Antiinflammatory effects of orientin-2"-O-galactopyranoside on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated microglia.

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：: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：:Studies have shown that angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) plays modulating roles in lung pathophysiology, including pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and acute lung injury. Pulmonary fibrosis is a common complication in these interstitial lung diseases, and PF always has a poor prognosis and short survival. To date, there ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hao Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrandrine (TET), a bis-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from the dried root of hang-fang-chi (Stephania tetrandra S. Moore), is traditionally used in China for treating inflammation, hypertension and silicosis. In this study, our aim was to examine the anti-inflammatory mechanism of TET through measuring the ind...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu SJ,Ng LT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify that squalene monohydroperoxide (SQOOH) correlates with changes in morphology through cytotoxicity and establish in vitro evaluation of the cytotoxicity of lipid hydroperoxide, the effect of SQOOH on cytotoxicity and morphology in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK(B)) and the Gunze three-d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchino T,Tokunaga H,Onodera H,Ando M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shikonin, a major ingredient in the Chinese traditional herb Lithospermum erythrorhixon, exhibits multiple biological functions including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor effects. In this study, we delineated the molecular mechanisms of shikonin in the apoptosis of 143B osteosarcoma cells. Shikonin redu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chang IC,Huang YJ,Chiang TI,Yeh CW,Hsu LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of N-acyl taurates (NATs) on the intestinal absorption of curcumin (CUR), a water-insoluble and poorly absorbed compound, were examined in rats. Sodium methyl lauroyl taurate (LMT) and sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (CMT) were the most effective in increasing the solubility and intestinal abso...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li X,Kawamura A,Sato Y,Morishita M,Kusamori K,Katsumi H,Sakane T,Yamamoto A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study has been designed to investigate the modulatory role of dichlorobenzamil a Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger inhibitor in ischemic post-conditioning-induced neuroprotection in mice. Bilateral carotid artery occlusion followed by reperfusion, produced a significant rise in cerebral infarct size along with impair...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kaur H,Jaggi AS,Singh N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found a new compound from thermophile extracts which inhibits antigen presentation on mouse macrophages. The substance inhibits the expression of the class II major histocompatibility molecule (Ia). It was extracted from Bacillus stearothermophilus UBT8038 and purified by silica gel column chromatography. The ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kohama Y,Itoh M,Tanaka K,Senba T,Itoh S,Mimura T

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsomal enzyme inducers are known to influence the expression of many transporter proteins and mRNA. In this study, we examined the effects of microsomal enzyme inducers on the mRNA expression of Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) and Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein 2 (MRP2) in BALB/c mice. mRNA expres...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Han Y,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight new diterpenoids (1-8) have been isolated from the wood of Excoecaria agallocha (Euphorbiaceae) and their inhibitory effects on the induction of Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) in Raji cells were examined to search for potent anti-tumor-promoters from natural resources. Of these compounds, the secolabd...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Konoshima T,Konishi T,Takasaki M,Yamazoe K,Tokuda H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Threohydroxyaspartate (THA) causes glutamate excitotoxicity in motor neurons in organotypic culture of rat spinal cord. Some drugs, including sulforaphane (SF) and riluzole, can protect motor neuron against excitotoxicity. It has been demonstrated that SF is a potent inducer of Phase II enzymes, while riluzole is a cl...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chang G,Guo Y,Jia Y,Duan W,Li B,Yu J,Li C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) may be an important regulator of skin mast cell function during cutaneous inflammation and hypersensitivity. However, little is known of the role of PAR2 in allergic pruritus, because mast cells, which are thought to be responsible for this symptom, can release a number of differ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhu Y,Peng C,Xu JG,Liu YX,Zhu QG,Liu JY,Li FQ,Wu JH,Hu JH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral tolerance is thought to have a role in preventing allergic responses and immune-mediated diseases. Modulation of this tolerance by drugs and chemicals can cause or suppress them. An improved model of oral tolerance to ovalbumin (OVA) in mice was developed to detect modulators of the tolerance and to apply it to s...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim JH,Ohsawa M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one kind of acute surgical abdominal disease in the world. It causes intestinal damage with subsequent bacterial migration, endotoxemia and secondary pancreatic infections. In this investigation, we determined that edaravone (EDA) reduces pancreatic and intestinal injury after AP in mice. Th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang B,Lin W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alkaloid piperine isolated from the Piper Nigrum was found to inhibit lipid droplet accumulation in mouse macrophages, and especially inhibited cholesteryl ester (CE) synthesis (IC50: 25 microM). The metabolism of cholesterol from lysosome to lipid droplet was inhibited with a similar IC50 (18 microM), indicating t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda D,Ohte S,Ohshiro T,Jiang W,Rudel L,Hong B,Si S,Tomoda H

