Vol. 16 (2017)

Published continuously

Published: 2017-01-02

Original articles

Precondition of right frontal region with anodal tDCS can restore the fear memory impairment induced by ACPA in male mice

Fariborz Manteghi, Mohammad Nasehi, Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast

1-13
HPLC-DAD analysis, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the ethanolic extract of Hyptis umbrosa in mice

Klécia S. dos Anjos, Heitor G. Araújo-Filho, Marcelo C. Duarte, Vicente C.O. Costa, Josean F. Tavares, Marcelo S. Silva, Jackson R.G.S. Almeida, Nathália A.C. Souza, Larissa A. Rolim, Irwin R.A. Menezes, Henrique D.M. Coutinho, Jullyana S.S. Quintans, Lucindo J. Quintans-Júnior

14-24
Assessment of usefulness of synchrotron radiation techniques to determine arsenic species in hair and rice grain samples

Jun Lin, Guo-fang Lin, Yu-lan Li, Xiao-yan Gao, Hui Du, Chao-gang Jia, Hong-chao Lu, Klaus Golka, Jian-hua Shen

25-34
Toxicological risk at workplace and toxicity as Life Cycle Assessment impact category: Substitution of solvents as an example

Thomas Schupp, Philipp Alexander Georg, Guenter Kirstein

40-51
Novel 4-thiazolidinone derivatives as agonists of benzodiazepine receptors: Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation

Mehrdad Faizi, Reza Jahani, Seyed Abbas Ebadi, Sayyed Abbas Tabatabai, Elham Rezaee, Mehrnaz Lotfaliei, Mohsen Amini, Ali Almasirad

52-62
In silico CD4+, CD8+ T-cell and B-cell immunity associated immunogenic epitope prediction and HLA distribution analysis of Zika virus

Essam Mohammed Janahi, Anupam Dhasmana, Vandana Srivastava, Aditya Narayan Sarangi, Sana Raza, Jamal M. Arif, Madan Lal Bramha Bhatt, Mohtashim Lohani, Mohammed Yahya Areeshi, Anand Murari Saxena, Shafiul Haque

63-72
Antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of naphthoquinone pigments from Onosma visianii Clem

Milena D. Vukic, Nenad L. Vukovic, Gorica T. Djelic, Suzana Lj. Popovic, Milan M. Zaric, Dejan D. Baskic, Gordana B. Krstic, Vele V. Tesevic, Miroslava M. Kacaniova

73-88
Influence of daily oral prophylactic selenium treatment on the dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC)-induced pancreatitis in rats

J. Merkord, N. Görl, M. Lemke, A. Berg, H. Weber, R. Ramer, G. Hennighausen

89-100
Dioscin induces demethylation of DAPK-1 and RASSF-1alpha genes via the antioxidant capacity, resulting in apoptosis of bladder cancer T24 cells

Qiang Zhou, Wei Song, Wei Xiao

101-112
Effect of melatonin supplemented at the light or dark period on recovery of sciatic nerve injury in rats

Enas Ezzat Rateb, Shaimaa Nasr Amin, Nashwa El-Tablawy, Laila Ahmed Rashed, Samah El-Attar

138-150
Study of the cytotoxic effects of 2,5-diaziridinyl-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone (MeDZQ) in mouse hepatoma cells

Rasa Jarasiene-Burinskaja, Milda Alksne, Violeta Bartuskiene, Violeta Voisniene, Jaroslav Burinskij, Narimantas Cenas, Virginija Bukelskiene

151-159
Chemical composition and biological activities of Salvia officinalis essential oil from Tunisia

Med Raâfet Ben Khedher, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Ikbal Chaieb, Slim Tounsi, Mohamed Hammami

160-173
High level of miR-196b at newly diagnosed pediatric acute myeloid leukemia predicts a poor outcome

