Vol. 13 (2014)

Published continuously

Published: 2014-01-02

Original articles

Effect of drought on safflower natural dyes and their biological activities

Nidhal Salem, Kamel Msaada, Wissal Dhifi, Jezia Sriti, Houda Mejri, Ferid Limam, Brahim Marzouk

1-18
Automatic quantitative analysis of morphology of apoptotic HL-60 cells

Yahui Liu, Wang Lin, Xu Yang, Weizi Liang, Jun Zhang, Maobin Meng, John R. Rice, Yu Sa, Yuanming Feng

19-27
Evaluation of adenosine deaminase (ADA) isoenzymes activity and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) concentration in chronic heart failure

IrajI Khodadadi, Mohammad Saleh Vahedi, Mohammad Abdi, Nasrin Daneshkhah, Rezgar Rahbari, Shahoo Menbari, Dara Ahmadi, Abbas Ahmadi, Fariba Lahoorpour, Mohammad Saied Hakhamaneshi, Saman Javid, Bahram Nikkhoo

58-66
On-site cellulase production by Trichoderma reesei 3EMS35 mutant and same vessel saccharification and fermentation of acid treated wheat straw for ethanol production

Zia-ullah Khokhar, Qurat-ul-Ain Syed, Jing Wu, Muhammad Amin Athar

82-97
Thymoquinone and curcumin attenuate gentamicin-induced renal oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in rats

Ayman M Mahmoud, Osama M Ahmed, Sanaa R Galaly

98-110
Hypochoeris radicata attenuates LPS-induced inflammation by suppressing p38, ERK, and JNK phosphorylation in RAW 264.7 macrophages

Min-Jin Kim, Se-Jae Kim, Sang Suk Kim, Nam Ho Lee, Chang-Gu Hyun

123-136
Immunomodulatory potential of a bioactive fraction from the leaves of Phyllostachys bambusoides (bamboo) in BALB/c mice

Sunil Kumar, Gaurav Sharma, Tabasum Sidiq, Anamika Khajuria, Mahendra Jain, Deepak Bhagwat, KL Dhar

137-150
Detrimental effects of bisphenol A on development and functions of the male reproductive system in experimental rats

KSS Gurmeet, I Rosnah, MK Normadiah, Srijit Das, AM Mustafa

151-160
Response of liver antioxidant defense system to acute and chronic physical and psychological stresses in male rats

Mahvash Jafari, Maryam Salehi, Homeira Zardooz, Fatemeh Rostamkhani

161-171
Influence of environmental variability on phylogenetic diversity and trait diversity within Calligonum communities

Jian-Cheng Wang, Hong-Lan Yang, Xi-Yong Wang, Wei Shi, Bo-Rong Pan

172-177
Analysis of concentration-dependent effects of copper and PCB on different Chattonella spp. microalgae (raphidophyceae) cultivated in artificial seawater medium

Jeanette Niestroy, Alfonso Bárbara Martínez, Christine J. Band-Schmidt

197-211
Conformational instability of human prion protein upon residue modification: a molecular dynamics simulation study

Kourosh Bamdad, Hossein Naderi-manesh, Artur Baumgaertner

212-222
Design, synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of some new 6,8-halo-substituted-2h-[1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indole-3(5h)-one/-thione and 6,8-halo-substituted 5-methyl-2h-[1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indol-3(5h)-one/-thione

Rajeev Kumar, Tejendra Singh, Hariram Singh, Sandeep Jain, R. K. Roy

225-240
Level set method for segmentation of infrared breast thermograms

N Golestani, M EtehadTavakol, EYK Ng

241-251
In vitro study of parasite elimination and endothelial protection by curcumin: adjunctive therapy for cerebral malaria

Sarun Kunwittaya, Lertyot Treeratanapiboon, Apapan Srisarin, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Virapong Prachayasittikul

287-299
Antioxidant and antiulcer potential of aqueous leaf extract of Kigelia africana against ethanol-induced ulcer in rats

