Effect of the hot water extract of Artocarpus camansi leaves on 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene (TNCB)-induced contact hypersensitivity in mice.

abstract：:The overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) switches the function of NO from a physiological neuromodulator to a neurotoxic effector in central nervous system (CNS) after brain injury. From the methanol extracts of Psoralea corylifolia, we purified two inhibitors of NO production ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee MH,Kim JY,Ryu JH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role in tumor angiogenesis and represents an attractive anticancer target. We have previously demonstrated that a redox-silent analogue of α-tocotrienol, 6-O-carboxypropyl-α-tocotrienol (T3E) exhibits potent anti-carcinogenic property in human malignant mesothe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sato A,Virgona N,Ando A,Ota M,Yano T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temozolomide (TMZ) is currently the first-line drug used for clinical postoperative or non-surgical chemotherapy for glioma, but acquired and intrinsic resistance to TMZ limits its application. The anti-proliferative effect of formononetin on human glioma cells had been confirmed. To improve therapeutic effects of TMZ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang X,Ni Q,Wang Y,Fan H,Li Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two C-type lectins (OLLafs and OLLafl) were isolated from Osmerus (Spirinchus) lanceolatus eggs using asialofetuin-Sepharose column. OLLafs and OLLafl were eluted with 0.2 M sucrose and 0.2 M lactose from the same column, respectively. OLLafl has been estimated to be a heterodimeric protein composed of H- and L-subuni...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugawara S,Hosono M,Ogawa Y,Takayanagi M,Nitta K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to develop a new method of preparing salvianolic acid extracts (SAE) water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) multiple emulsion (ME). SAE injection is used in the treatment of brain infarct and promotion of blood circulation in China. However, the injection is not convenient, and the oral preparation...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Song Y,Gao H,Zhang S,Zhang Y,Jin X,Sun J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the process of lipolysis, adipocytes are stimulated by catecholamines through beta(1), beta(2), and beta(3) adrenergic receptors (ARs). So far, beta(2) and beta(3) AR polymorphisms have been reported related to obesity. However, the relation of beta(1)AR polymorphisms to obesity has not been evaluated. In the prese...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nonen S,Yamamoto I,Liu J,Maeda M,Motomura T,Igarashi T,Fujio Y,Azuma J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of aged garlic extract (AGE) on longevity and learning and memory performances were studied in the senescence accelerated mouse (SAM). A solid diet containing 2% (w/w) AGE was given to SAM from 2 months of age. The survival ratio of SAM P8, senescence accelerated animals, treated with AGE was significantly...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Moriguchi T,Takashina K,Chu PJ,Saito H,Nishiyama N

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:The present study describes the activity of Ca(2+)-ATPase in liver plasma membrane and cytosolic-free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in an individual vital cell in mouse liver 18 h after endotoxin administration. Ca(2+)-ATPase activity in liver plasma membrane in the poisoned mice was markedly decreased to 28% of that i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakaguchi S,Tsutsumi E,Yokota K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schisandrin B (Sch B), a dibenzocyclooctadiene derivative isolated from the fruit of Schisandra chinensis, has been shown to enhance mitochondrial antioxidant status in liver, heart and brain tissues in rodents. Whether or not long-term Sch B treatment can protect against oxidative stress-induced cerebral damage remai...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen N,Chiu PY,Ko KM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various surfactants and protease inhibitors on the nasal absorption of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) were examined in rats. No effects of bile salts and acids such as sodium glycocholate or taurocholic acid, amphoteric surfactants such as lauryldimethyl betaine, or an...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Machida M,Sano K,Arakawa M,Hayashi M,Awazu S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study revealed that high molecular polyvinyl sulfate (PVP) or sulfonate (PVS), and low molecular alkyldisulfonates (NaO3S(CH2)nSO3Na, n = 2--5: EDS, TDS, BDS and PDS) can alleviate acute toxicity of the herbicide, paraquat dichloride (PQ) in mice. Their activity as antidotes and the mode of the action varied depen...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsuchiya T,Yoshida T,Imaeda A,Kiho T,Ukai S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the transport mechanisms of daunorubicin (DNR) and doxorubicin (ADR) in HL60 and HL60/THP cells which were the non-P-glycoprotein-mediated resistant clone of the parent HL60 cells and showed a low degree of resistance, and compared them with those of pirarubicin (THP). In both lines, it appeared that the u...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagasawa K,Natazuka T,Nomiyama M,Ohnishi N,Yokoyama T

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Many lines of evidences have shown that Panax ginseng exhibits beneficial effects on cardiovascular systems. We previously demonstrated that ginsenoside Rg(3) (Rg(3)), one of active ingredients of Panax ginseng, inhibits Ca(2+) channel currents in a stereospecific manner and affects the steady-state activation but not...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SH,Lee JH,Pyo MK,Lee BH,Shin TJ,Hwang SH,Kim BR,Lee SM,Oh JW,Kim HC,Bae CS,Rhim H,Nah SY

