Effects of 6-(10-hydroxydecyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (idebenone) and related benzoquinones on porcine pancreas phospholipase A2 activity.

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of a potent nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), on 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)-induced hyperglycemia were investigated in rats. L-NAME significantly inhibited 2-DG-induced hyperglycemia, although N(G)-nitro-D-arginine methyl ester (D-NAME) did not affe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugimoto Y,Yamada J,Yoshikawa T,Horisaka K

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：: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：:Homocysteine-inducible endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein (Herp) is an ER stress-inducible membrane protein involved in ER-associated degradation. Herp expression is maintained at low levels through a strict regulatory mechanism, but the details of this mechanism and the reasons why Herp expression is restricted in th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Maeda T,Fujita Y,Tanabe-Fujimura C,Zou K,Liu J,Liu S,Kikuchi K,Shen X,Nakajima T,Komano H

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：: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：: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

abstract：:A calcium-induced alginate gel bead (Alg-CS) containing chitosan (CS) and 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropionic acid (CMP) was prepared. We then investigated (a) CMP release from Alg-CS, and (b) uptake of bile acid into the Alg-CS, within the gastrointestinal tract. Dried Alg-CS gradually swelled in taurocholate solut...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Murata Y,Hirai D,Kofuji K,Miyamoto E,Kawashima S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We earlier reported that collagen synthesis in false aged model rats was stimulated by the administration of a methanol extract from the leaves of Eucommia ulmoides OLIVER. When the methanol extract was fractionated to n-hexane, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol fractions by silica gel chromatography, we discovered ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li Y,Metori K,Koike K,Che QM,Takahashi S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol for de novo regeneration and rapid micropropagation of Scrophularia yoshimurae (Scrophulariaceae) has been developed. Multiple shoot development was achieved by culturing the shoot-tip, leaf-base, stem-node and stem-internode explants on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 4.44 microM N6-benzy...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sagare AP,Kuo CL,Chueh FS,Tsay HS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the action mechanism of oleanolic acid 3-O-monodesmoside, momordin Ic (1), and oleanolic acid 3-O-glucuronide (2) for the inhibitory effect on the increase in serum glucose levels in oral glucose-loaded rats. Although 1 and 2 dose-dependently inhibited the increase in serum glucose levels in oral glucose-l...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Murakami T,Shimada H,Matsumura N,Yoshikawa M,Yamahara J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Xenopus blastula with activin converts undifferentiated presumptive ectoderm (animal cap) into mesoderm and endoderm in a dose-dependent manner. At low concentrations, activin induces ventral mesoderm such as blood cells. Here we show that activin-treated aggregates of animal cap cells prepared from undif...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagamine K,Furue M,Fukui A,Matsuda A,Hori T,Asashima M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Laennec, a hydrolyte of human placenta, on immune-mediated liver injury was investigated in vivo and in vitro in murine. Vena caudalis administration of concanavalin A (Con A) was employed to establish an in vivo liver-injury model, and in vitro hepatotoxicity was induced by 8 h interaction between Con A...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu J,Yang T,Wang C,Liu Q,Yao J,Sun H,Kaku T,Liu KX

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The permeability of murine leukemia L1210 cells toward non-permeant fluorescent Lucifer Yellow (LY) was evaluated by flow cytometry following vortex-stirring of cells with LY in the presence of high molecular weight polyacrylic acid (A-119). Permeabilization by this technique was greatly enhanced in growth phase cells...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Noda Y,Shimizu N,Kawazoe Y

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptotic cells must be recognized early for phagocytosis to ensure that their toxic contents do not damage neighboring cells. In some cases this is achieved via CD43-capped membrane glycoproteins, the sialylpolylactosaminyl chains of which serve as ligands for phagocytosis by macrophages. However, because many additi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oguri E,Miki Y,Hirano K,Yamanaka M,Beppu M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panaxydol, a polyacetylenic compound derived from Panax ginseng has been reported to suppress the growth of cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying cell cycle arrest by this compound in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are unknown. Our study found that panaxydol treatment induced cell cycle arrest...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee JH,Leem DG,Chung KS,Kim KT,Choi SY,Lee KT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein (AGP) on human erythrocyte membrane were examined in vitro. Bovine and dog AGP, in addition to human AGP or asialo human AGP were used, and the collected data were compared with that for human serum albumin (HSA). A new technique developed by Kikuchi was used to investigate er...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto K,Nishi K,Tokutomi Y,Irie T,Suenaga A,Otagiri M

