African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (13-14), 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (13), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles



Orlando Vieira de Sousa, Glauciemar Del-Vechio-Vieira, Maria Silvana Alves, José de Jesus Ribeiro Gomes de Pinho, Célia Hitomi Yamamoto and Maria Auxiliadora Coelho Kaplan

Pharmacological effects of two polar fractions from Annona coriacea Mart in animal models


Jin-feng Wei, Yuan-yuan Li, Zhen-hua Yin, Fang Gong and Fu-de Shang

Hepatoprotective effect of Lysimachia paridiformis Franch. var. stenophylla Franch. on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice


Sema Uslu, Mehtap Kutlu, Eda Ozcelik and Arzu Iscan

Apoptotic effects of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell (HL-60)


Ersin Minareci, Bülent Ergönül and Fatih Kalyoncu

Proximate composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of six wild edible celeries (Smyrnium L.)


Iqbal Hussain, Jameel Ahmed Khader, Shumaila Noor, Riaz Ullah, Muhammad Talha, Badrullah and Majid Ahmed

Study on the medicinal plant Calandula officinalis


Richa Sharma, Gajanand Sharma and Meenakshi Sharma

Anti-Malassezia furfur activity of essential oils against causal agent of Pityriasis versicolor disease


Shaohui Yuan, Qi Pan, Chunjiang Fu and Zhenggang Bi

High mobility group in A1a (HMGA1a) small interfering RNA (siRNA) blockage decreases metastatic potential in cultured osteosarcoma cell lines


Si-Ming Zhu, Liang Zhu and Ying-Juan Tian

Antinociceptive, antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities of ethanolic extract of Cancrinia discoidea (Ledeb.) Poljak


Jin-Guang Chen, Yu Jiang and Zhi-bo Yang

Preparation of triptolide ethosomes


Evgeni E. Grigorov, Emilia K. Naseva, Hristina V. Lebanova and Ilko N. Getov

Testing willingness to pay for blood pressure measurement in community pharmacy


Gang Luo, Chang-qing Li, Wen-jie Zheng, Yue Zhou and Yunyi Yao

Study on the anti-dementia and neural protection effects of ethamol soluble extract of Polygalae Radix


Akgun Oral, Zekai Halici, Yasin Bayir, Emre Karakus, Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp and Yavuz Albayrak

Time dependent response in ghrelin levels in mesenteric ischemia in rat



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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (14), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles



Jianxin Chen, Huihui Zhao, Liangtao Luo, Chenglong Zheng, Fugang Wang, Qi Shi, Bing Liu and Wei Wang

Pharmacokinetics of oral administration of 2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-ß-d-glucoside from Polygonum multiflorum in beagle dogs


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

Effect of methanolic extract of Tulbaghia violacea rhizomes on antioxidant enzymes and lipid profile in normal rats.


Olfat A. Khalil, Kholoud S. Ramadan, Enas N. Danial*, Hanan S. Alnahdi and Najla O. Ayaz

Antidiabetic activity of Rosmarinus officinalis and its relationship with the antioxidant property


Haifeng Hou, Qian Li, Wanyu Shi and Yongzhan Bao

Effects of Angelica polysaccharide on erythrocyte immunity and marrow hematopoiesis in chickens


Parvin Mostafa Gharabaghi, Manizheh Mostafa Gharabaghi and Arash Khaki

Role of first-trimester free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-HCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) as markers for intrauterine fetal growth restriction


Lin Yuan, Wenzhong Huang, Yinhai Ma and Zhizhi Du

Two new phenolic constituents from Clematis connata DC.


Saalu, L. C., Oyewopo, A. O., Enye, L. A., Ogunlade, B., Akunna, G. G., Bello, J. and Ogunmodede, O. S.

The hepato-rejuvinative and hepato-toxic capabilities of Citrus paradisi Macfad fruit juice in Rattus Norvegicus


Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Waqas Ahmad, Adeel Masood Butt, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Wahab Bin Amjad, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Viresh H Shah and Amit R Trivedi

Synthesis and evaluation of chalcone analogues and pyrimidines as cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors


Jun Hu, Long Chen, Fan Lei, Yu Tian, Dong-Ming Xing, Yu-Shuang Chai, Shuang Zhao, Yi Ding and Li-Jun Du

Investigation of quercetin stability in cell culture medium: Role in in vitro experiment


N. Ralebona, C. R. Sewani-Rusike and B. N. Nkeh-Chungag

Effects of ethanolic extract of Garcinia kola on sexual behaviour and sperm parameters in male Wistar rats


Seema Begum, Mumtaz Ali, Husna Gul, Waqar Ahmad, Sultan Alam, Momin Khan, Mir Azam Khan and Manzoor Ahmad

In vitro enzyme inhibition activities of Myrtus communis L.


