Gene cloning and characterization of EfmA, a multidrug efflux pump, from Enterococcus faecium.

abstract：:In this study, the skin permeation of liposomes containing psoralen was investigated by in vivo skin microdialysis. Psoralen-loaded nano-sized liposomes were prepared with a mean size of 117.5 nm and a polydispersity index of 0.21, indicating the uniform dispersion of phosphatidylcholine vesicles in the liposomal solu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang H,Zhang K,Li Z,Zhao J,Zhang Y,Feng N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that restraint stress inhibits small intestinal motility in rats, and that the adrenergic beta3-antagonist SR59230A administration recovered the inhibition. In the present study, we compared the effects of restraint stress and norepinephrine on small intestinal motility using alpha- and bet...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsukada F,Sawamura K,Kohno H,Ohkubo Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), including exosomes as typical example, are cell-derived vesicles comprising lipid bilayer with a diameter approximately 100 nm. sEVs are endogenous delivery vehicles that deliver their contents such as nucleic acids and proteins to recipient cells. Because of their potential nature...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takakura Y,Matsumoto A,Takahashi Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are commonly seen in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of senile dementia. BPSD have a serious impact on the quality of life of dementia patients, as well as on that of their caregivers. However, effective drug therapy for BPSD has not been ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchida N,Egashira N,Iwasaki K,Ishibashi A,Tashiro R,Nogami A,Manome N,Abe M,Takasaki K,Mishima K,Takata J,Oishi R,Nishimura R,Fujiwara M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to clarify the effect of group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonist, (RS)-1-aminoindan-1,5-dicarboxylic acid (AIDA) on pentetrazol-induced kindled seizures. The mechanism of the anticonvulsant effect of AIDA was also studied. Mice were anesthetized with pentobarbital; t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe Y,Kaida Y,Takechi K,Kamei C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyproline (Hyp) content in biological fluids is used as a parameter of collagen catabolism, especially bone resorption. In this paper, we examined the relationship between aging and serum free 4-Hyp and proline (Pro) content using a newly introduced analytical technique which is chemiluminescence determination wi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Koike K,Li Y,Seo M,Sakurada I,Tezuka K,Uchikura K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium is commonly used in treating mental disorders and bipolar diseases. As physicians frequently keep the patients on long-term lithium therapy, awareness of the numerous side effects and pathogenesis of this lightest alkali metal is needed for such treatments. The present study was designed to evaluate the toxic ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ahmad M,Elnakady Y,Farooq M,Wadaan M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Laennec, a hydrolyte of human placenta, on immune-mediated liver injury was investigated in vivo and in vitro in murine. Vena caudalis administration of concanavalin A (Con A) was employed to establish an in vivo liver-injury model, and in vitro hepatotoxicity was induced by 8 h interaction between Con A...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu J,Yang T,Wang C,Liu Q,Yao J,Sun H,Kaku T,Liu KX

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Thiophenecarboxylic acid (I) exhibited growth-inhibitory activity in five kinds of plants. In particular, I strongly inhibited the growth of the roots of Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia LAM and Echinochloa utilis OHWI et YABUNO, even at the low concentration of 5.0 x 10(-3) M. Furthermore, all of the I-related com...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inamori Y,Muro C,Funakoshi Y,Usami Y,Tsujibo H,Numata A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein delta (C/EBPdelta) transcription factor is rapidly induced at an early stage of acute phase response. We previously reported that this induction was mainly mediated by acute phase response factor/signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (APRF/STAT3). Furthermore, the high exp...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tanabe A,Kumahara C,Osada S,Nishihara T,Imagawa M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MeOH and water extracts of the Netherlands propolis were tested for their inhibitory activity toward nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophage-like J774.1 cells. Both of the extract possessed significant NO inhibitory activity with IC(50) values of 23.8 and 51.5 microg/ml...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagaoka T,Banskota AH,Tezuka Y,Midorikawa K,Matsushige K,Kadota S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylripariochromene A (MRC) was isolated from the leaves of Orthosiphon aristatus (Lamiaceae) and subjected to the examination of several pharmacological actions related to antihypertensive activity. The following four findings were revealed from the present study: 1) MRC caused a continuous decrease in systolic blo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsubara T,Bohgaki T,Watarai M,Suzuki H,Ohashi K,Shibuya H

