African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (19-22), 2011

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (19), 2011



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Abdul Wahab, Gul Majid Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Nauman Rahim Khan, Abid Hussain, Alam Zeb, Asim-ur- Rehman and Kifayat Ullah Shah

        Pre-formulation investigation and in vitro evaluation of directly compressed ibuprofen-ethocel oral controlled release matrix tablets: A kinetic approach

       
Mohammad Talebi, Maryam Mashayekhi, Soodeh Rajabi, Mohammadreza Rahmani, Ali Roohbakhsh and Ali Shamsizadeh

        Effect of chronic morphine treatment on tactile learning in rat

       
LIMA Gláucia Manoella de Souza, SOUZA Larissa Isabela Oliveira, ROSATO Yoko Bomura and ARAÚJO Janete Magali

        Detection of bacteriocins in Zymomonas mobilis and RAPD fingerprinting of the producer strains

       
M. Rajendran, M. Mahalakshmi, R. Ramya and D. Devapiriam

        A semi-empirical study of flavone compounds with antioxidant efficiency

       
Luana Kamila A. Braga, Aruan Kawally C. de Macedo, Ariathanna A. Cunha, Joao Marcos F. L. Silva, Francisco A. V. Santos, Celestina E. S. Souza, Henrique D. M. Coutinho, Thiago S. Almeida, José G. M. Costa and  Edinardo F. F. Matias

        Potentiation of in vitro antibiotic activity by Ocimum gratissimum L.

     
Iqbal Hussain, Naeem Khan, Riaz Ullah, Shanzeb, Shabir Ahmed, Farhat Ali Khan and Sultan Yaz

        Phytochemical, physiochemical and anti-fungal activity of Eclipta alba

       
Hossein Rostami, Ali Aliyev, Valida Madatova and Ali Arasteh

        Effects of physical activity on some of hemostatic parameters changes in epiphysectomized rats
       

O. A. Ayoola, R. A. Baiyewu, J. N. Ekunola, B. A. Olajire, J. A. Egunjobi, E. O. Ayeni and O. O. Ayodele

        Phytoconstituent screening and antimicrobial principles of leaf extracts of two variants of Morus alba (S30 and S54)

       
Rahbani Mohammad, Mohajeri Daryoush, Rezaie Ali, Doustar Yousef and Nazeri Mehrdad

        Attenuation of oxidative stress of hepatic tissue by ethanolic extract of saffron (dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L.) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats   

       
Saeed Al-Zahrani, Saleh Kandeal, Mohamed Mohany and Gamal Badr

        Effects of vitamin E and thymoquinone on physiological and histological characteristics of heat-stressed male mice 

      

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (20), 2011



Contents:


Research Articles

 
L. P. Nkomo, E. Green and R. N Ndip

        Preliminary phytochemical screening and in vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of extracts of the leaves of Lippia javanica

        
Huaiping Shi, Yamei He, Qingwang Li, Tao Feng, Guoxia Geng and Jian Li

        Effect of Bidens bipircadta L. on mouse uterine cervix cancer

     
Xi-Qian Xing, Bei Han, Xu-Wei Wu, Yi Xiao and Shang-Jie Wu

        Efficacy and safety of prostacyclins therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A meta-analysis

      
N. Ebrahim and R. A. Uebel

        Direct inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme by an extract of Harpagophytum procumbens, harpagoside and harpagide

      
Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Maryati Md Dasor, Sahidan Senafi, Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah, Abdul Aziz Jemain, Nurfathiha Abu Kasim, Zulham Yamamoto and Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin

        Crevicular tartrate resistant acid phosphatase activity and rate of tooth movement under different continuous force applications

       
Aschalew Nardos, Eyasu Makonnen and Asfaw Debella

        Effects of crude extracts and fractions of Moringa stenopetala (Baker f)  Cufodontis leaves in normoglycemic and alloxan-induced diabetic mice

       
Zahid Zaheer, Aniruddha P. Paithankar, Sagar D. Deshpande and Subur Khan

        Optimization of extraction process and phytochemical investigations of Spathodea campanulata flowers
        