Matheus M dos Santos, Mary T Olaleye, Rafael P Ineu, Aline A Boligon, Margareth L Athayde, Nilda BV Barbosa, João Batista Teixeira Rocha

323-330
Encapsulation of catechin and epicatechin on BSA NPS improved their stability and antioxidant potential

Ramdhan Yadav, Dharmesh Kumar, Avnesh Kumari, Sudesh Kumar Yadav

331-346
EST sequencing and gene expression profiling in Scutellaria baicalensis

Nam Il Park, Ik Young Choi, Beom-Soon Choi, Young Seon Kim, Mi Young Lee, Sang Un Park

392-400
Polyacrylamide hydrogel encapsulated E. coli expressing metal-sensing green fluorescent protein as a potential tool for copper ion determination

Tanawut Tantimongcolwat, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Apapan Srisarin, Hans-Joachim Galla, Virapong Prachayasittikul

401-415
Arylesterase activity is associated with antioxidant intake and paraoxonase-1 (PON1) gene methylation in metabolic syndrome patients following an energy restricted diet

Rocio de la Iglesia, Maria L. Mansego, Francisco J. Sánchez-Muniz, M. Angeles Zulet, J. Alfredo Martinez

416-426
Antifungal potential of essential oil and ethanol extracts of Lonicera japonica Thunb. against dermatophytes

Atiqur Rahman, Sharif M. Al-Reza, Shah Alam Siddiqui, Taehyun Chang, Sun Chul Kang

427-436
Synthesis, preclinical evaluation and antidepressant activity of 5-substituted phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-4, 5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioamides

Bijo Mathew, Jerad Suresh, S. Anbazhagan

437-445
DNA damaging and biochemical effects of potassium tetraborate

Fatih Çaglar Çelikezen, Hasan Turkez, Basak Togar, Mehmet Sait Izgi

446-450
Risks to health professionals from hazardous drugs in Iran: a pilot study of understanding of healthcare team to occupational exposure to cytotoxics

Abdol ali Shahrasbi, Minoo Afshar, Farnaz Shokraneh, Faezeh Monji, Mahjabin Noroozi, Maryam Ebrahimi-Khojin, Seyed Farzam Madani, Mehdi Ahadi-Barzoki, Mehdi Rajabi

491-501
Effects of Khaya senegalensis leaves on performance, carcass traits, hemtological and biochemical parameters in rabbits

A. A. A. Abdel-Wareth, Seddik Hammad, Hassan Ahmed

502-512
The obesity paradox is not observed in chronic heart failure patients with metabolic syndrome

Taro Narumi, Tetsu Watanabe, Shinpei Kadowaki, Yoichiro Otaki, Yuki Honda, Satoshi Nishiyama, Hiroki Takahashi, Takanori Arimoto, Tetsuro Shishido, Takuya Miyamoto, Isao Kubota

516-525
Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils from the Tunisian Allium nigrum L.

Lamia Sakka Rouis-Soussi, Asma El Ayeb-Zakhama, Aouni Mahjoub, Guido Flamini, Hichem Ben Jannet, Fethia Harzallah-Skhiri

526-535
Enriched environment attenuates changes in water-maze performance and BDNF level caused by prenatal alcohol exposure

Rungpiyada Tipyasang, Sarun Kunwittaya, Sujira Mukda, Nittaya J. Kotchabhakdi, Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi

536-547
Exercise protects against obesity induced semen abnormalities via downregulating stem cell factor, upregulating Ghrelin and normalizing oxidative stress

Fahaid Alhashem, Mahmoud Alkhateeb, Hussein Sakr, Mesfer Alshahrani, Mohammad Alsunaidi, Hesham Elrefaey, Riyad Alessa, Mohammad Sarhan, Samy M Eleawa, Mohammad A. Khalil

551-572
EGFR tyrosine kinase targeted compounds: in vitro antitumor activity and molecular modeling studies of new benzothiazole and pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazole derivatives

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

573-585
Conformational changes of a chemically modified HRP: formation of a molten globule like structure at pH 5

Kourosh Bamdad, Bijan Ranjbar, Hossein Naderi-Manesh, Mehdi Sadeghi

611-622
Testing chemical carcinogenicity by using a transcriptomics HepaRG-based model?