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutein is a carotenoid and it has antioxidant effects. Lutein may have a protective effect on ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury induced by free radical species. However, little is known about the protective effect of lutein on I/R injury in vivo. The present study was undertaken to clarify the protective effects of lu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ogura W,Itagaki S,Kurokawa T,Noda T,Hirano T,Mizuno S,Iseki K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to examine the effects of the antifibrotic agents TJN-331 and tranilast on mesangial expansion in a rat model of anti-Thy1 nephritis. We first investigated the effects of TJN-331 and tranilast on mesangial expansion induced by anti-Thy1 serum in rats, and determined the counts of glomerular ce...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Saegusa Y,Sadakane C,Koseki J,Hasegawa Y,Shindo S,Maruyama H,Kase Y,Takeda S,Takeda H,Hattori T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Qizhu Tang (QZT) was studied for its in vitro antioxidant activity and the effect on cerebral oxidative damage after forebrain ischemia followed by reperfusion in rats. The QZT decoction was shown to have strong hydroxyl radical (*OH) scavenging activity (approx. 0.1 mM as Trolox...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Xuejiang W,Ichikawa H,Konishi T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle is a major site for glucose metabolism and its injury by cytokines can induce insulin resistance leading to type 2 diabetes. It has been suggested that quercetin may act as an anti-diabetic agent, however, the effects of quercetin on insulin resistance in skeletal muscle remain unknown. We aimed to inv...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Dai X,Ding Y,Zhang Z,Cai X,Bao L,Li Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plasmid-cured strain of the marine Vibrio alginolyticus 138-2 retains a respiration-driven Na+ pump. Examinations of several strains of V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus revealed that these murine Vibrio always possessed the respiration-driven Na+ pump irrespective of the presence or absence of plasmids. Thes...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakamura T,Hayashi S,Yamanaka R,Hamashima H,Arai T,Unemoto T

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a few biosynthetic pathways in fungal cells have been used as antifungal targets. Therefore, the number of antifungals has been limited, and a cross-drug resistance among them has emerged in the therapy of mycoses. Under such circumstances, the identification of an antifungal with a new mode of action is highly d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aoki Y,Kamiyama T,Fujii T,Yamamoto M,Ohwada J,Arisawa M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant sex-related difference was observed for the pharmacokinetics of acetohexamide in Wistar-Imamichi (Wistar-IM) rats. However, there was no sex difference of the in vitro reductive metabolism of acetohexamide in the liver or kidney of these rats. Testectomy was found to decrease the plasma clearance (CLp) o...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Imamura Y,Kaneko M,Mori Y,Otagiri M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predictability of serum vancomycin (VCM) concentrations by means of the Bayesian method was evaluated to establish whether the method can be used to select safe and effective VCM treatment regimens for individual patients. Serum VCM concentrations at the trough and 2 h after the end of infusion (peak) were measure...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Teramachi H,Hatakeyama H,Matsushita R,Imai Y,Miyamoto K,Tsuji A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 70% ethanol extract (KS-ext) from Kochiae Fructus (dried fruits of Kochia scoparia L.) was screened for its activity on nociceptive and inflammatory responses in experimental animals. Although KS-ext at an oral administration of 500 mg/kg had an antinociceptive effect on writhing responses induced by acetic acid, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Dai Y,Ido Y,Ko S,Yoshikawa M,Kubo M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the inhibitory effects of N-beta-alanyl-5-S-glutathionyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (5-S-GAD), a novel antibacterial substance from the immunized adult Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly), on protein phosphorylation using immune complexes of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) with anti-PTKs monoclonal antibody. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Leem JY,Park HY,Fukazawa H,Uehara Y,Natori S

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:Direct detection of nitric oxide (NO) is essential for understanding the precise mechanism of its production from endothelial cells. Previously, we developed an NO detection system based on the chemiluminescence reaction between NO and luminol-H2O2. Here, we have applied this system to cultured endothelial cells for t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kurumatani H,Kikuchi K,Nagano T,Hirobe M,Yamazaki J,Nagao T

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:The effects of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist YM358 on blood pressure were compared to those of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor enalapril in one-kidney, one-clip renal hypertensive rats (1K1C RHR), two-kidney, one-clip renal hypertensive rats (2K1C RHR) and normotensive rats (NTR). Additiona...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tokioka T,Shibasaki M,Fujimori A,Matsuda-Satoh Y,Uchida W,Inagaki O,Yanagisawa I

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an experimental model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) used for studying the clinical, immunological and genetic factors of the disease. Many studies of genetic susceptibility to CIA have been performed, usually with two strains of mice, DBA/1 and B10.RIII, since they are highly suscept...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hida S,Nagi-Miura N,Adachi Y,Ohno N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is the main form of β-cell death in diabetes. Ginseng has been used as an anti-diabetic herb for several thousand years in Asia with ginsenoside Rg1 and ginsenoside Rb1 as important active ingredients. In this study, we demonstrated ginsenoside Rg1 and Rb1 protect β-cells from high glucose/cytokine-induced p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen F,Chen Y,Kang X,Zhou Z,Zhang Z,Liu D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ICR/f mutation in rat, an inherited disorder, is characterized by the development of cataracts. In this study, we analyzed and compared the crystallins in normal and cataractous rat lenses using gel filtration and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and determined the transglutaminase activities and Ca2+ content in t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takeuchi N,Kamei A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bryonolic acid was isolated in high yield from transformed hairy root cultures of Trichosanthes kirilowii var. Japonica. Bryonolic acid exhibited cytotoxic activity to various tumor cells in vitro, independent of cell type. Normal cells such as rat hepatocytes are less sensitive to bryonolic acid. The appearance of a ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kondo T,Inoue M,Mizukami H,Ogihara Y

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00