A. H. M. Vishwantha Swamy, B. C. Koti, A. H. M. Thippeswamy, A. Jaffar Sadiq, D. M. Praveen and Mahesh Patil

Possible mode of action of Cissus quadrangularis in experimental induced nociception in mice


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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (12), 2012

Contents:


Research Articles

 
Hua-qiang Li, Li-ji Jin, Fei-fei Wu, Xiao-yu Li, Jian-song You, Zhen-hui Cao, Dan Li and Yong-ping Xu

Effect of curcumin on proliferation, cell cycle, and caspases and MCF-7 cells


Abiba Ouattara Gboko, Gervais Melaine M’boh, Founzégué Amadou Coulibaly, Jean David N’Guessan, Allico Joseph Djaman and Adama Coulibaly

        Cardiovascular activity of total protein extract of Morinda morindoides (baker) Miln-Redhon on rabbit blood pressure and isolated rat heart
      

Jullyana S. Siqueira, Angelo R. Antoniolli, Carina C. Silvestre, Daniel T. Silva, Mairim R. Serafini, Alfredo D. Oliveira-Filho and Divaldo P. Lyra Jr

        Rational drug prescribing for elderly inpatients in a Brazilian hospital: A pilot study

 
Vivek Kumar Dwivedi and Manu Chaudhary

        Comparative wound healing efficacy of ampucare and becaplermin in diabetic rat

       
Yunyi Yao, Fan Li, Hua Jin, Yanshan Zhang, Jianhong Xue, Huijuan Wang, Xiaoli Zhou, Huarong Hong and Fang Chen

        The effects of salidroside on transcription factors and cell growth inhibition in human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells

     
Shila Jalalpour

        Antibiogram pattern in extended spectrum beta lactamase nano enzyme producing gram negative bacilli in Iranian urinary tract infection
      

Ruihua Wang, Longnian Li, Bing Wang, Tangde Zhang and Ledong Sun

        FK506-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and in vitro transdermal drug delivery


Y. U. Dabai, A. H. Kawo and R. M. Aliyu

        Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of the leaf and root  extracts of Senna italica  

   
Sangita A. Chaudhari, Jaya Peter, Jyoti M. Galgut and Sharique A. Ali

        Melanin inhibitory and melanin stimulatory effects of extracts of Chlorophytum tuberosum and Chlorophytum borivilianum on isolated fish scale melanophores

      
Robert Bartas, Jozef Kolář, Tünde Ambrus, Robertas Lažauskas, Jurga Bernatoniene and Rimantas Pečiura

        Utilization of lipid modifying agents in the Karvina district: A comparison with the Czech Republic, 2002 to 2009  

     
Meng-hua Liu, Wei Zou, Luo-di Fan, Pei-bo Li and Wei-wei Su

        Comparative protein binding of naringin and its aglycone naringenin in rat, dog and human plasma 

     
Khosro Adibkia, Mahmood Alaei-Beirami, Mohammad Barzegar-Jalali, Gobad Mohammadi and Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani

        Evaluation and optimization of factors affecting novel diclofenac sodium - eudragit RS100 nanoparticles 

       


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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (11), 2012

Contents:


Letter to Editor



Hasan Abbas Zaheer, Usman Waheed and Yasir Farhan

Adoption of WHO Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Screening in Hospitals of Islamabad, Pakistan


Research Articles

 
Akuodor G. C., Akpan J. L. Ezeunala Mercy N., Ajoku Gloria A., Essien A. D., Megwas A. U., Okoroafor Dorcas O., Iwuanyanwu T. C. and Osunkwo U. A.

Evaluation of anti-ulcer and antimicrobial effects of Verbena hastata leaf extract


S. Esath Natheer, C. Sekar, P. Amutharaj, M. Syed Abdul Rahman and K. Feroz Khan

        Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Morinda citrifolia, Vitex trifolia and Chromolaena odorata
        

Yahui Liu, Bai Ji, Yingchao Wang and Guangyi Wang

        Application of obstruction of Glission pedicle combined with partial occlusion obstruction of inferior vena cava in regional liver resection


Guangzhong Yang, Jing Wang, Lina Fu, Man Shen, Luan Jiang, Yong Zhang, Zhongxia Huang, Wen Gao, Lei Zhang, Yin Wu, Lihong Li and Wenming Chen

