Fragility Fractures in Older People in Japan Based on the National Health Insurance Claims Database.

abstract：:DY-9760e (3-[2-[4-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-1-(4-imidazolylmethyl)-1H-indazole dihydrochloride 3.5 hydrate), a calmodulin antagonist, provides protection against Ca(2+) overload-associated cytotoxicity and brain injury after cerebral ischemia in rats. In this study, we assessed the e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugimura M,Takamori H,Fukushi H,Kitano Y,Kanazawa Y,Shirasaki Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:The MeOH and water extracts of the Netherlands propolis were tested for their inhibitory activity toward nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophage-like J774.1 cells. Both of the extract possessed significant NO inhibitory activity with IC(50) values of 23.8 and 51.5 microg/ml...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagaoka T,Banskota AH,Tezuka Y,Midorikawa K,Matsushige K,Kadota S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pH on the microenvironment surrounding 34Cys in human serum albumin (HSA) has been studied using acrylodan, a Cys-specific fluorescence probe. The reactivity of 34Cys with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitro benzoic acid) (DTNB) followed a pseudo-first-order reaction, and the increase in reactivity was dependent on p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Narazaki R,Maruyama T,Otagiri M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of early sepsis induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) combined with interleukin-2 (IL-2) was developed. The primary aim was to assess the pharmacokinetics of gentamicin and sepsis-induced pathophysiological changes. Moreover, the effects on the glomerular filtration rate and tubular function were studied in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Studena S,Martinkova J,Slizova D,Krs O,Senkerik M,Springer D,Chládek J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) was diagnosed in a 39-year-old woman, treated with ampicillin (4000-8000 mg daily), phenytoin (250 mg daily), and furosemide (20-40 mg daily) for 25, 21, and 20 d, respectively, before the appearance of the eruption. The lymphocyte stimulation test with the MTT [3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshimura T,Hamaguchi E,Usami E,Nakashima K,Kawaguchi M,Suzuki N,Okamoto Y,Nakao T,Yamazaki F

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been retracted by the Editorial Committee of The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan because it contains scientific misconduct. Although the data published in this article were generated in part by the first author, the authors violated authorship and sponsorship protocol. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim JH,Lee JH,Kim YJ

更新日期：2015-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of restraint and footshock stress and norepinephrine treatment on gastric emptying. The gastric emptying was significantly inhibited by restraint stress. beta(3)-adrenergic antagonist canceled the inhibition of gastric emptying caused by restraint stress, while beta(1)-, beta(2)-, alpha(1)-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsukada F,Nagura Y,Abe S,Sato N,Ohkubo Y

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to investigate the binding affinity of a newly synthesized 5-HT2 antagonist, (N-[2-[4-(5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-piperidino]ethyl]-1-formyl-4-piperidinecarboxamide monohydrochloride monohydrate) (AT-1015), in the rabbit platelet membrane using [3H]-ketanserin by radioligand bin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Rashid M,Watanabe M,Nakazawa M,Nagatomo T

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:We have previously proposed a novel deconvolution method, which can estimate first-pass metabolism of orally administered drugs. In the present study, we examined whether this deconvolution method is useful for evaluating oral dosage forms. The absorption and first-pass metabolism of orally administered aspirin formul...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu X,Yamashita F,Hashida M

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:We investigated whether peripherally administered aconitine increases spontaneous acetylcholine (ACh) release from the frontal cerebral cortex in freely moving rats using in vivo microdialysis, as it relates to aconitine-induced bradycardia estimated by a tail-artery cuff technique in unilateral anterior hypothalamus ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura I,Takada M,Nojima H,Kimura M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. The triterpenoid compound asiatic acid derived from the tropical medicinal plant Centella asiatica displays cytotoxic activity on fibroblast cells and several other kinds of cells. The present work studies asiatic acid-mediated growth inhibition of cancer cell...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tang XL,Yang XY,Jung HJ,Kim SY,Jung SY,Choi DY,Park WC,Park H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of ginseng total saponin (GTS) and several ginsenosides injected intrathecally (i.t.) or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) on the antinociception induced by cold water swimming. The tail-flick response was used as an antinociceptive parameter. We found that i.t. injection of GTS time- and dose...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SS,Lee JK,Suh HW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), a purinergic receptor, is involved in pathophysiological events such as inflammation and cell death, and thus is an attractive target for therapeutic approaches. It is reported that divalent metal cations (DMCs) inhibit P2X7R activation and that there are species differences in their inhibitory ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujiwara M,Ohbori K,Ohishi A,Nishida K,Uozumi Y,Nagasawa K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baculovirus vectors (BVs) enable safe and efficient gene delivery to mammalian cells and are useful in a wide range of applications, including gene therapy and in vivo analysis of gene functions. We previously developed BVs expressing malaria sporozoite surface proteins for targeting liver cells or hepatocytes. Howeve...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kawai Y,Kawabata C,Sakaguchi M,Tamura T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extract of the leaves of Apocynum venetum L. (Apocynaceae) markedly shortened the immobility time of male rats in a forced swimming test (FST) in a dose range of 30-125 mg/kg, indicating a possible antidepressant activity. This effect was comparable to that of the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine (20 mg/kg). Nei...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Butterweck V,Nishibe S,Sasaki T,Uchida M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrets are polymeric discs that carry semi permanent electrostatic charge. These provide electrostatic potentials in the range of 500 to 3,000 V. In the current work, the effect of electret exposure on the skin permeability was investigated. Transdermal transport studies were carried out across porcine epidermis in...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Narasimha Sathyanarayana Murthy NS,Boguda VA,Payasada K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although distigmine is known to sometimes cause severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs), such as cholinergic crisis, there are limited data on the risk factors for these ADRs. In this study, we defined a serum cholinesterase (sChE) cutoff level for early detection of ADRs to distigmine and sought to identify risk factors...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mitsuboshi S,Nagai K,Okajima H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activating factor (PAF)-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is an enzyme that hydrolyzes the acetyl ester at the sn-2 position of PAF, and converts it to the inactive metabolite, lyso PAF. This enzyme is distributed widely in the intracellular as well as the extracellular matrix and is believed to be a defense mechanism...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee E,Lee SJ,Lee TY,Chang HW