Liu ji, Zhou xiao and Jiang jie

        A validated HPLC method for the determination of levobupivacaine in plasma and its application to pharmacokinetic studies in Chinese people

       
Sajid Bashir, Tahir Aqeel, Muhammad Usman, Shahiq uz Zaman, Asadullah Madni, Haji M. Shoaib Khan, Abubakar Munir and Arshad Mahmood

        Comparative assessment of drug interactions in pediatrics at private and public sector hospitals of Sargodha and Faisalabad   

      
Cuiyan Tang, Mingjun Bi, Hongmei Yu, Wei Chen and Jinxiu Wang

        Zerumbone protects HEK 293 cells from irradiation-induced DNA damage via activating Keap1/Nrf2/ARE pathway

        
Flávio Luís Beltrame, Carla Cristine Kanunfre, Bruno Rainho, Elaine Kiatkoski, Francine Mioduski, Marcelo Henrique Kravicz and Luís Antônio Esmerino

        Evaluation of biochemical and microbiological effects of Cordyline dracaenoides Kunth (Uvarana) barks

      
Soodabe Gharibe, Shahrara Afshar and Leila Vafayi

        Synthesis and characterization of porous hollow silica nanoparticles using ZnSe core as template for drug delivery application

       
Haroon Khan, Shafiq Ahmad Tariq, Murad Ali Khan, Inayat-Ur-Rehman, Rukhsana Ghaffar and Saifullah

        Cholinesterase and lipoxygenase inhibition of whole plant Withania somnifera

       
David López Jiménez, Antonio J. Monroy Antón and Gema Sáez Rodríguez

        Self-regulation and education on interactive advertising of pharmaceuticals for human use

        
Che Nor Zarida C. S., Fauziah O., Arifah A. K., Azfar Rizal A., Nazri M. Y., Ahmad Hafiz Z., Rusnah M., Mohd Azam Khan G. K. and Hasni Idayu S.7

        In vitro elution and dissolution of tobramycin and gentamicin from calcium phosphate

       
Muhammad Hassham Hassan Bin Asad, Ghulam Murtaza1, Sami Siraj, Shujaat Ali Khan, Saira Azhar, Muhammad Sikander Hussain, Tariq Ismail, Muhammad Shahzad Hussain and Izhar Hussain

        Enlisting the scientifically unnoticed medicinal plants of Pakistan as a source of novel therapeutic agents showing anti-venom activity

      
Akhtar Rasul, Naveed Akhtar, Barkat Ali Khan, Tariq Mahmood, Shahiq uz Zaman, Atif Ali, Haji M. Shoaib Khan and Rashida Parveen

        Assessment of anti erythmic and skin whitening effects of milk thistle extract

       
Tadeu J. S. Peixoto Sobrinho, Valérium T. N. A. Castro, Antonio M. Saraiva, Diego M. Almeida, Elvis A. Tavares and Elba L. C. Amorim

        Phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of four Cnidoscolus species (Euphorbiaceae) used as ethnopharmacologicals in Caatinga, Brazil

       
Li Tong, Yu Shaoyi, Zhang Ge and Huang Weizhe

        Effect of Astragalus mongholicus injection liquid on the immunity function in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) after undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

       
Naveed Muhammad and Muhammad Saeed

        Biological screening of Viola betonicifolia Smith whole plant

      
Aiyalu Rajasekaran and Muthusamy Periasamy

        Protective effect of ethanolic root extract of Plumbago indica L. on paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats

        
Naphatsorn Kumar, Somsak Tharatha and Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

        Development and validation of simple isocratic high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (HPLC-UV) method for determination of safflower yellow in Carthamus tinctorius (L.)-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)

       
Muhammad Hanif, M. Harris Shoaib, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Ahmad Khan, Sohail Anwer, Akhter Rasul, Shahnila Sattar and Hafiz Muhammad Arshad

        Reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for nimesulide tablets dosage form prepared for in vivo in vitro correlation (IVIVC) studies

       

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (21), 2011



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Zhi-Tong Zuo, Yong Ji, Bao-Hua Chen, Xu Wang and Chun-Hua Ling

        The correlation between pulmonary arterial pressure and brain natriuretic  peptide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