        Effects of bortezomib on the prognosis of the newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma patients with renal impairment

       
Harshit R. Shah, A. Arivarasan, Pravir Kumar and Rashmi K. Ambasta

        Protective effect of transplanted bone marrow mononuclearcells (BMMNCs) in organ damage caused due to streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetes

     
Gaber El-Desoky, Mohammed Abdelreheem, Abdulaziz AL-Othman, Zeid ALOthman, Mohamed Mahmoud and Kareem Yusuf

        Potential hepatoprotective effects of vitamin E and selenium on hepatotoxicity induced by malathion in rats
       

M. Babuselvam, K. Kathiresan, S. Ravikumar, M. Uthiraselvam and E. Rajabudeen

        Scientific evaluation of aqueous extracts of fresh and dried leaves from Rhizophora mucronata lamk (Rhizophoracea) in Rats

    
R. M. Coopoosamy and K. K. Naidoo

        An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa  

       
Maha Abdullah Momenah

        AImmunological and productive responses in male growing white New Zealand rabbits exposed to Diazinon®

      
H. Zhang, Y. H. Luo, X. Y. Zhao, Q. Chen, M. Luo, L. Y. Luo, C. C. Tian, Z. K. Ge and Y. J. Zhang

        Preparation of carteolol hydrochloride matrix sustained-release pellets and evaluation in vitro/in vivo  

       
Rita I. Udegbunam, Obinna K. Nwamkpa, Sunday O. Udegbunam, Chinaka O. Nwaehujor and Gregory E. Offor

        Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activities of root extracts of Stephania dinklagei (Engl.) Diels 

        
Yan-Xiong, Wei-Ping Chen, Jing-Li Tang, Jia-Peng Bao, Peng-Fei Hu and Li-Dong Wu

        Salvianolic acid B inhibits matrix metalloproteinases by NF-?B signaling in rabbit chondrocytes 

       
Farhana Alam Ripa, Mahmuda Haque, Israt Jahan Bulbul, Afsana-Al-Sharmin, Yesmin Begum and Afroza Habib

        Screening of central nervous system (CNS) depressant and antinociceptive activities of methanolic extracts of the peel and seed of Nephelium longan fruits 

    
Sharmin Reza Chowdhury, Farhana Islam,Tasdique Mohammad Quadery, Mahbubul Hoque Shihan and Mohammad A. Rashid

        In vitro antioxidant, total phenolic content and preliminary toxicity studies of Gmelina philippensis chem. 

      
Chunyan Huang, Xiaoping Chen, Hongmei Liu, Xinping Ren and JinLing Xue

        Effect of Angelica sinensis aqueous extract on uterus, ovary NF-kB/ß-actin and IL-6/ß-actin mRNA expression level in pelvic inflammation model rats 

     
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (9-10), 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (9), 2012



Contents:


Review

  
Rabia Altaf, Mohammad Zaini Asmawi, Aidiahmad Dewa and Muhammad Ihtisham Umar

        Sources and possible mechanisms of action of important phytoconstituents with cardiovascular properties

     
Jie Lu

        Crystallization and transformation of pharmaceutical solid forms
  

Research Articles

 
Azhar Rasul and Tonghui Ma

        In vitro cytotoxic screening of 300 selected Chinese medicinal herbs against human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells

     
Syed Umer Jan, Gul Majid Khan, Haroon Khan, Asim-ur-Rehman, Kamran Ahmad Khan, Shefaat Ullah Shah, Kifayat Ullah Shah, Amir Badshah and Izhar Hussain

        Release pattern of three new polymers in Ketoprofen controlled-release tablets

      
Sanele Mahaye, Thandinceba Mayime, Siyabonga Nkosi, Farzana Noor Mahomed, Londeka Ntuli, Justine Pramlal, Olivia Setlhabana and Frasia Oosthuizen

        Medication adherence of psychiatric patients in an outpatient setting

   
Farnaz Malik, Shahzad Hussain, Alia Sadiq, Ghazala Parveen, Amina Wajid, Shazia Shafat, Rafique Ahmad Channa, Rashid Mahmood, Humayun Riaz, Muhammad Ismail and Fahadiya Yasin Raja

        Phyto-chemical analysis, anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory activity of Mentha arvensis in animals
     

Suphot Phutthaphadoong, Supachai Yodkeeree, Chaiyavat Chaiyasut and Pornngarm Limtrakul

        Anti-cancer activities of ?- and ?-tocotrienol against the human lung cancer         [Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 620 - 629


