Novel findings for the development of drug therapy for various liver diseases: Current state and future prospects for our liver regeneration therapy using autologous bone marrow cells for decompensated liver cirrhosis patients.

abstract：:Fullerene (C(60)), a condensed ring aromatic compound with extended pi systems, is a novel carbon allotrope. Because of its poor solubility in polar solvents, investigation of the biological and pharmacological properties of fullerene has been difficult. Recently, water-soluble fullerene derivatives have been synthesi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Satoh M,Takayanagi I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common subtype of hematological malignancy in humans, and its incidence increases with age. The treatment of AML still faces challenges. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop more effective targeted therapies. The receptor tyrosine kinase C-KIT confers critical prolifer...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ma W,Xiang Y,Yang R,Zhang T,Xu J,Wu Y,Liu X,Xiang K,Zhao H,Liu Y,Si Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treatment with the chemotherapeutic agent, doxorubicin (DOX), is limited by side effects. We have previously demonstrated that fasudil, a Rho/ROCK inhibitor, has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects in contrast-induced acute kidney injury model. The present study to investigated the possi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Xiang C,Yan Y,Zhang D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small noncoding RNAs that regulate translational repression of multiple target mRNAs. The miRNAs in a whole cell regulate greater than 30% of all protein-coding genes. The vast majority of presently identified miRNAs are expressed in the brain in a spatially and temporally controlled ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Satoh J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin type A receptor (ETAR) is internalized upon agonist stimulation; however, the mechanism thereof remains controversial. In this study, we characterized the endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced internalization of ETAR expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells. ET-1 elicited ETAR internalization and increase in intracel...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Horinouchi T,Karki S,Terada K,Mazaki Y,Miwa S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we investigated interactions of the acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain (AOSC), derived from brown algae Echlonia kurome OKAM, with amyloid beta protein (Abeta). We observed that AOSC inhibited the toxicity induced by Abeta in both primarily cortical cells and the SH-SY5Y cell line. We also observed that...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Hu J,Geng M,Li J,Xin X,Wang J,Tang M,Zhang J,Zhang X,Ding J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chotosan (CTS), a traditional herbal formula called Kampo medicine, was shown to be effective in the treatment of vascular dementia in a clinical study, and exerted protective effects against transient cerebral ischemia-induced cognitive impairment in mice. In the present study, we investigated the neuroprotective eff...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sasaki-Hamada S,Suzuki A,Sanai E,Matsumoto K,Oka JI

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of Ca2+ entry via the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) in myogenic constriction of rat posterior cerebral arteries was investigated. RT-PCR identified mRNA for NCX1, 2, and 3 in the arteries. Na+ removal increased [Ca2+]i, which was reduced by the NCX inhibitor SEA0400. SEA0400 inhibited the development, but n...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kashihara T,Nakayama K,Matsuda T,Baba A,Ishikawa T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Re-expression of fetal genes has been considered to underlie ionic remodeling in diseased heart. T-type Ca(2+) channels have been reported to be functionally expressed in embryonic hearts. In this review, we summarize developmental changes of T-type Ca(2+) channels in mouse ventricles from 9.5 days postcoitum (dpc) to...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yasui K,Niwa N,Takemura H,Opthof T,Muto T,Horiba M,Shimizu A,Lee JK,Honjo H,Kamiya K,Kodama I

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II plays an important role in regulating blood pressure. Moreover, angiotensin II directly promotes organ damage by inducing expression of various genes, such as transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 precursors. Blockade of angiotensin II has been shown to not only lower b...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takai S,Jin D,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological effects of rivoglitazone, a novel thiazolidinedione-derivative peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma agonist, were characterized in vitro and in vivo. Rivoglitazone activated human PPARgamma more potently compared with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone and had little effect on PPARal...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kanda S,Nakashima R,Takahashi K,Tanaka J,Ogawa J,Ogata T,Yachi M,Araki K,Ohsumi J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from bone marrow were isolated for the first time in 1997 and characterized. Recent evidence has indicated that EPCs contribute to re-endothelialization of injured vessels as well as neovascularization of ischemic lesions and that a decrease in the number of EPCs...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Umemura T,Higashi Y