Lihua Xu, Yang Guo, Wenying Yan, Jiannong Cen, Yuna Niu, Qing Yan, Hailong He, Chien-Shing Chen, Shaoyan Hu

197-209
Preparation and characterization of beta-glucan particles containing a payload of nanoembedded rifabutin for enhanced targeted delivery to macrophages

Tarun K. Upadhyay, Nida Fatima, Deepak Sharma, V. Saravanakumar, Rolee Sharma

210-228
Paradoxical effect of minocycline on established neuropathic pain in rat

Malek Zarei, Masoumeh Sabetkasaei, Taraneh Moini-Zanjani

229-235
Lungs deposition and pharmacokinetic study of submicron budesonide particles in Wistar rats intended for immediate effect in asthma

Abdul Rauf, Aseem Bhatnagar, S.S. Sisodia, Roop K. Khar, Farhan J. Ahmad

236-244
Evaluating the relationship of blood pressure, plasma angiotensin peptides and aldosterone with cognitive functions in patients with hypertension

Selçuk Sen, Nermin Gürel, Baran Ufuktepe, Zeynep Günes Özünal, Çagla Büyüklü, Yagiz Üresin

245-255
Seroepidemiological study of Toxoplasma gondii infection in a population of Iranian epileptic patients

Jalal Babaie, Mohammad Sayyah, Kourosh Gharagozli, Ehsan Mostafavi, Majid Golkar

256-264
Schisandrae Fructus ethanol extract ameliorates inflammatory responses and articular cartilage damage in monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rats

Jin-Woo Jeong, Jongsik Kim, Eun Ok Choi, Da Hye Kwon, Gyu Min Kong, Il-Whan Choi, Bum Hoi Kim, Gi-Young Kim, Ki Won Lee, Ki Young Kim, Sung Goo Kim, Young Whan Choi, Su Hyun Hong, Cheol Park, Yung Hyun Choi

265-277
Effects of symbiotic and vitamin E supplementation on blood pressure, nitric oxide and inflammatory factors in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Golnaz Ekhlasi, Mitra Zarrati, Shahram Agah, Agha Fatemeh Hosseini, Sharieh Hosseini, Shahrzad Shidfar, Seyed Soroush Soltani Aarbshahi, Elham Razmpoosh, Farzad Shidfar

278-290
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor in T cells contributes to sustaining oral tolerance against ovalbumin in a mouse model

Daniel Biljes, Christiane Hammerschmidt-Kamper, Katja Merches, Charlotte Esser

291-301
Anacardium microcarpum extract and fractions protect against paraquat-induced toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster

Katiane Raquel Müller, Illana Kemmerich Martins, Nathane Rosa Rodrigues, Litiele Cezar da Cruz, Valter Menezes Barbosa Filho, Giulianna Echeverria Macedo, Gustavo Felipe da Silva, Jean Paul Kamdem, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, Jeferson Luis Franco, Thaís Posser

302-312
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor -173 G > C polymorphism and risk of tuberculosis: A meta-analysis

Mohammad Naderi, Mohammad Hashemi, Hossein Ansari

313-320
Effect of clopidogrel on the hydroxylation and sulfoxidation of omeprazole: A single dose study in healthy human volunteers

Lateef Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal, Shabnam Nazir, Abad Khan, Yasar Shah, Muhammad Imran Khan, Ismail Khan, Amjad Khan

321-327
Enzymatic hydrolysate from velvet antler suppresses adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells and attenuates obesity in high-fat diet-fed mice

Yuling Ding, Yanmei Wang, Byong-Tae Jeon, Sang-Ho Moon, Seung-Hong Lee

328-339
Melatonin regulates the aging mouse hippocampal homeostasis via the sirtuin1-FOXO1 pathway

Anorut Jenwitheesuk, Parichart Boontem, Prapimpun Wongchitrat, Jiraporn Tocharus, Sujira Mukda, Piyarat Govitrapong

