Study of the de novo synthesis of cholesterol in the rat liver: a newly developed radiotracer technique, "TLC-autoradioluminography".

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to clarify the effect of group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonist, (RS)-1-aminoindan-1,5-dicarboxylic acid (AIDA) on pentetrazol-induced kindled seizures. The mechanism of the anticonvulsant effect of AIDA was also studied. Mice were anesthetized with pentobarbital; t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe Y,Kaida Y,Takechi K,Kamei C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a severe chemotherapy-resistant malignancy associated with prolonged infection by the human T cell-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1). One approach to prevent the onset of ATL is to inhibit the growth/transmission of HTLV-1 infected cells using arsenic trioxide (As(2)O(3)). However, there are...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nabeshi H,Yoshikawa T,Kamada H,Shibata H,Sugita T,Abe Y,Nagano K,Nomura T,Minowa K,Yamashita T,Itoh N,Yoshioka Y,Tsunoda S,Tsutsumi Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to evaluate skin permeation enhancement effect of essential oils from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort (chuanxiong oil) in rabbits and to compare the in vivo absorption and in vitro permeation using flurbiprofen as a model drug. In vivo results demonstrated that chuanxiong oil showed a rapid a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang LC,Hu JH,Li L,Gao LH,Zhu QG,Li Z,Wang ZZ,Su DF

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantification of tenofovir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor prescribed once daily, in human plasma is important due to a recent increase in its use. HPLC, however, can not easily detect and quantify tenofovir because of interfering peaks. Therefore, we developed a rapid and conventional LC-MS method,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takahashi M,Kudaka Y,Okumura N,Hirano A,Banno K,Kaneda T

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acori graminei Rhizoma is one of the best-known traditional herbal medicines frequently used for the treatment of cardiovascular symptoms in Asian countries. The anti-ischemic effect of Acori graminei Rhizoma on ischemia-induced isolated rat heart was investigated through analysis of changes in perfusion pressure, aor...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kang M,Kim JH,Cho C,Chung HS,Yoon YS,Lee Y,Hong M,Shin M,Bae H

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uridine 5'-diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) catalyzes a major phase II reaction in a drug-metabolizing enzyme system. Although the UGT1A subfamily is expressed mainly in the liver, it is also expressed in the brain. The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the effect of β-naphthoflavone (BNF), one of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakakibara Y,Katoh M,Kondo Y,Nadai M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) agents cause fractures among the elderly, but fracture risks of a wide range of CNS agent classes have not been analyzed in a study with the same population and definitions of variables. This study aimed to estimate the degree of fragility fracture risk of a wide range of CNS agent classes...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohara E,Bando Y,Yoshida T,Ohara M,Kirino Y,Iihara N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether adherence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 to intestinal epithelial cells contributed to the induction of secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody production in mice. Wild-type EHEC O157:H7 and its mutants deficient in the espA, sepL, tir and eae genes, encoding adherent factor...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagano K,Taguchi K,Tokoro S,Tatsuno I,Mori H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is the principal source of reducing power in numerous processes of physiological importance. We examined the influence of oxidative stress on the relative amounts of NADPH in human red blood cells (RBCs). To determine the homeostasis of the NADPH existing in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ogasawara Y,Funakoshi M,Ishii K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological cell death is an essential event in normal development and maintenance of homeostasis. Recently, the morphological and pharmacological characteristics of programmed cell death, which are distinct from those of apoptosis under physiological and pathological conditions, have been reported. However, the mol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morimoto R,Obinata A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon stimulation, endothelial cells release various factors to regulate the vascular tone. In particular, vasorelaxing factors, called endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), are altered in the production and/or release, as well as their signaling every vessel and under pathophysiological states, including cardi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumoto T,Takayanagi K,Kojima M,Katome T,Taguchi K,Kobayashi T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the accurate identification of medicinal licorice species, nucleotide sequences of four types of DNA regions were researched for 205 specimens, including three species used as licorice: Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Glycyrrhiza inflata. The four DNA regions were the internal transcribed spacer (IT...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kondo K,Shiba M,Yamaji H,Morota T,Zhengmin C,Huixia P,Shoyama Y

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：: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：:DJ-1 was first identified as a novel candidate of an oncogene product in cooperation with an activated ras, and DJ-1 was later found to be a positive regulator of the androgen receptor (AR) transcription activity that was repressed by PIASxalpha. DJ-1 was also found to be an infertility-related protein that was reduce...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Taira T,Iguchi-Ariga SM,Ariga H

