Characterization of partially purified alpha-glucosidase in the insoluble fraction of bovine crystalline lens.

abstract：:The blood clearance, tissue uptake and antitumor efficacy against liver metastasis of M5076 reticulosarcoma in mice and against primary liver cancer in rats of doxorubicin (DOX) encapsulated in two types of liposomes, with and without a soYbean-derived sterylglucoside mixture (SG), were examined. Liposomes entrapping ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shimizu K,Qi XR,Maitani Y,Yoshii M,Kawano K,Takayama K,Nagai T

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolic compounds are numerous and ubiquitous in the plant kingdom, being particularly present in health-promoting foods. Epidemiological evidences suggest that the consumption of polyphenol-rich foods reduces the incidence of cancer, coronary heart disease and inflammation. Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is one of the most ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： dos Santos MD,Almeida MC,Lopes NP,de Souza GE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CCl(4) (0.5 ml/kg as CCl(4)) was orally administered to rats. Twelve hours after administration of CCl(4), plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, indicators of liver necrosis, were significantly higher than those in the control group showing that active liver necrosis took p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Washino Y,Koga E,Kitamura Y,Kamikawa C,Kobayashi K,Nakagawa T,Nakazaki C,Ichi I,Kojo S

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：:Orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) are formulated to disintegrate upon contact with saliva, allowing administration without water. Olopatadine hydrochloride, a second-generation antihistamine, is widely used for treating allergic rhinitis. However, it has a bitter taste; therefore, the development of taste-masked ol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sotoyama M,Uchida S,Tanaka S,Hakamata A,Odagiri K,Inui N,Watanabe H,Namiki N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study showed that macelignan extracted from Myristica fragrans has anti-inflammatory properties using hippocampal neuronal and primary microglial cells. Subsequently, a study using animals with chronic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) infusion into the brain showed that oral treatments of macelignan reduced the hip...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ma J,Hwang YK,Cho WH,Han SH,Hwang JK,Han JS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifteen synthesized mono, di, and trihydroxybenzamide and thiobenzamide derivatives having structures related to euglobals were examined for their inhibitory effects on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activation by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) as a primary screening test for anti-tumor-promoters...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takasaki M,Konoshima T,Kozuka M,Yoneyama K,Yoshida S,Tokuda H,Nishino H,Iwashima A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation has recently been implicated as an important mechanism responsible for the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Activated microglia produce various proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) that are toxic to neurons. Thus, inhibition of microglial activation may alleviate neuroinflammator...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ock J,Hong SH,Suk K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent development in carbohydrate markers and functions are described. Identification of carbohydrate epitope for cancer-specific antibody is introduced. This novel approach involves the key glycosyltransferases that synthesize tumor-associated carbohydrate-antigens and elucidate the biosynthetic pathways. This is th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukuda M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology has revolutionized therapeutic gene editing by providing researchers with a new method to study and cure diseases previously considered untreatable. While the full range and power of CRISPR technology for t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Çiçek YA,Luther DC,Kretzmann JA,Rotello VM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major physiologic effect of thyroid hormone is thought to be initiated by the binding of T3 to the DNA binding thyroid hormone receptor (TR). The aim of this study has been to characterize the organ specific expression of thyroid hormone receptor mRNA, as well as its protein distribution and molecular weight in ma...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shahrara S,Drvota V,Sylvén C

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:The effect of zaldaride on acetylcholine-induced colonic electrolyte secretion was examined. The short-circuit current response to acetylcholine was partially reduced by tetrodotoxin, a neuronal blocker, and was completely inhibited by atropine, an acetylcholine M receptor antagonist, in the rat colonic preparations. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Aikawa N,Kishibayashi N,Karasawa A,Ohmori K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we showed significance of biosurfactants in the field of non-viral vectors for gene transfection. There, a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), especially increased the efficiency of gene transfection mediated with cationic liposomes. However, the molecular mechanism has not been well-understood...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueno Y,Hirashima N,Inoh Y,Furuno T,Nakanishi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumolysin (PLY) is a devastating bacterial protein toxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae that punctures the cytomembrane, leading to pathological reactions, such as cell disruption and inflammation. Drugs capable of closely impacting the toxin are considered advantageous in the treatment of bacterial infections. Amentof...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhao X,Liu B,Liu S,Wang L,Wang J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UDP-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase (OGT) resides in both cytosolic and nuclear compartments and catalyzes O-linked glycosylation of various proteins. In the current study, we have extracted protein from nuclear DNA (chromatin protein) using 0.2% NP-40 detergent. Addition of chromatin protein to either cytosolic or n...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okuyama R,Marshall S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lines of evidences have shown that Panax ginseng exhibits beneficial effects on cardiovascular systems. We previously demonstrated that ginsenoside Rg(3) (Rg(3)), one of active ingredients of Panax ginseng, inhibits Ca(2+) channel currents in a stereospecific manner and affects the steady-state activation but not...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SH,Lee JH,Pyo MK,Lee BH,Shin TJ,Hwang SH,Kim BR,Lee SM,Oh JW,Kim HC,Bae CS,Rhim H,Nah SY