340-353
Knockdown of lncRNA-PANDAR suppresses the proliferation, cell cycle and promotes apoptosis in thyroid cancer cells

Zhirong Li, Bo Gao, Shuai Hao, Wuguo Tian, Yi Chen, Lingli Wang, Xiaohua Zhang, Donglin Luo

354-362
Electro-acupuncture promotes the proliferation of neural stem cells and the survival of neurons by downregulating miR-449a in rat with spinal cord injury

Yi Zhu, Yaochi Wu, Rong Zhang

363-374
Isolation and characterization of phthalates from Brevibacterium mcbrellneri that cause cytotoxicity and cell cycle arrest

Maheshwari Rajamanikyam, Varahalarao Vadlapudi, Sai Prathima Parvathaneni, Dhevendar Koude, Prabhakar Sripadi, Sunil Misra, Ramars Amanchy, Suryanarayana Murty Upadhyayula

375-387
Effects of hesperidin on formaldehyde-induced toxicity in pregnant rats

Sameha Merzoug, Mohamed Lamine Toumi

400-413
Evaluation of central and peripheral effects of doxepin on acetic acid-induced colitis in rat and the involved mechanisms

Mohsen Zabihi, Valiollah Hajhashemi, Ardeshir Talebi, Mohsen Minaiyan

414-425
Protective effects of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi against hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in HaCaT human skin keratinocytes

Jung Jeh Yoon, Jin-Woo Jeong, Eun Ok Choi, Min Ju Kim, Hyun Hwang-Bo, Hong Jae Kim, Su Hyun Hong, Cheol Park, Dong Hee Lee, Yung Hyun Choi

426-438
Variability of antioxidant and biological activities of Rhus tripartitum related to phenolic compounds

Hanène Ben Miled, Mariem Saada, Ines Jallali, Zaineb Ben Barka, Mounira Tlili, Hichem Alimi, Mohsen Sakly, Khémais Ben Rhouma, Manef Abderrabba, Hafedh Abdelmelek, Olfa Tebourbi, Riadh Ksouri

439-447
In vitro and in vivo anticancer studies of 2'-hydroxy chalcone derivatives exhibit apoptosis in colon cancer cells by HDAC inhibition and cell cycle arrest

Aditya Narayan Pande, Subhankar Biswas, Neetinkumar D. Reddy, B.S. Jayashree, Nitesh Kumar, C. Mallikarjuna Rao

448-463
Correlation of the plasma sphingoid base profile with results from oral glucose tolerance tests in gestational diabetes mellitus

Abad Khan, Thorsten Hornemann

497-509
Using curcumin to prevent structural and behavioral changes of medial prefrontal cortex induced by sleep deprivation in rats

Ali Noorafshan, Fatemeh Karimi, Saied Karbalay-Doust, Ali Mohammad Kamali

510-520
Anti-inflammatory activity of hydrosols from Tetragonia tetragonoides in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells

Eun-Yi Ko, Su-Hyeon Cho, Kyungpil Kang, Gibeom Kim, Ji-Hyeok Lee, You-Jin Jeon, Daekyung Kim, Ginnae Ahn, Kil-Nam Kim

521-530
Electro-pharmacological profiles of two brain mitoplast anion channels: Inferences from single channel recording

Javad Fahanik-Babaei, Farzad Shayanfar, Naser Khodaee, Reza Saghiri, Afsaneh Eliassi

531-545
Neuroprotective effect of Azadirachta indica standardized extract in partial sciatic nerve injury in rats: Evidence from anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-apoptotic studies

Amit D. Kandhare, Anwesha A. Mukherjee, Subhash L. Bodhankar

546-565
Safety assessment and antioxidant activity of Lantana montevidensis leaves: Contribution to its phytochemical and pharmacological activity