T. Y. Doktorova, Reha Yildirimman, Liesbeth Ceelen, Mireia Vilardell, Tamara Vanhaecke, Mathieu Vinken, Gamze Ates, Anja Heymans, Hans Gmuender, Roque Bort, Raffaella Corvi, Pascal Phrakonkham, Ruoya Li, Nicolas Mouchet, Christophe Chesne, Joost van Delft, Jos Kleinjans, Jose Castell, Ralf Herwig, Vera Rogiers

623-637
Treatment with platelet lysate induces endothelial differentation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells under fluid shear stress

Farshad Homayouni Moghadam, Tahereh Tayebi, Alireza Moradi, Hamid Nadri, Kazem Barzegar, Gilda Eslami

638-649
Sodium valproate enhances urethane tumorigenicity in lungs of male but not female mice

Donatas Stakisaitis, Saule Uleckiene, Janina Didziapetriene, Angelija Valanciute, Raminta Mozuraite, Paulius Matusevicius

667-687
Biochemical composition and bioactivity screening of various extracts from Dunaliella salina, a green microalga

Yavuz Selim Cakmak, Murat Kaya, Meltem Asan-Ozusaglam

679-690
Mutant p53 protein expression and antioxidant status deficiency in breast cancer

Zorka Milicevic, Jelena Kasapovic, Ljubica Gavrilovic, Zorka Milovanovic, Vladan Bajic, Biljana Spremo-Potparevic

691-708
Cancer incidence in North West Algeria (Mascara) 2000-2010: results from a population-based cancer registry

Bachir Benarba, Boumedienne Meddah, Houria Hamdani

709-723
Identification of circulating miRNAs profiles that distinguish malignant pleural mesothelioma from lung adenocarcinoma

LV Gayosso-Gómez, G Zárraga-Granados, P Paredes-Garcia, R Falfán-Valencia, ME Vazquez-Manríquez, LM Martinez-Barrera, P Castillo-Gonzalez, U Rumbo-Nava, R Guevara-Gutierrez, B Rivera-Bravo, A Ramirez-Venegas, R Sansores, MC Negrete-Garcia, Blanca Ortiz-Quintero

740-750
Induction of spinal long-term synaptic potentiation is sensitive to inhibition of neuronal NOS in L5 spinal nerve-transected rats

Zahra Bahari, Homa Manaheji, Narges Hosseinmardi, Gholam Hossein Meftahi, Mehdi Sadeghi, Samira Danialy, Seyed Mohammad Noorbakhsh

751-760
Serum protein electrophoresis under effective control of HIV-1 disease progression

Adebayo Lawrence Adedeji, Rufus Omotayo Adenikinju, Joshua Olufemi Ajele, Theophilus Ladapo Olawoye

761-771
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from leaves of Algerian Melissa officinalis L.

Fahima Abdellatif, Hadjira Boudjella, Abdelghani Zitouni, Aicha Hassani

772-781
Anti-inflammatory activity and chemical composition of the essential oils from Senecio flammeus

Kai-Jun Xiao, Wen-Xia Wang, Jia-Li Dai, Liang Zhu

782-791
6-7-Dimethoxy-4-methylcoumarin suppresses pro-inflammatory mediator expression through inactivation of the NF-κB and MAPK pathways in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells

Kil-Nam Kim, Hye-Won Yang, Seok-Chun Ko, Yeong-Jong Ko, Eun-A Kim, Seong Woon Roh, Eun-Yi Ko, Ginnae Ahn, Soo-Jin Heo, You-Jin Jeon, Weon-Jong Yoon, Chang-Gu Hyun, Daekyung Kim

792-800
An overview of platelet indices for evaluating platelet function in children with scorpion envenomation

