Vol. 15 (2016)

Published continuously

Published: 2016-01-02

Original articles

DNA methylation assessment as a prognostic factor in invasive breast cancer using methylation-specific multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification

Halaleh Shakeri, Jalal Gharesouran, Ashraf Fakhrjou, Ali Esfahani, Seyyed Mojtaba Mohaddes Ardebili

11-20
Selected novel 5'-amino-2'-hydroxy-1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones arrest cell cycle of HCT-116 in G0/G1 phase

Lalitha Simon, K. K. Srinivasan, Nitesh Kumar, Neetinkumar D. Reddy, Subhankar Biswas, C. Mallikarjuna Rao, Sudheer Moorkoth

21-32
QSAR study of HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitors using the genetic algorithm-multiple linear regression (GA-MLR)

Hamid Rafiei, Marziyeh Khanzadeh, Shahla Mozaffari, Mohammad Hassan Bostanifar, Zhila Mohajeri Avval, Reza Aalizadeh, Eslam Pourbasheer

38-53
Chemically synthesized CdSe quantum dots inhibit growth of human lung carcinoma cells via ROS generation

Aditya Kumar Jigyasu, Sahabjada Siddiqui, Mohatashim Lohani, Irfan Ali Khan, Md Arshad

54-63
The effect of cold application and lavender oil inhalation in cardiac surgery patients undergoing chest tube removal

Farzaneh Hasanzadeh, Narges Mohammadi Kashouk, Shahram Amini, Javad Asili, Seyed Ahmad Emami, Hamidreza Behnam Vashani, Amirhossein Sahebkar

64-74
A new assessment model for tumor heterogeneity analysis with [18]F-FDG PET images

Ping Wang, Wengui Xu, Jian Sun, Chengwen Yang, Gang Wang, Yu Sa, Xin-Hua Hu, Yuanming Feng

75-84
Phytochemical evaluation, antioxidant assay, antibacterial activity and determination of cell viability (J774 and THP1 alpha cell lines) of P. sylvestris leaf crude and methanol purified fractions

Dinesh C. Sharma, Ritu Shukla, Jasarat Ali, Swati Sharma, Priti Bajpai, Neelam Pathak

85-94
Clinical effects of topical antifungal therapy in chronic rhinosinusitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intranasal fluconazole

Farshad Hashemian, Farnaz Hashemian, Najmeh Molaali, Mohammadreza Rouini, Elnaz Roohi, Saadat Torabian

95-102
Partial purification and characterization of an antimicrobial activity from the wood extract of mangrove plant Ceriops decandra

Aritra Simlai, Kalishankar Mukherjee, Anurup Mandal, Kashinath Bhattacharya, Amalesh Samanta, Amit Roy

103-112
Yield improvement of exopolysaccharides by screening of the Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC and optimization of the fermentation and extraction conditions

Qi Liu, Xingjian Huang, Dengxiang Yang, Tianlei Si, Siyi Pan, Fang Yang

119-133
Antimalarial and antimicrobial activities of 8-Aminoquinoline-Uracils metal complexes

Kamonrat Phopin, Nujarin Sinthupoom, Lertyot Treeratanapiboon, Sarun Kunwittaya, Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Somsak Ruchirawat, Virapong Prachayasittikul

144-152
Evaluation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase stability in stored blood samples

Norunaluwar Jalil, Raja Zahratul Azma, Emida Mohamed, Azlin Ithnin, Hafiza Alauddin, Siti Noor Baya, Ainoon Othman

155-162
Design, synthesis, in silico toxicity prediction, molecular docking, and evaluation of novel pyrazole derivatives as potential antiproliferative agents

Parameshwar Ravula, Harinadha Babu Vamaraju, Manichandrika Paturi, Narendra Sharath Chandra JN, Swetha Kolli

187-202
Efficacy of Elaeagnus Angustifolia extract in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Yunes Panahi, Gholam Hossein Alishiri, Noushin Bayat, Seyed Morteza Hosseini, Amirhossein Sahebkar

