Effect of pretreatment of skin with cyclic monoterpenes on permeation of diclofenac in hairless rat.

abstract：:To investigate the protective effect of ginsenoside Re (Re) against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, adult male Wistar rats weighing 250-300 g were subjected to either sham surgery or middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 2 h of brain ischemia and 2 h reperfusion. A fluorescence polarization assay was carri...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhou XM,Cao YL,Dou DQ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two acidic polysaccharides, called ginsenan S-IA and ginsenan S-IIA, were isolated from the root of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. They were homogeneous on electrophoresis and gel chromatography, and their molecular masses were estimated to be 5.6 x 10(4) and 1.0 x 10(5), respectively. Ginsenan S-IA is composed of L-arabi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tomoda M,Hirabayashi K,Shimizu N,Gonda R,Ohara N,Takada K

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various absorption promoters on the pulmonary absorption of drugs with different molecular weights were examined in rats. Phenol red and fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled dextrans (FDs) with various molecular weights were used as model drugs and the absorption promoters used in this study were sodium g...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morita T,Yamamoto A,Hashida M,Sezaki H

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenicals are known to be toxic and carcinogenic in humans. Inorganic arsenicals are enzymatically methylated to monomethylarsonic acid (MMAsV) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMAsV), which are the major pentavalent methyl arsenic metabolites. Recent reports indicate that trivalent methyl arsenicals are produced through me...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kojima C,Sakurai T,Waalkes MP,Himeno S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiproliferative constituents in the MeOH extracts of the aerial parts of Lippia dulcis Trev. and Lippia canescens Kunth (Verbenaceae) were investigated. Activity-guided chemical investigation of the MeOH extracts resulted in the isolation of the three bisabolane-type sesquiterpenes [(+)-hernandulcin (1), (-)-epi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Abe F,Nagao T,Okabe H

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a piroxicam-loaded gelatin microcapsule with enhanced bioavailability, a gelatin microcapsule encapsulated ethanol and piroxicam has been formulated by using gelatin as a water-soluble polymer shell. The aqueous solubility and bioavailability of piroxicam in piroxicam-loaded microcapsule in rats were then e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Piao MG,Yang CW,Li DX,Kim JO,Jang KY,Yoo BK,Kim JA,Woo JS,Lyoo WS,Han SS,Lee YB,Kim DD,Yong CS,Choi HG

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we evaluated the effect of the novel acid pump antagonist 7-(4-fluorobenzyloxy)-2,3-dimethyl-1-{[(1S,2S)-2-methylcyclopropyl]methyl}-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazine (CS-526) on the intragastric acidity of cynomolgus monkeys. The study was performed in a crossover manner with five male animals. CS-526...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ito K,Kinoshita K,Yamamura N,Tomizawa A,Inaba F,Morikawa-Inomata Y,Tabata K,Shibakawa N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an attempt to find bioactive medicinal herbs exerting anti-asthmatic activity, the effects of an ethanol extract from the parts of Saururus chinensis were evaluated in both in vitro and in vivo. The ethanol extract of S. chinensis (ESC) inhibited generation of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) dependent phases of prosta...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lee E,Haa K,Yook JM,Jin MH,Seo CS,Son KH,Kim HP,Bae KH,Kang SS,Son JK,Chang HW

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution deep tissue imaging is possible with two-photon excitation microscopy. With the combined application of two-photon imaging and perfusion with a polar fluorescent tracer, we have established a method to detect exocytic events inside secretory tissues. This method displays the spatiotemporal distribution...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takahashi N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (GBE), one of the most widely used herbal dietary supplements in Japan and the United States, on the pharmacokinetics of nifedipine (NFP), a typical probe of P450 (CYP) 3A, but not a substrate of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), were studied using rats. Simulta...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshioka M,Ohnishi N,Sone N,Egami S,Takara K,Yokoyama T,Kuroda K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in carbonyl reductase (CR) activity towards seven substrates in adrenal glands of female rats were investigated during estrous cycle and the circadian patterns of adrenal CR activity towards seven substrates in male rats were examined. The localization of the enzyme protein in the adrenal gland was carried out...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inazu N,Nagashima Y,Satoh T

