Anti-tumor activity of Escherichia coli Shiga toxin A subunit delivered by SF9 insect cells.

abstract：:Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from bone marrow were isolated for the first time in 1997 and characterized. Recent evidence has indicated that EPCs contribute to re-endothelialization of injured vessels as well as neovascularization of ischemic lesions and that a decrease in the number of EPCs...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Umemura T,Higashi Y

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The L-type Ca(2+) channel (Ca(V)1.2) shows clear Ca(2+)-dependent facilitation and inactivation. Here we have examined the effects of calmodulin (CaM) and Ca(2+) on Ca(2+) channel in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes in the inside-out patch mode, where rundown of the channels was controlled. At a free [Ca(2+)] of 0.1 mi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Han DY,Minobe E,Wang WY,Guo F,Xu JJ,Hao LY,Kameyama M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the dose-dependent effects of mucopolysaccharide polysulfate (MPS) on coagulation variables and whole-blood viscosity in human blood. Both 0.01% and 0.1% MPS significantly reduced levels of both fibrin monomer and thrombin-antithrombin III complex in a manner similar to that of 2.0 IU/ml heparin sodium. Fu...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Hitosugi M,Omura K,Kido M,Kawato H,Niwa M,Nagai T,Tokudome S

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors, in particular, Ca(2+)-mobilizing G(q)-coupled receptors have been reported to be targets for anesthetics. Opioids are commonly used analgesics in clinical practice, but the effects of anesthetics on the opioid mu-receptors (muOR) have not been systematically examined. We report here an ele...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Minami K,Sudo Y,Shiraishi S,Seo M,Uezono Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeasts isolated from patients with superficial mycoses were tested against propolis samples collected from different regions and honeybee races. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values obtained using the agar dilution methods were compared to the diameters of growth inhibition zones by using the disk diffusi...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Silici S,Koç NA,Ayangil D,Cankaya S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conventional relative gene expression analysis (Northern blotting, RT-PCR, and in situ hybridization), housekeeping genes such as the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and beta-actin genes, whose expression levels are considered stable, have been used as control genes for normalization of RNA quantit...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nishida Y,Sugahara-Kobayashi M,Takahashi Y,Nagata T,Ishikawa K,Asai S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using immunofluorostaining and confocal laser microscopy, acetylcholine-induced translocation of RhoA was visualized in freshly isolated bronchial smooth muscle cells of the rat. The cellular distribution of RhoA at rest was observed uniformly in the cytosolic space with no staining in the nucleus, whereas acetylch...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Chiba Y,Uchida T,Sakai H,Oku T,Itoh S,Tsuji T,Misawa M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) and central-type benzodiazepine receptor (CBR) in salivary gland play a role in the inhibitory regulation of salivary secretion in rodents. Diazepam-binding inhibitor (DBI), an endogenous ligand for PBR, produces neurosteroids, which modulate CBR activity. In this study, w...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Tsukagoshi E,Kawaguchi M,Shinomiya T,Yoshikawa M,Kawano T,Okubo M,Sawaki K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is one of the factors causing accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in atherosclerotic plaques. Changes in cell migration toward platelet-derived growth factor BB were investigated using a Boyden chamber after 48-h preincubation of GBaSM-4 VSMCs with nicotine or nicotine-free cigarette...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yoshiyama S,Horinouchi T,Miwa S,Wang HH,Kohama K,Nakamura A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small noncoding RNAs that regulate translational repression of multiple target mRNAs. The miRNAs in a whole cell regulate greater than 30% of all protein-coding genes. The vast majority of presently identified miRNAs are expressed in the brain in a spatially and temporally controlled ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Satoh J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of thiol and heme oxidants on responsiveness to cGMP generators in isolated rat aorta and pulmonary artery using an organ chamber. The nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced relaxation was impaired by exposure to the thiol oxidant diamide in both the aorta and th...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Tawa M,Yamashita Y,Masuoka T,Nakano K,Yoshida J,Nishio M,Ishibashi T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum prolactin levels were investigated in 41 patients with schizophrenia who were receiving clinically effective doses of perospirone or risperidone for more than 4 weeks. In order to determine baseline prolactin levels, blood samples were obtained in the morning, 10 - 14 h after antipsychotic medication. Median lev...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Togo T,Iseki E,Shoji M,Oyama I,Kase A,Uchikado H,Katsuse O,Kosaka K

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-glycoside, one of the extracted compounds from Tripterygium wilfordii HOOK. f. (GTW), has been shown to be clinically effective in suppressing glomerular inflammation in chronic kidney disease. However, its clinical application is often limited by its cytotoxic actions on the liver. This study was performed to c...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Wan YG,Zhao Q,Sun W,Zhang HL,Li M,Wei QX,Wu W,Yue LJ,Wang Q