       
Chen-Xiaoxi

        BS and BS-contained rat serum’s anticancer activities


M. Govindappa, N. Bharath, H. B. Shruthi, T. S. Sadananda and P. Sharanappa

        Antimicrobial, antioxidant and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and phytochemical screening of Crotalaria pallida Aiton

      
Serdar Sargin, Bekir Yavuz Uçar, Serdar Necmioglu, Mehmet Bulut and Mehmet Gem

        Clinical and radiological results of posterior instrumentation without fusion for thoracolumbar fractures

        
Lei YANG, Xiao-Yun LI, Ying-Li ZHEN, Yan LU, Nong CAO and Chen ChAI

        The cardiovascular inhibition functions evoked by salusin ß within the caudal ventrolateral medulla are mediated by muscarinic receptors mechanism

       
Mohammad Reza Farahpour, Human Taghikhani, Mostafa Habibi and Mohammad Amin Zandieh

        Wound healing activity of flaxseed Linum usitatissimum L. in rats

       
Pinto N. S, Pereira M. O, Carmo F. S, Diniz C. L, Medeiros A. C, Santos-Filho S. D and Bernardo-Filho M

        Protective effect of an aqueous extract of 3 Ballerina against the action of the stannous chloride in Escherichia coli BW9091

       
Heydari Nasrabadi, M, Tajabadi Ebrahimi, M, Dehghan Banadaki, Sh, Torabi Kajousangi, M and Zahedi, F

        Study of cutaneous wound healing in rats treated with Lactobacillus plantarum on days 1, 3, 7, 14 and 21
       

Harrison Wanyika, Erastus Gatebe, Paul Kioni, Zhiyong Tang and Yan Gao

        Synthesis and characterization of ordered mesoporous silica nanoparticles with tunable physical properties by varying molar composition of reagents  

      
Ni Zheng, Zhaoyu Wang, Feng Chen and Jingming Lin

        Evaluation to the antioxidant activity of total flavonoids extract from Syzygium jambos seeds and optimization by response surface  methodology 


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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (22), 2011



Contents:


Research Articles

  
Gholamreza Dehghan Noudeh, Fariba Sharififar, Payam Khazaeli, Ehsan Mohajeri and Javad Jahanbakhsh

        Formulation of herbal conditioner shampoo by using extract of fenugreek seeds and evaluation of its physicochemical parameters

       
Danyang Dou, Wanjun Tao, Lingling Li, Tingjian Jia, Wings TY Loo, Mary NB Cheung, Louis WC Chow, Yiding Dou and Ziyuan Luo

        Immuno-stabilizing effect of thymosin-alpha-1 on post-modified radical mastectomy (MRM) of breast cancer patients

       
Alireza Seidavi

        Investigation on intera-specific biodiversity of 6 local silkworm germplasm based on aspartate amino transferase, alanin amino transferase, alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus, sodium, potassium and iron

       
Jingtao Wu, Guiwen Yang, Wujun Wen, Fumiao Zhang, Jinduo Yuan and Liguo An

        Cholesterol metabolism regulation and antioxidant effect of platycodin D on hyperlipidemic emulsion-reduced rats

      
Yan-Bin Wu, Li-Jun Zheng, Jun Yi, Jian-Guo Wu, Chun-Jiang Tan, Ti-Qiang Chen, Jin-Zhong Wu and Ka-Hing Wong

        A comparative study on antioxidant activity of ten different parts of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

       
Xiao-hong Tan, Han Dong, Fu-cui Ma and Dai-cheng Liu

        Deer skin glue improves erectile function in rats

      
Lei Pang, Xin Lian, Yanhui Li, Ling Nan and Haichun Ma

        Efficacy and safety of parecoxib sodium after renal transplantation

      
O. O. Okoh and A. J. Afolayan

        The effects of hydrodistillation and solvent free microwave extraction methods on the chemical composition and toxicity of essential oils from the leaves of Mentha longifolia L. subsp. capensis.
       