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of activins AB and B on DNA synthesis stimulated by epidermal growth factor (EGF) was studied in primary cultured rat hepatocytes and compared with the effect of activin A, a suppressor of DNA synthesis. Activin AB inhibited DNA synthesis as assessed by [3H]thymidine incorporation. The inhibition by activin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Niimi S,Horikawa M,Seki T,Ariga T,Kobayashi T,Hayakawa T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play key roles in the early stage of atherosclerosis. Nitric oxide (NO) and ROS are responsible for regulation of the transcriptional pathways of nuclear Factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), key regulators of c...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Han JM,Jin YY,Kim HY,Park KH,Lee WS,Jeong TS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of hepatic lipase (HTGL), which is responsible for the hydrolysis of lipoprotein triacylglyceride, produced by heparin from the isolated rat hepatocytes in primary culture has been examined. Tyrosine kinase (TK) inhibitors (ST-638 and biochanin A) inhibited the heparin-stimulated release of HTGL activity. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tagashira H,Nakahigashi S,Kerakawati R,Motoyashiki T,Morita T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are critical for initiating innate immune and inflammatory responses by releasing a number of pro-inflammatory mediators. The potential immunomodulatory properties of hydrogenated aromatic hydrocarbons have been the subject of extensive investigation, as the immune system is a sensitive target for hydrogena...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kwon O,Lee E,Moon TC,Jung H,Lin CX,Nam KS,Baek SH,Min HK,Chang HW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse thioglycollate-induced peritoneal macrophages effectively, in the absence of serum, recognized mouse polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) mildly oxidized with diamide, superoxide (hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase) or t-butyhydroperoxide, or modified with N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). The recognition reached a maximum when...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Beppu M,Yokoyama N,Motohashi M,Kikugawa K

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Carvedilol, an alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocking drug, is mainly metabolized by CYP2D6, UGT1A1, UGT2B4 and UGT2B7. This drug is administered orally as a racemic mixture of R(+)- and S(-)-enantiomers. It has been reported that CYP2D6 prefers metabolizing S-carvedilol to R-carvedilol stereoselectively. On the other ha...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takekuma Y,Takenaka T,Yamazaki K,Ueno K,Sugawara M

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：: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：:We investigated the anti-allergic effect of tea-leaf saponin (TLS), which was a mixture of saponins separated from the leaves of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, in guinea pigs and rats. TLS (20-100 mg/kg) dose-dependently inhibited experimentally-induced asthma, and ID50 was 61.7 mg/kg. TLS (20-100 mg/kg) dose-depend...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Akagi M,Fukuishi N,Kan T,Sagesaka YM,Akagi R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mume fruit, the Japanese apricot (Prunus mume SIEB. et ZUCC.), is popular in Japan and is mostly consumed in the pickled form called umeboshi. This fruit is known to have anti-microbial properties, but the principal constituents responsible for the antimicrobial properties have not yet been elucidated. We investigated...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mitani T,Ota K,Inaba N,Kishida K,Koyama HA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of kaempferol in the mouse model of Parkinson's disease, which was induced by neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). We confirmed that MPTP led to behavioral deficits, depletion of dopamine and its metabolites, reduction in supe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li S,Pu XP

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Seven flavonoids of Stachys chrysantha and Stachys candida have been isolated. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, particularly highfield NMR spectroscopy. The effects of the methanol extracts of these two endemic Greek Stachys sp. and their main flavonoids were examined on arachi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Skaltsa H,Bermejo P,Lazari D,Silvan AM,Skaltsounis AL,Sanz A,Abad MJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00