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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Biology in Health and Disease CONTENTS VOLUME 291, Nos. 1 & 2, October 2006 Y. Lin, L. Liu, Z. Li, J. Qiao, L. Wu, W. Tang, X. Zheng, X. Chen, Z. Yan and W. Tian: Pluripotency potential of human adipose-derived stem cells marked with exogenous green fluorescent protein K. Kikuta, A. Masamune, M. Satoh, N. Suzuki, K. Satoh and T. Shimosegawa: Hydrogen peroxide activates activator protein-1 and mitogen- activated protein kinases in pancreatic stellate cells H. Matsumoto, K. Ishikawa, H. Itabe and Y. Maruyama: Carbon monoxide and bilirubin from heme oxygenase-! suppresses reactive oxygen species generation and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 induction H.-L. Cheng, S.-M. Chang, Y.-W. Cheng, H.-J. Liu and Y.-C. Chen: Characterization of the activities of p21' " promoter-driven reporter systems during camptothecin-induced senescence-like state of BHK-21 cells M. Ciminelli, A. Ascah, K. Bourduas and Y. Burelle: Short term training attenuates opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore without affecting myocardial function following ischemia-reperfusion F.-M. Wang. T. Hu, H. Tan and X.-D. Zhou: p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase affects Transforming growth factor-8/Smad signaling in human dental pulp cells P. Kaur, S. Kalia and M.P. Bansal: Effect of diethyl maleate induced oxidative stress on male reproductive activity in mice: Redox active enzymes and transcription factors expression E. Uzar, H.R. Koyuncuoglu, E. Uz, H.R. Yilmaz, S. Kutluhan, S. Kilbas and F. Gultekin: The activities of antioxidant enzymes and the level of malondialdehyde in cerebellum of rats subjected to methotrexate: Protective effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester Z. Li, H. Zong, X. Kong. S. Zhang, H. Wang, Q. Sun and J. Gu: Cell surface beta 1, 4-galactosyltransferase 1 promotes apoptosis by inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor pathway S. Arulkumaran, V.R. Ramprasath, P. Shanthi and P. Sachdanandam: Restorative effect of Kalpaamruthaa, an indigenous preparation, on oxidative damage in mammary gland mitochondrial fraction in experimental mammary carcinoma L. Barbini, R.G onzalez, F. Dominguez and F. Vega: Apoptotic and proliferating hepatocytes differ in prothymosin @ expression and cell localiza- tion 83-9] P. Perez-Pinera, M. Menendez-Gonzalez, M. del Valle and J.A. Vega: Hypertonicity activates GSK3£ in tumor cells 93-100 S. Satyanarayana and E.K. Kilari: Influence of nicorandil on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of gliclazide in rats and rabbits 101-105 C. Gaitanaki, M. Papatriantafyllou, K. Stathopoulou and I. Beis: Effects of various oxidants and antioxidants on the p38-MAPK signalling pathwz in the perfused amphibian heart 107-117 M. Kerkeni, M. Tnani, L.C huniaud, A. Miled, K. Maaroufi and F. Trivin: Comparative study on in vitro effects of homocysteine thiolactone and homocysteine on HUVEC cells: Eviderice for a stronger proapoptotic and proinflammative homocysteine thiolactone 126 Y. Cigremis, Y. Turkoz, M. Tuzcu, H. Ozen, A. Kart, M. Gaffaroglu, K. Erdogan, M. Akgoz and F. Ozugurlu: The effects of chronic exposure to ethanol and cigarette smoke on the formation of peroxynitrite, level of nitric oxide, xanthine oxidase and myeloperoxidase activities in rat kidney J.J. Tang, C. Shen and YJ. Lu: Requirement for pre-existing of p21 to prevent doxorubicin-induced apoptosis through inhibition of caspase-3 activation \. Bonen, J.G. Nickerson, I. Momken, A. Chabowski, J. Calles-Escandon, N.N. Tandon, J.F.C. Glatz and J.J.F.P. Luiken: Tissue-specific and fatty acid transporter-specific changes in heart and soleus muscle over a |-yr period M. Sahin, H. Cam, S. Olgar, S.E. Tunc, C. Arslan, E. Uz and H.R. Yilmaz: Protective role of erdosteine on vancomycin-induced oxidative stress in rat liver 5-160 S.V. Rana, D. Kashinath, G. Singh, R. Pal and R. Singh: Study on oxidative stress in patients with abdominal trauma 166 V.S. Santander, C.G. Bisig, S.A. Purro, C.H. Casale, C.A. Arce and H.S. Barra: Tubulin must be acetylated in order to form a complex with membrane Na~ .K~ -ATPase and to inhibit its enzyme activity 7-174 lr. Jahangir and S. Sultana: Modulatory effects of Pluchea lanceolata against chemically induced oxidative damage, hyperproliferation and two-stage renal carcinogenesis in Wistar rats E. Fik-Rymarkiewicz, T. Duda and R.K. Sharma: Novel frequenin-modulatedCa ~~ -signaling membrane guanylate cyclase (ROS-GC) transduction pathway in bovine hippocampus L. Xi, S. Ghosh, X. Wang, A. Das, F.P. Anderson and R.C. Kukreja: Hypercholesterolemia enhances tolerance to lethal systemic hypoxia in middle-aged mice: Possible role of VEGF downregulation in brain M.I. Baba, D. Kaul and A. Grover: Pathognomonic genetic expression profile within peripheral blood mononuclear cellso f rheumatic heart disease patients Available online www.springerlink.com