Fluorescence polarization immunoassay of progesterone.

abstract：:Schizophyllan (SPG) is used to treat cervical cancer in combination with irradiation to enhance the immunological surveillance system. Dectin-1 is a cell surface receptor for 1,3-beta-glucan. In this study, we prepared two anti-Dectin-1 monoclonal antibodies, 4B2 and SC30 having a K(D) of 7.04 x 10(-8) M and 1.55 x 10...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ikeda Y,Adachi Y,Ishii T,Tamura H,Aketagawa J,Tanaka S,Ohno N

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin is a natural polyphenolic compound abundant in the rhizome of the perennial herb turmeric, Curcuma longa. It is commonly used as a dietary spice and coloring agent in cooking, and is used anecdotally as an herb in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine. It has been reported that curcumin has the potential to...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Mito S,Watanabe K,Harima M,Thandavarayan RA,Veeraveedu PT,Sukumaran V,Suzuki K,Kodama M,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanical properties of cells are considered promising biomarkers for the early detection of cancer and the testing of drug efficacy against it. Nevertheless, generalized correlations between drug resistance and the nano-mechanical properties of cancer cells are yet to be defined due to the lack of necessary stud...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Seo YH,Jo YN,Oh YJ,Park S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We showed previously that transdifferentiation of skin epidermis to mucous epithelium can be induced by treatment with 20 µM retinol for 1 d followed by culture for 4 d without retinol in chick embryonic tarsometatarsal skin. In mouse epidermal cells, 3 µM retinoic acid (an active metabolite of retinol) inhibits epide...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Obinata A,Akimoto Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasal absorption of non-glycosylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor produced by Esherichia coli (E. coli-rhG-CSF) was studied in rats. We investigated the effects of the basic conditions of the dosing solution and the enhancing effects of various substances to find means to improve the nas...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nomura H,Akamisaka S,Maruyama K

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lactose transport system of Citrobacter freundii was characterized. Both the lactose transport system and beta-galactosidase were induced with either lactose or isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), the latter being the better inducer. The Km values for methyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (TMG) transport ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Okazaki N,Tsuda M,Wilson TH,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of low molecular weight fractionated [3H]heparin (LMWFH: 7000 Da) was examined, for comparison with that of high molecular weight fractionated [3H]heparin (HMWFH:20000 Da), in a primary culture of rat hepatocytes. The uptake of LMWFH increased almost linearly with time up to 60 min (extended uptake), althou...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe J,Urano K,Muranishi H,Haba M,Yuasa H

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Xenopus blastula with activin converts undifferentiated presumptive ectoderm (animal cap) into mesoderm and endoderm in a dose-dependent manner. At low concentrations, activin induces ventral mesoderm such as blood cells. Here we show that activin-treated aggregates of animal cap cells prepared from undif...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagamine K,Furue M,Fukui A,Matsuda A,Hori T,Asashima M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Threohydroxyaspartate (THA) causes glutamate excitotoxicity in motor neurons in organotypic culture of rat spinal cord. Some drugs, including sulforaphane (SF) and riluzole, can protect motor neuron against excitotoxicity. It has been demonstrated that SF is a potent inducer of Phase II enzymes, while riluzole is a cl...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Chang G,Guo Y,Jia Y,Duan W,Li B,Yu J,Li C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A conditioned medium (CM) was prepared by culturing human sperm at 3.0 x 10(6) sperm/ml for 12 h. The fusion index increased significantly when the sperm penetration assay (SPA) was performed with CM (0.6 without CM to 2.0 with CM). The conditioned medium was also effective on the sperm from 11 patients who showed a l...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ikawa M,Ying X,Tanaka K,Ohashi K,Saji F,Okabe M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effects of stable agonist for prostaglandin (PG) I2 receptor with PGI1 skeleton, SM-10906, on pro-inflammatory cytokine production by mouse peritoneal macrophages (PEMs) in comparison with PGE1 and PGI2. In mouse PEMs, SM-10906 and PGE1 slightly enhanced interleukin (IL)-6 secretion,...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishimura T,Yamamoto T,Ueda Y,Yamada K,Hara Y

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoprotective effect of celosian, an acidic polysaccharide isolated from the water extract of the seed of Celosia argentea, was investigated using chemical and immunological liver injury models. Celosian inhibited the elevation of serum enzyme (GPT, GOT, LDH) and bilirubin levels on carbon tetrachloride (CC1(4))-in...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hase K,Kadota S,Basnet P,Takahashi T,Namba T

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential usefulness of oil in water (O/W) lipid emulsions as parenteral drug delivery system for lipophilic drugs was examined in tumor-bearing rats. A model lipophilic drug, sudan II (PCoct = 226000), was formulated in five lipid emulsions consisting of soybean oil and various surfactants. Compared with HCO-60 m...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sakaeda T,Takahashi K,Nishihara Y,Hirano K