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:New lipid derivatives of polyethyleneglycol (PEG) have been synthesized and tested for the ability to allow liposomes to evade uptake by the reticuloendothelial system (RES) and to prolong the circulation time of liposomes in mice. Liposomes were prepared from distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) and cholesterol (CH) ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yuda T,Maruyama K,Iwatsuru M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an acute treatment experiment, metformin (150, 300 mg/kg, per os (p.o.)) markedly reduced the consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) (45 kcal% fat-containing diet) for 2 h after the HFD was given to the fasted male C57BL/6J (B6) mice. In addition, metformin at a higher dose increased plasma active glucagon-like pepti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsui Y,Hirasawa Y,Sugiura T,Toyoshi T,Kyuki K,Ito M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of fragmented keratin were prepared from buffalo horn and hoof using savinase and Na2S, and their physicochemical and biopharmaceutical properties were examined in mice. The number-average molecular weight of enzymatically fragmented keratin (E-FK), chemically fragmented keratin (C-FK), and fragmented gelati...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Noda J,Imai T,Kida K,Otagiri M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sauchinone, a biologically active lignan found in Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae), exerts various biological activities against jaundice, inflammatory disease, hepatic steatosis, and oxidative injury. Despite its diverse applications, there exists some information about sauchinone's pharmacokinetics but its tissue di...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim YJ,Han SY,Seo JS,Chin YW,Choi YH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fungus of Pestalotiopsis species produced an extracellular, water-soluble polysaccharide (PS-N). PS-N exhibited significant hypoglycemic activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice following intraperitoneal administration and had an effect on oral glucose tolerance in normal mice following oral administration. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kiho T,Itahashi S,Sakushima M,Matsunaga T,Usui S,Ukai S,Mori H,Sakamoto H,Ishiguro Y

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) and the partial pressure of oxygen (pO(2)) in the liver were simultaneously quantified in rats with partial hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (PHIRI). Real-time NO/pO(2) monitoring and immunohistochemical analysis for superoxide dismutase and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and endothelial N...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hataji K,Watanabe T,Oowada S,Nagaya M,Kamibayashi M,Murakami E,Kawakami H,Ishiuchi A,Kumai T,Nakano H,Kobayashi S,Otsubo T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we reported that one of the gel-forming (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans, grifolan (from Grifola frondosa, GRN), stimulated cytokine production from macrophages in vitro. However, several other gel-forming (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans, such as sonifilan (SPG) and SSG, did not induce cytokine production from macro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okazaki M,Adachi Y,Ohno N,Yadomae T

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of successive heparin-affinity and glycyrrhizin (GL)-affinity column chromatographies (HPLC), a 55 kDa GL-binding protein (gp55) was purified to apparent homogeneity from the Superdex P-I fraction of Habu snake venom. This gp55 was identified as an apoxin I-like protein, because (i) its 20 N-terminal amino ac...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Abe Y,Shimoyama Y,Munakata H,Ito J,Nagata N,Ohtsuki K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidant property and hematopoietic repair capacity are important characteristics of radioprotective agents. Some studies have demonstrated that 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose (PGG), a molecule isolated from the waterlily, has antioxidant, hematopoietic repair, and anti-inflammatory activities. In this st...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bing SJ,Kim MJ,Park E,Ahn G,Kim DS,Ko RK,Lee NH,Shin T,Park JW,Jee Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the investigation of chemical constituents in antiosteoporotic active fraction, 90% ethanol fraction of water extract of the rhizomes of Dioscorea spongiosa, twenty-two glycosides were isolated and their structures were elucidated. In order to know the role of each compound played in the fraction and to find the ex...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yin J,Han N,Liu Z,Song S,Kadota S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been highly anticipated as an efficient delivery system due to their ability to cross biological membranes and transport various cargoes into cells. In the present study, we have identified adenovirus-derived CPPs using various capsid-mutant adenovirus (Ad) vectors. First, we exam...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hirai T,Yamagishi Y,Koizumi N,Nonaka M,Mochida R,Shida K,Nomura T,Fujii M,Sakurai F,Mizuguchi H,Watanabe Y,Utoguchi N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five rabbit aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) that participate in the reduction of drug ketones and endogenous ketosteroids have recently been cloned and characterized. Among them, AKR1C30 and AKR1C31 show the highest amino acid sequence identity of 91%, but markedly differ in their substrate specificity and inhibitor sensi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Endo S,Arai Y,Matsunaga T,Ikari A,El-Kabbani O,Hara A,Kitade Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00