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakashima H,Ichiyama K,Inazawa K,Ito M,Hayashi H,Nishihara Y,Tsujii E,Kino T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative structure activity relationship, Hansch approach was applied on twenty compounds of chromene derivatives as Lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase inhibitory activity against eight fungal organisms. Various physicochemical descriptors and reported minimum inhibitory concentration values of different fungal orga...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Vasanthanathan P,Lakshmi M,Arockia Babu M,Kaskhedikar SG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cynanchum wilfordii is one of most widely used medicinal plants in Oriental medicine for the treatment of various conditions. In the present study, we isolated cynandione A (CA) from an extract of Cynanchum wilfordii roots (CWE) and investigated the effects of CA on the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yang SB,Lee SM,Park JH,Lee TH,Baek NI,Park HJ,Lee H,Kim J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropolone (1). showed strong insecticidal activity on Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Dermatophagoides farinae. The insecticidal effect of 1 on both insects was stronger than that of hinokitiol (2, 4-isopropyltropolone: major component of Thujopsis dolabrata SIEB. et ZUCC. hondai MAKINO). The insecticidal activity of bot...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita Y,Matsumura E,Okabe T,Shibata M,Sugiura M,Ohe T,Tsujibo H,Ishida N,Inamori Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases have been attributed to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) depletion in the brain. In order to provide a pharmacological basis for the neuroprotective actions of the enhanced accumulation of GABA in mulberry leaves (ML) against cerebral ischemia i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kang TH,Oh HR,Jung SM,Ryu JH,Park MW,Park YK,Kim SY

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and iron contents of diabetic rat serum, as well as the iron-binding capacity of glycated transferrin and oxygen radical production by the glycated proteins were examined. The TIBC and iron content of diabetic rat sera were found to be much lower than those of control rat sera. I...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujimoto S,Kawakami N,Ohara A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral ischemia causes the depletion of oxygen and nutrition from brain tissues, and when persistent, results in irreversible damage to the cell function and survival. The cellular response to ischemic conditions and its mechanisms have been investigated widely in in vivo and in vitro experimental models, yet no stu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ujita S,Mizunuma M,Matsuki N,Ikegaya Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:The transdermal therapeutic systems (TTS) usually achieve constant plasma concentration for an extended period of time. This is because a sufficient drug stored in the device can keep the constant concentration on the surface of the stratum corneum during the system application. When the drug molecules are not enough ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kawamata H,Tojo K

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a set of pathological conditions that result in the destruction of glomeruli and loss of renal function, commonly leading to the development of end-stage renal disease. Current pharmacotherapy is limited to immunosuppressive therapy. In the present study, we found a novel antinephritic effec...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Liu N,Shi J,Xiao Y,Yasue M,Takei Y,Sanefuji H,Tsujimoto G,Hirasawa A

更新日期：2015-01-01 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

abstract：:In vitro studies were conducted to identify human drug-metabolizing enzymes involved in the metabolism of SNI-2011 ((+/-)-cis-2-methylspiro [1,3-oxathiolane-5,3'-quinuclidine] monohydrochloride hemihydrate, cevimeline hydrochloride hydrate). When 14C-SNI-2011 was incubated with human liver microsomes, SNI-2011 trans-s...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Washio T,Arisawa H,Kohsaka K,Yasuda H

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 4-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyridine (4-CBP) on rat hepatic microsomal cytochrome P450 (P450) and its molecular species (CYP2B1, 2E1, 3A2, 2C11, and 2C12), and on drug-metabolizing enzyme activities were examined in vivo and in vitro. Treatment of rats with 4-CBP resulted in the induction of P450 and drug-metaboli...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi Y,Ohshiro N,Sasaki T,Tokuyama S,Tobe T,Yoshida T,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:Transdermal nicotine patch (TNP) contains approximately 16.6 and 24.9 mg of nicotine per 20 and 30 cm2 (TNP-20 and TNP-30). The aims of the study are to investigate linearity of nicotine pharmacokinetics after single application of different strengths of TNP and to directly compare plasma nicotine concentrations with ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sobue S,Sekiguchi K,Kikkawa H,Akasaki M,Irie S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00