Comparative study of skin permeation profiles between brand and generic tulobuterol patches.

abstract：:Propiverine hydrochloride, oxybutynin hydrochloride and terodiline hydrochloride have both anticholinergic and antispasmodic effects, and are used for the management of urinary frequency and incontinence. The average standard therapeutic doses of these drugs differ greatly. We retrospectively analyzed their pharmacolo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takayanagi R,Mizushima H,Ozeki T,Yokoyama H,Iga T,Yamada Y

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to discover multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) inhibitors with neuroblastoma-selective cytotoxicity by means of fluorescence assay with a membrane-permeable fluorescent dye, Fluo-8 AM, based on our observation that gene expression of Mrp3 in neuroblastoma Neuro2a cells was re...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakamichi N,Ishimoto T,Yamauchi Y,Masuo Y,Kato Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenosides, the unique constituents and secondary metabolites of the Panax species, have been known to be the pharmacologically active ingredients of ginseng. Recently, our research group has developed a new processed ginseng, called Sun ginseng (SG), which has an increased amount of the red ginseng unique ginsenosi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Baek SH,Piao XL,Lee UJ,Kim HY,Park JH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the role of the abnormal expression of the bile salt export pump (BSEP) and multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2) in isoniazid (INH)-induced liver injury, we assessed the liver injury induced by INH in rats and HepG2 cells in vitro. The regulatory pathways via Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Qu X,Zhang Y,Zhang S,Zhai J,Gao H,Tao L,Song Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the calcium-binding proteins from chicken gizzard smooth muscle, smooth muscle calcium-binding protein 11 (SMCaBP 11), which is an EF-hand type calcium-binding protein, can prevent Ca2+ dependent histamine release from permeabilized rat peritoneal mast cells. This activity appears to be specific since other calc...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujii T,Kuzumaki N,Ogoma Y,Kondo Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a study to assess the potential application of milk fat-globule membrane (MFGM), which is of natural origin and expected to be a safer alternative to synthetic emulsifiers, to pharmaceutical dosage forms, the oral absorption of alpha-linolenic acid was evaluated by the analysis of gastrointestinal disposition after...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

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

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are some highly cytotoxic anticancer compounds inducing differentiation of cancer cells to normal cells at below highly cytotoxic concentration. Naphthoquinone derivatives having cytotoxic effects on cancer cell were tested to learn whether they have differentiation inducing activity in human leukemia HL-60 cell...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bae KA,Choung SY

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the transport mechanism(s) of L-glutamate (L-Glu), a neuroexcitatory neurotransmitter, in the inner blood-retinal barrier (BRB). The L-Glu transport was evaluated by an in vitro uptake study with a conditionally-immortalized rat retinal capillary endothelial cell line, TR-iBR...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakurai T,Akanuma S,Usui T,Kubo Y,Tachikawa M,Hosoya K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) with a high mortality rate is an incurable digestive system disease induced by abnormal bile acid regurgitation due to the biliary obstruction. Dehydrocholic acid (DA) alleviates the severity of cholestatic hepatitis related to biliary inflammation, suggesting DA is potential to develo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang X,Xin G,Li S,Wei Z,Ming Y,Yuan J,Wen E,Xing Z,Yu K,Li Y,Zhang J,Zhang B,Niu H,Huang W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis, a disease affecting 5-15% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone, has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities that may be efficacious in therapy for endometriosis. In the present study, we investigated the ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim JH,Yang YI,Lee KT,Park HJ,Choi JH

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Manganese (Mn) plays an important role in the etiology of several neurobehavioral disorders, but there is a lack of data regarding its specific effects on neurotransduction, especially dopaminergic neurotransduction. We investigated the relationship between motor deficits and alterations in the expression of tyrosine ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nam J,Kim K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxamide-methylated light chain (G1L) from human serum IgG inhibited the secretion of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), one of the inflammatory cytokines, from adherent splenocytes and thioglycolate-induced peritoneal macrophages. The inhibition of TNF-alpha secretion by G1L was associated with disappearance of ty...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mimura T,Takeuchi K,Hiramatsu K,Tsujikawa K,Kohama Y,Itoh S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although macrophage phagocytoses modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL), excessive accumulation of modified LDL induces macrophage foam cell formation, which is a feature of atherosclerotic plaque. Thus, the identification of scavenger receptor for modified LDL will provide better understanding of an atherosclerotic e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miki Y,Tachibana Y,Ohminato Y,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Human parvovirus B19 is a clinically important pathogen in both children and adults. In adults, it frequently causes acute and chronic arthritis, which may be related to persistent infection. The effect of the capsid of human parvovirus B19 on monocytes, which are thought to be responsible for the first line of defens...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujita T,Ikejima H,Yamagata N,Kudo Y,Hoshi K