Luiz Marivando Barros, Antonia Eliene Duarte, Emily Pansera Waczuk, Katiane Roversi, Francisco Assis Bezerra da Cunha, Mirian Rolon, Cathia Coronel, Maria Celeste Vega Gomez, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, José Galberto Martins da Costa, Aline Augusti Boligon, Waseem Hassan, Diogo Onofre Souza, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, Jean Paul Kamdem

566-582
Using curcumin to prevent structural impairments of testicles in rats induced by sodium metabisulfite

Reza Mahmoudi, Zahra Honarmand, Saied Karbalay-Doust, Mehrzad Jafari-Barmak, Mohsen Nikseresht, Ali Noorafshan

583-592
Genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of whole plant extracts of Kalanchoe laciniata by Ames and MTT assay

Ali Sharif, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Bushra Akhtar, Ammara Saleem, Maria Manan, Maryam Shabbir, Muneeb Ashraf, Sohaib Peerzada, Shoaib Ahmed, Moosa Raza

593-601
Clinical significance of NCOA5 gene rs2903908 polymorphism in Behçet's disease

Aydin Rustemoglu, Esra Erkol Inal, Ahmet Inanir, Duygu Ekinci, Ulker Gul, Serbulent Yigit, Omer Ates, Nevin Karakus

609-617
MiR-429 suppresses the progression and metastasis of osteosarcoma by targeting ZEB1

Yi Deng, Fujun Luan, Li Zeng, Yanjun Zhang, Kunlong Ma

618-627
2-pyrazoline derivatives in neuropharmacology: Synthesis, ADME prediction, molecular docking and in vivo biological evaluation

Savita Upadhyay, Avinash C. Tripathi, Sarvesh Paliwal, Shailendra K. Saraf

628-649
Cellular uptake and anti-tumor activity of gemcitabine conjugated with new amphiphilic cell penetrating peptides

Parvin Zakeri-Milani, Samad Mussa Farkhani, Ali Shirani, Samaneh Mohammadi, Javid Shahbazi Mojarrad, Jafar Akbari, Hadi Valizadeh

650-662
Flavoenzyme-mediated reduction reactions and antitumor activity of nitrogen-containing tetracyclic ortho-quinone compounds and their nitrated derivatives

Milda Peciukaityte-Alksne, Jonas Šarlauskas, Lina Miseviciene, Audrone Maroziene, Narimantas Cenas, Kastis Krikštopaitis, Zita Staniulyte, Žilvinas Anusevicius

663-678
Ramalina capitata (Ach.) Nyl. acetone extract: HPLC analysis, genotoxicity, cholinesterase, antioxidant and antibacterial activity

Ivana Zrnzevic, Miroslava Stankovic, Vesna Stankov Jovanovic, Violeta Mitic, Aleksandra Dordevic, Ivana Zlatanovic, Gordana Stojanovic

679-687
Aromatase inhibitory activity of 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives and QSAR study

Veda Prachayasittikul, Ratchanok Pingaew, Apilak Worachartcheewan, Somkid Sitthimonchai, Chanin Nantasenamat, Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Somsak Ruchirawat, Virapong Prachayasittikul

714-726
Appraisal of different ultrasonography indices in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis

Mehravar Rafati, Elham Havaee, Hassan Moladoust, Mohammadreza Sehhati

727-741
Anti-aging activities of extracts from Tunisian medicinal halophytes and their aromatic constituents

A. Jdey, H. Falleh, S. Ben Jannet, K. Mkadmini Hammi, X. Dauvergne, C. Magné, R. Ksouri

755-769
Comparative experimental study on two designed intravenous anaesthetic combinations in dogs

Abdelnaser Abdelmoneim Azab Abdel-Hady, Khaled M. Abdelbasset, Ahmed S. Soliman

770-779
Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells cultured on PLLA scaffold coated with Wharton's Jelly

Marziehsadat Ahmadi, Ehsan Seyedjafari, Seyed Jalal Zargar, Gebremariam Birhanu, Ali Zandi-Karimi, Bahareh Beiki, Kadriye Tuzlakoglu

