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Contents of Volume 20 Number 1, February 2006 81 Comparing reagents for efficient transfection of human primary myoblasts: FUGENE 6, Effectene REVIEW ARTICLES and ExGen 500 A.-S. Arnold, V. Laporte, S. Dumont, A. Appert-Collin, 1 Evidences of the gender-related differences in P. Erbacher, G. Coupin, R. Levy, P. Poindron and cardiac repolarization and the underlying mechan- J.-P. Gies isms in different animal species and human J. Cheng CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 9 Adenosine receptors: promising targets for the 91 Cyclosporine monitoring in renal transplant reci- development of novel therapeutics and diagnostics pients with induction therapy: C, levels in patients for asthma monitored on Co C. Russo, G. Arcidiacono and R. Polosa C. Loichot, D. Bentue-Ferrer, N. Bernard, A. Bonardet, 21 Stem cell factor expression, mast cells and inflam- R, Boulieu, M.-F. Kergueris, G. Paintaud, G. Peytavin, mation in asthma N. Simon and P. Marquet on behalf of the therapeutic C. A. Da Silva, L. Reber and N. Frossard drug monitoring group of the French Pharmacological 41 Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of natriuretic Society peptides 97 French adaptation and preliminary validation of C. Moro and M. Berlan a questionnaire to evaluate understanding of informed consent documents in phase I biomedical ORIGINAL ARTICLES research FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY A. Paris, C. Cornu, P. Auquier, P. Maison, A. Radauceanu, C. Brandt, M. Salvat-Melis, M. Hommel Cardiovascular Pharmacology and J.-L. Cracowski 51 Early pharmacological preconditioning by erythro- poietin mediated by inducible NOS and mitochon- drial ATP-dependent potassium channels in the rat heart Number 2, April 2006 M. Joyeux-Faure, A. Ramond, P. C. Béguin, E. Belaidi, D. Godin-Ribuot and C. Ribuot ORIGINAL ARTICLES Radish seed extract mediates its cardiovascular Wi N inhibitory effects via muscarinic receptor activa- FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY tion Cardiovascular Pharmacology M. N. Ghayur and A. H. Gilani 105 Cardioprotection of cariporide evaluated by plasma Inflammation, Immunopharmacology myoglobin and troponin I in myocardial infarction 65 Anti-inflammatory effect of licofelone against in pigs various inflammatory challenges R. Létienne, L. Bel, A.-M. Bessac, D. Denais, A.-D. V. P. Singh, C. S. Patil and S. K. Kulkarni Degryse, G. W. John and B. Le Grand Miscellaneous Neuropharmacology 73 Melatonin cytotoxicity in human leukemia cells: 115 Nifedipine inhibits picrotoxin-induced _ seizure relation with its pro-oxidant effect activity: further evidence on the involvement of M. Biiytikaver, O. Ozdemir, S. Buck, M. Stout, L-type calcium channel blockers in epilepsy Y. Ravindranath and S. Savagan S. Otoom and Z. Hasan Renal Pharmacology Effect of rofecoxib, a cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, ho Wn Wn 121 Effect of Spirulina, a blue green algae, on genta- on various biochemical parameters of brain asso- micin-induced oxidative stress and renal dysfunc- ciated with pentylenetetrazol-induced chemical tion in rats kindling in mice A. Kuhad, N. Tirkey, S. Pilkhwal and K. Chopra A. Dhir, P. S. Naidu and S. K. Kulkarni Gastrointestinal Pharmacology Renal Pharmacology 129 Effect of hyperleptinaemia on chronic ethanol- 263 Modulation of gentamicin-induced renal dysfunc- induced hepatotoxicity in mice tion and injury by the phenolic extract of soybean V. Balasubramaniyan and N. Nalini (Glycine max) M. Ekor, E. O. Farombi and G. O. Emerole CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacokinetics 137 Distribution of calcineurin activity in blood cell 273 Characterization of B-adrenoceptor antagonists as fractions and impact of tacrolimus inhibition substrates and inhibitors of the drug transporter B. Blanchet, A. Hulin, B. Ghaleh, S. Giraudier, P-glycoprotein H. Jouault and A. Astier I. Bachmakov, U. Werner, B. Endress, D. Auge and M. F. Fromm ABSTRACTS Miscellaneous 145 10th Annual meeting of French Society of Phar- 283 Protective role of caffeic acid phenethyl ester in the macology, 73rd Annual meeting of Society of liver of rats exposed to cold stress Physiology, 27th pharmacovigilance meeting, B. Ates, M. I. Dogru, M. Gul, A. Erdogan, A. K. 54th APNET Seminar and 4th CHU CIC meeting Dogru, I. Yilmaz, M. Yurekli and M. Esrefoglu (Corum Montpellier 10-12 