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BMC Pharmacology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in aspects of the discovery, design, uses, effects, modes of action and metabolism of chemically defined therapeutic and toxic agents.
BMC Pharmacology (ISSN 1471-2210) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
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BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :12
A drug delivery vehicle that uses the non-toxic heavy chain of botulinum neurotoxin-A to gain entry to neurons via endocytosis could rescue synapses poisoned by botox, once an effective antidote is found.
BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :10
Amphiphilic psychotropic drugs stimulate cellular lipid biosynthesis and concomitantly upregulate mRNA levels of key genes in reverse cholesterol transport and lipid efflux in cultured human central nervous system and liver cells.
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An efficient drug delivery vehicle for botulism countermeasure Peng Zhang, Radharaman Ray, Bal Ram Singh, Dan Li, Michael Adler, Prabhati Ray BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :12 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of molecular descriptors for antitumor drugs with respect to noncovalent binding to DNA and antiproliferative activity Jos BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :11 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Psychotropic drugs up-regulate the expression of cholesterol transport proteins including ApoE in cultured human CNS- and liver cells Audun O Vik-Mo, Johan Fern BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :10 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A covalent peptide inhibitor of RGS4 identified in a focused one-bead, one compound library screen Rebecca A Roof, David L Roman, Samuel T Clements, Katarzyna Sobczyk-Kojiro, Levi L Blazer, Shodai Ota, Henry I Mosberg, Richard R Neubig BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :9 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Rapamycin weekly maintenance dosing and the potential efficacy of combination sorafenib plus rapamycin but not atorvastatin or doxycycline in tuberous sclerosis preclinical models Nancy Lee, Chelsey L Woodrum, Alison M Nobil, Aubrey E Rauktys, Michael P Messina, Sandra L Dabora BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :8 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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N-acetylcysteine amide decreases oxidative stress but not cell death induced by doxorubicin in H9c2 cardiomyocytes Rong Shi, Chuan-Chin Huang, Robert S Aronstam, Nuran Ercal, Adam Martin, Yue-Wern Huang BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :7 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Haloperidol changes mRNA expression of a QKI splice variant in human astrocytoma cells Lin Jiang, Peter Saetre, Elena Jazin, Eva Lindholm Carlstr BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :6 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Preferential uptake of the non steroid anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac into inflamed tissues after a single oral dose in rats A Schweitzer, N Hasler-Nguyen, J Zijlstra BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :5 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bioinformatic characterizations and prediction of K+ and Na+ ion channels effector toxins Rima Soli, Belhassen Kaabi, Mourad Barhoumi, Mohamed El-Ayeb, Najet Srairi-Abid BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :4 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The mode of action of dimeticone 4% lotion against head lice, Pediculus capitis Ian F Burgess BMC Pharmacology 2009, 9 :3 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Fluconazole induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report Uchenna R Ofoma, Edward K Chapnick Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9071 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Topical recombinant thrombin at a concentration of 1000 IU/mL reliably shortens in vivo TTH and delivers durable hemostasis in the presence of heparin anticoagulation and clopidogrel platelet inhibition in a rabbit model of vascular bleeding Steven D Hughes, Paul D Bishop, Richard Garcia, Tracy Zhang, W. Allan Alexander Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research 2009, 3 :14 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Conditional gene deletion reveals functional redundancy of GABAB receptors in peripheral nociceptors in vivo Vijayan Gangadharan, Nitin Agarwal, Stefan Brugger, Imgard Tegeder, Bernhard Bettler, Rohini Kuner, Martina Kurejova Molecular Pain 2009, 5 :68 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Acitretin-associated erectile dysfunction: a case report Marco Rossi, Michele Pellegrino Cases Journal 2009, 2 :210 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Hypothesis of snake and insect venoms against
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Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram, Shah Sweni, Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian AIDS Research and Therapy 2009, 6 :25 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Enhanced ERbeta immunoexpression and apoptosis in the germ cells of cimetidine-treated rats Estela Sasso-Cerri Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :127 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The usefulness of chelation therapy for the remission of symptoms caused by previous treatment with mercury-containing pharmaceuticals: a case report Serafina Corsello, Alessandro Fulgenzi, Daniele Vietti, Maria Elena Ferrero Cases Journal 2009, 2 :199 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Bee products prevent VEGF-induced angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells Hiroshi Izuta, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Kazuhiro Tsuruma, Yoko Araki, Satoshi Mishima, Hideaki Hara BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :45 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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CD10 expression in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder Burak Bahadir, Kemal Behzatoglu, Sibel Bektas, Erol R Bozkurt, Sukru O Ozdamar Diagnostic Pathology 2009, 4 :38 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The C5a anaphylatoxin receptor CD88 is expressed in presynaptic terminals of hippocampal mossy fibres James W Crane, Gilang P Baiquni, Robert KP Sullivan, John D Lee, Pankaj Sah, Stephen M Taylor, Peter G Noakes, Trent M Woodruff Journal of Neuroinflammation 2009, 6 :34 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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