Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid Can Re-sensitize a Cisplatin-Resistant Human Bladder Cancer.

abstract：:In this study, the skin permeation of liposomes containing psoralen was investigated by in vivo skin microdialysis. Psoralen-loaded nano-sized liposomes were prepared with a mean size of 117.5 nm and a polydispersity index of 0.21, indicating the uniform dispersion of phosphatidylcholine vesicles in the liposomal solu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang H,Zhang K,Li Z,Zhao J,Zhang Y,Feng N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PhiC31 integrase has the potential to achieve long-term transgene expression because of site-specific and unidirectional recombination. In this study, plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding Gaussia luciferase (Gluc) cDNA was constructed and the optimal condition for long-term gene expression using phiC31 integrase in mouse liver...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Umemoto Y,Kawakami S,Otani Y,Higuchi Y,Yamashita F,Hashida M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermis is one of the well-known estrogen target tissues. Information regarding estrogen metabolism in epidermis is still very limited compared to that of estrogen action. In the breast cancer tissue, 17β-estradiol (E(2)) is inactivated by sulfation and the expression level of estrogen sulfotransferase (SULT1E1) is ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kushida A,Hattori K,Yamaguchi N,Kobayashi T,Date A,Tamura H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When hot-water extracts of mushroom Agaricus brazei MURRILL fruiting bodies (Agaricus extracts) were administered orally into Meth A-bearing mice, tumor growth was significantly inhibited compared with controls given water orally. Treatment with Agaricus extracts for five successive days significantly increased natura...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takimoto H,Wakita D,Kawaguchi K,Kumazawa Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to demonstrate the inhibitory effect of saucerneol G (SG), a new lignan, isolated from the aerial part of Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP)-9 inductions in RAW 264.7 cells. Aimed at evaluating the mechanism of action by whi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lu Y,Hong TG,Jin M,Yang JH,Suh SJ,Piao DG,Ko HK,Seo CS,Chang YC,Kim CH,Son JK,Chang HW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the pharmacokinetic profile of cyclosporin A (CyA) after intravenous administration to rats prepared as models of various disease states found in patients who receive organ transplantations. After intravenous bolus administration to normal rats, the total blood clearance (CLt) of CyA showed a dose-dependent...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shibata N,Shimakawa H,Minouchi T,Yamaji A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantethine and fursultiamine have been evaluated for their clinical usefulness in the treatment and prevention of uncomplicated postoperative adhesive intestinal obstruction. In recent years, the actions of drugs used to treat gastrointestinal diseases have been elucidated pharmacologically from the viewpoints of gast...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Suzuki Y,Itoh H,Abe T,Nishimura F,Sato Y,Takeyama M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lectin-like receptors natural killer group 2D (NKG2D) and CD94 on natural killer (NK) cells bind to α2,3-NeuAc-containing N-glycans and heparin/heparan sulfate (HS). Using recombinant glutathione S-transferase-fused extracellular lectin-like domains of NKG2D (rGST-NKG2Dlec) and CD94 (rGST-CD94lec), we evaluated their ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Higai K,Suzuki C,Imaizumi Y,Xin X,Azuma Y,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate pharmacokinetics is influenced by individual factors such as patient age, renal function and co-treatment. The aim of this study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic model of topiramate to assist dosage adjustments in individual patients. Steady-state topiramate plasma concentrations in patients with...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Vovk T,Jakovljević MB,Kos MK,Janković SM,Mrhar A,Grabnar I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of OmpC and OmpF in acidic resistance (AR) were examined. When ompC and ompF were deleted, AR was decreased. The decreased level of AR seen in the mutant that was deficient in ompC and ompF was elevated by the addition of glutamate, but not by the addition of arginine or lysine. The expression levels of adiA...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bekhit A,Fukamachi T,Saito H,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is recognized as an important mediator of brain disorders. Nevertheless, there are few antioxidants approved for brain diseases. There are two types of mechanisms as antioxidant systems in vivo, antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes. Antioxidants are consumed by the reaction with reactive oxygen specie...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kume T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sec61β is the β subunit of the Sec61 translocon and is responsible for expression and delivery of basolateral membrane proteins, including claudins, major constituents of tight junction (TJ). In the present study, the effect of Sec61β overexpression on TJ barrier functions in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells wer...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Washiyama M,Koizumi N,Fujii M,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in the synthesis of melanin and is widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. As excessive melanin production causes not only hyperpigmenting effects on human skin but also melanosis in various foods, an inhibitor of tyrosinase has become of interest lately from a practical p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsuchiya T,Yamada K,Minoura K,Miyamoto K,Usami Y,Kobayashi T,Hamada-Sato N,Imada C,Tsujibo H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel type of arylsulfate sulfotransferase (ASST) from a predominant human intestinal bacterium catalyzes the stoichiometric transfer of a sulfate group from phenolic sulfate esters to phenols. We clarified that polyphenols were better substrates of this enzyme than the corresponding glycosides. Additionally, a coum...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Konishi-Imamura L,Sato M,Dohi K,Kadota S,Namba T,Kobashi K

