Effect of pulsed output ultrasound on the transdermal absorption of indomethacin from an ointment in rats.

abstract：:The genetic similarities of four species of Glycyrrhiza plants were determined by DNA analyses of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). The phylogenic trees were constructed from the genetic similarities estimated from RAPD and RFLP profiles. These results indicat...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamazaki M,Sato A,Shimomura K,Saito K,Murakoshi I

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:DY-9760e (3-[2-[4-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-1-(4-imidazolylmethyl)-1H-indazole dihydrochloride 3.5 hydrate), a calmodulin antagonist, provides protection against Ca(2+) overload-associated cytotoxicity and brain injury after cerebral ischemia in rats. In this study, we assessed the e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sugimura M,Takamori H,Fukushi H,Kitano Y,Kanazawa Y,Shirasaki Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypericum perforatum extract (St. John's wort, SJW), Harpagophytum procumbens extract (HPE) and Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) have a broad spectrum of biological activities including antidepressant, anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidant effects. The aim of this study was to clarify antinociceptive properties ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Uchida S,Hirai K,Hatanaka J,Hanato J,Umegaki K,Yamada S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) plays critical roles in the development of cocaine addiction. Numerous studies have reported about the effects of cocaine on neuronal and synaptic activities in the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area, which are brain regions associated with cocaine addiction; however, a li...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sasase H,Izumi S,Deyama S,Hinoi E,Kaneda K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many important considerations in the interactions among the herbal constituents in a prescription of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Ephedra Herb [Chinese characters: see text] (Eph) is described a warm and acrid agent in TCM. The combination of Eph and Gypsum [Chinese characters: see text] (Eph-Gyp) sho...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yuan D,Sunouchi H,Sakurai T,Saito K,Kano Y

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compound C is a widely used chemical inhibitor that down-regulates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity. However, it has been suggested that compound C exerts AMPK-independent effects in various cells. Here, we investigated whether compound C induces Sestrin2 (SESN2), an antioxidant enzyme induced by diverse s...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Seo K,Seo S,Ki SH,Shin SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain if there is stereoselectivity in peroxisomal proliferation induced by chiral peroxisome proliferators, induction by stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4'-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2-methyl-2-(2'-4'-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid were studied in rat in vivo and in vitro with isolated rat hepatocytes. No significant...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Koibuchi Y,Yamada J,Watanabe T,Suga T

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:Fat specific protein 27 (FSP27) was originally isolated by screen for genes specifically expressed in fully differentiated mouse adipocytes. FSP27 and cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector C (CIDEC), the human homologue of FSP27, belong to the CIDE family. The FSP27 in adipocytes was recently reported to be a lipid ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsusue K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic glycolysis is an established hallmark of cancer. Neoplastic cells display increased glucose consumption and a corresponding increase in lactate production compared to the normal cells. Aerobic glycolysis is regulated by the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/ mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Parajuli P,Tiwari RV,Sylvester PW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the mechanism underlying the protective effects of manganese complexes of curcumin (Cp-Mn) and diacetylcurcumin (DiAc-Cp-Mn) on kainic acid (KA)-induced excitotoxicity in the rat hippocampus. Systemic injection of KA (10 mg/kg, i.p.) caused seizures and increased the expression of neuro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sumanont Y,Murakami Y,Tohda M,Vajragupta O,Watanabe H,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with specific drugs is associated with delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, which cause severe cutaneous toxicity. Such interactions induce structural alterations in HLA complexes via several different mechanisms such as the hapten theory, p-i concept, and altered p...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shirayanagi T,Aoki S,Fujimori S,Watanabe K,Aida T,Hirasawa M,Kumagai K,Hoshino T,Ito K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioassay-guided fractionation of a MeOH extract of the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L. provided two neuroprotective compounds, sappanchalcone (2) and 4-O-methylepisappanol (3), together with a methoxychalcone, isoliquiritigenin 2'-methyl ether (1), and three aromatic compounds, 4-O-methylsappanol (4), caesalpin...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Jeong GS,Lee DS,Kwon TO,Lee HS,An RB,Kim YC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study revealed that high molecular polyvinyl sulfate (PVP) or sulfonate (PVS), and low molecular alkyldisulfonates (NaO3S(CH2)nSO3Na, n = 2--5: EDS, TDS, BDS and PDS) can alleviate acute toxicity of the herbicide, paraquat dichloride (PQ) in mice. Their activity as antidotes and the mode of the action varied depen...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsuchiya T,Yoshida T,Imaeda A,Kiho T,Ukai S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease with joint dysfunction following cartilage degradation. The level of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has been reported to be augmented in human synovial fluid from patients with RA. However, it remains to be elucidated whether LPA participates in cartilage destruction. ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mizuno K,Komiya M,Okuyama K,Imada K,Sato T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete molecule or the ligand-binding domain-containing region of each of the three subtypes of human retinoic acid receptors (hRAR alpha, hRAR beta and hRAR gamma) was expressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed recombinant RARs (rRARs: rRAR alpha/E, rRAR beta/E and rRAR gamma) showed nearly the same magnitude...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukasawa H,Iijima T,Kagechika H,Hashimoto Y,Shudo K

