Shinobu Sakamoto

Ipriflavone （7-isopropoxy-isoflavone） ， a derivative of a natural isoflavone isolated from alfalfa （Medicago setiva L.） ， seems to enhance the formation of bone-like nodules in rat bone marrow cell cultures by stimulating osteoblast differe…

This in vivo experimental study was designed to investigate the effects of probucol, a hypocholesterolemic agent, on uterine adenomyosis which is frequently induced by pituitary grafting in mice. SHN mice, which are known to develop uterine…

Changes in uterine blood vessels were evaluated quantitatively by an immunohistochemical study using an antibody to von Willebrand factor (vWF) during the development of experimentally induced adenomyosis in mice. In all mice treated with p…

The suppressive effects of danazol, an isoxazol derivative of a synthetic steroid 17 alpha-ethinyltestosterone, on cellular viability and DNA synthesis in 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene induced mammary tumours were investigated in adult fem…

Effects of danazol, an isoxazol derivative of the synthetic steroid 17 alpha-ethinyltestosterone, on activities of thymidylate synthetase and thymidine kinase, which are the DNA-synthesizing enzymes included in de novo and salvage pathways …

The effects of traditional Chinese herbal remedies, Shakuyaku-kanzo-to (SKT) and Hachimijiou-gan (HJG), on the spontaneous development of uterine adenomyosis and mammary hyperplastic alveolar nodules (HAN) were examined in an experimental a…

Keishi-bukuryo-gan (KBG) is a traditional Chinese herbal remedy and has been used for the treatment of gynecological disorders, such as hypermenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and infertility. The effects of KBG on the development of uterine adenomyo…