Protective effect of combination of sulforaphane and riluzole on glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity.

abstract：:Acetohexamide (AH) is reduced to its alcohol metabolite by carbonyl reductase. We have previously shown that carbonyl reductase present in the liver microsomes of rats is a male-specific and androgen-dependent enzyme. In the present study, the role of microsomal carbonyl reductase in the pharmacokinetics of AH was exa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Imamura Y,Shimada H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether peripherally administered aconitine increases spontaneous acetylcholine (ACh) release from the frontal cerebral cortex in freely moving rats using in vivo microdialysis, as it relates to aconitine-induced bradycardia estimated by a tail-artery cuff technique in unilateral anterior hypothalamus ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura I,Takada M,Nojima H,Kimura M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astragali Radix (AR), is a popular herbal medicine used to treat allergic diseases in Korea, Japan and China. Our study examined the effect of an AR ethanol extract on both in vitro and in vivo murine CD4 T cells' differentiation into Th1 and Th2 subsets. CD4 T cells from Balb/c mice were activated with anti-CD3/anti-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kang H,Ahn KS,Cho C,Bae HS

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Calreticulin is an abundant endo/sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-binding protein. To investigate whether calreticulin (CRO1) is involved in the cold-stress response in rice, a transgenic plant was constructed. The transcriptional level was decreased within 30 min and recovered within 2 h of a cold treatment. The calreticu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li Z,Onodera H,Ugaki M,Tanaka H,Komatsu S

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:Indomethacin is used as an anti-inflammatory drug and a nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor. When indomethacin in methanol was photo-irradiated with an Hg lamp, methyl ester, ethyl ester, and gamma-lactone derivatives of indomethacin were produced. In the present study, we found that the methyl ester derivative of i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chao SH,Wu AB,Lee CJ,Chen FA,Wang CC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are known as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) activators, and are used in the treatment of diabetes. Although the usefulness of TZDs has been demonstrated, some of their side effects are becoming an obstacle to their clinical applicability; edema is known to be evoked by t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okazaki H,Takeda S,Ishii H,Takemoto Y,Fujita S,Suyama M,Matsumoto K,Shindo M,Aramaki H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase (PL) A2 activity prepared from isolated rat fat pads incubated with sodium orthovanadate (vanadate) was increased in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The increasing effect of vanadate was reduced in the presence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Under the inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita T,Imagawa T,Kanagawa A,Ueki H

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), a phthalate ester, has been shown to have an adjuvant effect on fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-induced contact hypersensitivity (CHS) mouse models. Di-n-butyl maleate (DBM), widely used as a plasticizer for industrial application, has been reported to cause dermatitis in humans. DBM is a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuoka T,Kurohane K,Suzuki W,Ogawa E,Kobayashi K,Imai Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine alkaloid constituents in the root of Aconitum yesoense var. macroyesoense, as well as three acetylated derivatives, were examined for their peripheral vaso-activities by measuring laser-flowmetrically the cutaneous blood flow in the hind foot of mice after intravenous administration. The major constitutive delcos...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wada K,Ishizuki S,Mori T,Bando H,Murayama M,Kawahara N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is recognized as an important mediator of brain disorders. Nevertheless, there are few antioxidants approved for brain diseases. There are two types of mechanisms as antioxidant systems in vivo, antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes. Antioxidants are consumed by the reaction with reactive oxygen specie...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kume T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The model penetrants oxaprozin, nimesulide, gliclazide, and ribavirin, because of their different lipophilicities, were selected to assess the enhancing activity of pre-treatment solutions consisting of isopropyl palmitate (IP) in ethanol (5%, 10%, 15%and 20%, w/w, respectively) across excised rat skin using Franz dif...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Guo H,Liu Z,Li J,Nie S,Pan W

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) has been reported to be expressed in human epidermis at both the gene and protein levels. ET-1 plays a pivotal role in ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced pigmentation due to its accentuated secretion after UVB irradiation and its function as a mitogen and as a melanogen for human melanocytes. We have rece...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hachiya A,Kobayashi A,Ohuchi A,Kitahara T,Takema Y