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stressors with a physical factor such as immobilization, electric foot shock, cold swim, etc., have been shown to produce oxidative damage to membrane lipids in the brain. In this study, we investigated the effect of protracted social isolation stress on lipid peroxidation activity in the mouse brain and elucidated th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Huong NT,Murakami Y,Tohda M,Watanabe H,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids (HODEs) are generated by oxidation of linoleic acid in vivo and thought to mediate various pathophysiological responses. In this study, we examined the effects of HODEs on EL4 mouse lymphoma cell growth and found that 9-(E,Z)-HODE inhibited EL4 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner, where...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kodaka A,Hayakawa Y,AlSayegh RJ,Yasuhara T,Tomoda H,Oku T,Dan S,Tsuiji M,Tsuji T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic relationship of Cistanche deserticola, C. salsa and C. tubulosa was analyzed by comparing the nucleotide sequences of the plastid rps2 gene and the intergenic spacer region between rpl16 and rpl14. By comparison of sequence data, the Cistanche samples were distinguishable from each other. The results ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tomari N,Ishizuka Y,Moriya A,Kojima S,Deyama T,Mizukami H,Tu P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of a liquid culture filtrates of the entomogenous fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes (PTCF) and its main active glycoprotein-enriched (PGF) fraction against hematotoxicity in mice treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Oral administration of PTCF (100 mg/kg/d) fo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takata T,Tanaka T,Yahagi N,Yahagi R,Tsuchida H,Ishigaki Y,Tomosugi N,Fushiya S,Takano F,Ohta T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Cu, Zn-superoxide disumutase (SOD) delivered by genetically modified skin fibroblasts on cold-induced skin edema were studied in rats. Cold-induced skin edema was induced on the dorsal skin following transplantation of ILSOD cells, genetically modified skin fibroblasts which release secretable SOD prote...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishiguchi K,Komada F,Tanigawara Y,Sakai Y,Iwakawa S,Okumura K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a natural compound found in a wide variety of plant food substances including members of the family Cruciferae with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive properties. In a previous study, I3C exhibited broad spectrum antibacterial activities. Particularly, it showed a more potent antibact...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sung WS,Lee DG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salt-sensitive hypertension induces renal injury via decreased blood flow in the renal artery (RA), and ion channel dysfunction in RA myocytes (RAMs) may be involved in the higher renal vascular resistance. We examined the effects of several voltage-gated K+ (KV) channel blockers on the resting tension in endothelium-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ogiwara K,Ohya S,Suzuki Y,Yamamura H,Imaizumi Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fungus of Pestalotiopsis species produced an extracellular, water-soluble polysaccharide (PS-N). PS-N exhibited significant hypoglycemic activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice following intraperitoneal administration and had an effect on oral glucose tolerance in normal mice following oral administration. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kiho T,Itahashi S,Sakushima M,Matsunaga T,Usui S,Ukai S,Mori H,Sakamoto H,Ishiguro Y

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of five angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on the uptake of an aminocephalosporin antibiotic, cefroxadine, by rabbit small intestinal brush-border membrane vesicles were examined in the presence of an inward H+ gradient. Dixon plot analysis showed that all these ACE inhibitors inhibi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kitagawa S,Takeda J,Sato S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli BM2506 produced macrolide 2'-phosphotransferase II [MPH (2') II]. A gene for MPH (2') II, designated mphB, is located on plasmids pTZ3721 and pTZ3723 in E. coli BM2506. In the present study, we determined the nucleotide sequence of the 6.5-kb EcoRI-PstI fragment containing mphB on pTZ3721. The DNA reg...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Katayama J,Noguchi N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac toxicity of amitriptyline and the effect of the light schedule on it were studied in chick embryos. Fertilized eggs of White Leghorns were incubated under dark conditions and investigated, on two occasions, in the light phase and in the dark phase. Amitriptyline was injected into the air sac of fertilized ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshiyama Y,Sugiyama T,Kanke M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate chemopreventive effect of liposomal beta-sitosterol on tumor metastasis, we prepared liposomal beta-sitosterol composed of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine for oral delivery. Although orally administered beta-sitosterol (4 micromol as beta-sitosterol/mouse) was not absorbed into plasma, the amount of immune...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Imanaka H,Koide H,Shimizu K,Asai T,Kinouchi Shimizu N,Ishikado A,Makino T,Oku N

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:Arsenicals are known to be toxic and carcinogenic in humans. Inorganic arsenicals are enzymatically methylated to monomethylarsonic acid (MMAsV) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMAsV), which are the major pentavalent methyl arsenic metabolites. Recent reports indicate that trivalent methyl arsenicals are produced through me...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kojima C,Sakurai T,Waalkes MP,Himeno S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00