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:To find new antipruritic herbal medicines for pruritus, we screened the methanol extracts of seven herbal medicines which have been used to treat dermatologic diseases, testing them on mouse models of acute and chronic itch. When administrated perorally (p.o.) at a dose of 200 mg/kg, methanol extracts of Sophora flave...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamaguchi-Miyamoto T,Kawasuji T,Kuraishi Y,Suzuki H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bryonolic acid was isolated in high yield from transformed hairy root cultures of Trichosanthes kirilowii var. Japonica. Bryonolic acid exhibited cytotoxic activity to various tumor cells in vitro, independent of cell type. Normal cells such as rat hepatocytes are less sensitive to bryonolic acid. The appearance of a ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kondo T,Inoue M,Mizukami H,Ogihara Y

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of pharmacokinetic interactions between Sho-saiko-to extract powder (TJ-9), the most widely used traditional Chinese herbal (Kampo) medicine in Japan, and carbamazepine (CBZ), an important anti-epileptic drug, was examined in rats. There was no significant difference in the protein binding of CBZ in se...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohnishi N,Okada K,Yoshioka M,Kuroda K,Nagasawa K,Takara K,Yokoyama T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3',4'-Diisovalerylkhellactone diester (PJ-1) is a coumarin derivative purified from the medicinal herb Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. We examined its in vitro effects on various aspects of platelet reactivity. PJ-1 inhibited the aggregation and ATP release of rabbit platelets induced by PAF (platelet-activating factor) a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hsiao G,Ko FN,Jong TT,Teng CM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), a phthalate ester, has been shown to have an adjuvant effect on fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-induced contact hypersensitivity (CHS) mouse models. Di-n-butyl maleate (DBM), widely used as a plasticizer for industrial application, has been reported to cause dermatitis in humans. DBM is a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuoka T,Kurohane K,Suzuki W,Ogawa E,Kobayashi K,Imai Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study assessed the safety/toxicity of Senecio scandens, a well-known Chinese herb that is used as an anti-inflammatory, antibiosis, and antipyretic drug. A 90-d subchronic oral toxicity study of S. scandens was performed in Wistar rats. The extract of S. scandens was administered orally to male and female ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang XK,Zhao Y,Liu T,Yi Y,Li CY,Wang HJ,Wang CH,Wang ZT,Ye ZG,Liang AH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microanalytical methods were developed for measuring galactosyl-beta-cyclodextrin (Gal-betaCD) and mannosyl (Man)-betaCD in biological matrices of the rat by HPLC with pulsed amperometric detection. Then, using these methods, the absorption, distribution and excretion of intravenously and orally administered Gal-betaC...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kubota Y,Sanbe H,Koizumi K

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：:In an effort to develop potent cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitors used as anticancer agent, a series of 2',5'-dimethoxychalcones was screened to evaluate their antiplatelet effect on human washed platelets suspension. Compound 2 exhibited potent inhibition of human washed platelet aggregation induced by collagen, sig...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu CM,Lin KW,Teng CH,Huang AM,Chen YC,Yen MH,Wu WB,Pu YS,Lin CN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) would be associated with genetic factors. To investigate the susceptibility to psychiatric disorders, e.g. MDD, schizophrenia etc., it is necessary to compare the genetic differences of objective polymorphisms between in patients and in relative contol subj...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inoue K,Ando N,Suzuki E,Hayashi H,Tsuji D,Itoh K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac toxicity of amitriptyline and the effect of the light schedule on it were studied in chick embryos. Fertilized eggs of White Leghorns were incubated under dark conditions and investigated, on two occasions, in the light phase and in the dark phase. Amitriptyline was injected into the air sac of fertilized ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshiyama Y,Sugiyama T,Kanke M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00