Capan Konca, Mehmet Tekin, Pinar Colak, Fatih Uckardes, Mehmet Turgut

801-808
Alleviation of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia by Phyllanthus virgatus forst extract and its partially purified fraction in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Arshya Hashim, M. Salman Khan, Saheem Ahmad

809-824
Atrial natriuretic peptide gene - a potential biomarker for long QT syndrome

Sameera Fatima Qureshi, Altaf Ali, Ananthapur Venkateshwari, Hygriv Rao, M. P. Jayakrishnan, Calambur Narasimhan, Jayaprakash Shenthar, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Pratibha Nallari

834-842
Isolation and structure elucidaton of polyphenols from Loranthus micranthus Linn. parasitic on Hevea brasiliensis with antiinflammatory property

Matthias Onyebuchi Agbo, Chukwuemeka Sylvester Nworu, Festus Basden Chied Okoye, Patience Ogoamaka Osadebe

859-868
Platismatia glaucia and Pseudevernia furfuracea lichens as sources of antioxidant, antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents

Tatjana Mitrovic, Slaviša Stamenkovic, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Niko Radulovic, Marko Mladenovic, Milan Stankovic, Marina Topuzovic, Ivana Radojevic, Olgica Stefanovic, Sava Vasic, Ljiljana Comic

938-953
Antimicrobial and antioxidative activities in the bark extracts of Sonneratia caseolaris, a mangrove plant

Aritra Simlai, Archana Rai, Saumya Mishra, Kalishankar Mukherjee, Amit Roy

997-1010
Suppressive effects of Mimosa pudica (L.) constituents on the production of LPS-induced pro-inflammatory mediators

Neeraj K. Patel, Kamlesh K. Bhutani

1011-1021
Synthesis and antibacterial activity of a new derivative of the Meldrun acid: 2,2-dimethyl-5-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylaminomethylene)-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione (C9H10N4O4)

Gillena M. M. Sampaio, Alexandre M. R. Teixeira, Henrique D. M. Coutinho, Diniz M. Sena Junior, Paulo T. C. Freire, Ricardo R. F. Bento, Luiz E. Silva

1022-1028
Combined anti-ages and antioxidant activities of different solvent extracts of Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav (Solanacea) fruits during ripening and related to their phytochemical compositions

Mejri Houda, Séverine Derbré, Ahmed Jedy, Nizar Tlili, Jean Legault, Pascal Richomme, Ferid Limam, Moufida Saidani-Tounsi

1029-1042
Scientific validation of cardioprotective attribute by standardized extract of Bombyx mori against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in murine model

Masood S. Khan, Mhaveer Singh, Mohammad A. Khan, D. S. Arya, Sayeed Ahmad

1043-1054
Antidiabetic activity of 3-hydroxyflavone analogues in high fructose fed insulin resistant rats

Yogendra Nayak, H. Venkatachalam, Vijay Kumar Daroji, Geetha Mathew, B.S. Jayashree, M.K. Unnikrishnan

1055-1074
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane potassium channel dysfunction in high fat diet induced stress in rat hepatocytes

Naser Khodaee, Maedeh Ghasemi, Reza Saghiri, Afsaneh Eliassi

1075-1087
Anti-inflammatory effect of selagin-7-O-(6''-O-acetyl-)-ß-D-glycoside isolated from Cancrinia discoidea on lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells

Kai-Jun Xiao, Wen-Xia Wang, Jia-Li Dai, Liang Zhu

1088-1096
Neuroprotection by diarylpropionitrile in mice with spinal cord injury

Nirut Suwanna, Wipawan Thangnipon, Shalini Kumar, Jean de Vellis

1097-1103
In vitro control of plant pathogenic Xanthomonas spp. using Poncirus trifoliata Rafin

Atiqur Rahman, Rafiquel Islam, Sharif M. Al-Reza, Sun Chul Kang

1104-1110
Chemical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus potentiated the sensitization to morphine in rats: involvement of orexin-1 receptor in the ventral tegmental area

