Volume 1, Issue 1 (2013)

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  Effect of Blepharis maderaspatensis L. Roth. extracts on serum lipids in Triton WR-1339 and high cholesterol diet induced hyperlipidemia in rats

  Aiyalu Rajasekaran, Vellaichamy Sivakumar and Sabarimuthu Darlinquine

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  Ginsenoside retinoblastoma 1 (Rb1) suppresses NO production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression by inhibiting nuclear factor �ºB (NF-�ºB) activation in SW1353 chondrosarcoma cells

  Ping Jia, Gang Chen, Rong-Heng Li, Xiao-Feng Rong, Guo-Qing Zhou and Yu Zhong

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 8-14 (504 KB)

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  Preoperative evaluation of hepatic reserve function by phenacetin metabolism test for the prevention of postoperative liver dysfunction

  Qing-hua Zhu, Liang Ming, Long-shuan Zhao, Ping He and Mei-fen Wang

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 15-19 (261 KB)

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  Honokiol augments the anti-cancer effects of oxaliplatin on colon cancer cell: Apoptosis and analysis of the molecular mechanisms

  Hanju Hua, Wenbin Chen, Ling Shen, Qinsong Sheng and Lisong Teng

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 20-26 (682 KB)

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  Alterations in the fatty acid profile, antioxidant enzymes and protein pattern of Biomphalaria alexandrina snails exposed to the pesticides diazinon and profenofos

  Fayez A. Bakry, Karem El-Hommossany, M. S. Abd El-Atti and Somaya M. Ismail

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 27-36 (522 KB)

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  Analysis on 115 cases of adverse reactions caused by azithromycin

  Jianzhong Jiang, Yanping Zhao, Jiannong Jiang, Zhenhuan Jiang, Ruhua Chen, Keyun Shi, Xinnan Gu and Zhijun Ge

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 37-40 (273 KB)

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  Challenge of notifiable infectious diseases reporting system in China

  Futang Pan, Biyun Chen, Weidong Zhang, Guizhi Qiao and Xuemei Ji

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 41-44 (400 KB)

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  Cytokines expression profiling as a window into hypoxia SH-SY5Y cells treated with N-butyl extract of Potentilla anserina L.

  Hong-Sheng Gao, Hui-Min Guo, Yi-Zheng Wang, Hong Chen, Yong-Liang Zhang , Ling-zhi Li and Jing Sun

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 45-50 (463 KB)

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  Influence of some micronutrients and Citharexylum quadrangular extract against liver fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni infected mice

  Shadia M. Kadry, Azza M. Mohamed, Ebtehal M. Farrag and Dalia B. Fayed

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 51-61 (938 KB)

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  Biochemical responses of nanosize titanium dioxide in the heart of rats following administration of idepenone and quercetin

  L.M. Faddah, Nayira A. Abdel Baky, Nouf M. Al-Rasheed and Nawal M. Al-Rasheed

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 62-72 (899 KB)

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  Survey based study on the use of non-prescription drugs among pharmacists and non-pharmacists

  Muhammad Harris Shoaib*, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Fakhsheena Anjum, Lubna Saeed, Sana Ghayas, Tariq Ali# , Saeed Ahmed Siddiqui, Shazia Alam, Mehwish Rizvi, Sadia Zafar, Maqsood Ahmed and Zaib-un-Nisa

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 73-77 (484 KB)

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  Antibiotic prescribing pattern in a referral hospital in Ethiopia

  Endale Getachew, Solomon Aragaw, Wuletaw Adissie and Asrat Agalu

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 78-82 (299 KB)

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  Evaluation of the reversibility and possible mechanisms of antifertility of Catha edulis F. (khat) extract following subacute administration in rodents

  S Asrade, W Shibeshi and E Engidawork

  [View Abstract] pp. 83-90 (462 KB)

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  Application of �¸-carrageenan as a sustained release matrix in floating tablets containing sodium salicylate

  Ikechukwu V. Onyishi, Salome Amarachi Chime and Elvis Egwu

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 91-97 (516 KB)

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  Evaluation of biologic effects of an Ilex paraguariensis aqueous extract on the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m and on the morphology of red blood cells

  Ana Cristina S. Braga, Maria Luisa Gomes, Josefina da Silva Santos, Joelma Fonseca de Oliveira, Lúcia de Fátima Amorim, Gláucio Diré Feliciano, Sebastião David SantosFilho and Mario Bernardo- Filho

  [View Abstract] [View PDF] pp. 98-104 (395 KB)