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：:We investigated the properties of honokiol, a natural rexinoid, as a regulator of retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers with various partner nuclear receptors (NRs), in comparison with those of the synthetic rexinoid bexarotene. Honokiol alone was hardly capable of activating peroxisome proliferator-activated recepto...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kotani H,Tanabe H,Mizukami H,Amagaya S,Inoue M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we developed a new hollow-type suppository containing elcatonin ((Asu1,7)-eel calcitonin, ECT), a synthetic derivative of eel calcitonin, which produces hypocalcemia, as a pharmaceutical preparation for self administration, to be used instead of parenteral injections for patients with osteoporosis. The ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe Y,Mizufune Y,Kubomura A,Kiriyama M,Utoguchi N,Matsumoto M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of a traditional Chinese medicine, Shimotsu-to (a combined prescription of cnidium rhizome, peony root, angelica root and rehmannia root), and its included crude fractions were investigated on an adjuvant-induced chronic inflammation model of mice. The aqueous extract (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, i.p.) of Shimotsu-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kojima S,Inaba K,Kobayashi S,Kimura M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of sulfaphenazole (SP) on the pharmacokinetics of ampiroxicam (AM) which is metabolized by cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 2C9, since SP is a potent inhibitor of CYP 2C9, and so a dramatic pharmacokinetic drug interaction between both drugs is assumed after dosing. Singl...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ogiso T,Iwaki M,Tanaka H,Kobayashi E,Tanino T,Sawada A,Uno S

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides were isolated from a tryptic hydrolysate of human serum albumin (HSA). The peptides were identified by sequencing and other analyses as Ala-Trp and the nonapeptide Ala-Phe-Lys-Ala-Trp-Ala-Val-Ala-Arg (human albutensin A), corresponding to f(213-214) and f(2...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakagomi K,Ebisu H,Sadakane Y,Fujii N,Akizawa T,Tanimura T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All living organisms on earth are composed of L-amino acids and D-sugars. Therefore the presence and function of D-amino acids in living organisms have not been studied. Recently, however, D-aspartic acid (D-Asp) which is a D-amino acid, has been detected in various proteins from human tissue samples such as eye lens,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujii N

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized by disabling fatigue of at least 6 months, in addition to symptoms such as muscle pain and muscle weakness. There is no treatment provides long-term benefits to most patients. Recently, clinical research suggested the involvement of pyruvate ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohba T,Domoto S,Tanaka M,Nakamura S,Shimazawa M,Hara H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:The relation between degranulation and rapid metabolic responses (acidification rate changes) in RBL-2H3 cells was studied using a cytosensor microphysiometer, a silicon-based biosensor system. The metabolic responses in RBL-2H3 cells by antigen stimulation were compared with those by inhibitors of Ca2+ -ATPase. The f...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Furuno T,Ohyama N,Nakanishi M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient protocol for the in vitro germination and propagation of Larrea divaricata CAV. (Jarilla) was established. To determine the effect of different growth regulators on the growth rates and phenol production, apical-node microshoots from in vitro germinated plantlets were incubated on the following media: 1) ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Palacio L,Baeza MC,Cantero JJ,Cusidó R,Goleniowski ME

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A close relationship between rat liver regeneration and the concentration ratio of spermidine to spermine (spd:spm) was demonstrated by the oral administration of trans-4-methylcyclohexylamine (MCHA), a specific inhibitor of putrescine aminopropyltransferase. A decrease in recovery rate of remnant liver with MCHA, as ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi M,Takao K,Shiota Y,Sugita Y,Takahashi M,Nakae D,Samejima K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we designed and synthesized a novel 1,5-diarylpyrazole derivative, 2-amino-N-(2-methyl-5-(1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)phenyl) acetamide hydrochloride (CC06), which was intended to act as a prodrug and would exert potent anti-inflammatory activity after being converte...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yin LL,Li MH,Wang X,Zhang WY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine pharmacokinetic differences of acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) and its metabolites: gentisic acid (GA), salicylic acid (SA) and salicyluric acid (SUA) between Otomies and Mesticians healthy subjects. Design. Ten Otomies and 10 Mesticians were included. After a single dose of as...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lares-Asseff I,Juárez-Olguín H,Flores-Pérez J,Guillé-Pérez A,Vargas A

更新日期：2004-05-01 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