Yasaman Razavi, Sara Karimi, Mahtash Bani-Ardalan, Abbas Haghparast

1120-1130
Thermography based breast cancer detection using texture features and minimum variance quantization

Marina Milosevic, Dragan Jankovic, Aleksandar Peulic

1204-1215
Synthesis of novel antimicrobial aryl himachalene derivatives from naturally occurring himachalenes

Abha Chaudhary, Swati Sood, Pralay Das, Pushpinder Kaur, Isha Mahajan, Arvind Gulati, Bikram Singh

1216-1225
Biological activities and chemical composition of lichens from Serbia

Marijana Kosanic, Branislav Rankovic, Tatjana Stanojkovic, Perica Vasiljevic, Nedeljko Manojlovic

1226-1238
Drosophila melanogaster - an embryonic model for studying behavioral and biochemical effects of manganese exposure

Ana Paula Lausmann Ternes, Ana Paula Zemolin, Litiele Cezar da Cruz, Gustavo Felipe da Silva, Ana Paula Fleig Saidelles, Mariane Trindade de Paula, Caroline Wagner, Ronaldo Medeiros Golombieski, Érico Marlon de Moraes Flores, Rochele Sogari Picoloto, Antônio Batista Pereira, Jeferson Luis Franco, Thaís Posser

1239-1253
Probing the origins of aromatase inhibitory activity of disubstituted coumarins via QSAR and molecular docking

Apilak Worachartcheewan, Naravut Suvannang, Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Virapong Prachayasittikul, Chanin Nantasenamat

1259-1274

Review articles

Particles from preformed polymers as carriers for drug delivery

K. Miladi, D. Ibraheem, M. Iqbal, S. Sfar, H. Fessi, A. Elaissari

28-57
Balance of inflammatory pathways and interplay of immune cells in the liver during homeostasis and injury

Christer Baeck, Frank Tacke

67-81
Autophagy and radiosensitization in cancer

Khushboo Sharma, Rachel Goehe, Jason M. Beckta, Kristoffer Valerie, David A. Gewirtz

178-191
Hydroxymethylation of DNA: an epigenetic marker

Rajneesh Richa, Rajeshwar P. Sinha

592-610
Imprinting genes associated with endometriosis

Hiroshi Kobayashi

252-264
Nanoencapsulation for drug delivery

Avnesh Kumari, Rubbel Singla, Anika Guliani, Sudesh Kumar Yadav

265-286
Mycoplasmas and cancer: focus on nucleoside metabolism

Johan Vande Voorde, Jan Balzarini, Sandra Liekens

300-322
Cytochrome P450 enzyme mediated herbal drug interactions (Part 1)

Sompon Wanwimolruk, Virapong Prachayasittikul

347-391
Nesfatin-1: role as possible new anti-obesity treatment

Carmine Finelli, Giuseppe Martelli, Rocco Rossano, Maria Carmela Padula, Nicolina La Sala, Luigi Sommella, Giovanni Tarantino

586-591
Watermelon lycopene and allied health claims

Ambreen Naz, Masood Sadiq Butt, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Mir Muhammad Nasir Qayyum, Rai Shahid Niaz

650-660
Biology of PXR: role in drug-hormone interactions

Jing Wang, Shu Dai, Yan Guo, Wen Xie, Yonggong Zhai

728-739
Managing post stroke hyperglycaemia: moderate glycaemic control is better? An update

Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Hasnur Zaman Hashim, Shahrin Tarmizi Che Abdullah, Fan Kee Hoo, Hamidon Basri

825-833
Targeting protein kinase A in cancer therapy: an update

Luigi Sapio, Francesca Di Maiolo, Michela Illiano, Antonietta Esposito, Emilio Chiosi, Annamaria Spina, Silvio Naviglio

843-855
Cytochrome P450 enzyme mediated herbal drug interactions (Part 2)

Sompon Wanwimolruk, Kamonrat Phopin, Virapong Prachayasittikul

869-896
Inhibitors of pancreatic lipase: state of the art and clinical perspectives