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of amyloid β(1-42) peptide (Aβ(1-42)) in retina is implicated in the development of retinal ganglion cell apoptosis and diabetic retinopathy. In this study we demonstrate that spontaneous diabetes mellitus Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats can be used as an animal model in studies to iden...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagai N,Ito Y,Tanino T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the process of lipolysis, adipocytes are stimulated by catecholamines through beta(1), beta(2), and beta(3) adrenergic receptors (ARs). So far, beta(2) and beta(3) AR polymorphisms have been reported related to obesity. However, the relation of beta(1)AR polymorphisms to obesity has not been evaluated. In the prese...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nonen S,Yamamoto I,Liu J,Maeda M,Motomura T,Igarashi T,Fujio Y,Azuma J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To search for possible anti-tumor-promoters (cancer chemopreventive agents), we carried out primary screening of 23 triterpenoid hydrocarbons (1-23) isolated from ferns using an in vitro synergistic assay system. Of these triterpenoids, hop-17(21)-ene (2), neohop-13(18)-ene (3), neohop-12-ene (4), taraxerane (17), mul...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Konoshima T,Takasaki M,Tokuda H,Masuda K,Arai Y,Shiojima K,Ageta H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of biological potency and its comparison with clinical effects are important in the quality control of therapeutic glycoproteins. Animal models are usually used for evaluating bioactivity of these compounds. However, alternative methods are required to simplify the bioassay and avoid ethical issues associat...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yanagihara S,Taniguchi Y,Hosono M,Yoshioka E,Ishikawa R,Shimada Y,Kadoya T,Kutsukake K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although macrophage phagocytoses modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL), excessive accumulation of modified LDL induces macrophage foam cell formation, which is a feature of atherosclerotic plaque. Thus, the identification of scavenger receptor for modified LDL will provide better understanding of an atherosclerotic e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miki Y,Tachibana Y,Ohminato Y,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the disposition of benzphetamine (BZP) and its metabolites, desmethyl benzphetamine (norBZP), p-hydroxy desmethyl benzphetamine (OHnorBZP), methamphetamine (MA) and amphetamine (AP), from plasma to hair in rats, an analytical method for identifying these drugs in plasma, urine and hair was developed ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kikura R,Nakahara Y

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of bisphenol A (BPA) was determined for 11 forms of human hepatic cytochromes P450 (CYPs) expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and for human steroidogenic CYP17 expressed in Escherichia coli. Additionally, the effect of BPA on the progesterone 17alpha-chydroxylase activity of CYP17 was invest...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Niwa T,Fujimoto M,Kishimoto K,Yabusaki Y,Ishibashi F,Katagiri M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emulsion prepared with β-cyclodextrin as an emulsifier (βCDE) is considered to be a Pickering emulsion. We examined the characteristics of βCDEs using captopril (CP) as a model drug, and studied the in vitro skin permeation of CP from βCDEs through hairless mouse skin. The stability of βCDE was increased with incr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Taguchi H,Tanaka H,Hashizaki K,Saito Y,Fujii M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Darexaban maleate is a novel oral direct factor Xa inhibitor. Darexaban glucuronide (YM-222714) was the major component in plasma after oral administration of darexaban to humans and is the pharmacologically active metabolite. Additionally, YM-222714 N-oxides were detected as minor metabolites in human plasma and urin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shiraga T,Yajima K,Teragaki T,Suzuki K,Hashimoto T,Iwatsubo T,Miyashita A,Usui T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00