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor microenvironment is one of the key factors contributing to the efficiency of drug delivery to a tumor. It has been reported that lymphangiogenesis is induced in certain tumors. Because the lymphatic system functions as a drainage one, it is possible that tumor lymphatic vessels alter not only the tumor micro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Shimizu K,Ikeuchi SY,Okajima A,Nakamura G,Muraoka E,Oku N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A deconvolution method for estimating the first-pass metabolism of orally administered drugs is proposed. This analysis can be carried out without assuming any pharmacokinetic models. The applicability of the deconvolution method was evaluated by application to the plasma concentration-time courses of aspirin and its ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamashita F,Bando H,Takakura Y,Hashida M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a piroxicam-loaded gelatin microcapsule with enhanced bioavailability, a gelatin microcapsule encapsulated ethanol and piroxicam has been formulated by using gelatin as a water-soluble polymer shell. The aqueous solubility and bioavailability of piroxicam in piroxicam-loaded microcapsule in rats were then e...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Piao MG,Yang CW,Li DX,Kim JO,Jang KY,Yoo BK,Kim JA,Woo JS,Lyoo WS,Han SS,Lee YB,Kim DD,Yong CS,Choi HG

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the anti-allergic effect of tea-leaf saponin (TLS), which was a mixture of saponins separated from the leaves of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, in guinea pigs and rats. TLS (20-100 mg/kg) dose-dependently inhibited experimentally-induced asthma, and ID50 was 61.7 mg/kg. TLS (20-100 mg/kg) dose-depend...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Akagi M,Fukuishi N,Kan T,Sagesaka YM,Akagi R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well known that 3-O-methyldopa (3-OMD) is a metabolite of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) formed by catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT), and 3-OMD blood level often reaches higher than physiological level in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients receiving long term L-DOPA therapy. However, the physiologi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Onzawa Y,Kimura Y,Uzuhashi K,Shirasuna M,Hirosawa T,Taogoshi T,Kihira K

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:DJ-927, currently undergoing Phase I clinical trial, is a new orally effective taxane with potent antitumor effects. The absorption, tissue distribution, and excretion of DJ-927 were investigated in mice, dogs, and monkeys after a single oral administration. After oral administration of [14C]DJ-927, radioactivity was ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ono C,Takao A,Atsumi R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve bioavailability of pueraria flavones (PF), a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) dropping pills composed of PF, Crodamol GTCC, Maisine 35-1, Cremophor RH 40, 1,2-propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG6000) was developed. Particle size, zeta potential, morphology and in vitro drug...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Guan Q,Zhang G,Sun S,Fan H,Sun C,Zhang S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the anti-obesity effects of pine needle extract (PNE) in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and in vivo studies. PNE treatment suppressed both glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma in cultured 3T3-L1 adipocytes. To investigate...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Jeon JR,Kim JY

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of a mutant DnaA protein (DnaA E204Q) with decreased intrinsic ATPase activity in cells causes a lethal phenotype. Based on our results that the decreased ATPase activity of DnaA E204Q is activated to the level of a wild-type protein in the presence of partially purified stimulating factors for DnaA ATPa...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Makise M,Sakamoto K,Tsuchiya T,Mizushima T

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new ursane-type triterpenoid, weigelic acid (1), and seven known compounds, ursolic acid (2), ilekudinol A (3), corosolic acid (4), ilekudinol B (5), esculentic acid (6), pomolic acid (7), and asiatic acid (8) were isolated from the leaf and stem of Weigela subsessilis. The structure of the new triterpenoid was esta...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Thuong PT,Min BS,Jin W,Na M,Lee J,Seong R,Lee YM,Song K,Seong Y,Lee HK,Bae K,Kang SS

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Endometriosis, a disease affecting 5-15% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone, has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities that may be efficacious in therapy for endometriosis. In the present study, we investigated the ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kim JH,Yang YI,Lee KT,Park HJ,Choi JH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00