Immunological identification of vesicular nucleotide transporter in intestinal L cells.

abstract：:A DNA fragment responsible for resistance to antimicrobial agents was cloned from chromosomal DNA of Enterococcus faecium FN-1, a clinically isolated strain. Escherichia coli KAM32, a drug-hypersusceptible mutant, was used as a host for gene cloning. Cells of E. coli KAM32 harboring a recombinant plasmid (pTFM8) carry...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishioka T,Ogawa W,Kuroda T,Katsu T,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of human cell with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) was suppressed by cellular genetic factor(s) at reverse transcription step. Although same amount of virus adsorbed on both cells, small amount of HIV-1 (IIIB strain) infected HeLa (MAGI/CCR5) cell, while large amount of HIV-1 infected HOS (GHOST/...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tempaku A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an acute treatment experiment, metformin (150, 300 mg/kg, per os (p.o.)) markedly reduced the consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) (45 kcal% fat-containing diet) for 2 h after the HFD was given to the fasted male C57BL/6J (B6) mice. In addition, metformin at a higher dose increased plasma active glucagon-like pepti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsui Y,Hirasawa Y,Sugiura T,Toyoshi T,Kyuki K,Ito M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetic research in China on the use of voriconazole in critically ill adult patients with different pulmonary diseases remains to be explored. This study evaluated the population pharmacokinetics of the use of voriconazole (VRC) in critically ill patients to determine covariate effects on VRC pharmacokinetics...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen W,Xie H,Liang F,Meng D,Rui J,Yin X,Zhang T,Xiao X,Cai S,Liu X,Li Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ge-132 is a synthetic organic germanium that is used as a dietary supplement. The antioxidant activity of Ge-132 on cultured mammalian cells was investigated in this study. First, Ge-132 cytotoxicity on mammalian cultured cells was determined by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. Ge-132 had no cytotoxic eff...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wada T,Hanyu T,Nozaki K,Kataoka K,Kawatani T,Asahi T,Sawamura N

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:To search for possible anti-tumor-promoters, we carried out a primary screening of 21 cucurbitane triterpenoids using an in vitro assay system. Of these triterpenoids, scandenoside R6 (6), 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin F (14), 25-acetyl-23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin F (15), 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Konoshima T,Takasaki M,Tatsumoto T,Kozuka M,Kasai R,Tanaka O,Nie RL,Tokuda H,Nishino H,Iwashima A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to regulation of normal cell functions, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has also been shown to be involved in malignant cell transformation and in growth, invasion and metastasis in cancer cells. Inhibitors of HGF production have a potential for interfering with malignant cell transformation and progression...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Motoki T,Takami Y,Yagi Y,Tai A,Yamamoto I,Gohda E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follistatin (FS, an activin-binding protein) and activin A (homodimer of inhibin betaA chain) promote and inhibit cell proliferation in rat liver, respectively. The roles of activin AB (heterodimer of inhibin betaA and betaB) and activin B (homodimer of inhibin betaB) in rat liver have not been elucidated yet. In this...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi T,Niimi S,Hashimoto O,Hayakawa T

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:Acori graminei Rhizoma is one of the best-known traditional herbal medicines frequently used for the treatment of cardiovascular symptoms in Asian countries. The anti-ischemic effect of Acori graminei Rhizoma on ischemia-induced isolated rat heart was investigated through analysis of changes in perfusion pressure, aor...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kang M,Kim JH,Cho C,Chung HS,Yoon YS,Lee Y,Hong M,Shin M,Bae H

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) play a key role in the inflammatory processes. Improper overproduction of NO and prostaglandins by both enzymes are also believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of certain human cancers. Crude extracts of Selaginella tamariscina are used as an ori...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Woo ER,Pokharel YR,Yang JW,Lee SY,Kang KW

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The weights of prostate and seminal vesicle were decreased by treatment with 3,6-dimethylpyrazine-2-thiol(3,6-DMP-SH) but the weights of testes and the plasma testosterone levels were not changed. The recovery of the weight of prostate and seminal vesicles of testosterone-treated orchidectomized rats were inhibited by...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada K,Komatsu H,Ohta A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P-Glycoprotein (ABCB1-type P-gp), a membrane protein encoded by the multi drug resistant gene (MDR1), expressing on the blood brain barrier protects the brain from many drugs including dexamethasone. Psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia and depression, have known to have abnormal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Qian W,Homma M,Itagaki F,Tachikawa H,Kawanishi Y,Mizukami K,Asada T,Inomata S,Honda K,Ohkohchi N,Kohda Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis (OP) is increasingly becoming one of a major health concerns all over the world. However, the limitations of current therapeutic drugs for OP are including considerable side effects and low efficacy. Therefore, it is required to develop new therapeutic drugs for OP. This study aimed to investigate the rol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Liu M,Meng Y,He K,Luan C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the essential oils from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum, OB) as skin permeation enhancers to promote the percutaneous absorption of drugs. The in vitro and in vivo irritancy of the essential oils was also examined. Terpenes with various carbon numbers (mono-, sesqui-, di-, and t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fang JY,Leu YL,Hwang TL,Cheng HC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to evaluate skin permeation enhancement effect of essential oils from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort (chuanxiong oil) in rabbits and to compare the in vivo absorption and in vitro permeation using flurbiprofen as a model drug. In vivo results demonstrated that chuanxiong oil showed a rapid a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang LC,Hu JH,Li L,Gao LH,Zhu QG,Li Z,Wang ZZ,Su DF