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether carteolol eye drops, a β-adrenoceptor antagonist used as an intraocular hypotensive agent, has protective effects against the light-induced oxidative stress in retina. Dark-adapted pigmented rats were pre-treated with topical carteolol ophthalmic solution or saline an...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Matsuo M,Kuse Y,Takahashi K,Kuwahara K,Tanito M,Kaidzu S,Shimazawa M,Hara H,Ohira A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High impulsivity will increase the risk of criminal behavior, drug abuse, and suicide. We chose two drugs by following a strategy recently we proposed for identifying potential anti-impulsivity drugs, and examined the effects on impulsive action in rats by using a 3-choice serial reaction time task. We showed that the...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nishitani N,Sasamori H,Ohmura Y,Yoshida T,Yoshioka M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the novel object recognition task, ZSET1446 (also coded as ST101) enhanced object recognition memory in mice and ameliorated cognitive impairment caused by scopolamine in rats. The enhancement induced by ZSET1446 in mice was abolished by injection of mechamylamine, a nonselective antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamaguchi Y,Takeda K,Hino M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial cells (VECs) secrete tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in an active form and thus its facilitated secretion directly enhances fibrinolytic activity. We have recently demonstrated its unique secretory dynamics in GFP-tagged tPA expressing VECs using total internal reflection fluorescence microscop...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Suzuki Y,Urano T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of AS1892802, a selective Rho-associated coiled coil kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, on knee cartilage damage and pain behavior were examined in a rat model of osteoarthritis (OA). Monoiodoacetate (MIA) was intraarticularly injected into the right knee joints of rats. ROCK I and II mRNA levels increased in knee j...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takeshita N,Yoshimi E,Hatori C,Kumakura F,Seki N,Shimizu Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine vasopressin (AVP) receptors have been classified into V1a, V1b, and V2 subtypes. Recent studies have demonstrated the involvement of AVP in anti-nociception and in morphine-induced anti-nociception. However, the roles of individual AVP-receptor subtypes have not been fully elucidated. Here, we have summarized...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Honda K,Takano Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that physiological concentrations of 17beta-estradiol partially down-regulate cardiac rapidly-activating delayed rectifier K(+) currents (hERG currents) independently of estrogen-receptor signaling. To determine if other estrogens have the same effect as that of 17beta-estradiol, we investigated r...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kakusaka S,Asayama M,Kaihara A,Sasano T,Suzuki T,Kurokawa J,Furukawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantetheinase is an enzyme hydrolyzing pantetheine, an intermediate of the coenzyme A degradation pathway. Pantetheinase has long been considered as the enzyme that recycles pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) generated during coenzyme A breakdown. Genetic analyses showed that mammals have multiple genes known as vanin fami...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nitto T,Onodera K

更新日期：2013-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Forsythiae Fructus is known to have diuretic, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities. This study examined the hepatoprotective effects of pinoresinol, a lignan isolated from Forsythiae Fructus, against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver injury. Mice were treated intraperitoneally with vehicle or pin...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kim HY,Kim JK,Choi JH,Jung JY,Oh WY,Kim DC,Lee HS,Kim YS,Kang SS,Lee SH,Lee SM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravital multiphoton microscopy has opened a new era in the field of biological imaging. Focal excitation of fluorophores by simultaneous attack of multiple (normally "two") photons generates images with high spatial resolution, and use of near-infrared lasers for multiphoton excitation allows penetration of thicker...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kikuta J,Ishii M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeasts isolated from patients with superficial mycoses were tested against propolis samples collected from different regions and honeybee races. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values obtained using the agar dilution methods were compared to the diameters of growth inhibition zones by using the disk diffusi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Silici S,Koç NA,Ayangil D,Cankaya S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia, which occurs under the diabetic condition, induces serious diabetic complications. Diabetic neuropathies, affecting the autonomic, sensory, and motor peripheral nervous system, are among the most frequent complications of diabetes. Little is known about the direct toxic effect of high glucose concentrat...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sharifi AM,Mousavi SH,Farhadi M,Larijani B

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal (i.t.) administration of D-cycloserine (100 and 300 fmol), a partial agonist of the glycine recognition site on the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor ion-channel complex, produced a behavioral response mainly consisting of biting and/or licking of the hindpaw and the tail along with slight hindlimb scra...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Tan-No K,Esashi A,Nakagawasai O,Niijima F,Furuta S,Sato T,Satoh S,Yasuhara H,Tadano T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific toxicity to dopaminergic neurons of psychostimulants and neurotoxins has been extensively studied in vivo and in vitro, and findings have been used to establish animal models of amphetamine psychosis or Parkinson's disease. The multiple mechanisms of neurotoxicity operating in these disorders are known to...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kita T,Asanuma M,Miyazaki I,Takeshima M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported that the differentiation-inducing factors (DIFs) DIF-1 and DIF-3, morphogens secreted from Dictyostelium discoideum, inhibit proliferation of several cancer cells via suppression of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. However, the target molecules of DIFs involved in the anti-proliferative effects...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Matsuda T,Takahashi-Yanaga F,Yoshihara T,Maenaka K,Watanabe Y,Miwa Y,Morimoto S,Kubohara Y,Hirata M,Sasaguri T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin causes chronic interstitial disease with fibrosis, but the development mechanism of interstitial fibrosis is not yet understood. We examined the effect of an antioxidant, N,N'-diphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (DPPD), on development of interstitial fibrosis induced by cisplatin. Cisplatin increased blood urea ni...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kawai Y,Satoh T,Hibi D,Ohno Y,Kohda Y,Miura K,Gemba M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of baicalin, a bioactive flavonoid isolated from Scutellariae Radix, on carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver injury. Mice were treated intraperitoneally with 0.5 ml/kg CCl(4) and different groups of animals received 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg baicalin. At 24 h after the CCl(4) tr...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Park SW,Lee CH,Kim YS,Kang SS,Jeon SJ,Son KH,Lee SM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the differences in chronotherapeutic effects of angiotensin-II receptor blockers, valsartan and olmesartan in hypertensive patients with non-dipper blood pressure (BP) pattern during valsartan at morning. Ninety four patients were enrolled, and 40 patients were judged to be non-di...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ushijima K,Nakashima H,Shiga T,Harada K,Ishikawa S,Ioka T,Ando H,Fujimura A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00