Significance of the therapeutic range of serum theophylline concentration in the treatment of an attack of bronchial asthma.

abstract：:The present paper proposes a new approach for fitting the plasma effect-site equilibrium rate constant (Ke0) of propofol to satisfy the condition that the effect-site concentration (Ce) is equal at the time of loss of consciousness (LOC) and recovery of consciousness (ROC). Forty patients receiving intravenous anesthe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wu Q,Sun B,Wang S,Zhao L,Qi F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Cu, Zn-superoxide disumutase (SOD) delivered by genetically modified skin fibroblasts on cold-induced skin edema were studied in rats. Cold-induced skin edema was induced on the dorsal skin following transplantation of ILSOD cells, genetically modified skin fibroblasts which release secretable SOD prote...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishiguchi K,Komada F,Tanigawara Y,Sakai Y,Iwakawa S,Okumura K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of arsenic trioxide (ATO) in treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) attracts a great deal of attention to researchers to explore its activity of anti-leukemia. However, ATO has unavailable effect on chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), especially multidrug resistant (MDR)-CML, unless using high concent...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang X,Zhang X,Xu Z,Wang Z,Yue X,Li H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estimation of metallothionein (MT) levels in a biological sample is required to study the physiological role or the induction of MT, which is a multifunctional protein. MT contains 61 amino acids with 20 homologous cysteines. The high selectivity, sensitivity and stability of N-[4-(dimethylamino-2-benzofuranyl)phe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shinogi M,Nishinaga K,Yokoyama I

更新日期：1996-07-01 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 effects of gamma-oryzanol, a drug mainly used for the treatment of hyperlipidaemia, on several cytochrome P450 (CYP) specific reactions in human liver microsomes were investigated to predict drug interactions with gamma-oryzanol in vivo from in vitro data. The following eight CYP catalytic reactions were used in t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Umehara K,Shimokawa Y,Miyamoto G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop an isoelectric focusing apparatus using a cellulose acetate membrane (Separax EF), we have designed a thermoelectric cooling isoelectric apparatus. This apparatus has two characteristics. Firstly, the cooling system was switched to a thermoelectric cooling system from an ice-cooling system. Secondly, the ch...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shiba K,Toda T,Iijima S,Inoue J,Yoshida T,Cho H,Kimura M

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a mass microscope in which a microscope is combined with high-resolution matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS). This technique is a powerful tool for investigating the spatial distribution of biomolecules without the need for any time-consuming extraction, ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Saito Y,Waki M,Hameed S,Hayasaka T,Setou M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Westernization of dietary habits leads to an increase in lipid intake and is thought to be responsible for an increase in patients with dyslipidemia. It is a well-known fact that the impaired cholesterol homeostasis is closely related to the development of various lifestyle-related diseases such as fatty liver, diabet...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamanashi Y,Takada T,Suzuki H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese allergic subjects are commonly sensitized to both house dust mite (HDM) and Japanese cedar pollen (JCP) and combined treatment with sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) tablets is desirable. However, mixing extracts of two non-homologous allergens may compromise allergen stability and affect the clinical outcome. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe A,Yamamoto T,Matsuhara H,Matsui H,Nakazawa H,Lund K,Ohashi-Doi K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxynybomycin was identified as an inducer of p21the/WAF1 gene following screening using a reporter, p21/luciferase. The present study examined its anti-proliferative effect on human tumor cell lines. Deoxynybomycin selectively inhibited growth of human osteoblastic sarcoma Saos-2, gastric cancer TMK-1, and monocytic...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Egawa K,Yamori T,Nosaka C,Kunimoto S,Takeuchi T,Nos K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-2,4-Diaminobutyrate decarboxylase (DABA DC) is a novel enzyme yielding 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP) from DABA, which has previously been purified from strains of the genera Vibrio and Acinetobacter. In this study, we also detected DABA DC activity in the species of Enterobacteriaceae: E. aerogenes, E. cloacae, E. agglom...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamamoto S,Mutoh N,Ikai H,Nagasaka M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of sodium-L-ascorbyl-2 phosphate (As-2P), a stable form of ascorbic acid (AsA), against photodamage induced by a single dose of UVB exposure (290-320 nm, Max 312 nm) was investigated using cultured mouse skin. When the cultured skin was treated with various As-2P concentrations, the cutaneous AsA...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nayama S,Takehana M,Kanke M,Itoh S,Ogata E,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:This study investigated both morphologically and biochemically whether parsley (Petroselinum crispum), which is used as a folk remedy to decrease blood glucose, has any antidiabetic effect on pancreatic B cells of rats. Parsley extract was given to male diabetic rats. In the diabetic group given parsley extract, it wa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yanardağ R,Bolkent S,Tabakoğlu-Oğuz A,Ozsoy-Saçan O