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the release properties of anti-cancer drugs from fibrin glue, a study was performed using several anti-cancer drugs with remarkably different physical properties. Concentrated fibrinogen, fibronectin, and coagulation factor XIII were prepared from healthy human plasma according to the cryoprecipitate method...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yoshida H,Yamaoka Y,Shinoyama M,Kamiya A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine compounds, including six phenylethanoid glycosides: acteoside (1); bioside (2); echinacoside (3); poliumoside (4); phenylethyl glycoside (5); salidroside (6) and three flavonoids; linarin (7); apigenin (8); isorhoifolin (9), were isolated from the flowers of Buddleja officinalis MAXIM. (Buddlejaceae). Chemical st...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tai BH,Jung BY,Cuong NM,Linh PT,Tung NH,Nhiem NX,Huong TT,Anh NT,Kim JA,Kim SK,Kim YH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia activation-mediated neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated dementia. Inhibition of microglia activation may alleviate neurodegeneration ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhou X,Gan P,Hao L,Tao L,Jia J,Gao B,Liu JY,Zheng LT,Zhen X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of selenium supplementation on atopic dermatitis (AD) were investigated by administering seleno-L-methionine (SeMet) using a mouse model of AD caused by repeated application of 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene (TNCB). BALB/c mice were sensitized with TNCB to the abdomen on day -7; then, TNCB was applied repeatedly ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Arakawa T,Sugiyama T,Matsuura H,Okuno T,Ogino H,Sakazaki F,Ueno H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of aging on the intestinal transport of hydrophilic drugs (and probe compounds) was investigated in the rat small intestine. Passive transport was suggested to be unchanged with aging from 8 (young) to 54 (old) and further to 101 (very old) weeks old, as shown for D-xylose and urea in single-pass intestinal...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yuasa H,Soga N,Kimura Y,Watanabe J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lipid fraction obtained by activity-guided fractionation from the hexane extract of Sideritis javalambrensis was evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity. This fraction significantly inhibited paw oedema induced by carrageenan as well as ear oedema induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) in mice after ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Godo A,de Heras BL,Vivas JM,Villar A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the possible protective effects of benidipine (Coniel), a calcium antagonist, on mechanical dysfunction, metabolic damage and changes in vascular reactivity during ischemia and reperfusion in the Langendorff-perfused rat heart. The responses of perfusion pressure to U-46619, a vasoconstrictor, and acet...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yao K,Karasawa A

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the changes (increase or decrease in peak intensity) in the expression of plasma proteins in spontaneously diabetic WBN/Kob rats that were with complicated diabetic nephropathy, to determine multiple biomarkers in the plasma of diabetic rats. The present study using surface enhanced laser desorption/io...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kiga C,Nakagawa T,Koizumi K,Sakurai H,Shibagaki Y,Ogawa K,Goto H,Saiki I

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of anthracene derivatives have been synthesized, and their potential individual cytotoxicity was evaluated using Jurkat T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in vitro. These compounds, except for 2l, showed less cytotoxicity in PBMCs than mitoxantrone. We also analyzed the antiproliferative a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chen RF,Chou CL,Wang MR,Chen CF,Liao JF,Ho LK,Tao CW,Huang HS

更新日期：2004-06-01 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

abstract：:Oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is strongly implicated as a key process in the onset of atherosclerosis. In this study, nine alkylated (C10-C5) flavonoids from Sophora flavescens were examined for their inhibitory effects on copper-induced LDL oxidation. Of the flavonoids tested, sophoraflavanone G (1), kur...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Jeong TS,Ryu YB,Kim HY,Curtis-Long MJ,An S,Lee JH,Lee WS,Park KH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RS-7897 is a novel antianginal nitrate containing an L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OTCA) and unlike other organic nitrates does not induce nitrate tolerance. OTCA is known to be converted to L-cysteine (L-Cys) by rat 5-oxo-prolinase (5-OPase) and was detected in the plasma of RS-7897-treated dogs. Nitrate tol...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe T,Abe K,Ishikawa H,Iijima Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) is generally recognized as a preferential marker for T helper 2 cells, and we have previously reported morpholine-derivative CCR4 antagonists, RS-1154 and RS-1269. Here, we investigate the pharmacological profiles of a novel pyrimidine-derivative CCR4 antagonist, 2-{4-[2-(diethylamino)et...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakagami Y,Kawase Y,Yonekubo K,Nosaka E,Etori M,Takahashi S,Takagi N,Fukuda T,Kuribayashi T,Nara F,Yamashita M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temozolomide (TMZ) is currently the first-line drug used for clinical postoperative or non-surgical chemotherapy for glioma, but acquired and intrinsic resistance to TMZ limits its application. The anti-proliferative effect of formononetin on human glioma cells had been confirmed. To improve therapeutic effects of TMZ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang X,Ni Q,Wang Y,Fan H,Li Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwann cell injury is observed in diabetic neuropathy. It is speculated that glycolaldehyde (GA), a precursor of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), contributes to the pathogenesis and development of diabetic neuropathy. Here, we demonstrated for the first time that GA at near-physiological concentration decrease...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sato K,Tatsunami R,Yama K,Tampo Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00