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to identify novel approaches to pharmacological treatment of asthma. Here we hypothesize that the platelet-activating factor receptor antagonist ginkgolide B (GB) in combination with the antioxidant carotenoid astaxanthin (ASX) suppresses T cell activation comparably to two commonly-used anti...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Mahmoud FF,Haines DD,Abul HT,Abal AT,Onadeko BO,Wise JA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-sensitive sodium channels that open in response to lowered extracellular pH and are expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems. The ASIC3 subtype is found primarily in the periphery where the channel mediates pain signals caused by ischemia and inflammation. He...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Agharkar AS,Gonzales EB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High impulsivity will increase the risk of criminal behavior, drug abuse, and suicide. We chose two drugs by following a strategy recently we proposed for identifying potential anti-impulsivity drugs, and examined the effects on impulsive action in rats by using a 3-choice serial reaction time task. We showed that the...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nishitani N,Sasamori H,Ohmura Y,Yoshida T,Yoshioka M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study showed that oridonin isolated from Rabdosia rubescens enhanced phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by macrophage-like U937 cells through tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha and interleukin (IL)-1beta release. In this study, we further investigated signaling events involved in oridonin-augmented phagocytos...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Liu YQ,You S,Tashiro S,Onodera S,Ikejima T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the opioid system is known to modulate depression-like behaviors, its role in the effects of antidepressants is not yet clear. We investigated the role of μ-opioid receptors (MOPs) in the effects of venlafaxine, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, in the forced swim test using MOP-knockout (KO)...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ide S,Fujiwara S,Fujiwara M,Sora I,Ikeda K,Minami M,Uhl GR,Ishihara K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the influence of receptor expression level on signaling pathways activated via endothelin type A receptor (ET(A)R) expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells at 32,100 (ET(A)R-high-CHO) and 893 (ET(A)R-low-CHO) fmolmg protein(-1). Endothelin-1 (ET-1) elicited a sustained increase in intracellular Ca(...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Horinouchi T,Asano H,Higa T,Nishimoto A,Nishiya T,Muramatsu I,Miwa S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 2 offer a novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes by reducing hyperglycaemia via increased urinary glucose excretion. In the present study, the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacologic properties of all six SGLT2 inhibitors commercially available in Japan were inve...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Tahara A,Takasu T,Yokono M,Imamura M,Kurosaki E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kursi Wufarikun Ziyabit (KWZ) is a traditional prescription that used in folk tea drinking for its health care effect in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in central Asia. However, the underlying mechanism of KWZ in T2DM has not been investigated extensively. This study designed to observe the effect of KWZ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Edirs S,Jiang L,Xin X,Aisa HA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia, which occurs under the diabetic condition, induces serious diabetic complications. Diabetic neuropathies, affecting the autonomic, sensory, and motor peripheral nervous system, are among the most frequent complications of diabetes. Little is known about the direct toxic effect of high glucose concentrat...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sharifi AM,Mousavi SH,Farhadi M,Larijani B

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipsychotics are often used in conjunction with anti-Alzheimer drugs to treat the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Here, we examined the effects of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), donepezil and galantamine, on antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) in mice. The effects of...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Shimizu S,Mizuguchi Y,Sobue A,Fujiwara M,Morimoto T,Ohno Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive tumor growth and diffuse tissue invasion are hallmarks of malignant glioma. Embelin is an active compound identified as a novel XIAP inhibitor from the Embelia ribes that exhibits various medicinal effects including anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. In the present study, we investigated whether ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Park SY,Lim SL,Jang HJ,Lee JH,Um JY,Kim SH,Ahn KS,Lee SG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravital multiphoton microscopy has opened a new era in the field of biological imaging. Focal excitation of fluorophores by simultaneous attack of multiple (normally "two") photons generates images with high spatial resolution, and use of near-infrared lasers for multiphoton excitation allows penetration of thicker...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kikuta J,Ishii M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and dioxins are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated transcription factor. It has been reported that testosterone represses 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced transcription of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sanada N,Gotoh Y,Shimazawa R,Klinge CM,Kizu R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen-independent prostate cancer (PCa) is a developed tumor derived from the local androgen dependent PCa, which often affects elderly men. Psoralea corylifolia L, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used for PCa treatment as an important part of a common prescription, while the mechanism remains uncle...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Miao L,Yun X,Tao R,Wang Y,Fan G,Zhu Y,Cai T,Zhu Z,Yan C,Gao X

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) in the vascular tissue contributes to endothelial dysfunction through reduced eNOS activity and increased superoxide anion (O2(-)) generation in the insulin-resistant state. We investigated the effects of atorvastatin, a 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Okamura T,Tawa M,Geddawy A,Shimosato T,Iwasaki H,Shintaku H,Yoshida Y,Masada M,Shinozaki K,Imamura T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible role of nitric oxide (NO) in anxiety following transient cerebral ischemia by a 10-min bilateral carotid occlusion was examined in mice. Two days after the ischemia, mice showed a significant decrease in time spent on the open arms in the elevated plus-maze test; and likewise, they showed shortened social...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nakashima MN,Ajiki K,Nakashima K,Takahashi M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the effect of aripiprazole, a dopamine system stabilizer, on ethanol-induced psychological and physiological dependence and anxiety-like behavior. First we determined the effect of aripiprazole, a dopamine system stabilizer, on the development and expression of ethanol-induced pla...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Shibasaki M,Kurokawa K,Mizuno K,Ohkuma S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00