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO), an endothelium-dependent relaxing factor, regulates relaxation, proliferation, and migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and most likely attenuates developing vascular disease such as atherosclerosis. We investigated whether or not NO is associated with regulation of aortic elasticity. S-Nitrosogl...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugitani H,Wachi H,Tajima S,Seyama Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:As one of the adverse effects of oxaliplatin, a key agent in colon cancer chemotherapy, a taste disorder is a severe issue in a clinical situation because it decreases the quality of life of patients. However, there is little information on the mechanism underlying the oxaliplatin-induced taste disorder. Here, we exam...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohishi A,Nishida K,Yamanaka Y,Miyata A,Ikukawa A,Yabu M,Miyamoto K,Bansho S,Nagasawa K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinacoside is a major compound of Cistanche Herb and has glutamate release-inhibiting activity in the brain. Given the involvement of excitotoxicity caused by massive glutamate in the pathophysiology of epilepsy, we explored the antiepileptic effect of echinacoside on kainic acid-induced seizures in rats. The rats w...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lu CW,Hsieh HL,Lin TY,Hsieh TY,Huang SK,Wang SJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to develop a new method of preparing salvianolic acid extracts (SAE) water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) multiple emulsion (ME). SAE injection is used in the treatment of brain infarct and promotion of blood circulation in China. However, the injection is not convenient, and the oral preparation...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Song Y,Gao H,Zhang S,Zhang Y,Jin X,Sun J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indomethacin is used as an anti-inflammatory drug and a nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor. When indomethacin in methanol was photo-irradiated with an Hg lamp, methyl ester, ethyl ester, and gamma-lactone derivatives of indomethacin were produced. In the present study, we found that the methyl ester derivative of i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chao SH,Wu AB,Lee CJ,Chen FA,Wang CC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of kaempferol in the mouse model of Parkinson's disease, which was induced by neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). We confirmed that MPTP led to behavioral deficits, depletion of dopamine and its metabolites, reduction in supe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li S,Pu XP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) exert beneficial effects in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, ICIs are only advantageous for a limited population of NSCLC patients. Therefore to enhance their effects, combination therapies with ICIs have been developed. To identify preferable chemotherapy to co...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Haruna M,Hirata M,Iwahori K,Kanazawa T,Yamamoto Y,Goto K,Kawashima A,Morimoto-Okazawa A,Funaki S,Shintani Y,Kumanogoh A,Wada H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that, in Jurkat human T cells, the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide enhances sialidase activity and reduces cell surface sialic acid levels at an early stage of apoptosis and that the decreases in sialic acid are suppressed by the sialidase inhibitor 2,3-dehydro-2-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic ac...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Azuma Y,Sato H,Higai K,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tulobuterol patches are long-acting bronchodilators for percutaneous absorption including the β(2)-adrenoreceptor agonist tulobuterol, as a main ingredient, used for long-term management of pediatric asthma. Since patients who have pediatric asthma often also have atopic dermatitis in which the skin barrier is impaire...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshihara S,Fukuda H,Abe T,Arisaka O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on the comparative digestibility of food allergens and non-allergenic proteins is crucial when stability to digestion is to be used as a criterion to assess the allergenic potential of novel proteins. Preheating effect on in vitro digestibility has not been fully examined. In this study we investigated the...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takagi K,Teshima R,Okunuki H,Sawada J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras, a small G-protein, physiologically directs cell proliferation and cell cycle via regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling cascade. Dysregulation of Ras/MEK/ERK signaling has been reported to cause tumorigenesis and gliomas. Nobiletin, a citr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aoki K,Yokosuka A,Mimaki Y,Fukunaga K,Yamakuni T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA rich in non-methylated CG motifs (CpGs) enhances induction of immune responses against co-administered antigen encoding genes. CpGs are therefore among the promising adjuvants known to date. However, naked plasmid DNA, even which contains CpG motifs, are taken up by antigen presenting cells via the endocytosis pat...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshikawa T,Imazu S,Gao JQ,Hayashi K,Tsuda Y,Okada N,Tsutsumi Y,Akashi M,Mayumi T,Nakagawa S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular storage sites of neutral lipids, which accumulate in fatty liver disease. Here, we investigated the effects of fatty acids and glucose on LD formation in a cultured human hepatocyte, HuH7, by adding them to culture media. Fatty acids with carbohydrate chains C12-C18 efficiently i...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujimoto Y,Onoduka J,Homma KJ,Yamaguchi S,Mori M,Higashi Y,Makita M,Kinoshita T,Noda J,Itabe H,Takanoa T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well known that Vibrio cholerae inhabit in environmental water. As many patients infected with cholera toxin-producing V. cholerae O1 (toxigenic V. cholerae O1) emerge in Kolkata, India, it has been thought that toxigenic V. cholerae O1 is easily detected in environmental water in Kolkata. However, we coul...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Paul SS,Takahashi E,Chowdhury G,Miyoshi SI,Mizuno T,Mukhopadhyay AK,Dutta S,Okamoto K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastric mucus is an important factor in the gastric mucosal protection from acid, pepsin and various reagents (alcohol, aspirin, etc.). MUC5AC is the mucin secreted from surface mucous cells, and belongs to the gel-forming mucin. We examined the regulation of rat MUC5AC (rMUC5AC) mRNA by glucocorticoid in vivo and...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tanaka T,Kobayashi T,Sunaga K,Tani S

更新日期：2001-06-01 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 mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) has 6 transmembrane regions and 3 matrix loops. Our previous mutational study on the Cys residue in the LM1s of chimeric bovine type 1 AAC (yN-bAAC1), in which the N-terminal 11 amino acids of bovine type 1 AAC are substituted with the corresponding 26 amino acids of yeast type ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kihira Y,Ueno M,Terada H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The convulsant interaction between enoxacin (ENX), a new quinolone antibacterial agent (NQ), and felbinac (FLB), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in vivo was reproduced as the change of GABA-induced current response in Xenopus oocytes injected with mouse brain mRNA. GABA (10 microM) response was inhibit...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kawakami J,Shimokawa M,Yamamoto K,Sawada Y,Asanuma A,Yanagisawa K,Iga T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00