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on drug disposition in inflamed skin are important for safe and effective application of topical drugs. Here, the absorption of flurbiprofen (FP) through inflamed skin was examined in vivo and in a skin-mimicking artificial model system. The model skin system consisted of a silicone membrane acting as a model ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oshima S,Suzuki C,Yajima R,Egawa Y,Hosoya O,Juni K,Seki T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyethylenimine (PEI) is widely used for non-viral transfection in vitro and in vivo. Hepatectomy is an interesting and considerable factor modifying PEI-mediated gene expression. We investigated the gene expression in mice over time following partial hepatectomy after an intravenous injection of PEI/plasmid DNA (pDN...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tada Y,Kitahara T,Yoshioka T,Nakamura T,Ichikawa N,Nakashima M,Nishida K,Nakamura J,Sasaki H

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present investigation the chemopreventive action of Panax ginseng extract, EFLA400, in Swiss albino mice has been evaluated. We used a 9-week medium term anticarcinogenicity test model of lung adenomas [Yun et al.1)]. Lung adenomas were induced by single subcutaneous injection in the subscapular region with 0.0...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Panwar M,Samarth R,Kumar M,Yoon WJ,Kumar A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the fatigue in everyday life is a combination of physical and mental fatigue. Recently, an animal model of combined fatigue was designed by housing rats in a cage filled with water. We have previously hypothesized that mental fatigue is caused partly by neuronal brain damage through the activation of N-methyl-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morimoto Y,Zhang Q,Adachi K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether poly-L-arginine (PLA) could improve permeation of the hydrophilic compounds, FITC-labeled dextran (MW 3800, FD-4) and pyridoxamine, through ocular surface tissues. Samples of cornea, conjunctiva, or conjunctiva/sclera composite from Japanese white rabbits were mounted in Ussing chambers to meas...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nemoto E,Takahashi H,Kobayashi D,Ueda H,Morimoto Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine, an addictive substance, is absorbed from the lungs following inhalation of tobacco smoke, and distributed to various tissues such as liver, brain, and retina. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies suggest the involvement of a carrier-mediated transport process in nicotine transport in the lung, liver, and inne...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tega Y,Yamazaki Y,Akanuma SI,Kubo Y,Hosoya KI

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic relationship of Cistanche deserticola, C. salsa and C. tubulosa was analyzed by comparing the nucleotide sequences of the plastid rps2 gene and the intergenic spacer region between rpl16 and rpl14. By comparison of sequence data, the Cistanche samples were distinguishable from each other. The results ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tomari N,Ishizuka Y,Moriya A,Kojima S,Deyama T,Mizukami H,Tu P

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：:The effects of hop extracts (Humulus lupulus L.) on histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells and human basophilic KU812 cells were studied. Hop water extract (HWE) and XAD-4 50% methanol fraction of HWE (MFH) inhibited histamine release from rat mast cells induced by compound 48/80 at concentrations of 100 and...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takubo M,Inoue T,Jiang S,Tsumuro T,Ueda Y,Yatsuzuka R,Segawa S,Watari J,Kamei C

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a natural compound found in a wide variety of plant food substances including members of the family Cruciferae with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive properties. In a previous study, I3C exhibited broad spectrum antibacterial activities. Particularly, it showed a more potent antibact...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sung WS,Lee DG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the calcium-binding proteins from chicken gizzard smooth muscle, smooth muscle calcium-binding protein 11 (SMCaBP 11), which is an EF-hand type calcium-binding protein, can prevent Ca2+ dependent histamine release from permeabilized rat peritoneal mast cells. This activity appears to be specific since other calc...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fujii T,Kuzumaki N,Ogoma Y,Kondo Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：:Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are produced primarily by CYPs from arachidonic acid (AA) and then further metabolized to the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHETs). EETs play important roles in physiological processes such as regulating vasodilation and inflammation. Thus, the drug inhibition of CYP-med...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mukai Y,Toda T,Takeuchi S,Senda A,Yamashita M,Eliasson E,Rane A,Inotsume N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays an important role in the developing process of inflammatory bowel disease. Tight junction protein zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), one of epithelial junctional proteins, maintains the permeability of intestinal barrier. The objective of this study was to investigate the mechanism of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wang L,Zhang R,Chen J,Wu Q,Kuang Z

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00