Japanese Journal of Pharmacology
Overview
Japanese Journal of Pharmacology is a scientific journal, published since 1951 in English. The journal's country of origin is Japan and its primary focus area is pharmacology.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Jpn J Pharmacol
Start
1951
End
2002
Frequency
Bimonthly, < -2002>
p-ISSN
0021-5198
e-ISSN
1347-3506
Country
Japan
Language
English
Specialty
Pharmacology
Recent Articles
1.
Nakatani T, Tamada S, Asai T, Iwai Y, Kim T, Tsujino T, et al.
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):361-4.
PMID: 12501014
The present study was conducted to elucidate the role of oxidative stress and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in the beneficial effects of angiotensin receptor blockade on obstructive nephropathy. Unilateral ureteral occlusion...
2.
Kodama N, Harada N, Nanba H
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):357-60.
PMID: 12501013
A polysaccharide, designated as the D-fraction, extracted from maitake (Grifola frondosa), was reported to have anti-tumor effects by activating macrophages and T cells in C3H/HeN mice in which a Th-1...
3.
Fujisaki Y, Itoh Y, Oishi R
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):353-6.
PMID: 12501012
The effects of ebastine and its active metabolite carebastine on brain dopamine uptake and the accessibility to brain were compared with those for a classical antihistaminic agent chlorpheniramine by using...
4.
Umegaki K, Saito K, Kubota Y, Sanada H, Yamada K, Shinozuka K
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):345-51.
PMID: 12501011
We examined the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) on hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes, particularly cytochrome P450 (CYP), in rats. Rats were fed a GBE-containing diet or received GBE by intragastric...
5.
Swiatkowska M, Pawlowska Z, Szemraj J, Drzewoski J, Watala C, Cierniewski C
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):337-44.
PMID: 12501010
Statins, which competitively inhibit 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase activity and reduce mevalonate synthesis, are believed to exert a plethora of pleiotropic effects. In this report, molecular mechanisms of the inhibitory...
6.
Ikeda Y, Kaneko A, Yamamoto M, Ishige A, Sasaki H
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):328-36.
PMID: 12501009
The clinical effectiveness of the Kampo medicine Sho-seiryu-to (SST) has recently been demonstrated in a double-blind randomized study of allergic asthma and rhinitis. We investigated the effect of SST on...
7.
Egashira N, Iwasaki K, Ishibashi M, Wolozin B, Mishima K, Irie K, et al.
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):321-7.
PMID: 12501008
We investigated the effect of hypoxia on beta-amyloid (Abeta)-induced apoptosis in rat cultured hippocampal neurons. Abeta (25 microM for 48 h) decreased the number of neuronal cells and increased the...
8.
Effects of mosapride citrate, a 5-HT4 receptor agonist, on colonic motility in conscious guinea pigs
Inui A, Yoshikawa T, Nagai R, Yoshida N, Ito T
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):313-20.
PMID: 12501007
It is known that 5-HT(4) receptors in the colon of guinea pigs show a distribution similar to that in humans. Thus, we examined the effects of mosapride citrate (mosapride) and...
9.
Takane H, Ohdo S, Baba R, Koyanagi S, Yukawa E, Higuchi S
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):304-12.
PMID: 12501006
The influence of interferon-beta (IFN-beta) dosing time on antiviral activity was investigated in ICR male mice under light-dark cycle conditions (lights on at 07:00, off at 19:00) with food and...
10.
Ohta Y, Kobayashi T, Inui K, Yoshino J, Nakazawa S
Jpn J Pharmacol
. 2002 Dec;
90(4):295-303.
PMID: 12501005
The protective effect of ebselen, which possesses glutathione peroxidase-like activity and antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, against the progression of acute gastric mucosal lesions was examined in rats with a single...