著者
Shogo Tokuyama Kazuo Nakamoto
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (ISSN:09186158)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.34, no.8, pp.1174-1178, 2011-08-01 (Released:2011-08-01)
参考文献数
57
被引用文献数
17 41

Fatty acids, which are the essential nutrients for humans, are an important source of energy and an essential component of cell membranes. They also function as signal transduction molecules in a range of biological phenomena. Recently, an increasing number of physiologic and pharmacologic reports on fatty acids have improved our understanding of the association of fatty acids with certain diseases. It has also become apparent that functional properties of fatty acids are modulated by factors such as the amount of individual fatty acid intake and their distribution among organs. Recently, the functional relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acids and pain has been the focus of many studies. Both basic and clinical studies have shown that a dietary intake of n-3 series polyunsaturated fatty acids results in a reduction in the pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, inflammatory bowl disease, and neuropathy. In addition, levels of n-6 series polyunsaturated fatty acids are high in patients with chronic pain. These results indicate that polyunsaturated fatty acids play a vital role in pain regulation. In this review, we summarize a number of basic and clinical studies on polyunsaturated fatty acids and their association with pain.
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
no.287, pp.60-64, 1906-01-26
著者
Kouji Kowari Iori Hirosawa Hirono Kurai Naoki Utoguchi Makiko Fujii Yoshiteru Watanabe
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (ISSN:09186158)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.25, no.5, pp.678-681, 2002 (Released:2002-05-10)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
3 9

To determine the effectiveness of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administered rectally, we studied the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of hCG using a hollow-type suppository. HCG was not detected in plasma when only hCG was administered rectally, even at a higher dose (4000 IU/kg body weight) than intravenous injection, because of its low bioavailability due to high molecular weight or degradation by proteolytic activity. To enhance the rectal absorption of hCG, the effectiveness of its coadministration with α-cyclodextrin (α-CyD), an absorption-enhancing agent, was investigated in male rabbits. HCG was detected in plasma following coadministration of hCG and α-CyD (10 mg/kg body weight) into the rectum. The plasma hCG concentration increased with increasing dose of α-CyD. The AUC0→48 observed after coadministration of hCG and α-CyD at 30 mg/kg body weight was approximately four times higher than that of hCG and α-CyD at 10 mg/kg body weight. HCG at a high concentration induced a rapid increase in the plasma testosterone concentration (74.2±3.4 ng/ml) 2 h after intravenous administration. However, the testosterone concentration 24 h after intravenous administration decreased to the physiological level (approximately 20 ng/ml) which had been observed before such administration. On the other hand, the maximum level of testosterone concentration (40.0±12.6 ng/ml) was observed 24 h after rectal administration of hCG (400 IU/kg body weight) in combination with α-CyD (30 mg/kg body weight). Moreover, the plasma testosterone concentration (31.0±11.4 ng/ml) obtained 72 h after rectal administration tended to be maintained at a higher level than that (14.4±0.9 ng/ml) observed before the administration. These results suggest that the hollow-type suppository as a rectal delivery system of hCG is promising as a new mode of hCG therapy.
著者
Jong-Ho Koh Jin-Man Kim Un-Jae Chang Hyung-Joo Suh
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (ISSN:09186158)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.26, no.1, pp.84-87, 2003 (Released:2003-01-01)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
50 77

This study was conducted to investigate the hypocholesterolemic effect of the hot-water fraction (HW) from cultured mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis in a 5 l fermenter. The composition of HW was mainly carbohydrate (83.9%) and protein (11.8%) on a dry basis, and the carbohydrate of HW consisted of glucose, mannose, galactose, and arabinose in the molecular ratio of 1.0 : 0.8 : 0.5 : 0.1, respectively. In mice fed a cholesterol-free diet and those fed a cholesterol-enriched diet, body and liver weights were not significantly different from those of the controls. The serum total cholesterol (TC) of all mice groups administered HW (150 and 300 mg/kg/d, respectively) with the cholesterol-enriched diet decreased more than in the control group. Among the mice fed the cholesterol-enriched diet, HW also increased the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level, but decreased the very low-density lipoprotein plus low-density lipoprotein (VLDL+LDL) cholesterol level. The changes in HDL- and VLDL+LDL-cholesterol levels consequently decreased the atherogenic value. The results indicate that HW in rats administered a cholesterol-enriched diet decreased the plasma cholesterol level. The 300 mg/kg dose had a significant effect on the serum TC level.
著者
Natsumi Ueda Ryogo Umetsu Junko Abe Yamato Kato Yoko Nakayama Zenichiro Kato Yasutomi Kinosada Mitsuhiro Nakamura
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (ISSN:09186158)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.38, no.10, pp.1638-1644, 2015-10-01 (Released:2015-10-01)
参考文献数
32
被引用文献数
2 23