Atta Ur Rehman

        Adoption of WHO standard operating procedures for blood screening in hospitals of Islamabad, Pakistan  

     
Zayd K. Omer, Yuehui Wang, Jieyu Liu, Yu Liu and Bin Liu

        Protection of diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy by resveratrol and its effects on glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3beta) and by the protein kinase  (AKT2) activities 

       
O. S. Olorunnisola, G. Bradley and A. J. Afolayan

        Antioxidant properties and cytotoxicity evaluation of methanolic extract of dried and fresh rhizomes of Tulbaghia violacea 

       
Duygu Tozcu Altin, Çigdem Özer, Ediz Yeşilkaya, Aydan Babül, Aysun Bideci and Peyami Cinaz

        Effect of the plant growth regulator (4-Chlorophenoxy acetic acid) into the oxidative stress parameters in rat liver 

       
Gamal Badr

        CXC chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) via its cognate receptor (CXCR4) controls the chemotaxis of multiple myeloma cell line (U266) via PI3K/AKT, PLCß3, RhoA, NF?B and ERK1/2 

      
Yazar Hayrullah, Balci Mehmet, Basarali Kemal Mustafa, Gocmen Ayse Yesim and Buyukbas Sadik

        The effects of dialysers on some blood biochemical parameters in hemodialysis patients 

       
Guang Chen, Meishan Jin, Shan Lin, Peisong Wang, Jia Liu, Chenyao Li, Liyan Xu and Wei Zhang

        Increased expression cysteine-rich61 (Cyr61) in patients with thyroid carcinomas 

      
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Bonplandia - 20 (1-2), 2011

Bonplandia - 20 (1), 2011


Contents:

ARTICULOS ORIGINALES/ORIGINAL PAPERS

Estudio morfológico de Elaphoglossum balansae C.Chr. (Dryopteridaceae- Pteridophyta).
Morphological study of Elaphoglossum balansae C.Chr. (Dryopteridaceae- Pteridophyta).
M. Rodríguez & M. Lavalle

Morfología seminal en especies de Caryophyllaceae del Parque Nacional Mburucuyá (Corrientes, Argentina).
Seed morphology of Caryophyllaceae species from the National Park Mburucuyá (Corrientes, Argentina).
M. C. Brem, M. Dematteis & M. S. Ferrucci

Nuevas especies y nuevos nombres en Baccharis subg. Baccharis (Asteraceae: Astereae).
New species and new names in Baccharis subg. Baccharis (Asteraceae: Astereae).
L. P. Deble & A. S. Oliveira-Deble

Novedades taxonómicas en Calydorea Herbert (Iridaceae: Tigridieae).
Taxonomic novelties in Calydorea Herbert (Iridaceae: Tigridieae).
L. P. Deble

Oncidium fuchsii (Orchidaceae), nueva cita para la flora de Argentina.
Oncidium fuchsii (Orchidaceae), new record for the Argentinian flora.
M. Valebella & I. Cristina Miguel

Carya illinoinensis (Juglandaceae) adventicia en la Argentina.
Carya illinoinensis (Juglandaceae) adventitious in Argentina.
J. A. Hurrell, G. Delucchi & H. A. Keller

Novedades en el género Malvastrum (Malvaceae).
Novelties in the genus Malvastrum (Malvaceae).
A. Krapovickas

Sinopsis de las especies adventicias de Rosaceae: Subfamilia Prunoideae.
Synopsis of the adventitious species of Rosaceae: Subfamilia Prunoideae.
G. Delucchi

OBITUARIOS/OBITUARIES

PAULL ARNOLD FRYXELL
(1927-2011)
Antonio Krapovickas

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Bonplandia - 20 (2), 2011


Contents:
ARTICULOS ORIGINALES/ORIGINAL PAPERS

Problemas de la etnotaxonomía guaraní: "Las plantas de los animales".
Problems of guarani ethnotaxonomy: "Animals plants".
H.A. Keller

Recursos fitoterapéuticos y comportamiento poblacional en la ribera rioplatense de Berisso, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Phytoterapeutic resources and population behavior on the River Plate bank, Berisso, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
M.P. Hernández & A.M. Arambarri

