Invited Reviews

Pivotal effects of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on myocyte contractility and viability in normal and ischemic hearts [Page 1-24]
Rao YJ, Xi L
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Natural products as promising drug candidates for the treatment of hepatitis B and C [Page 25-30]
Wohlfarth C, Efferth T
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Cerebral cortex modulation of pain [Page 31-41]
Xie YF, Huo FQ, Tang JS
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Original Articles

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Pharmacology

Dehydroepiandrosterone anti-atherogenesis effect is not via its conversion to estrogen [Page 42-53]
Cheng HH, Hu XJ, Ruan QR
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Cardioprotection by polysaccharide sulfate against ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts [Page 54-60]
Yang Y, Hu SJ, Li L, Chen GP
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Effect of sugar positions in ginsenosides and their inhibitory potency on Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase activity [Page 61-69]
Chen RJY, Chung TY, Li FY, Lin NH, Tzen JTC
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Assessment of myocardial blood perfusion improved by CD151 in a pig myocardial infarc­tion model [Page 70-77]
Zuo HJ, Liu ZX, Liu XC, Yang J, Liu T, Wen S, Wang DW, Zhang X
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Gastrointestinal and Hepatic  Pharmacology

Hydrogen peroxide mobilizes Ca²⁺ through two distinct mechanisms in rat hepatocytes [Page 78-89]
Sato H, Takeo T, Liu Q, Nakano K, Osanai T, Suga S, Wakui M, Wu  J
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Transformation and action of extracellular NAD⁺ in perfused rat and mouse livers [Page 90-97]
Broetto-Biazon AC, Bracht F, Bracht L, Kelmer-Bracht AM, Bracht A
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Genitourinary, Renal, and Endocrine Pharma­cology

Inhibition of tubulointerstitial fibrosis by pentoxifylline is associated with improvement of vascular endothelial growth factor expression [Page 98-106]
Zhou QG, Zheng FL, Hou FF
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PPAR-γ agonists inhibit TGF-β1-induced chemokine expression in human tubular epithelial cells [Page 107-112]
Wang WM, Zhang HD,  Jin YM, Zhu BB, Chen N
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 promotes cell cycle progres­sion via upregulation of cyclin D1 expression through the phosphati­dy­linositol 3-kinase/nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway in FRTL thyroid cells [Page 113-119]
Ren M, Zhong X, Ma CY, Sun Y, Guan QB, Cui B, Guo J, Wang H, Gao L, Zhao JJ
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Over-expression of NYGGF4 inhibits glucose transport in 3T3-L1 adipocytes via attenuated phosphorylation of IRS-1 and Akt [Page 120-124]
Zhang CM, Chen XH, Wang B, Liu F, Chi X, Tong ML, Ni YH, Chen RH, Guo XR
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Immunopharmacology and Inflammation

Neonatal bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination inhibits de novo allergic inflammatory response in mice via alteration of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T-regulatory cells [Page 125-133]
Li Q, Shen HH
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Anticancer Pharmacology

In vitro anticancer property of a novel thalido­mide analogue through inhibition of NF-κB activation in HL-60 cells [Page 134-140]
Li M, Sun W, Yang YP, Xu B, Yi WY, Ma YX, Li ZJ, Cui JR
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