April 2006) 291 Cisatracurium: myographical and electrophysio- logical studies in the isolated rat muscle C. S. M. Serra and A. C. Oliveira 299 Pongamia pinnata modulates the oxidant—anti- Number 3, June 2006 oxidant imbalance in ammonium chloride-induced REVIEW ARTICLE hyperammonemic rats M. M. Essa and P. Subramanian 235 Benzodiazepines prescription in Dakar: a_ study about prescribing habits and knowledge in general CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY practitioners, neurologists and psychiatrists 305 Effect of inhaled corticosteroids on risk of develop- A. M. Diéye, M. Sylla, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye, S. Y. Sy ment of cataract: a meta-analysis and B. Faye A. Uboweja, S. Malhotra and P. Pandhi 311 Clinical methods for the evaluation of endothelial ORIGINAL ARTICLES function — a focus on resistance arteries R. Joannides, J. Bellien and C. Thuillez FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY 321 Use of an indirect effect model to describe the LDL Cardiovascular Pharmacology cholesterol-lowering effect by statins in hyper- 239 Effect of acute inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis cholesterolaemic patients by L-NAME on cardiovascular responses following D. W. Faltaos, S. Urien, V. Carreau, M. Chauvenet, peripheral autonomic blockade in rabbits J. S. Hulot, P. Giral, E. Bruckert and P. Lechat E. S. Eldesoky ABSTRACTS Neuropharmacology 247 Modulation of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures 331 Belgian Society of Fundamental and _ Clinical and oxidative stress parameters by sodium valpro- Physiology and Pharmacology, Abstracts of the ate in the absence and presence of N-acetylcysteine Autumn Meeting, 19 November 2005, Antwerp P. Uma Devi, K. K. Pillai and D. Vohora (Universiteit Antwerpen), Belgium ANNOUNCEMENT CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 335 XII Meeting of the European Association for 385 Medication use for pediatric upper respiratory tract Haematopathology infections B. Das, C. Sarkar and A. G. Majumder 39] Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-related he- Number 4, August 2006 patic damage in France and Spain: analysis from 337 Editorial national spontaneous reporting systems F. Zannad, P. Bousquet and M. Gothert M. Lapeyre-Mestre, A. M. R. de Castro, M.-P. Bareille, J. G. del Pozo, A. A. Requejo, L. M. Arias, ORIGINAL ARTICLES J.-L. Montastruc and A. Carvajal 397 Pharmacokinetic profile of a new modified release FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY formulation of zolpidem designed to improve sleep Cardiovascular Pharmacology maintenance 339 Evidence against %-adrenoceptors mediating re- E. Weinling, S. McDougall, F. Andre, G. Bianchetti laxation in rat thoracic aortae: #-agonists relaxa- and C. Dubruc tion depends on interaction with «,-adrenoceptors 405 Metalloproteinase-9 in circulating monocytes in E. F. Castillo, C. 8. Ortiz, R. M. Lopez, A. Ruiz, J. M. pulmonary hypertension Vélez and C. Castillo C. Cantini-Salignac, I. Lartaud, F. Schrijen, J. Atkinson and F. Chabot Pulmonary Pharmacology 41] Erratum 35] Inflammatory conditions increase expression of protease-activated receptor-2 by human airway ANNOUNCEMENTS smooth muscle cells in culture V. Freund-Michel and N. Frossard 413 XI Meeting of the European Association for Haematopathology Renal Pharmacology 415 XVIIth Clinical Pharmacology Meeting Cochin — 359 The effect of melatonin on 7,12-dimethyl-benz|a|- Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital Optimizing Anti- anthracene injury in comparison with vitamin cancer Agents Therapy in Adults and Children, E + selenium in mouse kidneys December 15th 2006 F. Ozturk, I. C. Ozturk, K. Batcioglu and N. Vardi Neuropharmacology Number 5, October 2006 365 The antinociceptive activity of Muntingia calabura aqueous extract and the involvement of L-argi- REVIEW ARTICLES nine/nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophos- phate pathway in its observed activity in mice 417 Cardiovascular pharmacology and physiology of Z. A. Zakaria, M. R. Sulaiman, A. M. M. Jais, M. N. the isoprostanes Somchit, K. Vani Jayaraman, G. Balakhrisnan and J.