203-210
Statistical optimization of culture medium for production of exopolysaccharide from endophytic fungus Bionectria ochroleuca and its antitumor effect in vitro

Yun Li, Shoujun Guo, Hui Zhu

211-220
Larvicidal activity and structure activity relationship of cinnamoyl amides from Zanthoxylum armatum and their synthetic analogues against diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

Vishal Kumar, S. G. Eswara Reddy, Anuja Bhardwaj, Shudh Kirti Dolma, Neeraj Kumar

229-237
Virtual Dual inhibition of COX-2 / 5-LOX enzymes based on binding properties of alpha-amyrins, the anti-inflammatory compound as a promising anti-cancer drug

Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar, Vahideh Assadolahi, Mohsen Yazdani, Donya Nikaein, Behnam Rashidieh

238-245
HDAC inhibitors, MS-275 and salermide, potentiates the anticancer effect of EF24 in human pancreatic cancer cells

Atiye Seda Yar Saglam, Akin Yilmaz, Hacer Ilke Onen, Ebru Alp, Handan Kayhan, Abdullah Ekmekci

246-255
Effects of zinc against mercury toxicity in female rats 12 and 48 hours after HgCl2 exposure

Mariana Mesquita, Taíse F. Pedroso, Cláudia S. Oliveira, Vitor A. Oliveira, Rafael Francisco do Santos, Cezar Augusto Bizzi, Maria Ester Pereira

256-267
The potential of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria for the production of antineoplastic enzymes: L-asparaginase and L-glutaminase

Pejman Shirazian, Sedigheh Asad, Mohammad Ali Amoozegar

268-279
Sensitivity of clinical isolates of Candida to essential oils from Burseraceae family

Miloš Nikolic, Marija Smiljkovic, Tatjana Markovic, Ana Cirica, Jasmina Glamoclija, Dejan Markovic, Marina Sokovic

280-289
Antidiabetic activity of the chemical constituents of Combretum dolichopetalum root in mice

Philip F. Uzor, Patience O. Osadebe

290-296
Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of the medicinal halophyte Reaumuria vermiculata

Manel Karker, Hanen Falleh, Kamel Msaada, Abderrazak Smaoui, Chedly Abdelly, Jean Legault, Riadh Ksouri

297-307
Action of cholecalciferol and alpha-tocopherol on Staphylococcus aureus efflux pumps

Saulo R. Tintino, Cícera D. Morais-Tintino, Fábia F. Campina, Raimundo L. Pereira, Maria do S. Costa, Maria Flaviana B.M. Braga, Paulo W. Limaverde, Jacqueline C. Andrade, José P. Siqueira-Junior, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Valdir Q. Balbino, Tereza C. Leal-Balbino, Jaime Ribeiro-Filho, Lucindo J. Quintans-Júnior

315-322
Separation of glycine-rich proteins from sea hare eggs and their anti-cancer activity against U937 leukemia cell line

Won Woo Lee, Won-Suck Kim, Ginnae Ahn, Kil-Nam Kim, Soo-Jin Heo, Moonjae Cho, I. P. Shanura Fernando, Nalae Kang, You-Jin Jeon

329-342
The relationship between serology of hepatitis E virus with liver and kidney function in kidney transplant patients

Abbas Ali Zeraati, Fatemeh Nazemian, Ladan Takalloo, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Elahe Heidari, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi

343-349
Biological and quantitative-SAR evaluations, and docking studies of (E)-N -benzylidenebenzohydrazide analogues as potential antibacterial agents

Mohammad Sayed Alam, Sefat Jebin, M. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Latiful Bari, Dong-Ung Lee

350-361
Different anti-adipogenic effects of bio-compounds on primary visceral pre-adipocytes and adipocytes

