Inhibitory effect of pyridobenzazoles on virus replication in vitro.

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 bacterium isolated as the contaminant of a batch of commercial benzalkonium chloride (BAC) solution (10% (w/v)) stored in a loosely capped bottle in the Department of Pharmacy Shinshu University Hospital was identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens belonging to biotype G of Stanier, et al. The strain was highly resista...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagai K,Ohta S,Zenda H,Matsumoto H,Makino M

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uric acid concentration in blood has been widely accepted as a diagnostic indicator of hyperuricemia and gout, and its assay method is well established. In the present study, we developed a simple and rapid method for the determination of uric acid in hair, which can be obtained non-invasively. The concentration (...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi K,Morioka Y,Isaka Y,Tozawa T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imbalance between oxidative stress and antioxidative defence system is generally known as one of mechanisms causing an oxidative stress-medieated neuropathogenesis. Peroxiredoxins (Prxs), a family of antioxidative enzymes neutralizing cellular hydroperoxides, was characterized recently, but their distributions and rol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim SU,Hwang CN,Sun HN,Jin MH,Han YH,Lee H,Kim JM,Kim SK,Yu DY,Lee DS,Lee SH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swallowing involves several motor processes such as bolus formation and intraoral transport of a food bolus (oral stage) and a series of visceral events that occur in a relatively fixed timed sequence but are to some degree modifiable (pharyngeal stage or swallow reflex). Reflecting the progressive aging of society, p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamamura K,Kitagawa J,Kurose M,Sugino S,Takatsuji H,Mostafeezur RM,Zakir HM,Yamada Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (Co-Q10) is a vitamin-like supplement which appears to be safe, with minimal side effects and low drug interaction potential. Co-Q10 is used in the treatment of a variety of disorders related primarily to suboptimal cellular energy metabolism and oxidative injury. Studies supporting the efficacy of Co-Q10...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ewees MG,Messiha BA,Abo-Saif AA,Abd El-Latif HA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatogenesis associated 4 (SPATA4) is a testis-specific gene first cloned by our laboratory, and plays an important role in maintaining the physiological function of germ cells. Accumulated evidence suggests that SPATA4 might be associated with apoptosis. Here we established HeLa cells that stably expressed SPATA4 ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Jiang J,Li L,Xie M,Fuji R,Liu S,Yin X,Li G,Wang Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental rat models (5-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats) with hyperlipemia were prepared by feeding high-cholesterol feed containing sodium cholate and casein as a protein source. Dried maitake (Grifola frondosa) powder was mixed with the basic high-cholesterol feed and the serum lipids were periodically measured. Val...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kubo K,Nanba H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nafamostat mesilate, an ester drug with extensive hydrolysis in vivo, exhibits species difference in the relative contribution for its hydrolysis in blood and tissues. For the rat, the main hydrolysis site may be blood and human may be tissue (mainly by liver). The paper gave in vivo evidence that human tissue may giv...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Cao YG,Chen YC,Hao K,Zhang M,Liu XQ

更新日期：2008-11-01 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

abstract：:Prunella vulgaris L., commonly known as "self-heal" or "heal-all," is a perennial herb with a long history of medicinal use. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H), and 4-coumarate:coenzyme-A (CoA) ligase (4CL) are important enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway and in the accumulation of ro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim YB,Shin Y,Tuan PA,Li X,Park Y,Park NI,Park SU

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osthole, a main active constituent from Cnidium monnieri (L.) CUSSON, has been considered therapeutic agent in the treatment of ischemic stroke. This study was designed to investigate the effect of osthole on permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats. Osthole was administrated by gavage to the normal a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li F,Gong Q,Wang L,Shi J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berberine is an isoquinoline plant alkaloid with a long history of being used for the treatment of many diseases in Chinese herbal medicine. Berberine has a wide range of biochemical and pharmacological effects, including antitumor activities, but its mechanism of action is not clearly understood. In this study, we in...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Eom KS,Hong JM,Youn MJ,So HS,Park R,Kim JM,Kim TY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of spleen Mac-1-positive cells was markedly increased in methylcholanthrene-induced Meth-A fibrosarcoma (Meth-A)-implanted mice. When the sera of Meth-A-implanted mice were added to normal bone marrow cells, granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-dependent growth of bone marrow cells ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe T,Okada A,Mikami T,Matsumoto T,Suzuki M

