Vol 31, No 1 (January 2010): Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Review

MicroRNAs: a novel class of potential therapeutic targets for cardiovascular diseases   Pages (1-9)
Zhen-wei Pan, Yan-jie Lu, Bao-feng Yang

Original Article

Krüppel-like factor (KLF) 5 mediates cyclin D1 expression and cell proliferation via interaction with c-Jun in Ang II-induced VSMCs   Pages (10-18)
Yu Liu, Jin-kun Wen, Li-hua Dong, Bin Zheng, Mei Han
Reduction in extracellular Ca2+ attenuates endothelium- dependent relaxation more than nitroprussideinduced relaxation   Pages (19-26)
Shigehiro Hayashi, R Kelly Hester
Antifibrotic effects of ZK14, a novel nitric oxidedonating biphenyldicarboxylate derivative, on rat HSC-T6 cells and CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis   Pages (27-34)
Li Dai, Hui Ji, Xiang-wen Kong, Yi-hua Zhang
Atorvastatin improves insulin sensitivity in mice with obesity induced by monosodium glutamate   Pages (35-42)
Ning Zhang, Yi Huan, Hui Huang, Guang-ming Song, Su-juan Sun, Zhu-fang Shen
PPARγ agonists inhibit TGF-β-PKA signaling in glomerulosclerosis   Pages (43-50)
Rong Zou, Gang Xu, Xiao-cheng Liu, Min Han, Jing-jing Jiang, Qian Huang, Yong He, Ying Yao
Effect of prototypical inducers on ligand activated nuclear receptor regulated drug disposition genes in rodent hepatic and intestinal cells   Pages (51-65)
Philip Martin, Robert Riley, Paul Thompson, Dominic Williams, David Back, Andrew Owen
Effect of betulinic acid on the regulation of Hiwi and cyclin B1 in human gastric adenocarcinoma AGS cells   Pages (66-72)
Li-jing Yang, Yan Chen, Qi Ma, Jun Fang, Jing He, Yi-quan Cheng, Qiu-ling Wu
Aspirin inhibits proliferation of gemcitabine-resistant human pancreatic cancer cells and augments gemcitabine-induced cytotoxicity   Pages (73-80)
Yan-qiu Ou, Wen-bo Zhu, Yan Li, Peng-xin Qiu, Yi-jun Huang, Jun Xie, Song-min He, Xiao-ke Zheng, Tian-dong Leng, Dong Xu, Guang-mei Yan
4’-Chloro-3,5-dihydroxystilbene, a resveratrol derivative, induces lung cancer cell death   Pages (81-92)
Jin-yi Wu, Kun-wei Tsai, Jia-jen Shee, Yi-zhen Li, Ching-hsein Chen, Jing-jing Chuang, Yi-wen Liu
Trichostatin A sensitizes cisplatin-resistant A549 cells to apoptosis by up-regulating death-associated protein kinase   Pages (93-101)
Jun Wu, Cheng-ping Hu, Qi-hua Gu, Ye-peng Li, Min Song
HIF-1α links β-adrenoceptor agonists and pancreatic cancer cells under normoxic condition   Pages (102-110)
Heng-tong Hu, Qing-yong Ma, Dong Zhang, Su-gang Shen, Liang Han, Ya-dong Ma, Ruo-fei Li, Ke-ping Xie
Application of RT-PCR in formalin-fixed and paraffinembedded lung cancer tissues   Pages (111-117)
Fan Zhang, Zhuo-min Wang, Hong-yu Liu, Yun Bai, Sen Wei, Ying Li, Min Wang, Jun Chen, Qing-hua Zhou
Topical delivery of silymarin constituents via the skin route   Pages (118-126)
Chi-feng Hung, Yin-ku Lin, Li-wen Zhang, Ching-hsien Chang, Jia-you Fang
Preparation, characterization and in vivo evaluation of bergenin-phospholipid complex   Pages (127-136)
Xuan Qin, Yang Yang, Ting-ting Fan, Tao Gong, Xiao-ning Zhang, Yuan Huang