785-794
Apigenin-7-O-glucoside versus apigenin: Insight into the modes of anticandidal and cytotoxic actions

Marija Smiljkovic, Danijela Stanisavljevic, Dejan Stojkovic, Isidora Petrovic, Jelena Marjanovic Vicentic, Jelena Popovic, Simona Golic Grdadolnik, Dejan Markovic, Snežana Sankovic-Babice, Jasmina Glamoclija, Milena Stevanovic, Marina Sokovic

795-807
Development of a new rutin nanoemulsion and its application on prostate carcinoma PC3 cell line

Mohammad Ahmad, - Sahabjada, Juber Akhtar, Arshad Hussain, - Badaruddeen, Md Arshad, Anuradha Mishra

810-823
Molecular cloning and characterization of protein disulfide isomerase of Brugia malayi, a human lymphatic filarial parasite

Pravesh Verma, Pawan Kumar Doharey, Sunita Yadav, Ankur Omer, Poonam Singh, Jitendra Kumar Saxena

824-839
High carotenoid production by a halotolerant bacterium, Kocuria sp. strain QWT-12 and anticancer activity of its carotenoid

Zahra Rezaeeyan, Atefeh Safarpour, Mohammad Ali Amoozegar, Hamid Babavalian, Hamid Tebyanian, Fatemeh Shakeri

840-851
MicroRNA expression analysis in endometriotic serum treated mesenchymal stem cells

Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Ghada Nour Eldeen, Marwa Mahmoud, Mahmoud ElHefnawi, Nourhan Abu-Shahba, Mohamed Reda, Khaled Elsetohy, Michael Nabil, Amr Elnoury, Tamer Taha, Osama Azmy

852-867
Structure-activity relationships and molecular docking studies of chromene and chromene based azo chromophores: A novel series of potent antimicrobial and anticancer agents

Tarek H. Afifi, Rawda M. Okasha, Hany E.A. Ahmed, Janez Ilaš, Tarek Saleh, Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz

868-902
Psychological stress has a higher rate of developing addictive behaviors compared to physical stress in rat offspring

Masoud Nazeri, Arezoo Ebrahimi, Iraj Aghaei, Samaneh Ghotbi Ravandi, Mohammad Shabani

903-913
MafB silencing in macrophages does not influence the initiation and growth of lung cancer induced by urethane

Takako Nemoto, Yoko Shibata, Sumito Inoue, Akira Igarashi, Yoshikane Tokairin, Keiko Yamauchi, Tomomi Kimura, Masamichi Sato, Kento Sato, Hiroshi Nakano, Shuichi Abe, Michiko Nishiwaki, Maki Kobayashi, Sujeong Yang, Yukihiro Minegishi, Kodai Furuyama, Hiroyoshi Machida, Isao Kubota

914-920
Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene and Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis

Hanyan Xiao, Yifeng Gao, Lei Liu, Yan Li

921-938
The androgen receptor plays different roles in macrophage-induced proliferation in prostate stromal cells between transitional and peripheral zones of benign prostatic hypertrophy

Dongliang Xu, Xingjie Wang, Chenyi Jiang, Yuan Ruan, Shujie Xia, Xiaohai Wang

939-948
Expression and purification of untagged GlnK proteins from actinobacteria

Edileusa C.M. Gerhardt, Vivian R. Moure, Andrey W. Souza, Fabio O. Pedrosa, Emanuel M. Souza, Lautaro Diacovich, Hugo Gramajo, Luciano F. Huergo

949-958
Serum soluble receptor of advanced glycation end products and risk of metabolic syndrome in Egyptian obese women

Moushira Zaki, Sanaa Kamal, Shams Kholousi, Hala T. El-Bassyouni, Walaa Yousef, Hanaa Reyad, Ramy Mohamed, Walaa A. Basha

