Retraction: Protective effects of bazedoxifene paired with conjugated estrogens on pancreatic β-cell dysfunction.

abstract：:Phospholipase (PL) A2 activity prepared from isolated rat fat pads incubated with sodium orthovanadate (vanadate) was increased in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The increasing effect of vanadate was reduced in the presence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Under the inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita T,Imagawa T,Kanagawa A,Ueki H

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:Mouth washing after inhalation of corticosteroids is effective for prevention of local adverse effects such as hoarseness and oropharyngeal candidiasis. To establish an optimal procedure for such mouth washing, we investigated the removal rates of drug residues remaining on the oropharyngeal mucosa using various mouth...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yokoyama H,Yamamura Y,Ozeki T,Iga T,Yamada Y

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate drug interaction between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors (PIs), the effect of indinavir (IDV) on the intestinal exsorption of other HIV PIs, amprenavir (APV), saquinavir (SQV) and nelfinavir (NFV) was investigated in rats using an in situ single perfusion method. IDV in the intestin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Gao W,Kageyama M,Inoue Y,Tadano J,Fukumoto K,Fukushima K,Yamasaki D,Nishimura A,Yoshikawa Y,Shibata N,Takada K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cardenolides, two hemiterpenoids, two phenylpropanoids and a phenylethanoid isolated from the roots of Streptocaulon juventas (LOUR.) MERR. were examined for their antiproliferative activity toward three human-derived (HT-1080 fibrosarcoma, lung A549 adenocarcinoma, cervix HeLa adenocarcinoma) and three murine...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueda JY,Tezuka Y,Banskota AH,Tran QL,Tran QK,Saiki I,Kadota S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of arachidonic acid-induced peripheral vascular disease in rats. Injecting arachidonic acid (2 mg/leg) into the femoral artery caused hind limb gangrene. Histopathological examination revealed occlusive thrombi and marked vascular injury, including denud...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tanaka T,Takei M,Fukuta Y,Higashino R,Fukuda Y,Nomura Y,Ito S,Tamaki H,Kurimoto T,Suzuki Y

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of supplemented docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), given as diacylglycerol (DG) rich in DHA (DHA-DG), triacylglycerol (TG) rich in DHA (DHA-TG) or fish oil concentrate (DHA-70), on the serum concentration of TG and its bioavailability in the rats with diet-induced hyperlipidemia were studied. Hypertriglyceridemia was...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tamai T,Murota I,Maruyama K,Baba T,Toyama T,Watanabe N,Kudo N,Kawashima Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:A simple and efficient method for the separation of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI 4-P) from phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylserine (PS) is described. A mixture of PI, PI 4-P and PS was injected onto a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge. PI and PS were flushed through the cartridge with solvent 1 [methanol-chlorofo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morisaki N,Masaoka M,Shirai R,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several Pt(IV) and Pt(II) complexes containing 1R,2R-cyclohexanediamine (1R,2R-dach) as a carrier ligand were synthesized. The cytotoxicities and the uptake of the platinum complexes by leukemia L1210 cells were compared in order to study the correlation between their structures and cytotoxicities. [Pt(II)Cl2(1R,2R-da...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamashita T,Hirose J,Noji M,Saito R,Tomida H,Kidani Y

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the selectivity of T-440 for the inhibition of phosphodiesterases (PDEs) in vitro and for bronchial anti-spasmogenic effects in vivo. Using a fast protein liquid chromatography system, five PDE isozymes, PDE 1, PDE 2, PDE 3, PDE 4 and PDE 5 were prepared from guinea pig and dog tissues. T-440 selective...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamagata S,Wada K,Sugaya T,Oka K,Kaminuma O,Kikkawa H,Ikezawa K

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:Fossilia Mastodi OSSIS, which is a skeletal fossil of a Mastodon, an ancient mammal, has been found to have anxiolytic, sedative and anticonvulsant activities in Oriental medicine. In this study, in vivo characterization of the sedative activities of Fossilia Mastodi OSSIS was performed in order to obtain basic inform...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ha JH,Lee MG,Chang SM,Lee JT

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ecabet sodium (TA-2711), a locally acting antiulcer agent, on prostanoid production and the morphology of the rat gastrointestinal mucosa were studied in comparison with sucralfate. Ecabet, at therapeutic doses (25 and 100 mg/kg, p.o.), dose-dependently increased the gastric mucosal level of prostaglandin E...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kinoshita M,Iwasaki H,Yasoshima A,Tamaki H