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sesamol and 20 related compounds on the lipid peroxidation of liposomes induced by Fe(2)+, on the lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes induced by CCl(4) or NADPH and on the lipid peroxidation of mitochondria induced by ascorbate/Fe(2)+ were demonstrated. Consequently, sesamol and related compounds,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchida M,Nakajin S,Toyoshima S,Shinoda M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to identify a novel flavonoid from the in-house natural products to suppress matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), which is responsible for degradation of collagen and other extracellular matrix proteins. Total eight natural products were screened for identification of a novel MMP-9 suppressor using MMP-9 reporter ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim JJ,Korm S,Kim WS,Kim OS,Lee JS,Min HG,Chin YW,Cha HJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrets are polymeric discs that carry semi permanent electrostatic charge. These provide electrostatic potentials in the range of 500 to 3,000 V. In the current work, the effect of electret exposure on the skin permeability was investigated. Transdermal transport studies were carried out across porcine epidermis in...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Narasimha Sathyanarayana Murthy NS,Boguda VA,Payasada K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3',4'-Diisovalerylkhellactone diester (PJ-1) is a coumarin derivative purified from the medicinal herb Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. We examined its in vitro effects on various aspects of platelet reactivity. PJ-1 inhibited the aggregation and ATP release of rabbit platelets induced by PAF (platelet-activating factor) a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hsiao G,Ko FN,Jong TT,Teng CM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) against anaphylaxis and allergic pruritus were investigated using a in vivo assay. Inhibitory effects of CLA were observed on the immediate (type 1) hypersensitivity reaction, with CLA significantly suppressing the decrease in blood pressure (BP) and blood flow (BF) induce...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ishiguro K,Oku H,Suitani A,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability and applicability of the combination of paramagnetic nitroxyl contrast agent and T(1)-weighted gradient echo (GE)-based dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement for redox imaging are described. The time courses of T(1)-weighted GE MRI signal intensities according to first-order paramagneti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxylysylpyridinoline (HP), an intermolecular cross-linking amino acid, is present only in bone and cartilage collagen. We examined urinary HP levels in order to assess bone collagen metabolism using HPLC. Urinary HP excretion levels (nmol/mmol creatinine) of healthy control groups gradually increased with aging. U...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshihara K,Nemoto S,Nagata M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of carboxamidemethylated Fc fragment (CM-Fc) from human immunoglobulin G (IgG) on type II collagen (C II)-induced arthritis (CIA) in DBA/1J mice was studied. CM-Fc suppressed the development of CIA while Fc fragment did not. CM-Fc inhibited the increase in serum anti-C II IgG. CM-Fc suppressed C II-induced ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mimura T,Itoh M,Gohgi H,Suzuki N,Takeuchi K,Tsujikawa K,Kohama Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, as well as postprandial hyperglycemia, are important factors contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. Nateglinide is a recently approved antidiabetic that suppresses postprandial hyperglycemia by stimulating the early phase of insuli...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mine T,Miura K,Kitahara Y,Okano A,Kawamori R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential hair growth-promoting activity of rice bran supercritical CO2 extract (RB-SCE) and major components of RB-SCE, linoleic acid, policosanol, γ-oryzanol, and γ-tocotrienol, were evaluated with the histological morphology and mRNA expression levels of cell growth factors using real-time reverse transcriptase...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi JS,Jeon MH,Moon WS,Moon JN,Cheon EJ,Kim JW,Jung SK,Ji YH,Son SW,Kim MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioassay-guided fractionation of the MeOH extract of Galla Rhois furnished two hepatoprotective compounds, an equilibrium mixture of 3-galloyl-gallic acid and 4-galloyl-gallic acid isomers (3), 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose (4), and two inactive phenolic compounds, gallic acid methyl ester (1) and galli...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： An RB,Oh H,Kim YC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular nucleotides have multiple biological actions in processes such as proliferation, differentiation, chemotaxis, and cytokine secretion through P2X receptors on the cell surface. To determine the biological activity of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the expression of P2 nucleotide receptors in murine bone...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoon MJ,Lee HJ,Lee YS,Kim JH,Park JK,Chang WK,Shin HC,Kim DK

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a clinically heterogenous disorder including hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. Both psychostimulant and non-psychostimulant drugs such as methylphenidate and atomoxetine, respectively, to modulate catecholeamine neurotransmission are used as current pharma...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Arime Y,Kubo Y,Sora I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established a highly sensitive method for evaluating P-glycoprotein activity in Caco-2 cells. Using time-lapse confocal laser-scanning microscopy, we measured the change in fluorescence of residual rhodamine 123 in Caco-2 cells. Horizontal fluorescence images of rhodamine 123 in the apical and central parts of thes...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wakuda H,Nejime N,Tada Y,Kagota S,Umegaki K,Yamada S,Shinozuka K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of fragmented keratin were prepared from buffalo horn and hoof using savinase and Na2S, and their physicochemical and biopharmaceutical properties were examined in mice. The number-average molecular weight of enzymatically fragmented keratin (E-FK), chemically fragmented keratin (C-FK), and fragmented gelati...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Noda J,Imai T,Kida K,Otagiri M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of tetrandrine (an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese medicine Stephania tetrandrae S. Moore) were investigated in terms of the angiogenesis in an adjuvant-induced chronic inflammation model of mouse and tube formation of rat vascular endothelial cells (EC). Tetrandrine (7.5-30 mg/kg) reduced th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi S,Inaba K,Kimura I,Kimura M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00