Vol 32, No 4 (April 2011): Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Research Highlight

A molecular switch of “Yin and Yang”: S-glutathionylation of eNOS turns off NO synthesis and turns on superoxide generation   Pages (415–416)
Dayue Darrel Duan, Chiu-yin Kwan

Perspective

Erythrocyte Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC): diagnostic and therapeutic implications in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease   Pages (417–424)
Stavros Apostolakis, Georgios K Chalikias, Dimitrios N Tziakas, Stavros Konstantinides

Original Article

Promoting effects of isobavachin on neurogenesis of mouse embryonic stem cells were associated with protein prenylation   Pages (425–432)
Dan-yin Wang, Yu-zhe Hu, Si-si Kong, Yong-ping Yu, Dan-yan Zhu, Yi-jia Lou
Involvement of estrogen receptor-β in farrerol inhibition of rat thoracic aorta vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation   Pages (433–440)
Qun-yi Li, Li Chen, Yan-hui Zhu, Meng Zhang, Yi-ping Wang, Ming-wei Wang
Sildenafil and FDP-Sr attenuate diabetic cardiomyopathy by suppressing abnormal expression of myocardial CASQ2, FKBP12.6, and SERCA2a in rats   Pages (441–448)
Yu-si Cheng, De-zai Dai, Hui Ji, Qi Zhang, Yin Dai
Telmisartan attenuates isoproterenol-induced cardiac remodeling in rats via regulation of cardiac adiponectin expression   Pages (449–455)
Bing-yan Guo, Yong-jun Li, Rui Han, Shao-ling Yang, Ying-hui Shi, De-rong Han, Hong Zhou, Mei Wang
The vasorelaxing effect of hydrogen sulfide on isolated rat aortic rings versus pulmonary artery rings   Pages (456–464)
Yan Sun, Chao-shu Tang, Hong-fang Jin, Jun-bao Du
Effects of diltiazem and propafenone on the inactivation and recovery kinetics of fKv1.4 channel currents expressed in Xenopus oocytes   Pages (465–477)
Dong Zhang, Shi-min Wang, Hui Chen, Xue-jun Jiang, Sheng-ping Chao
Chitosan oligosaccharides suppress LPS-induced IL-8 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells through blockade of p38 and Akt protein kinases   Pages (478–486)
Hong-tao Liu, Pei Huang, Pan Ma, Qi-shun Liu, Chao Yu, Yu-guang Du
Contractile effect of tachykinins on rabbit small intestine   Pages (487–494)
Marta Sofía Valero, Diego Santos Fagundes, Laura Grasa, María Pilar Arruebo, Miguel Ángel Plaza, María Divina Murillo
A protective effect of melatonin on intestinal permeability is induced by diclofenac via regulation of mitochondrial function in mice   Pages (495–502)
Qiao Mei, Lei Diao, Jian-ming Xu, Xiao-chang Liu, Juan Jin
Triptolide inhibits the proliferation of cells from lymphocytic leukemic cell lines in association with downregulation of NF-κB activity and miR-16-1*   Pages (503–511)
Hai-tao Meng, Li Zhu, Wan-mao Ni, Liang-shun You, Jie Jin, Wen-bin Qian
CaIPF14030 negatively modulates intracellular ATP levels during the development of azole resistance in Candida albicans   Pages (512–518)
Xin-ming Jia, Ying Wang, Jun-dong Zhang, Hong-yue Tan, Yuan-ying Jiang, Jun Gu
Apoptosis induced by genipin in human leukemia K562 cells: involvement of c-Jun N-terminal kinase in G2/M arrest   Pages (519–527)
Qian Feng, Hou-li Cao, Wei Xu, Xiao-rong Li, Yan-qin Ren, Lin-fang Du
Silencing Prx1 and/or Prx5 sensitizes human esophageal cancer cells to ionizing radiation and increases apoptosis via intracellular ROS accumulation   Pages (528–536)
Mai-cang Gao, Xiao-di Jia, Qi-fei Wu, Yan Cheng, Fen-rong Chen, Jun Zhang
A comparison of androgen deprivation therapy versus surgical castration for patients with advanced prostatic carcinoma   Pages (537–542)
Yu-hsiang Lin, Chien-lun Chen, Chen-pang Hou, Phei-lang Chang, Ke-hung Tsui