Nitin A. Lunagariya, Neeraj K. Patel, Sneha C. Jagtap, Kamlesh K. Bhutani

897-921
Classification of oxidative stress based on its intensity

Volodymyr I. Lushchak

922-937
Epigenetics in diagnosis, prognostic assessment and treatment of cancer: an update

Eleftheria Hatzimichael, Konstantinos Lagos, Van Ren Sim, Evangelos Briasoulis, Tim Crook

954>-976>
Hepatitis C virus infection: establishment of chronicity and liver disease progression

Young-Chan Kwon, Ratna B. Ray, Ranjit Ray

977-996
Renin inhibitors in diabetes and hypertension: an update

Selcuk Sen, Baran Ufuktepe, Zeynep Günes Özünal, Yagiz Üresin

1111-1119
Immune mediated liver failure

Xiaojing Wang, Qin Ning

1131-1144
Role of tight junctions in signal transduction: an update

Kenichi Takano, Takashi Kojima, Norimasa Sawada, Tetsuo Himi

1145-1162
Clinical pharmacology of atypical antipsychotics: an update

M.C. Mauri, S. Paletta, M. Maffini, A. Colasanti, F. Dragogna, C. Di Pace, A.C. Altamura

1163-1191

Case reports

Vascular loop in the cerebellopontine angle causing pulsatile tinnitus and headache: a case report

NA Ramly, AR Roslenda, A Suraya, A Asma

192-196

Letters to the editor

Pomegranate peel attenuates hyperglycemic effects of alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Sushil Kumar Middha, Talambedu Usha, Veena Pande

223-224
A case of suicide attempt with Zolpidem - will Zolpidem show up on standard urine toxicology screening?

Nadav Willner, Elad Schiff

454-456
Quantification of three-dimensional structures in liver tissue: bile canalicular and sinusoidal networks

Hassan Ahmed, Mosaab A. Omar, Ahmed M. Abdou

548-550
Distributions of susceptibility loci of Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis on human chromosomes

Mostafa Saadat

724-727
Highlights in tumor metabolome research: Choline metabolism influences integrin expression and supports cell attachment

Ahmed Ghallab

856-858
Impact of urinary bladder cancer risk variants on prognosis and survival

Silvia Selinski

1254-1258
The body-on-a-chip concept: possibilities and limitations

Raymond Reif

1283-1285

Editorial material

Select a suitable treatment strategy for Crohn's disease: step-up or top-down

Qian-Qian Chen, Li Yan, Jun Wan

111-122
Phytochemicals for treatment of diabetes

S. M. Firdous

451-453
Highlight report: Validation of prognostic genes in lung cancer

Rosemarie Marchan

457-460
In silico protein modeling: possibilities and limitations

Chhedi Lal Gupta, Salman Akhtar, Preeti Bajpai

513-515
Recent studies on rosmarinic acid and its biological and pharmacological activities

Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, Chang Ha Park, Sang Un Park

1192-1195
Gebel-criteria for risk assessment in nanotoxicology

Seddik Hammad, Ahmed M. Abdou, Mosaab A. Omar

1196-1197
The post GWAS era: strategies to identify gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in urinary bladder cancer

Silvia Selinski

1198-1203
Biomarker: the universe of chemically induced gene expression alterations in human hepatocyte

Seddik Hammad, Hassan Ahmed

1275-1277
Cancer research: from prognostic genes to therapeutic targets

Rosemarie Marchan

1278-1280
Transcriptome based differentiation of harmless, teratogenetic and cytotoxic concentration ranges of valproic acid

Regina Stöber

1281-1282
The rediscovery of HepG2 cells for prediction of drug induced liver injury (DILI)

Ahmed Ghallab

1286-1288
Integrated spatiotemporal-metabolic modelling bridges the gap between metabolism on the cellular level and organ function

Agata Widera

1289-1291
Concepts of predictive toxicology

Raymond Reif

1292-1294
Human non-parenchymal liver cells for co-cultivation systems

Ahmed Ghallab

1295-1296