Application of Pickering Emulsion with Cyclodextrin as an Emulsifier to a Transdermal Drug Delivery Vehicle.

abstract：:When ginsenoside R(c) was anaerobically incubated with human fecal microflora, all specimens metabolized ginsenoside R(c) to compound K and protopanaxadiol. The main metabolite was compound K. Among the bacteria isolated from human fecal microflora, most bacteria, such as Bacteroides sp., Eubacterium sp., and Bifidoba...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bae EA,Choo MK,Park EK,Park SY,Shin HY,Kim DH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a silent polymorphism of C3435T of the MDR1 gene, encoding the multidrug resistant transporter MDR1/P-glycoprotein, has been found to be associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis (UC), but this remains controversial. This study was conducted to find a possible reason for the discrepancies, and it ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Osuga T,Sakaeda T,Nakamura T,Yamada T,Koyama T,Tamura T,Aoyama N,Okamura N,Kasuga M,Okumura K

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent antitumor agent, but the cardiotoxicity mediated by the formation of reactive oxygen species limit its clinical use. The present study aims to explore electrocardiographic and biochemical evidence for the cardioprotective effect of two antioxidants, Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP, t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Xin Y,Zhang S,Gu L,Liu S,Gao H,You Z,Zhou G,Wen L,Yu J,Xuan Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease with joint dysfunction following cartilage degradation. The level of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has been reported to be augmented in human synovial fluid from patients with RA. However, it remains to be elucidated whether LPA participates in cartilage destruction. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mizuno K,Komiya M,Okuyama K,Imada K,Sato T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hypokalemia is an adverse effect of Yokukansan preparation, especially in geriatric patients, its association with age is unclear. We investigated whether age is a risk factor for hypokalemia. This single-center retrospective cohort study, conducted at Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East bet...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hirai T,Yamaga R,Kei M,Hosohata K,Itoh T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosylation is a highly sophisticated post-translational modification of proteins that occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi apparatus. The vital biological functions served by protein glycosylation can be separated into two types. The first is the role of glycosylation in the extracellular environm...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamamoto K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifteen synthesized mono, di, and trihydroxybenzamide and thiobenzamide derivatives having structures related to euglobals were examined for their inhibitory effects on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activation by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) as a primary screening test for anti-tumor-promoters...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takasaki M,Konoshima T,Kozuka M,Yoneyama K,Yoshida S,Tokuda H,Nishino H,Iwashima A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined region-dependent differences and alterations in the levels of protective thiol compounds, glutathione (GSH) and metallothionein (MT)-I and -II, in cultured rat astrocytes under several culture conditions and in brain tissues of rats at postnatal and weaning periods. Regardless of culture conditions, both p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Adachi T,Satoh M,Pramanik R,Kuroda S,Ishido M,Kunimoto M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the transport mechanism(s) of L-glutamate (L-Glu), a neuroexcitatory neurotransmitter, in the inner blood-retinal barrier (BRB). The L-Glu transport was evaluated by an in vitro uptake study with a conditionally-immortalized rat retinal capillary endothelial cell line, TR-iBR...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakurai T,Akanuma S,Usui T,Kubo Y,Tachikawa M,Hosoya K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isofatty acid-containing phosphatidylglycerol (Fr. 7-C), isolated from Bacillus stearothermophilus UBT8038, enhances the induction of concanavalin A (Con A)-activated suppressor T (Ts) cells in a dose dependent manner (0.01-1 microgram/ml). Its further biological properties on mouse mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) has...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kohama Y,Semba T,Tanaka K,Iida K,Moriyama K,Suda T,Tone H,Itoh S,Mimura T

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum thymidylate kinase (PfTMK) is a potential chemotherapeutic target as it can tolerate a range of substrates, which distinguishes it from other thymidylate kinases. An important step in drug development is to determine the interaction of ligands competing for their target sites in a proposed drug t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kandeel M,Kitade Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fraxinellone and sauchinone, isolated from natural substance, are known to have an anti-inflammatory effect in inflammatory conditions. However, the anti-inflammatory actions of these compounds have been insufficiently demonstrated in viral-induced neuroinflammation. A viral component (double-stranded (ds)RNA) trigger...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee CS,Won C,Yoo H,Yi EH,Cho Y,Maeng JW,Sung SH,Ye SK,Chung MH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis (AR) caused by house dust mite (HDM) and Japanese cedar pollen (JCP) represents a significant, expanding health problem in Japan. Allergic symptoms often have a severe impact on the QOL such as sleep disturbance and reduced school and work performance. In addition to the classical symptoms, AR is kno...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohashi-Doi K,Lund K,Mitobe Y,Okamiya K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro release behavior and cytotoxic activity, and in vivo plasma disposition of newly synthesized macromolecular derivatives of cisplatin (CDDP) were investigated and compared with CDDP. The derivatives included oxidized dextran conjugate of CDDP (OX-Dex/CDDP) and dicarboxymethylated dextran conjugate of CDDP (DCM...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakashima M,Ichinose K,Kanematsu T,Masunaga T,Ohya Y,Ouchi T,Tomiyama N,Sasaki H,Ichikawa M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICR/f rat is a recessive-type hereditary cataractous strain, and opacity in the lens usually becomes evident at around 75 d of age. We previously found that the instillation of eye drops containing a disulfiram and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complex (DSF eye drops) delays lens opacification in ICR/f...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagai N,Ito Y,Takeuchi N