-L. Cracowski and T. Durand F. C. Abdullah Regulation of inflammation by PPARs: a future approach to treat lung inflammatory diseases? Neuropsychopharmacology ]. Becker, C. Delayre-Orthez, N. Frossard and F. Pons 373 Antipsychotic-like profile of thioperamide, a selec- tive H3-receptor antagonist in mice ORIGINAL ARTICLES M. Akhtar, P. Uma Devi, A. Ali, K. K. Pillai and D. Vohora FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Pharmacology 449 379 Comparison of urethane/chloralose and pentobar- Effects of chronic trimetazidine treatment on myo- bitone anaesthesia for examining effects of bacter- cardial preconditioning in anesthetized rats ial lipopolysaccharide in mice A. F. Kara, §. Demirytirek, A. Celik, M. Tarakgioglu H. R. Kazerani and B. L. Furman and A. T. Demirytirek 461 Involvement of endogenous opioid peptides and Number 6, December 2006 nitric oxide in the blunted chronotropic and inotropic responses to B-adrenergic stimulation in REVIEW ARTICLES cirrhotic rats FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY PF. Ebrahimi, S. Tavakoli, A. R. Hajrasouliha, H. Sadeghipour, M. Dehghani, S. H. Ahmadi and 507 Hypericum caprifoliatum (Guttiferae) Cham. & A. R. Dehpour Schltdl.: a species native to South Brazil with 473 Effect of cooling on the responses of human antidepressant-like activity saphenous vein to fentanyl, remifentanil and A. F. Viana, J.-C. do Rego, L. Munari, N. Dourmap, sufentanil A. P. Heckler, T. D. Costa, G. L. von Poser, J. Costentin A. S. Sahin, A. Duman, I. G. Gtinaydin, T. K. Sahin, and S. M. K. Rates N. Gérmiis and I. Duman CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Oncopharmacology 515 How to deal with multiple endpoints in clinical trials 477 Metabolic normalization of «-ketoglutarate against M. Neuhduser N-nitrosodiethylamine-induced hepatocarcinogen- 525 Prevention of sudden cardiac death by n-3 poly- esis in rats unsaturated fatty acids K. B. Dakshayani, P. Subramanian, T. Manivasagam A. Leaf and M. M. Essa 539 Understanding the oestrogen action in experimen- tal and clinical atherosclerosis Miscellaneous J. F. Arnal, V. Douin-Echinard, L. Brouchet, 481 Attenuation of ethanol withdrawal syndrome F. Tremolliéres, H. Laurell, F. Lenfant, A. P. Gadeau, by extract of Hypericum perforatum in Wistar J. C. Guery and P. Gourdy rats 549 The cannabinoid system and its pharmacological I. Coskun, I. T. Uzbay, N. Ozturk and Y. Ozturk manipulation — a review, with emphasis upon the uptake and hydrolysis of anandamide CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY C. J. Fowler 563 Clinical and biological consequences of trans- 489 The effect of positive end-expiratory pressure metallation induced by contrast agents for mag- ventilation on propofol concentrations during gen- netic resonance imaging: a review eral anesthesia in humans J.-M. Idée, M. Port, I. Raynal, M. Schaefer, S. Le E. Takizawa, N. Ito, J. Ishizeki, F. Goto, H. Hiraoka Greneur and C. Corot and D. Takizawa 493 Comparison of two epoetin brands in anemic CASE REPORT hemodialysis patients: results of two efficacy trials and a single-dose pharmacokinetic 577 Valvular heart disease in a patient taking benfluorex study P. Noize, M. Sauer, P. Bruneval, M. Moreau, A. Pathak, S. Milutinovié, D. Plavljanié and V. Trkulja H. Bagheri and J. L. Montastruc ORIGINAL ARTICLES SHORT COMMUNICATION CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY 503 Chronic treatment with trimetazidine reduces the Endocrinopharmacology upregulation of atrial natriuretic peptide in heart 579 Cassava-enriched diet is not diabetogenic rather it failure aggravates diabetes in rats E. E. Morgan, M. E. Young, T. A. McElfresh, A. Yessoufou, J.-M. Ategbo, A. Girard, J. Prost, T. A. Kung, B. D. Hoit, M. P. Chandler and W. C. K. L. Dramane, K. Moutairou, A. Hichami and Stanley N. A. Khan Kinetics 613 Synergistic inhibition of the enzymatic activity of 587 Evaluation of a surgical procedure to measure drug aminopeptidase N by divalent metal ion chelators biliary excretion of rats in regulatory safety studies P. M. L. Vanderheyden, H. Demaegdt, J. Swales, L. Faure, P. Vignand, A. Raynard, F. Pasello-Legrand P.-J. Lenaerts, J.-P. De Backer, L. K. Vogel and and J. Descotes G. Vauquelin Cardiovascular Pharmacology ABSTRACTS 595 Possible role of exogenous cAMP to improve vas- cular endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive rats 62] 20emes Journées Franco—Belges de Pharmacochi- D. I. Shah and M. Singh mie, Lille 1-2 Juin 2006 — Reports Abstracts Miscellaneous 605 Ultrastructural clues for the potent therapeutic effect of melatonin on aging skin in pinealectomized rats M. Esrefoglu, M. Gtil, M. Seyhan and H. Parlakpmar