Incorporación y aprehensión de saberes sobre plantas útiles a partir del juego: prácticas de extensión en Botánica Aplicada.
The aprehension of knowledge about useful plants through the games: practices of universitary extension in Economic Botany
M.L. Pochettino, A. Capparelli, P. Arenas, V. Lema, P. Riat, A. Becerra, M. Benavides, S. Carreno, C. Castro, I. Farella, V. Guevara, M. Kostlin, D. Pedemonte Román, M. Pérez Flores, M.L. Pipo, R. Rivira & S. Sivero

Mieles y plantas en la medicina criolla del norte de Misiones, Argentina.
Honeys and plants used in the traditional medicine of northern Misiones, Argentina.
F. Zamudio & N.I. Hilgert

Fitonimia wichí de hierbas y bejucos del Chaco semiárido salteno, Argentina.
Wichi phytonymy of herbs and climbing plants of the Semiarid Chaco, Salta province, Argentina.
M.E. Suárez

"Yerba mate" (Ilex paraguariensis, Aquifoliaceae) according early Río de La Plata Bonpland´s handwritings: its southern South American geographical distribution.
G.C. Giberti

Huertos familiares periurbanos de las costas de Ensenada-Berisso y de la Isla Martín García (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Homegardens at the coasts of Ensenada-Berisso and Martín García Island (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
J.A. Hurrell, F. Buet Costantino, J.P. Puentes, E.A. Ulibarri & M.L. Pochettino

Juegos y deportes de los guaraníes de Misiones, Argentina: notas etnobotánicas complementarias.
Games and sports of the guaranis of Misiones Province, Argentina: ethnobotanical complementary notes.

Adaptógenos: plantas medicinales tradicionales comercializadas como suplementos dietéticos en la conurbación Buenos Aires-La Plata (Argentina).
Adaptogens: traditional medicinal plants commercialized as dietary supplements in the conurbation Buenos Aires-La Plata (Argentina).
P. M. Arenas, I. Cristina, J.P. Puentes, F. Buet Costantino, J.A. Hurrell & M.L. Pochettino

Pasado y presente del uso de plantas silvestres con órganos subterráneos de almacenamiento comestibles en la Patagonia.
Past and present use of wild plants with edible underground storage organs in Patagonia.
J.J. Ochoa & A.H. Ladio

Conocimiento y utilización de plantas medicinales por pobladores rurales del Bosque Chaqueno Serrano de Córdoba (Argentina).
Knowledge and utilization of medicinal plants by rural inhabitants of the Chaco Serrano Forest in Córdoba (Argentina).
V. Furlan, C. Torres & L. Galetto

Huertos familiares en la bahía de Cispatá, Córdoba, Colombia.
Homegardens in the bay of Cispatá, Córdoba, Colombia.
N.D. Jiménez-Escobar, U.P. Albuquerque & J.O. Rangel-Ch.

Uso de plantas medicinales en el tratamiento de afecciones transmitidas por el agua en una comunidad toba (qom) del Impenetrable (Chaco, Argentina): Una perspectiva etnoecológica y sanitaria.
Use of medicinal plants in the treatment of waterborne diseases in a toba (qom) community of the "Impenetrable" (Chaco, Argentina): An ethnoecological and sanitary perspective.
G.J. Martínez

La etnobotánica médica del área de transición pampeano cuyana.
Medical ethnobotany of the transitional area between Pampa and Cuyo region.
W.A. Muino

Recursos Florestais Nativos e a Agricultura Familiar em Santa Catarina – Brasil.
Forest Resources on farmer lands in Santa Catarina state – Brazil.
A. Siminski, K.L. Santos, A.C. Fantini & M.S. Reis

Etnobotánica del "coro" (Nicotiana paa, Solanaceae): Un tabaco silvestre poco conocido del extremo sur de Sudamérica.
Ethnobotany of "coro" (Nicotiana paa, Solanaceae): A wild tobacco little-known of the Southern end of South America.
G.F. Scarpa & C.N. Rosso

Revisión de la Etnomedicina en Argentina: construcción de la disciplina y perspectivas para el futuro.
A Review of the Ethnomedicine in Argentina: The construction of the discipline and perspectives for the future.
C. Trillo, B. Arias Toledo & S. Colantonio

ARTÍCULO INVITADO

Sembrar, plantar, cultivar, domesticar.
A. Krapovickas


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