Mangiferin Inhibits Renal Urate Reabsorption by Modulating Urate Transporters in Experimental Hyperuricemia.

abstract：:Coffee is a popular beverage worldwide with various nutritional benefits. Diterpene cafestol, one of the major components of coffee, contributes to its beneficial effects through various biological activities such as chemopreventive, antitumorigenic, hepatoprotective, antioxidative and antiinflammatory effects. In thi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shen T,Lee J,Lee E,Kim SH,Kim TW,Cho JY

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of milk fat-globule membrane (MFGM) emulsion as an oral dosage form was evaluated in rats using [14C]alpha-linolenic acid as a lipophilic model solute. For emulsions prepared by homogenization alone, the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) after oral administration tended to be ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

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

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc (Zn) is an essential heavy metal utilized in numerous biological processes in mammals, including its recently described role as a signaling mediator. The movement of Zn in and out of cells, across membranes, is regulated by two protein families: the zinc-regulated transporter (ZRT), iron-regulated transporter (IR...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takatani-Nakase T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four lavandulyl flavanones, (2S)-2'-methoxykurarinone (1), sophoraflavanone G (2), leachianone A (3), and (-)-kurarinone (4), which are isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens have been tested for in vitro antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum. Compounds 1-3 showed moderate antimalarial activities ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim YC,Kim HS,Wataya Y,Sohn DH,Kang TH,Kim MS,Kim YM,Lee GM,Chang JD,Park H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed at kinetically characterizing the carrier-mediated transport systems for D-glucose and taurocholate in the rat colon, compared with their respective counterparts in the small intestine. The transport of these compounds was evaluated by measuring the initial uptake into everted intestinal ti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tomei S,Torimoto M,Hayashi Y,Inoue K,Yuasa H,Watanabe J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether adherence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 to intestinal epithelial cells contributed to the induction of secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody production in mice. Wild-type EHEC O157:H7 and its mutants deficient in the espA, sepL, tir and eae genes, encoding adherent factor...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagano K,Taguchi K,Tokoro S,Tatsuno I,Mori H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five rabbit aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) that participate in the reduction of drug ketones and endogenous ketosteroids have recently been cloned and characterized. Among them, AKR1C30 and AKR1C31 show the highest amino acid sequence identity of 91%, but markedly differ in their substrate specificity and inhibitor sensi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Endo S,Arai Y,Matsunaga T,Ikari A,El-Kabbani O,Hara A,Kitade Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats stressed by specific alternation of rhythm in temperature (SART) show various symptoms of disautonomia, increased pulse rates, continuous hypotension, and severe orthostatic hypotension (OH) when they are subjected to postural change. The OH symptoms are improved by muscarinic M2-receptor blockers. In the present...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Funakami Y,Hata T,Itoh E,Itano S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared effects of the antiarrhythmic drug bepridil on the electrophysiological parameters in the isolated pulmonary vein preparation from guinea pigs with those in the left atrium. Three pairs of bipolar electrodes were attached to the left atrium, pulmonary vein and junctional region of left atrium and pulmonary...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takahara A,Takeda K,Hagiwara M,Tanaka H

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed for the first time to quantify simultaneously the six major active ingredients in Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Harms, namely protocatechuic acid, syringin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, liriodendrin and isofraxidin. The analysis was pe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li Q,Jia Y,Xu L,Wang X,Shen Z,Liu Y,Bi K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HL-60 cells differentiate into granulocyte-like cells by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment, and the cellular proliferation is markedly reduced during the differentiation. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the growth arrest during the cellular differentiation, we examined the regulated expression of the t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Horie N,Komada Y,Ueta Y,Suzuki T,Nozawa R,Takeishi K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is one peptide hormone released in response to myocyte stretch, whose functions play significant roles in health and disease. Its physiologic effects result in improved loading conditions and have led to the development of recombinant BNP as a therapeutic agent for heart failure. Previ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sun Y,Zhang Y,Yan M,Wu Y,Zheng X

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop an isoelectric focusing apparatus using a cellulose acetate membrane (Separax EF), we have designed a thermoelectric cooling isoelectric apparatus. This apparatus has two characteristics. Firstly, the cooling system was switched to a thermoelectric cooling system from an ice-cooling system. Secondly, the ch...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shiba K,Toda T,Iijima S,Inoue J,Yoshida T,Cho H,Kimura M

