A new method for permeabilization of the plasma membrane of cultured mammalian cells. VII. Permeabilization of growing and resting cells by vortex-stirring with high molecular weight polyacrylic acid.

abstract：:An efficient protocol for the in vitro germination and propagation of Larrea divaricata CAV. (Jarilla) was established. To determine the effect of different growth regulators on the growth rates and phenol production, apical-node microshoots from in vitro germinated plantlets were incubated on the following media: 1) ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Palacio L,Baeza MC,Cantero JJ,Cusidó R,Goleniowski ME

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agaricus blazei is a medicinal mushroom native to Brazil. It used to be a source of anti-tumor and immunmoactive compounds and considered a health food in many countries. However, its specific effect against mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions is still unknown. In the present study, we investigated the effect of...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi YH,Yan GH,Chai OH,Choi YH,Zhang X,Lim JM,Kim JH,Lee MS,Han EH,Kim HT,Song CH

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:As part of a basic study on the prevention of cerebral injury, ajoene (0.5 mg/d) and oil-macerated garlic extract (OMGE, containing 0.5 mg ajoene/d) were administrated to stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) among 8 weeks from 9 weeks of age. In the control group, 3 of 10 rats died (30%), whereas all S...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada N,Hattori A,Nishikawa T,Fukuda H,Fujino T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calreticulin (CRT) and calnexin (CNX), homologous major chaperones in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), are known to translocate to the cell surface in response to chemotherapeutic agents, such as mitoxantrone (MIT), and cellular stresses, including apoptosis. Cell surface CRT (ecto-CRT) is relevant to the phagocytic up...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Azuma Y,Suzuki K,Higai K,Matsumoto K,Tada S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bis(indole) alkaloids, of the topsentin class (1-4) and hamacanthin class (5-9), isolated from the marine sponge Spongosorites sp. were investigated using several biological assays. In the evaluation of antimicrobial activity against various strains of bacteria and fungi, compounds of the hamacanthin class exhibited m...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Oh KB,Mar W,Kim S,Kim JY,Lee TH,Kim JG,Shin D,Sim CJ,Shin J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral administration of the water extract of Ginseng Radix (GR) to normal and epinephrine-induced hyperglycemic mice caused a significant decrease in the blood glucose level 4 h after its administration. The hepatic content of facilitative glucose transporter isoform 2, liver type glucose transporter (GLUT2) protei...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohnishi Y,Takagi S,Miura T,Usami M,Kako M,Ishihara E,Yano H,Tanigawa K,Seino Y

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Cerebral ischemia causes the depletion of oxygen and nutrition from brain tissues, and when persistent, results in irreversible damage to the cell function and survival. The cellular response to ischemic conditions and its mechanisms have been investigated widely in in vivo and in vitro experimental models, yet no stu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ujita S,Mizunuma M,Matsuki N,Ikegaya Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although macrophage phagocytoses modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL), excessive accumulation of modified LDL induces macrophage foam cell formation, which is a feature of atherosclerotic plaque. Thus, the identification of scavenger receptor for modified LDL will provide better understanding of an atherosclerotic e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miki Y,Tachibana Y,Ohminato Y,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hinokitiol (beta-thujaplicin), beta-dolabrin and gamma-thujaplicin isolated from Thujopsis dolabrata SIEB. et ZUCC var hondai MAKINO showed antifungal activities against all of the wood-rotting fungi examined. The antifungal activity of three compounds on Daedalea dickinsii IFO-4979 was especially strong, their minimu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Inamori Y,Sakagami Y,Morita Y,Shibata M,Sugiura M,Kumeda Y,Okabe T,Tsujibo H,Ishida N

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of some flavonoids on the infectivity of rotavirus, which predominantly causes sporadic diarrhea in infants and young children, were investigated. Among tested flavonoids, diosmin and hesperidin had the most potent inhibitory activity on rotavirus infection. The fifty percent inhibitory concentr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bae EA,Han MJ,Lee M,Kim DH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine pharmacokinetic differences of acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) and its metabolites: gentisic acid (GA), salicylic acid (SA) and salicyluric acid (SUA) between Otomies and Mesticians healthy subjects. Design. Ten Otomies and 10 Mesticians were included. After a single dose of as...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Lares-Asseff I,Juárez-Olguín H,Flores-Pérez J,Guillé-Pérez A,Vargas A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of components in grapefruit juice (GFJ) on the transport of vinblastine, a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), across Caco-2 cells. The apical to basolateral flux of [3H]vinblastine was increased in the presence of GFJ extracts. The steady-state uptake of [3H]vinblastine from the apical side...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takanaga H,Ohnishi A,Matsuo H,Sawada Y

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We elucidated the protective effect of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone against hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced DNA damage. We found that 7,8-dihydroxyflavone scavenges 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone with antioxidant effect prevented the H(2)...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang R,Kang KA,Piao MJ,Ko DO,Wang ZH,Chang WY,You HJ,Lee IK,Kim BJ,Kang SS,Hyun JW