NELSON I. OGUANOBI, CHIOLI P. CHIJIOKE and SAMUEL I. GHASI

        Effects of aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum on oral glucose tolerance test in type-2 model diabetic rats  

    
Teddy Ehianeta, Bidemi Williams, Jadesola Surakat, Nura Mohammed and Chimezie Anyakora

        Quality survey of some brands of artesunate-amodiaquine in Lagos drug market

     
Duan Changbo and Sun Zhaojun

        Supplementation of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides protection of  skeletal muscle from exercise-induced oxidant stress in mice  

      
Hui Wang, Dianjun Wang, Yabin Pu, Dengkui Pan,Weijun Guan and Yuehui Ma

        Phloretin induced apoptosis of human hepatoma cells SMMC-7721 and its  correlative biological mechanisms 

     
Saleh A. Mohamed, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Jalaluddin A. Khan, Mansour I. Sulaiman and Taha A. Kumosani

        Properties of peroxidase from chewing stick miswak 

       
Seyyed Mehdi Mirhashemi and Mohammasd-Hossein Aarabi

        To evaluate likely antiamyloidogenic property of ferulic acid and baicalein against human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation, in vitro Study 

      

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (10), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles

 
D. L. Liu, S. Wang, L. Zhang and L. Z. Li

        Chemical composition of n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserina L. and its protective effect of EAhy926 endothelial cells under hypoxia

      
P. Prabhavathi, K. Balakrishnan, V. Prabakaran, R. Rajendran and T. Kuberan

        Extensive studies on polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) based HLA-DRB1* allele profiling in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (Indian population)
   
Phanse Mohini, Padhye Subhash, Patil Manohar, Takawale Abhijit and Navghare Vijay

        Effect of thespesone-vanadium complex in alloxan induced diabetic rats

     
Naveed Muhammad, Muhammad Saeed, Haroon Khan, Mughal Qayum, Barkatullah and Amir Badshah

        Evaluation of Viola betonicifolia for anthelmintic activity


Wen-Cai Qiu, Cheng-Guang Yang, Jun Yan, Zhi-Gang Wang, Qi Zheng

        Prokinetic effects of ghrelin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic guinea pigs

  
Jian-Chun Li, Fei-Hu Chen, Jun-Dong Zhang, Hai-Jun Dong and Shu Gao

        A sensitive, fast and accurate liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for the pharmacokinetic study of cyclobenzaprine tablets
    

Abdul Rahman Al-Ajlan

        Tobacco smoking vs. lipid profile and anthropometric measures: A cross- sectional study among students in the Riyadh College of Health Sciences            [Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 717 - 723

    
O. O. Olajuyigbe and A. J. Afolayan

        Antimicrobial potency of the ethanolic crude bark extract of Ziziphus mucronata Willd. subsp. mucronata Willd  

     
Servet Kayhan, Nesimi Günal and Hikmet Tereci

       Analysis of false positive positron emission tomography with 2-fluoro (18-F)-2-deoxy-D glucose as a tracer in patients with suspected lung cancer

       
Bei Jiang, Baoying Li, Ling Guo, Jian Song, Xianhua Li, Xiangdong Yang, Zhao Hu and Haiqing Gao

        Inhibitory effect of resveratrol on advanced glycation end products-induced mesangial cell proliferation  

      
Jin-feng Wei, Yuan-yuan Li, Zhen-hua Yin, Fang Gong and Fu-de Shang

        Antioxidant activities in vitro and hepatoprotective effects of Lysimachia clethroides Duby on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice 

     
Fang Liu and Wenwen Fu

        Functional IL-18 promoter gene polymorphisms and haplotypes in patients  with lichen planus: A study in a Chinese population 

     
Sameh Baananou, Alessandra Piras, Bruno Marongiu, M. Assunta Dessi, Danilo Falconieri, Silvia Porcedda, Antonella Rosa, Naceur A. Boughattas

        Antiulcerogenic activity of Apium graveolens seeds oils isolated by supercritical CO2 

     
Ghadeer A. R. Y. Suaifan, Mayada Shehadeh, Dana A. Darwish, Hebah Al-Ije, Al-Motassem M. Yousef and Rula M. Darwish

        A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and behavior related to \ antibiotic use and resistance among medical and non-medical university students in Jordan 

    
Yaghub Gharadaghi, Saeedeh Shojaee, Arash Khaki, Fatemeh fathiazad, Amir afshin Khaki, Elham Ghdamkheir and Mahdi rouhaninia

        Antiprotozoal effect of Allium cepa on acute renal failure caused by Toxoplasma gondii 

       

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