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find new antipruritic herbal medicines for pruritus, we screened the methanol extracts of seven herbal medicines which have been used to treat dermatologic diseases, testing them on mouse models of acute and chronic itch. When administrated perorally (p.o.) at a dose of 200 mg/kg, methanol extracts of Sophora flave...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamaguchi-Miyamoto T,Kawasuji T,Kuraishi Y,Suzuki H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology has revolutionized therapeutic gene editing by providing researchers with a new method to study and cure diseases previously considered untreatable. While the full range and power of CRISPR technology for t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Çiçek YA,Luther DC,Kretzmann JA,Rotello VM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a few biosynthetic pathways in fungal cells have been used as antifungal targets. Therefore, the number of antifungals has been limited, and a cross-drug resistance among them has emerged in the therapy of mycoses. Under such circumstances, the identification of an antifungal with a new mode of action is highly d...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aoki Y,Kamiyama T,Fujii T,Yamamoto M,Ohwada J,Arisawa M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A homology-based cloning strategy yielded Sdga, a cDNA clone presumably encoding alpha-subunit of heterotrimeric guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding protein complex, from leaf tissues of Scoparia dulcis. Phylogenetic tree analysis of G-protein alpha-subunits from various biological sources suggested that, unlike in anim...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shite M,Yamamura Y,Hayashi T,Kurosaki F

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tissue distribution and disposition of carnitine, which plays an important role in the transport of long-chain fatty acids across the mitochondrial inner membrane for beta-oxidation, are well controlled by carnitine transporter organic cation/carnitine transporter 2 (OCTN2). Since little information is available o...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Maeda T,Wakasawa T,Funabashi M,Fukushi A,Fujita M,Motojima K,Tamai I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolic compounds, in general, exhibit antioxidant and antibacterial activities. We studied antimicrobial activity of the phenolic antioxidants, propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol), tocopherol, eugenol, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), and several of their dimer compounds. Dipropofol (dimer of 2,6-diisopropylphenol) show...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ogata M,Tutumimoto Sato K,Kunikane T,Oka K,Seki M,Urano S,Hiramatsu K,Endo T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiemetic effect of a potent and selective neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist, FK886 ([3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl][(2R)-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methylbenzyl)-4-{2-[(2S)-2-(methoxymethyl)morpholin-4-yl]ethyl}piperazin-1-yl]methanone dihydrochloride), on cisplatin-induced acute and delayed emesis in ferrets was stud...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Furukawa TY,Nakayama H,Imazumi K,Yamakuni H,Takeshita K,Matsuo M,Manda T,Uchida W

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:In a previous report, we had demonstrated the antioxidant activity of the sialic acid N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac, NANA). This activity can counteract the cytotoxicity of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and the antitoxicity is a result of a direct chemical reaction, whereby NANA reduces H2O2 in the culture media. The in...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Iijima R,Takahashi H,Ikegami S,Yamazaki M

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:The fat-specific protein 27 (Fsp27) gene belongs to the cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor 45-like effector family. Fsp27 is highly expressed in adipose tissue as well as the fatty liver of ob/ob mice. Fsp27 is directly regulated by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) in livers of geneti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuo K,Matsusue K,Aibara D,Takiguchi S,Gonzalez FJ,Yamano S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basal levels of extracellular Zn2+ are in the range of low nanomolar concentrations in the hippocampus and perhaps increase age-dependently. Extracellular Zn2+ dynamics is critical for cognitive activity and excess influx of extracellular Zn2+ into hippocampal neurons is a known cause of cognitive decline. The den...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takeda A,Tamano H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of exercise on the metabolism of caffeine (CA) were studied 3h after administration of the drug to race horses which then underwent exercise sets (1000-m gallop). Analysis was made of pharmacokinetics of CA, changes in its plasma concentrations, its metabolites, i.e., theophylline (TP), theobromine (TB) an...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aramaki S,Suzuki E,Ishidaka O,Momose A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to examine whether the methanol extract of Sorbus commixta cortex (MSC) could prevent the development of atherosclerosis through regulating the vascular nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) systems in atherogenic-diet rats. Our findings show that aortic NO production as well as endo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sohn EJ,Kang DG,Mun YJ,Woo WH,Lee HS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the psychostimulant, rewarding, and anxiolytic-like effects of pulegone. Possible interactions between pulegone and menthol concerning their psychostimulant effect were also analyzed. General mouse activity after pulegone treatment, and the interacitons between pulegone and menthol, were determined in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： da Silveira NS,de Oliveira-Silva GL,Lamanes Bde F,Prado LC,Bispo-da-Silva LB

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostacyclin I1 (PGI1) analogue, SM-10906 and its methyl ester, SM-10902, have been compared with the PGI2 analogue, iloprost, with respect to binding to the PGI2 receptor, stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity and inhibition of thrombin-induced Ca2+ mobilization in mastocytoma P-815 cells. SM-10906 displaced ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oka M,Negishi M,Yamamoto T,Satoh K,Hirohashi T,Ichikawa A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00