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follistatin (FS, an activin-binding protein) and activin A (homodimer of inhibin betaA chain) promote and inhibit cell proliferation in rat liver, respectively. The roles of activin AB (heterodimer of inhibin betaA and betaB) and activin B (homodimer of inhibin betaB) in rat liver have not been elucidated yet. In this...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kobayashi T,Niimi S,Hashimoto O,Hayakawa T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported previously that monkey embryonic stem cells (ESCs) were differentiated into hepatocytes by formation of embryoid bodies (EBs). However, this EB formation method is not always efficient for assays using a large number of samples simultaneously. A dispersion culture system, one of the differentiation methods...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Maruyama J,Matsunaga T,Yamaori S,Sakamoto S,Kamada N,Nakamura K,Kikuchi S,Ohmori S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT) is responsible for the active transport of L-glutamate into synaptic vesicles and, thus, plays an essential role in the glutamatergic chemical transmission in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Recent studies indicated that VGLUT is also expressed and localized in vario...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Moriyama Y,Omote H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous oral administration of the acidic polysaccharide (TAP) solution (0.5 g/l) and the TAP-H (degradation products of TAP) solution (1.5 g/l) instead of water for 10 weeks were found to depress plasma glucose increases in diabetes using genetically non-insulin-dependent diabetic model (KK-Ay) mice. TAP and TAP-H...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kiho T,Kochi M,Usui S,Hirano K,Aizawa K,Inakuma T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 8-substituted quinolines were synthesized and tested against seizures induced by maximal electro shock (MES), pentylenetetrazole (scMet) and antihypertensive activities. Neurologic deficit was evaluated by the rotarod test. Among the newly synthesized derivatives, several compounds with a 2-hydroxypropylox...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Muruganantham N,Sivakumar R,Anbalagan N,Gunasekaran V,Leonard JT

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral tolerance is thought to have a role in preventing allergic responses and immune-mediated diseases. Modulation of this tolerance by drugs and chemicals can cause or suppress them. An improved model of oral tolerance to ovalbumin (OVA) in mice was developed to detect modulators of the tolerance and to apply it to s...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim JH,Ohsawa M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potent ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) such as thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone, troglitazone, etc.) improve insulin sensitivity by increasing the levels of adiponectin, an important adipocytokine associated with insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue. Several constituents from medicinal...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Nakamura S,Yoshikawa M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), i.e. human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells, are able to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types. Because of these abilities, numerous attempts have been made to utilize hPSCs in regenerative medicine/cell therapy. hPSCs are, however, als...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kuroda T,Yasuda S,Sato Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of a potent nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), on 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)-induced hyperglycemia were investigated in rats. L-NAME significantly inhibited 2-DG-induced hyperglycemia, although N(G)-nitro-D-arginine methyl ester (D-NAME) did not affe...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugimoto Y,Yamada J,Yoshikawa T,Horisaka K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory activity of 40 stilbene oligomers isolated from six plant species against topoisomerase II was evaluated, of which nine compounds showed a potent inhibitory effect, stronger than daunorubicin, a topoisomerase II inhibitor, used as an anti-cancer drug. The specificity of active stilbene oligomers on topo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada M,Hayashi K,Ikeda S,Tsutsui K,Tsutsui K,Ito T,Iinuma M,Nozaki H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Markedly inhibitory effects of Ca(2+) on the growth of human tumor cells were attained through the induction of apoptosis in vitro. On the other hand, a good correlation between the growth inhibition effects of Ca(2+) and the amounts of phosphatidylserines (PS) in the cell membranes (plasma membranes) was obtained. Fu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Goto K,Tatsumi K,Nagata T,Komizu Y,Ueoka R

更新日期：2011-01-01 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 fundamental role that receptor tyrosine kinases play in cancer and other proliferative diseases has provided the impetus for an extensive effort on the part of both academic and pharmaceutical laboratories to develop highly specific inhibitors. In this study, inhibitory activity of previously synthesized arylaceti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Altuntas TG,Olgen S,Nebioglu D,Akaho E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to isolate a cholesterol-lowering compound from Alpinia katsumadai, an inhibitor for acyl-CoA : cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), an enzyme responsible for the cholesterol ester formation in liver, was purified, its chemical structure was determined, and in vivo and in vitro inhibition activities were perfo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SY,Lee MH,Choi JH,Kim YK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 70% methanol extract (EA-ext) from Evodiae Fructus (EA) consisting of dried fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa var. bodinieri (Rutaceae) on nociceptive responses were investigated. Oral administration of 50 or 200 mg/kg EA-ext had the same antinociceptive effect on writhing responses as induced by acetic acid....

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsuda H,Wu JX,Tanaka T,Iinuma M,Kubo M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00