Monica Colitti, Bruno Stefanon

362-377
Polyhydroxylated fullerene nanoparticles attenuate brain infarction and oxidative stress in rat model of ischemic stroke

Javad Rasouli Vani, Mohammad Taghi Mohammadi, Mahsa Sarami Foroshani, Mahvash Jafari

378-390
Effects of gestational and lactational exposure to low dose mercury chloride (HgCl2) on behaviour, learning and hearing thresholds in WAG/Rij rats

Deniz Sahin, Cem Onur Erdolu, Sabriye Karadenizli, Ahmet Kara, Gunce Bayrak, Sumeyye Beyaz, Buse Demir, Nurbay Ates

391-402
Automatic liver tumor segmentation on computed tomography for patient treatment planning and monitoring

Mehrdad Moghbel, Syamsiah Mashohor, Rozi Mahmud, M. Iqbal Bin Saripan

406-423
Grape seed powder improves renal failure of chronic kidney disease patients

Khaoula Turki, Kamel Charradi, Habib Boukhalfa, Monia Belhaj, Ferid Limam, Ezzedine Aouani

424-433
Anti-inflammatory effect of supercritical extract and its constituents from Ishige okamurae

Eun-Yi Ko, Weon-Jong Yoon, Hae-Won Lee, Soo-Jin Heo, Young-Hwan Ko, I.P. Shanura Fernando, Kichul Cho, Chi-Heon Lee, Sung-Pyo Hur, Su-Hyeon Cho, Ginnae Ahn, Daekyung Kim, Kil-Nam Kim

434-445
Preclinical safety evaluation of low molecular weight galactomannans based standardized fenugreek seeds extract

Pallavi Deshpande, Vishwaraman Mohan, Prasad Thakurdesai

446-459
Cancer microarray data feature selection using multi-objective binary particle swarm optimization algorithm

Chandra Sekhara Rao Annavarapu, Suresh Dara, Haider Banka

460-473
Keyhole limpet hemocyanin induces innate immunity via Syk and Erk phosphorylation

Kyoko Yasuda, Hideki Ushio

474-481
Ferulic acid ameliorates TNBS-induced ulcerative colitis through modulation of cytokines, oxidative stress, iNOs, COX-2, and apoptosis in laboratory rats

Smeeta S. Sadar, Niraj S. Vyawahare, Subhash L. Bodhankar

482-499
Automatic liver segmentation on Computed Tomography using random walkers for treatment planning

Mehrdad Moghbel, Syamsiah Mashohor, Rozi Mahmud, M. Iqbal Bin Saripan

500-517
Quantification of rutin in rat's brain by UHPLC/ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS after intranasal administration of rutin loaded chitosan nanoparticles

Niyaz Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Atta Abbas Naqvi, Md Aftab Alam, Mohd Samim, Zeenat Iqbal, Farhan Jalees Ahmad

518-531
Segmenting breast cancerous regions in thermal images using fuzzy active contours

Hossein Ghayoumi Zadeh, Javad Haddadnia, Omid Rahmani Seryasat, Sayed Mohammad Mostafavi Isfahani

532-550
Genotoxic and cytotoxic action potential of Terminalia citrina, a medicinal plant of ethnopharmacological significance

Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Ammara Saleem, Ali Sharif, Bushra Akhtar, Maaz Bin Nasim, Sohaib Peerzada, Moosa Raza, Hira Ijaz, Shoaib Ahmed, Maryam Shabbir, Sajid Ali, Zeeshan Akbar, Syed Saeed Ul Hassan

589-598
Isolation, characterization and hypolipidemic activity of ferulic acid in high-fat-diet-induced hyperlipidemia in laboratory rats

Pankaj G. Jain, Sanjay J. Surana

599-613
Physicochemical analyses of a bioactive 4-aminoantipyrine analogue - synthesis, crystal structure, solid state interactions, antibacterial, conformational and docking studies