973-980
Postmenopausal hormone and the risk of nephrolithiasis: A meta-analysis

Juan Yu, Binyan Yin

986-994
Meta-analysis of neuron specific enolase in predicting pediatric brain injury outcomes

Babak Nakhjavan-Shahraki, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Alireza Oraii, Arash Sarveazad, Mostafa Hosseini

995-1008
The association of vimentin and fibronectin gene expression with epithelial-mesenchymal transition and tumor malignancy in colorectal carcinoma

Zohreh Niknami, Ali Eslamifar, Amirnader Emamirazavi, Alireza Ebrahimi, Reza Shirkoohi

1009-1017
Immunization enhances the natural antibody repertoire

Dylan Beinart, Daniel Ren, Cinthia Pi, Susan Poulton, Zoie E. Holzknecht, Chelsea Swanson, William Parker

1018-1030
Effects of platelet rich plasma and chondrocyte co-culture on MSC chondrogenesis, hypertrophy and pathological responses

Rouhallah Ramezanifard, Mahboubeh Kabiri, Hana Hanaee Ahvaz

1031-1045
Cancer chemoprevention by oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifoli L.) fruit extract in a model of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by diethylnitrosamine in rats

Zahra Amereh, Nasrin Hatami, Farshad H. Shirazi, Saman Gholami, Seyed Hojjat Hosseini, Maryam Noubarani, Mohammad Kamalinejad, Sina Andalib, Fariborz Keyhanfar, Mohammad Reza Eskandari

1046-1056
Elevated antibiotic resistance of Sudanese urinary tract infection bacteria

Amir Saeed, Shadia A. Hamid, Magdi Bayoumi, Salah Shanan, Sultan Alouffi, Samir A. Alharbi, Fawaz D. Alshammari, Hadi Abd

1073-1080
Troxerutin protects hippocampal neurons against amyloid beta-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis

Fereshteh Farajdokht, Mohammad Amani, Fariba Mirzaei Bavil, Alireza Alihemmati, Gisou Mohaddes, Shirin Babri

1081-1089
A novel medium size lactam ring analoges as antibacterial agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies

Putcha A. N. V. Harita, Putcha Seshi Kumar, Shiva Krishna Reddy Guduru, Parameshwar Ravula, J N Narendra Sharath Chandra

1090-1098
Anti-inflammatory effect and mechanism of action of Lindera erythrocarpa essential oil in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 cells

Yeong-Jong Ko, Ginnae Ahn, Young-Min Ham, Sang-Mock Song, Eun-Yi Ko, Su-Hyeon Cho, Weon-Jong Yoon, Kil-Nam Kim

1103-1113
Microwave-assisted synthesis and antitumor evaluation of a new series of thiazolylcoumarin derivatives

Moustafa T. Gabr, Nadia S. El-Gohary, Eman R. El-Bendary, Mohamed M. El-Kerdawy, Nanting Ni

1114-1131
Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo anticancer potential of two 5-acetamido chalcones against breast cancer

Sonal Wankhede, Nitesh Kumar, Lalitha Simon, Subhankar Biswas, Karthik Gourishetti, Grandhi Venkata Ramalingayya, Mit Joshi, C. Mallikarjuna Rao

1150-1163
Knockdown of SLC39A7 suppresses cell proliferation, migration and invasion in cervical cancer

Yongqing Wei, Jie Dong, Fuli Li, Zhuqing Wei, Yuling Tian

1165-1176
microRNA-503 contribute to pancreatic beta cell dysfunction by targeting the mTOR pathway in gestational diabetes mellitus

Ke Xu, Dezhi Bian, Lanxiang Hao, Fei Huang, Min Xu, Jie Qin, Yanmei Liu

1177-1187
Evaluation of glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) Ile105Val polymorphism and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus, a meta-analysis

Mostafa Saadat

1188-1197
Higher risk of progressing breast cancer in Kurdish population associated to CDH1 -160 C/A polymorphism