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of panduratin A, isolated from Kaempferia pandurata ROXB. (Zingiberaceae), against tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced cytotoxicity was investigated in a human hepatoma cell line, HepG2. The tetrazolium dye colorimetric test (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sohn JH,Han KL,Lee SH,Hwang JK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to isolate a cholesterol-lowering compound from Alpinia katsumadai, an inhibitor for acyl-CoA : cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), an enzyme responsible for the cholesterol ester formation in liver, was purified, its chemical structure was determined, and in vivo and in vitro inhibition activities were perfo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SY,Lee MH,Choi JH,Kim YK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma hyaluronan binding protein (PHBP) is produced only in liver and kidney in mouse. The induction of PHBP mRNA and the conversion of pro PHBP to the active hetero-dimer form were studied after CCl4, D-galactosamine, HgCl2 or turpentine administration and after partial hepatectomy. The results indicated that the ad...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi-Miura NH,Otsuyama K,Sano Y,Saito K,Takahashi K,Tomita M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated most suitable transforming factor related to the daily Phenobarbital dose (D) providing a steady-state serum concentration (Ct) and analyzed the influences of concomitant antiepileptic drugs on Ct quantitatively. Data obtained by routine therapeutic drug monitoring from a total of 326 epileptic...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukuoka N,Tsukamoto T,Uno J,Kimura M,Morita S

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Costunolide is an active compound isolated from the root of Saussurea lappa Clarks, a Chinese medicinal herb, and is considered a therapeutic candidate for various types of cancers. Nevertheless, the pharmacological pathways of costunolide are still unknown. In this study, we investigate the effects of costunolide on ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee MG,Lee KT,Chi SG,Park JH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an attempt to identify bioactive natural products with anti-inflammatory activity, we evaluated the effects of the methanol extract of the semen of Xanthium strumarium L. (MEXS) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production in R...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim IT,Park YM,Won JH,Jung HJ,Park HJ,Choi JW,Lee KT

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Low molecular weight metabolites produced by the intestinal microbiome that have been associated with health and disease as metabolites need to be constantly absorbed from the intestinal lumen and transported to intestinal epithelial cells and blood. Polyamines, especially spermidine and spermine, are bioactive chemic...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of the binding of human lactoferrin (LF) to the cells of a human monocytic leukemia cell line, THP-1, were investigated. 125I-Labeled LF (125I-LF) bound to THP-1 cells, and the binding increased markedly as the cells matured into macrophages (THP-1 macrophages) by stimulation with phorbol 12-myrist...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Eda S,Kikugawa K,Beppu M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanical properties of cells are considered promising biomarkers for the early detection of cancer and the testing of drug efficacy against it. Nevertheless, generalized correlations between drug resistance and the nano-mechanical properties of cancer cells are yet to be defined due to the lack of necessary stud...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Seo YH,Jo YN,Oh YJ,Park S

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The aim of this work is to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of VP-343 ((N-[4-[[(2S,3aR)-2-hydroxy-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]qunoxalin-5(1H)-yl]phenyl]-4'-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-carboxamide), a selective vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, using the experimental SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate secretion of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Naito A,Hasegawa H,Kurasawa T,Ohtake Y,Matsukawa H,Ezure Y,Tsuriya Y,Koike K,Shigenobu K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological profiles of antigen-induced immediate airway response (IAR) in rats are not fully understood. In this study, we established an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced IAR model using noninvasive measurement in rats, and evaluated the effects of commonly used and effective antiasthmatic drugs, i.e. ketotifen (antih...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miyagawa N,Iwasaki H,Kato T,Tanaka M,Shibata T,Wakitani K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylripariochromene A (MRC) was isolated from the leaves of Orthosiphon aristatus (Lamiaceae) and subjected to the examination of several pharmacological actions related to antihypertensive activity. The following four findings were revealed from the present study: 1) MRC caused a continuous decrease in systolic blo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsubara T,Bohgaki T,Watarai M,Suzuki H,Ohashi K,Shibuya H

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gas phase of cigarette smoke is important from the viewpoint of human health, because it can pass through alveolar epithelium and enter the circulation. There is no standard method for the preparation of a gas phase extract of cigarette smoke (CSE), although CSE is widely used for research instead of whole cigaret...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Higashi T,Mai Y,Mazaki Y,Horinouchi T,Miwa S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00