Mohammad Sayed Alam, Dong-Ung Lee

614-629
Effect of undifferentiated versus hepatogenic partially differentiated mesenchymal stem cells on hepatic and cognitive functions in liver cirrhosis

Dalia Azmy Elberry, Shaimaa Nasr Amin, Reham Shehab El Nemr Esmail, Laila Ahmed Rashed, Maha Mohamed Gamal

652-670
Development and validation of instrument for ergonomic evaluation of tablet arm chairs

Adriana Seára Tirloni, Diogo Cunha dos Reis, Antonio Cezar Bornia, Dalton Francisco de Andrade, Adriano Ferreti Borgatto, Antônio Renato Pereira Moro

671-686
Effect of prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 haplodeficiency on liver progenitor cell characteristics in early mouse hepatocarcinogenesis

Eliene Bogaerts, Annelies Paridaens, Xavier Verhelst, Peter Carmeliet, Anja Geerts, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Lindsey Devisscher

687-698
Anti-cancer activities of Brassica juncea leaves in vitro

Youngeun Kwak, Jungjae Lee, Jihyeung Ju

699-710
Tiagabine treatment in kainic acid induced cerebellar lesion of dystonia rat model

Tsui-chin Wang, Sukonthar Ngampramuan, Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi

716-729
Synthesis and antimalarial potential of some novel quinoline-pyrazolopyridine derivatives

Deepika Saini, Sandeep Jain, Ajay Kumar, Neelam Jain

730-737
Colorectal cancer in Iran: Epidemiology and morphology trends

Hosein Rafiemanesh, Reza Pakzad, Mehdi Abedi, Yones Kor, Jalal Moludi, Farhad Towhidi, Behnam Reza Makhsosi, Hamid Salehiniya

738-744
AEG-1 is associated with hypoxia-induced hepatocellular carcinoma chemoresistance via regulating PI3K/AKT/HIF-1alpha/MDR-1 pathway

Yong Xie, De-Wu Zhong

745-757
Bromelain capped gold nanoparticles as the novel drug delivery carriers to aggrandize effect of the antibiotic levofloxacin

Paramdeep Bagga, Tarique Mahmood Ansari, Hefazat Hussain Siddiqui, Asad Syed, Ali H. Bahkali, Md. Azizur Rahman, Mohd. Sajid Khan

772-780
Discovery of novel phthalimide analogs: Synthesis, antimicrobial and antitubercular screening with molecular docking studies

Heba S. Rateb, Hany E. A. Ahmed, Sahar Ahmed, Saleh Ihmaid, Tarek H Afifi

781-796
The effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Achillea eriophora DC. on blood pressure of anaesthetized male rat

Sohrab Anvari, Aminollah Bahaoddini, Mahmoodreza Moein, Ahmad Reza Khosravi

797-806
Hepato- and nephroprotective effects of bradykinin potentiating factor from scorpion (Buthus occitanus) venom on mercuric chloride-treated rats

Muhammad M. A. Salman, Ahmed M. Kotb, Mohie A. M. Haridy, Seddik Hammad

807-816
Comparison of melatonin with growth factors in promoting precursor cells proliferation in adult mouse subventricular zone

Areechun Sotthibundhu, Kasima Ekthuwapranee, Piyarat Govitrapong

829-841
Chemical composition and inhibitory effects of water extract of Henna leaves on reactive oxygen species, DNA scission and proliferation of cancer cells

Manish Kumar, Madhu Chandel, Paramjeet Kaur, Kritika Pandit, Varinder Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Satwinderjeet Kaur

842-857
Isolation and cultivation of adult primary bovine hepatocytes from abattoir derived liver

Sonja Ehrhardt, Marion Schmicke

858-866

Review articles

Homing in hematopoietic stem cells: focus on regulatory role of CXCR7 on SDF1a/CXCR4 axis