Farzaneh Zarei, Mohammad Nazir Menbari, Bayazid Ghaderi, Mohammad Abdi, Zakaria Vahabzadeh

1198-1205
Comparative proteomics analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in response to extended-spectrum cephalosporins

Sunanta Nabu, Ratana Lawung, Patcharee Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Supamas Dolprasit, Sineenart Sengyee, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Virapong Prachayasittikul

1207-1229
The relationship between serum levels of fibroblast growth factor 21 and diabetic retinopathy

Zohre Mousavi, Shokoufeh Bonakdaran, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Gholamhossein Yaghoubi, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Najmeh Davoudian, Masoud Mohebbi

1249-1256
In vitro transfection of anti-tumor miR-101 induces BIM, a pro-apoptotic protein, expression in acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Narges Nikoonahad Lotfabadi, Homa Mohseni Kouchesfahani, Mohammad Hasan Sheikhha, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar

1257-1267
The predictive value of pre- and post-induction chemotherapy plasma EBV DNA level and tumor volume for the radiosensitivity of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Yang Song, He Xiao, Zhenzhou Yang, Mingying Geng, Jungang Ma, Yujiang Ren, Yun Liu, Ge Wang

1268-1275
An in silico approach in predicting the possible mechanism involving restoration of wild-type p53 functions by small molecular weight compounds in tumor cells expressing R273H mutant p53

Ibrahim Malami, Aliyu Muhammad, Imaobong C. Etti, Peter M. Waziri, Alhassan M. Alhassan

1276-1287
miR-494 protects pancreatic β-cell function by targeting PTEN in gestational diabetes mellitus

Yanfang He, Jie Bai, Ping Liu, Jianxin Dong, Yajuan Tang, Jianli Zhou, Ping Han, Jun Xing, Yan Chen, Xiangyang Yu

1297-1307
Detection of aflatoxin-producing fungi isolated from Nile tilapia and fish feed

Hams M.A. Mohamed, Walaa F.A. Emeish, Albert Braeuning, Seddik Hammad

1308-1318

Review articles

Foundation and methodologies in computer-aided diagnosis systems for breast cancer detection

Afsaneh Jalalian, Syamsiah Mashohor, Rozi Mahmud, Babak Karasfi, M. Iqbal B. Saripan, Abdul Rahman B. Ramli

113-137
Distribution of polymorphic variants of CYP2A6 and their involvement in nicotine addiction

Luis A. López-Flores, Gloria Pérez-Rubio, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

174-196
Gentamicin nephrotoxicity in animals: Current knowledge and future perspectives

Pavle Randjelovic, Slavimir Veljkovic, Nenad Stojiljkovic, Dušan Sokolovic, Ivan Ilic

388-399
The role of magnesium sulfate in the intensive care unit

Yunes Panahi, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Atabak Najafi, Mohammad Reza Ghaini, Mohammad Abdollahi, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Arezoo Ahmadi, Seyyed Mahdi Rajaee, Amirhossein Sahebkar

464-482
Ischemic preconditioning modulates ROS to confer protection in liver ischemia and reperfusion

Phillip Bystrom, Nicole Foley, Luis Toledo-Pereyra, Kelly Quesnelle

483-496
Endo-cannabinoids system and the toxicity of cannabinoids with a biotechnological approach

Kamal Niaz, Fazlullah Khan, Faheem Maqbool, Saeideh Momtaz, Fatima Ismail Hassan, Navid Nobakht-Haghighi, Mahban Rahimifard, Mohammad Abdollahi

688-711
Physical activity and beta-amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's disease: A sound mind in a sound body

Khadije Ebrahimi, Alireza Majdi, Behrouz Baghaiee, Seyed Hojjat Hosseini, Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad

959-972
The impact of stress on body function: A review

Habib Yaribeygi, Yunes Panahi, Hedayat Sahraei, Thomas P. Johnston, Amirhossein Sahebkar

