Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa of an erythromycin-resistance determinant that encodes the mphA gene for macrolide 2'-phosphotransferase I from Escherichia coli.

abstract：:A convenient and sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic method with post-column platinum catalyst reduction and electrochemical detection was applied to the simultaneous determination of oxidized and reduced coenzyme Q (CoQ and CoQH2) and alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TP) in human and rat samples. After the separ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Wakabayashi H,Yamato S,Nakajima M,Shimada K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three antiinflammatory saponin components were isolated from the alkaline hydrolysate of a butanol-soluble portion of Kalopanax pictus bark extract through an in vivo activity-guided fractionation procedure. The hydrolysate showed inhibition of adjuvant induced arthritis in rats. After further fractionation, the ethyl...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Li DW,Hyun JE,Jeong CS,Kim YS,Lee EB

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of exogenously applied gibberellic acid (GA(3)) or brassinolide (BL) on the H(+)-pumps and aquaporin in the vacuolar membrane of rice seedling leaf sheath were investigated. Antibodies against mung bean H(+)-PPase, the B subunit of V-ATPase, and radish tonoplast intrinsic protein (TIP) cross-reacted with t...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yang S,Maeshima M,Tanaka Y,Komatsu S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a set of pathological conditions that result in the destruction of glomeruli and loss of renal function, commonly leading to the development of end-stage renal disease. Current pharmacotherapy is limited to immunosuppressive therapy. In the present study, we found a novel antinephritic effec...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Liu N,Shi J,Xiao Y,Yasue M,Takei Y,Sanefuji H,Tsujimoto G,Hirasawa A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Qizhu Tang (QZT) was studied for its in vitro antioxidant activity and the effect on cerebral oxidative damage after forebrain ischemia followed by reperfusion in rats. The QZT decoction was shown to have strong hydroxyl radical (*OH) scavenging activity (approx. 0.1 mM as Trolox...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Xuejiang W,Ichikawa H,Konishi T