Amir Asri, Javid Sabour, Amir Atashi, Masoud Soleimani

134-143
Connexins and pannexins in liver damage

Sara Crespo Yanguas, Joost Willebrords, Michaël Maes, Tereza Cristina da Silva, Isabel Veloso Alves Pereira, Bruno Cogliati, Maria Lucia Zaidan Dagli, Mathieu Vinken

177-186
Nutrients as novel therapeutic approaches for metabolic disturbances in polycystic ovary syndrome

Asieh Mansour, Saeed Hosseini, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani

551-564
Current trends in the treatment of hepatitis C: interventions to avoid adverse effects and increase effectiveness of anti-HCV drugs

Ammara Saleem, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Muhammed Fahd Mushtaq, Muhammad Saleem, Syed Taqi Muhammad, Bushra Akhtar, Ali Sharif, Sohaib Peerzada

578-588
Efficacy of antioxidant in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Amit D. Kandhare, Anwesha Mukherjee, Pinaki Ghosh, Subhash L. Bodhankar

636-651
Lupane-type triterpenes and their anti-cancer activities against most common malignant tumors: A review

MH Cháirez-Ramírez, MR Moreno-Jiménez, RF González-Laredo, JA Gallegos-Infante, Nuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzmán

758-771
The past and present of serum aminotransferases and the future of liver injury biomarkers

Mitchell R. McGill

817-828

Case reports

Localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis masquerading as Brodie's abscess in a 2-year-old child: a case report

Wei-Fang Chang, Yi-Chih Hsu, Yi-Der Wu, Chun-Lang Kuo, Guo-Shu Huang

33-37
First reported case of Haemoglobin-M Hyde Park in a Malay family living in Malaysia

Tang Yee Loong, Doris Lau Sie Chong, A. Rahman A. Jamal, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Raja Zahratul Azma Raja Sabudin, Leong Chooi Fun

630-635
Peritoneal tuberculosis with elevated CA-125 mimicking ovarian cancer with carcinomatosis peritonei: Crucial CT findings

Jerry Chin-Wei Chien, Chia-Lang Fang, Wing P. Chan

711-715

Letters to the editor

An update on the potential health benefits of carotenes

Jae Kwang Kim

1-4
Plant polyphenols can protect VEGF-induced vascular leakage?

Cijo George Vazhappilly

153-154
Recent studies on ursolic acid and its biological and pharmacological activity

Sook Young Lee, Yong Joo Kim, Sun Ok Chung, Sang Un Park

221-228
Current results on the potential health benefits of lutein

Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park

308-314
Recent developments on potential new applications of emetine as anti-cancer agent

Philip F. Uzor

323-328
Distributions of susceptibility loci to late onset Alzheimer’s disease on human chromosomes

Mostafa Saadat

403-405
Apple as a source of dietary phytonutrients: an update on the potential health benefits of apple

Tae Kyung Hyun, Keum-Il Jang

565-569
Current potential health benefits of sulforaphane

Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park

571-577

Corrigenda

Retraction: The improvement of large High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) particle levels, and presumably HDL metabolism, depend on effects of low-carbohydrate diet and weight loss

C. Finelli, P. Crispino, S. Gioia, N. La Sala, L. D'amico, M. La Grotta, O. Miro, D. Colarusso

570-570

Editorial material

Can bacterium UD1023 lessen the uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plants? An update

Kamal Niaz, Faheem Maqbool, Haji Bahadar, Mohammad Abdollahi

5-9
P-glycoprotein transporter in drug development

Veda Prachayasittikul, Virapong Prachayasittikul

113-118
Highlight report: Cardiotoxicity screening

Agapios Sachinidis

163-165
Highlight report: Predicting late metastasis in breast cancer

Seddik Hammad, Gada S. Osman, Mohamed Ezzeldien, Hassan Ahmed, Ahmed M. Kotb

867-869
Pathophysiology of cholestatic liver disease and its relevance for in vitro tests of hepatotoxicity

Regina Stöber

870-871
Possibilities and limitations of intravital imaging

Reham Hassan

872-874