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in various cells and affect many biological processes. We previously reported that 2-methyl-1,4-naphtoquinone (menadione) inhibited Ca(2+) influx from the extracellular medium and exocytosis evoked by antigen stimulation in the mast cell line, RBL-2H3. Mast cells release vari...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kawamura F,Nakanishi M,Hirashima N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of some flavonoids on the infectivity of rotavirus, which predominantly causes sporadic diarrhea in infants and young children, were investigated. Among tested flavonoids, diosmin and hesperidin had the most potent inhibitory activity on rotavirus infection. The fifty percent inhibitory concentr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bae EA,Han MJ,Lee M,Kim DH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the disposition of benzphetamine (BZP) and its metabolites, desmethyl benzphetamine (norBZP), p-hydroxy desmethyl benzphetamine (OHnorBZP), methamphetamine (MA) and amphetamine (AP), from plasma to hair in rats, an analytical method for identifying these drugs in plasma, urine and hair was developed ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kikura R,Nakahara Y

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：:Depression and related mood disorders are among the world's greatest public health problems. Previous studies have demonstrated that astilbin (AST) has broad pharmacological functions which may modulate numerous pathways, such as antioxidant, scavenging free radicals, anti-inflammatory and so on, similarly to some of ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lv QQ,Wu WJ,Guo XL,Liu RL,Yang YP,Zhou DS,Zhang JX,Liu JY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CNS) strains are frequently associated with bacteremia and hospital-acquired infections. 293 CNS strains were isolated from 744 samples from a dialysis center in S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina, from hemocultures, catheters and urine and identified as S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： de Allori MC,Jure MA,Romero C,de Castillo ME

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the modulatory effects of rottlerin on ischemia reperfusion induced myocardial injury. Isolated rat hearts were exposed to 30 min of global ischemia followed by 120 min of reperfusion using Langendorff apparatus. Myocardial injury was assessed in the terms of infarct size,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kaur K,Singh M,Singh N,Jaggi AS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the usefulness of a tissue-clearing technique for the evaluation of the lung distribution of aerosolized drugs. An aerosol formulation of TexasRed dextran (70 kDa), a model compound of drug carrier for aerosolized drugs, was administered intrapulmonarily to mice using a MicroSprayer, and the...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Togami K,Kitayama A,Daisho T,Wang R,Tada H,Chono S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a method for the simultaneous screening, identification, and quantitative determination of salicylic acid, acetaminophen, theophylline, barbiturates, and bromvalerylurea, drugs that frequently cause acute poisoning in Japan and therefore require rapid analysis for effective treatment in the clinical se...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hori Y,Fujisawa M,Shimada K,Hirose Y,Yoshioka T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been identified that skeletal muscle is an endocrine tissue. Since skeletal muscle aging affects not only to muscle strength and function but to systemic aging and lifespan, myokines secreted from skeletal muscle may be crucial factors for intertissue communication during aging. In the present study, we investi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ito T,Nakanishi Y,Yamaji N,Murakami S,Schaffer SW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new ursane-type triterpenoid, weigelic acid (1), and seven known compounds, ursolic acid (2), ilekudinol A (3), corosolic acid (4), ilekudinol B (5), esculentic acid (6), pomolic acid (7), and asiatic acid (8) were isolated from the leaf and stem of Weigela subsessilis. The structure of the new triterpenoid was esta...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Thuong PT,Min BS,Jin W,Na M,Lee J,Seong R,Lee YM,Song K,Seong Y,Lee HK,Bae K,Kang SS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turnera ulmifolia is a plant belonging to the family Turneraceae, popularly known in Brazil as chanana. This species is distributed from Guyana to southern Brazil where it is considered a weed. The plant occurs in tropical rain forest, fields, and gardens. Chanana tea is used in Brazilian folk medicine for the treatme...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Gracioso Jde S,Vilegas W,Hiruma-Lima CA,Souza Brito AR

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of gamma-oryzanol, a drug mainly used for the treatment of hyperlipidaemia, on several cytochrome P450 (CYP) specific reactions in human liver microsomes were investigated to predict drug interactions with gamma-oryzanol in vivo from in vitro data. The following eight CYP catalytic reactions were used in t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Umehara K,Shimokawa Y,Miyamoto G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently suggested that the transferrin (Tf)-gallium-67 (67Ga) complex dissociated on the surface of the hepatocytes after partial hepatectomy and free 67Ga bound to heparan sulfate in the extracellular matrix. In the present study, we investigated whether the entering of indium-111 (111In) and iron-59 (59Fe) with ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sato R,Abe S,Yamada Y,Toyama D,Ohtake Y,Sato N,Ohkubo Y

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potent ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) such as thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone, troglitazone, etc.) improve insulin sensitivity by increasing the levels of adiponectin, an important adipocytokine associated with insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue. Several constituents from medicinal...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Nakamura S,Yoshikawa M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00