... Abstract To examine the differential properties of mucous glycoproteins, we produced hyperplastic and metaplastic changes in goblet cells of rat nasal epithelium by intranasal instillation of ovalbumin (OVA) in OVA-sensitized rats, and by intranasal lipopolysaccharides (LPS) instillation...

... Abstract Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), generated in the mammalian body during the metabolism of cysteine, has been recognized as a gaseous signaling molecule in addition to nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide. We examined the effect of H 2 S on duodenal HCO 3 ̅ secretion in rats and investigated...

... Abstract The impact of sesamin, episesamin and sesamolin (sesame lignans) on hepatic gene expression profiles was compared with a DNA microarray. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed experimental diets containing 0.2% sesamin, episesamin or sesamolin, and a control diet free of lignans for 15 days...

... Abstract In vitro isometric myograph and histopathological studies were performed on rat middlecerebral arteries (MCAs) to explore changes in contractile capacity following experimentalGamma Knife radiosurgery. Right MCAs were treated with 25 Gy and 50 Gy at the 50%isodose line, while...

... Abstract In the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat heart, a decrease in the conductivity and suppressionof electrical cell-to-cell coupling has been observed. To clarify this mechanism, thepresent study was performed to investigate the gap junction connexin 43 (Cx43) usingimmunohistochemistry...