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：: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：:Two angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides were isolated from a tryptic hydrolysate of human serum albumin (HSA). The peptides were identified by sequencing and other analyses as Ala-Trp and the nonapeptide Ala-Phe-Lys-Ala-Trp-Ala-Val-Ala-Arg (human albutensin A), corresponding to f(213-214) and f(2...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nakagomi K,Ebisu H,Sadakane Y,Fujii N,Akizawa T,Tanimura T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens and/or pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics considerations may result in off-label use of a certain class of antibacterials, including tigecycline. This study was performed to clarify the safety profile of tigecycline in the user-derived manner and to compare it with ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kadoyama K,Sakaeda T,Tamon A,Okuno Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P-Glycoprotein (ABCB1-type P-gp), a membrane protein encoded by the multi drug resistant gene (MDR1), expressing on the blood brain barrier protects the brain from many drugs including dexamethasone. Psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia and depression, have known to have abnormal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) a...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Qian W,Homma M,Itagaki F,Tachikawa H,Kawanishi Y,Mizukami K,Asada T,Inomata S,Honda K,Ohkohchi N,Kohda Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：: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 gastric H+, K+-ATPase is a proton pump that is responsible for gastric acid secretion and that actively transports protons and K+ ions in opposite directions to generate in excess of a million-fold gradient across the membrane under physiological conditions. This pump is also a target molecule of proton pump inhib...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Asano S,Morii M,Takeguchi N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) and the partial pressure of oxygen (pO(2)) in the liver were simultaneously quantified in rats with partial hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (PHIRI). Real-time NO/pO(2) monitoring and immunohistochemical analysis for superoxide dismutase and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and endothelial N...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hataji K,Watanabe T,Oowada S,Nagaya M,Kamibayashi M,Murakami E,Kawakami H,Ishiuchi A,Kumai T,Nakano H,Kobayashi S,Otsubo T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of supplemented docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), given as diacylglycerol (DG) rich in DHA (DHA-DG), triacylglycerol (TG) rich in DHA (DHA-TG) or fish oil concentrate (DHA-70), on the serum concentration of TG and its bioavailability in the rats with diet-induced hyperlipidemia were studied. Hypertriglyceridemia was...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tamai T,Murota I,Maruyama K,Baba T,Toyama T,Watanabe N,Kudo N,Kawashima Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that female rats are resistant to ischemic acute renal failure (ARF), compared with male rats. To elucidate sex differences in ischemic ARF, we searched global protein expression in post-ischemic kidneys using proteomic techniques. Ischemic ARF was induced by 45-min ischemia followed by reperfusion. By pro...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takayama J,Takaoka M,Sugino Y,Yamamoto Y,Ohkita M,Matsumura Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formulations consisting of egg albumin, indomethacin (IND), and olive oil or fatty acids, were prepared by vigorous stirring using a high-speed homogenizer and subsequent freeze-drying. To confirm the anti-inflammatory properties and ulcerogenic effects of the formulations, we examined the action of the formulations o...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsuji Y,Kakegawa H,Miyataka H,Matsumoto H,Satoh T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to study the hepatoprotective effects of phloridzin (PHL) on hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) in rats, on the basis of this investigation, the possible mechanism of PHL was elucidated. Male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into six groups: control, model, PHL-...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Deng G,Wang J,Zhang Q,He H,Wu F,Feng T,Zhou J,Zou K,Hattori M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various disinfectants and hot water on planktonic cells and biofilm cells of Burkholderia cepacia were investigated. The survival rate of viable B. cepacia cells in suspension decreased to 0.001% or lower within 15 s of exposure to 0.5% benzalkonium chloride, within 30 s of exposure to 0.5% alkyldiamino...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Miyano N,Oie S,Kamiya A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that kiwi fruit is rich in polyphenols and has immunostimulatory activity. Polyphenols are widely known for having anti-oxidant effects. We also revealed potential anti-oxidant effects of kiwi fruit in vivo by oral administration to mice. Here, we compared the anti-oxidant effects of kiwi fruit ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Iwasawa H,Morita E,Yui S,Yamazaki M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of amyloid β(1-42) peptide (Aβ(1-42)) in retina is implicated in the development of retinal ganglion cell apoptosis and diabetic retinopathy. In this study we demonstrate that spontaneous diabetes mellitus Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats can be used as an animal model in studies to iden...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nagai N,Ito Y,Tanino T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we designed and synthesized a novel 1,5-diarylpyrazole derivative, 2-amino-N-(2-methyl-5-(1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)phenyl) acetamide hydrochloride (CC06), which was intended to act as a prodrug and would exert potent anti-inflammatory activity after being converte...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yin LL,Li MH,Wang X,Zhang WY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferulic acid (FA), a naturally occurring polyphenol abundant in vegetables and rice bran, is known to possess a potent antioxidant activity, thereby protecting cells from oxidative stress. In the present study, we show that in addition to its known anti-oxidant activity, ferulic acid exerts substantial inhibitory acti...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bian Z,Furuya N,Zheng DM,Oliva Trejo JA,Tada N,Ezaki J,Ueno T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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 examined the effects of ginseng total saponin (GTS) and several ginsenosides injected intrathecally (i.t.) or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) on the antinociception induced by cold water swimming. The tail-flick response was used as an antinociceptive parameter. We found that i.t. injection of GTS time- and dose...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Choi SS,Lee JK,Suh HW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LAT1 (L-type amino acid transporter 1), one of the L-type amino acid transporters, transports the branched and aromatic amino acids. LAT1 requires the heavy chain of 4F2 antigen (4F2hc) for the functional expression as an amino acid transporter. The expression of this transporter is up-regulated in tumor cells and rap...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Asano S,Kameyama M,Oura A,Morisato A,Sakai H,Tabuchi Y,Chairoungdua A,Endou H,Kanai Y

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of spleen Mac-1-positive cells was markedly increased in methylcholanthrene-induced Meth-A fibrosarcoma (Meth-A)-implanted mice. When the sera of Meth-A-implanted mice were added to normal bone marrow cells, granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-dependent growth of bone marrow cells ...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Watanabe T,Okada A,Mikami T,Matsumoto T,Suzuki M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and efficient method for the separation of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI 4-P) from phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylserine (PS) is described. A mixture of PI, PI 4-P and PS was injected onto a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge. PI and PS were flushed through the cartridge with solvent 1 [methanol-chlorofo...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Morisaki N,Masaoka M,Shirai R,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of nebracetam, a novel nootorpic agent, on the synaptosomal uptake of neurotransmitter monoamines of the brain regions were examined. Striatal and hippocampal synaptosomes were isolated by the Percoll gradient method, and the striatal dopamine uptake and hippocampal serotonin uptake were measured in the presen...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takeo S,Hayashi H,Tadokoro M,Takagi K,Miyake K,Takagi N,Oshikawa S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption and distribution of ulinastatin following intra-articular administration of [125I]ulinastatin to rabbits were determined and kinetic analysis using a multi-compartment model was performed. At 4 h after administration, the content of radioactivity in the synovial fluid, which was comparable to that of th...

journal_title：Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ohzawa N,Takahashi Y,Ogihara T,Nakai Y,Ishiguro J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00