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：:The uptake mechanism of aristolochic acid I (AAI) was investigated using Caco-2 cells cultured on dishes and permeable membranes. The uptake of AAI from the apical membrane of Caco-2 cells cultured on a dish was rapid, and a decrease in the pH of the incubation medium significantly increased uptake. Incubation at low ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kimura O,Haraguchi K,Ohta C,Koga N,Kato Y,Endo T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the plant isoflavones, daidzin and genistin, on bone loss in ovariectomized (ovx) rats fed a calcium-deficient diet were investigated. Daidzin and genistin were orally administered to ovx rats for 4 weeks. The femurs of these rats showed significantly lower density, strength (breaking forces), ash weigh...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ishida H,Uesugi T,Hirai K,Toda T,Nukaya H,Yokotsuka K,Tsuji K

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Numerous people die of paraquat (PQ) poisoning every year in the world. Although several studies regarding paraquat (PQ) poisoning have been conducted, the metabolic changes in plasma remain unknown. In this study, the metabolomics of 15 PQ poisoned patients with plasma PQ concentrations in excess of 0.1 µg/mL and 16 ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang X,Zhang M,Ma J,Zhang Y,Hong G,Sun F,Lin G,Hu L

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Seventeen thiopaeonimetabolin-I adducts were obtained as mixtures of diastereoisomers after incubation of paeoniflorin with Lactobacillus brevis in the presence of various thiols. The anticonvulsant activity of the adducts was investigated in mice using the maximal subcutaneous pentylenetetrazol seizure test and sodiu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Abdel-Hafez AA,Meselhy MR,Nakamura N,Hattori M,Watanabe H,Murakami Y,El-Gendy MA,Mahfouz NM,Mohamed TA

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies were conducted to identify human drug-metabolizing enzymes involved in the metabolism of SNI-2011 ((+/-)-cis-2-methylspiro [1,3-oxathiolane-5,3'-quinuclidine] monohydrochloride hemihydrate, cevimeline hydrochloride hydrate). When 14C-SNI-2011 was incubated with human liver microsomes, SNI-2011 trans-s...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Washio T,Arisawa H,Kohsaka K,Yasuda H

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astragali Radix (AR), is a popular herbal medicine used to treat allergic diseases in Korea, Japan and China. Our study examined the effect of an AR ethanol extract on both in vitro and in vivo murine CD4 T cells' differentiation into Th1 and Th2 subsets. CD4 T cells from Balb/c mice were activated with anti-CD3/anti-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kang H,Ahn KS,Cho C,Bae HS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most frequent cause of liver dysfunction and a common global problem. Gypenosides can decrease pathological modifications of high-fat diet-induced rat atherosclerosis; however, its effect and mechanism on NASH remain unclear. In this study, rats were randomly divided into nor...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li H,Ying H,Hu A,Hu Y,Li D

更新日期：2017-01-01 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

abstract：:Ginsenosides, the unique constituents and secondary metabolites of the Panax species, have been known to be the pharmacologically active ingredients of ginseng. Recently, our research group has developed a new processed ginseng, called Sun ginseng (SG), which has an increased amount of the red ginseng unique ginsenosi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Baek SH,Piao XL,Lee UJ,Kim HY,Park JH

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:While the use of in vitro-transcribed mRNA (IVT-mRNA) in therapeutics is a rapidly expanding area, the transfection of the exogenous IVT-mRNA is accompanied by a risk of immune activation. This immunological defense mechanism suppresses cellular translation process and can reduce transfection efficiency to a considera...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohto T,Konishi M,Tanaka H,Onomoto K,Yoneyama M,Nakai Y,Tange K,Yoshioka H,Akita H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroin, the protein of silk, and hydrolyzed fibroin have recently been described to enhance insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Here, we report that a series of synthetic peptides derived from the fibroin sequence have enhancing effects on glucose transport in normal and insulin-resistant...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim ED,Bayaraa T,Shin EJ,Hyun CK

更新日期：2009-03-01 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