1057-1072
The relation between rice consumption, arsenic contamination, and prevalence of diabetes in South Asia

Fatima Ismail Hassan, Kamal Niaz, Fazlullah Khan, Faheem Maqbool, Mohammad Abdollahi

1132-1143
Consolidation radiotherapy for advanced-stage aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ernie Yap, Zhe Kang Law, Nik Muhd Aslan Abdullah, S. Fadilah Abdul Wahid

1233-1248

Case reports

Amoxycillin and clavulanic acid induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome: A case report

Maheen Zaidi, Syeda Kashaf Zaidi, Moomal Bhutto, Mohammad Yasir Umer

748-751

Letters to the editor

Pharmacological aspects of galantamine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park

35-39
Recent studies on resveratrol and its biological and pharmacological activity

Yong Joo Kim, Sun Ok Chung, Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park

602-608
Curcumin's effects on the reproductive and nervous systems

Ali Noorafshan, Ali Rafati, Saied Karbalay-Doust

712-713
Recent update on biological activities and pharmacological actions of liraglutide

Juhi Tiwari, Gaurav Gupta, Rajiv Dahiya, Kavita Pabreja, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Anurag Mishra, Kamal Dua

742-747
Anticonvulsant effect of liraglutide, GLP-1 agonist by averting a change in GABA and brain glutathione level on picrotoxin-induced seizures

Gaurav Gupta, Rajiv Dahiya, Kamal Dua, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Juhi Tiwari, Ganesh Narayan Sharma, Santosh Kumar Singh, Anurag Mishra, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Mohit Agrawal

752-754
Are berries useless by-products of ginseng? Recent research on the potential health benefits of ginseng berry

Tae Kyung Hyun, Keum-Il Jang

780-784
Steroid resistance and concomitant respiratory infections: A challenging battle in pulmonary clinic

Kamal Dua, Nicole G. Hansbro, Philip M. Hansbro

981-985
Not only Iranian rise in science marred by fraud: Misconduct is a global problem

Bagher Larijani, Kamal Niaz, Ata Pourabbasi, Fazlullah Khan, Jonathan Spoor, Mohammad Abdollahi

1099-1102
Variant BCR-ABL1 fusion genes in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Stephen E. Langabeer

1144-1147

Corrigenda

Corrigendum to High carotenoid production by a halotolerant bacterium, Kocuria sp. strain QWT-12 and anticancer activity of its carotenoid

Zahra Rezaeeyan, Atefeh Safarpour, Mohammad Ali Amoozegar, Hamid Babavalian, Hamid Tebyanian, Fatemeh Shakeri

1206
Retraction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, diet and gut microbiota

Carmine Finelli, Giovanni Tarantino

1164

Editorial material

Highlight report: Limits of prognostication of non-small cell lung cancer

Alshaimaa Adawy

808-809
Highlight report: The EDI3-GPAM axis in tumor cell migration

Reham Hassan

1148-1149
Additional evidence for the 'wimp SNP' concept of carcinogenesis

Hermann M. Bolt

1230-1232
Discovering urinary bladder cancer risk variants: Status quo after almost ten years of genome-wide association studies

Silvia Selinski

1288-1296
Highlight report: Occupational urinary bladder cancer

H.M. Bolt

1319-1320
Highlight report: The pseudolobule in liver fibrosis

H.M. Bolt

1321-1322
Highlight report: Metabolomics in hepatotoxicity testing

Ahmed Ghallab

1323-1325
Highlight report: The relationship of DNA copy number alterations and mRNA levels in cancer

Seddik Hammad

1326-1327
Highlight report: Intratumoral metabolomic heterogeneity of breast cancer

Regina Stoeber

1328-1329
Highlight report: Monitoring cytochrome P450 activities in living hepatocytes

Ahmed Ghallab

1330-1331