There have been concerns that oseltamivir causes neuropsychiatric adverse events (NPAEs). We analyzed the association of age and gender with NPAEs in patients treated with oseltamivir using a logistic regression model. NPAE data were obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (2004 to 2013). The lower limit of the reporting odds ratio (ROR) 95% confidence interval (CI) of “abnormal behavior” in Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan was ≥1. The effects of the interaction terms for oseltamivir in male patients aged 10–19 years were statistically significant. The adjusted ROR of “abnormal behavior” was 96.4 (95% CI, 77.5–119.9) in male patients aged 10–19 years treated with osletamivir. In female patients, the results of the likelihood ratio test for “abnormal behavior” were not statistically significant. The adjusted NPAE RORs were increased in male and female patients under the age of 20 years. Oseltamivir use could be associated with “abnormal behavior” in males aged 10–19 years. After considering the causality restraints of the current analysis, further epidemiological studies are recommended.
著者
林 輝明
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.96, no.3, pp.356-361, 1976-03-25
被引用文献数
1

Two new methods for the determination of gentiopicroside in gentian radix and Gentiana scabra radix were developed by the combination of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and spectrophotometry. In the preparative TLC-ultraviolet (UV) method, gentiopicroside contained in the methanol extract ofsamples is quantitatively separated by preparative TLC (detection by a PAN UV lamp) and the amount is determined from the absorbance at 270 nm by using a calibration graph. In the TLC-densitometer (DM) method, the methanol extract containing gentiopicroside is developed on the TLC plate, and the amount of gentiopicroside (Rf=ca. 0.4) is measured by TLC densitometry using a dual-wavelength TLC scanner. By these two methods, the content of gentiopicroside vras determined as 1-2% in gentian idix (Osaka market product), 1-3% in Gentiana scabra radix (Osaka market product), and 7-10% in the fresh root of Gentiana scabra BUNGE.
著者
小合 由起 砂金 信義 太田 隆文 宇留野 強
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.125, no.12, pp.1009-1011, 2005-12-01
被引用文献数
7

This study aimed to examine the effects of banana juice on levodopa bioavailability in rats. When a levodopa preparation (EC-Doparl tablets) was orally administered with banana juice made by mixing with a fresh banana and water, there were significant decreases in C_<max>(17.4±2.5vs.8.6±3.1μg/ml;α=0.05) and AUC(1882.8±49.2vs.933.5±286.6μg・min/ml;α=0.05) for levodopa. On the other hand, administration of the levodopa preparation with a commercial beverage containing 10% banana juice resulted in no significant change in C_<max> or AUC. These results indicate that concomitant intake of levodopa preparations with banana juice, but not with a commercial banana beverage, may cause a drug-food interaction reducing levodopa bioavailability, and we should pay attention to such interactions during levodopa therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease.
著者
石井 輝司
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
ファルマシア (ISSN:00148601)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.6, no.11, 1970-11-15
著者
飯盛 挺造
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
no.173, pp.683-699, 1896-07-26
著者
陳 福君 中島 登 木村 郁子 木村 正康
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.115, no.6, pp.476-482, 1995-06-25
被引用文献数
17

Averaged blood glucose levels were 400 mg/dl in nonfasted mice, and 250 mg/dl in fasted mice in 4 weeks after injection with streptozotocin (STZ, 150 mg/kg, i.v.). These mice were used for experiments. Hypoglycemic effects of hot water extracts (W) from Folium Mori (Mulberry leaves, Morus alba L., China and Japan) or Cortex Mori Radicis (Morus alba L., China) were observed in fasted and nonfasted STZ-induced diabetic mice at a single dose of 200 mg/kg (i.p.). The W from Folium Mori exhibited most potent hypoglycemic effects. The most potent fractions of Folium Mori and Cortex Mori Radicis were ethanol-insoluble extracts (A2). These A2 fractions demonstrated a fall in blood glucose levels of 24.6±6.0% and 60.5±9.1% at nonfasted STZ-mice, and 81.4±7.9% and 77.3±5.8% at fasted STZ-mice, respectively. The increase in glucose uptake was a mechanism of hypoglycemic actions by W and A2 of Folium Mori.