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteasome inhibitors are a novel class of molecular-targeted anti-cancer drugs that suppress the degradation of malfolded proteins, trigger endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and activate apoptosis signals. Glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), a major ER chaperone, is one of the most important molecules for transduc...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsumura K,Sakai C,Kawakami S,Yamashita F,Hashida M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven flavonoids of Stachys chrysantha and Stachys candida have been isolated. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, particularly highfield NMR spectroscopy. The effects of the methanol extracts of these two endemic Greek Stachys sp. and their main flavonoids were examined on arachi...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Skaltsa H,Bermejo P,Lazari D,Silvan AM,Skaltsounis AL,Sanz A,Abad MJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoparticles are used in many fields and in everyday products. Silver nanoparticles are the most frequently used nanoparticles; for example, in food-related products, owing to their antibacterial activity. However, it has been pointed out that they might have unexpected biological effects, and evaluation of their eff...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Maki A,Lin Y,Aoyama M,Sato K,Gao JQ,Tsujino H,Nagano K,Higashisaka K,Tsutsumi Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bee pollen consists of floral pollen mixed with bee secretions and nectar. It has been considered as a functional food and has different kinds of biologically active ingredients, such as flavonoids, polyphenols, phytosterols and minerals. However, its function in cognition has yet been investigated. In the present stu...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Liao Y,Bae HJ,Zhang J,Kwon Y,Koo B,Jung IH,Kim HM,Park JH,Lew JH,Ryu JH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are some highly cytotoxic anticancer compounds inducing differentiation of cancer cells to normal cells at below highly cytotoxic concentration. Naphthoquinone derivatives having cytotoxic effects on cancer cell were tested to learn whether they have differentiation inducing activity in human leukemia HL-60 cell...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bae KA,Choung SY

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) in the brain plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Previous studies have demonstrated the neuroprotective role of osthole against oxygen and glucose deprivation in cortical neurons. However, the effects of osthole on Aβ-induced neurotoxicity in ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hu Y,Wen Q,Liang W,Kang T,Ren L,Zhang N,Zhao D,Sun D,Yang J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The local disposition of a drug, which is efficiently eliminated by the liver in spite of very high binding with serum albumin, was investigated using BOF-4272 as a model drug in the hepatic perfusion system. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) labeled with Evans Blue was used as the marker of hepatic blood space. The perfusio...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishimura M,Yamaoka K,Naito S,Nakagawa T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic organic anion transporters OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 are expressed at the sinusoidal membrane of hepatocytes and contribute to the hepatic uptake of a wide variety of clinically used drugs. To identify the antibiotics that interact with the human organic anion transporters OATP1B1 and OATP1B3, we applied a screening...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamaguchi H,Takeuchi T,Okada M,Kobayashi M,Unno M,Abe T,Goto J,Hishinuma T,Shimada M,Mano N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant wound healing, either causing scarring or chronic wounds, is a significant cause of morbidity. There is therefore, considerable interest in agents which can modulate certain aspects of the wound healing process. Fucoidans, sulphated polyfucose polysaccharides which may be extracted from Fucus spp., have been ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： O'Leary R,Rerek M,Wood EJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse thioglycollate-induced peritoneal macrophages effectively, in the absence of serum, recognized mouse polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) mildly oxidized with diamide, superoxide (hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase) or t-butyhydroperoxide, or modified with N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). The recognition reached a maximum when...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Beppu M,Yokoyama N,Motohashi M,Kikugawa K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radioprotective effects of propolis and polyphenolic compounds from propolis on the radiation-induced mortality of mice exposed to 9 Gy of gamma-irradiation were studied. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) treatment of mice at doses of 100 mg kg(-1) body weight of propolis (water or ethanolic extract; WSDP or EEP) or its poly...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Orsolić N,Benković V,Horvat-Knezević A,Kopjar N,Kosalec I,Bakmaz M,Mihaljević Z,Bendelja K,Basić I

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported previously that N-linked glycoproteins were accumulated in the cytosol of the normal aging rat brain, and that one protein had been identified as cathepsin D (Mech. Ageing Dev., 127, 771-778 (2006)). In this study, to elucidate the mechanism of cathepsin D accumulation in the cytosol, we examined the effec...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miura Y,Sakurai Y,Hayakawa M,Shimada Y,Zempel H,Sato Y,Hisanaga S,Endo T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro percutaneous permeation of diclofenac from various vehicles was examined using rat abdominal skin as a model membrane. The oleaginous vehicles used in this study consisted of three components: i.e. fatty acid, fatty acid ester and nonpolar oil. The solubilities of sodium diclofenac in formulated vehicles ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takahashi K,Suzuki T,Sakano H,Mizuno N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skeletal renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the progression of osteoporosis and the active peptide within the RAS, angiotensin II (ANG II), has deleterious effects on bones. This study was performed to investigate whether suppression of the rate-limiting step of the RAS cascade by the renin inhibitor al...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Zhang FY,Yang FJ,Yang JL,Wang L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caesalpinia ferrea MART. (Leguminosae) called as Juca is one of the medicinal plants in Brazil used for diabetes. From the fruits of this plant, ellagic acid (EA) and 2-(2,3,6-trihydroxy-4-carboxyphenyl)ellagic acid (TEA) have been recently isolated as aldose reductase (AR) inhibitors. In this study, we examined to pr...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueda H,Kawanishi K,Moriyasu M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cardenolides, two hemiterpenoids, two phenylpropanoids and a phenylethanoid isolated from the roots of Streptocaulon juventas (LOUR.) MERR. were examined for their antiproliferative activity toward three human-derived (HT-1080 fibrosarcoma, lung A549 adenocarcinoma, cervix HeLa adenocarcinoma) and three murine...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ueda JY,Tezuka Y,Banskota AH,Tran QL,Tran QK,Saiki I,Kadota S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The riboflavin sensitized oxidation of cysteine under an aerobic condition was investigated. The effects of various scavengers, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, mannitol, sodium azide and potassium ferrocyanide (an electron donor), on the photooxidation were determined. A reaction mechanism involving the supero...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Sarkar B,Das U,Bhattacharyya S,Bose SK

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00