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PEGylation is an established method for improving the pharmacokinetic properties and pharmacodynamic effects of therapeutic proteins. Amino conjugation by N-hydroxysuccinimide activated polyethylene glycol (PEG-NHS) represents the most common modification of the target proteins. In this study, we compared the reaction...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nojima Y,Iguchi K,Suzuki Y,Sato A

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Immediate early genes (IEG) are rapidly but transiently induced directly by intracellular signaling cascades to alter patterns of gene expression. It has been proposed that histone modifications could be the key to the quick alteration of chromatin structure, as this spread occurs too rapidly to be the consequence of ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sng JC,Taniura H,Yoneda Y

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enhanced effect of urethane anesthesia on the serum creatine kinase (CPK) level following administration of hypolipidemic agents was examined to develop a convenient experimental screening method for drug-induced myopathy. After oral administration of a hypolipidemic agent to rats, 25% urethane solution was infuse...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakai A,Nishikata M,Uchida T,Ichikawa M,Matsuyama K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's beta-amyloid protein (A beta) is the main component of senile plaques, which are characteristic hallmarks of the Alzheimer's disease brain. Recently, there have been several reports that A beta has toxic effects on both cultured neurons and in the brain. We confirmed the neurotoxicity of A beta in vitro an...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hasegawa Y,Sugimoto E,Endo T,Ogawa K,Aratake H,Morikawa A,Kitaguchi N

更新日期：1995-12-01 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 purpose of this research is improvement of therapeutic treatment for periodontitis by using lipophilic and/or hydrophilic zinc materials. The sample suspension injections were prepared from zinc octanate (C8Zn), zinc stearate (C18Zn), zinc sulfate hepta-hydrate (ZnSO4) and tricalcium phosphate (ZnTCP) containing 6...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tokudome Y,Otsuka M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic glycolysis is an established hallmark of cancer. Neoplastic cells display increased glucose consumption and a corresponding increase in lactate production compared to the normal cells. Aerobic glycolysis is regulated by the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/ mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Parajuli P,Tiwari RV,Sylvester PW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible role of quercetin, a naturally occurring plant flavonoid, in protecting against oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-, excitotoxins-, and free radical-induced neuronal injury in mouse cortical cell cultures was investigated. Pre- and co-treatment with quercetin (100 microM) inhibited 50 min OGD-, 20 microM N-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ha HJ,Kwon YS,Park SM,Shin T,Park JH,Kim HC,Kwon MS,Wie MB

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported previously that monkey embryonic stem cells (ESCs) were differentiated into hepatocytes by formation of embryoid bodies (EBs). However, this EB formation method is not always efficient for assays using a large number of samples simultaneously. A dispersion culture system, one of the differentiation methods...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Maruyama J,Matsunaga T,Yamaori S,Sakamoto S,Kamada N,Nakamura K,Kikuchi S,Ohmori S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:An increase in the number of glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor-family related gene/protein (GITR)+CD25- (or fork-head box protein 3: Foxp3-) CD4+ T cells, after treating a mouse model of arthritis with fingolimod (FTY720), and a pathogenic antigen may play a key role in the establishment of immune ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshida Y,Mikami N,Nakanishi Y,Saimoto M,Nagaike A,Shimono H,Nakano S,Tsuji T,Kohno T

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 8-substituted quinolines were synthesized and tested against seizures induced by maximal electro shock (MES), pentylenetetrazole (scMet) and antihypertensive activities. Neurologic deficit was evaluated by the rotarod test. Among the newly synthesized derivatives, several compounds with a 2-hydroxypropylox...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Muruganantham N,Sivakumar R,Anbalagan N,Gunasekaran V,Leonard JT

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LAT1 (L-type amino acid transporter 1), one of the L-type amino acid transporters, transports the branched and aromatic amino acids. LAT1 requires the heavy chain of 4F2 antigen (4F2hc) for the functional expression as an amino acid transporter. The expression of this transporter is up-regulated in tumor cells and rap...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Asano S,Kameyama M,Oura A,Morisato A,Sakai H,Tabuchi Y,Chairoungdua A,Endou H,Kanai Y

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00