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the association of biological components in airborne particles, i.e., proteins and endotoxins, in outdoor air with asthma exacerbation in the Fukuoka metropolitan area, Fukuoka, Japan. Data on emergency department (ED) visits for asthma in children (age, 0-14 years) and adults (age, 15-64 years) were colle...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ishida T,Khan MS,Kodama H,Uejima Y,Kawase Y,Matsumoto T,Yamamura Y,Sera N,Gotou T,Hirakawa M,Yano Y,Shima M,Yamagishi N,Wakabayashi K,Watanabe T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulating γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake transport on the plasma membranes is required for its efficient clearance from the brain interstitial fluid. The purpose of this study was to clarify the assembly of taurine transporter (TauT/Slc6a6) and PSD-95/Disc-large/Zo-1 (PDZ) domain of Na+-H+ exchanger regulatory fac...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tachikawa M,Yokoyama R,Akanuma SI,Hosoya KI

更新日期：2018-01-01 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 possible evaluation technique was devised for examing timely cholesterol synthetic activity in the rat liver. The principle of the technique is to measure the incorporation rate of 14C atoms into a few target metabolites excreted in bile with time after an intraportal injection of [1,2-14C] acetate to the conscious ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okuyama M,Tsunogai M,Watanabe N,Asakura Y,Shigematsu A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, with progressive memory impairment. Recently, neprilysin, a β-amyloid (Aβ)-degrading enzyme has become featured as a drug target for AD. Previously, we identified nobiletin from citrus peels as a natural compound possessing anti-dementia activity. In addit...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura J,Shimizu K,Kajima K,Yokosuka A,Mimaki Y,Oku N,Ohizumi Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system, we investigated the lipid membrane-binding properties of four analogues of the 18-residue linear amphipathic beta-sheet cationic antimicrobial peptide (KIGAKI)3-NH2, each of which contains a single isoleucine-to-tryptophan substitution. The results of the SPR study revea...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kamimori H,Blazyk J,Aguilar MI

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that, in Jurkat human T cells, the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide enhances sialidase activity and reduces cell surface sialic acid levels at an early stage of apoptosis and that the decreases in sialic acid are suppressed by the sialidase inhibitor 2,3-dehydro-2-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic ac...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Azuma Y,Sato H,Higai K,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic value of an antirheumatic alkaloid, sinomenine (SIN), was investigated in the acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of multiple sclerosis (MS). SIN is a bioactive alkaloid derived from the Chinese medicinal plant, Sinomenium acutum REHDER & E. H. WILSON (Family Menispermaceae). Ch...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zeng Y,Gu B,Ji X,Ding X,Song C,Wu F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding and internalization of fractionated [3H]heparin (FH) was kinetically analyzed in rat liver parenchymal cells to clarify its cellular uptake mechanism. The binding of FH to the cell surface was saturable with the dissociation constant (Kd) of 53.5 nM and a maximum binding capacity (Bmax) of 19.9 pmol/mg pro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Urano K,Haba M,Yuasa H,Watanabe J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restraint stressed rats were used as a model of Shanghuo and a global metabolic investigation of the effects of cantonese herbal tea (CHT) on the model rats was then performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) metabonomics in an attempt to characterize the metabolic changes underlying such stress and any...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： You R,Pang Q,Li L

更新日期：2014-01-01 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 improvement of diabetic complications such as lipid lowering and anti-oxidative potential of Hydrangea Dulcis Folium (HDF) was studied in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups after induction of streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetes: normal control; diabetic control; dia...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim HK,Kim MJ,Lyu ES,Shin DH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many plant-derived flavonoids including quercetin exhibit antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. Proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress play an important role in acute pancreatitis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of quercetin on cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice. Animal groups were pre...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Carvalho KM,Morais TC,de Melo TS,de Castro Brito GA,de Andrade GM,Rao VS,Santos FA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00