Annals ofPharmacology

Volume: 7 - Number: 69 - October 15, 2007

Outstanding

Role of Phosphorus and Vitamin D Analogs in the Pathogenesis of Vascular Calcification

Sesamin Metabolites Induce an Endothelial Nitric Oxide-Dependent Vasorelaxation through Their Antioxidative Property-Independent Mechanisms: Possible Involvement of the Metabolites in the Antihypertensive Effect of Sesamin

Thienorphine Is a Potent Long-Acting Partial Opioid Agonist: A Comparative Study with Buprenorphine

Endogenous Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin Is Involved in the Development of Morphine Tolerance

Behavioral pharmacology

Antinociceptive Pharmacology of N-[[4-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl]methyl]-2-[2-[[(4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylphenyl) sulfonyl]methylamino]ethoxy]-N-methylacetamide, Fumarate (LF22-0542), a Novel Nonpeptidic Bradykinin B1 Receptor Antagonist

Relative Reinforcing Effects of Cocaine, Remifentanil, and Their Combination in Rhesus Monkeys

Endogenous Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin Is Involved in the Development of Morphine Tolerance

Cardiovascular

Role of Phosphorus and Vitamin D Analogs in the Pathogenesis of Vascular Calcification

Sesamin Metabolites Induce an Endothelial Nitric Oxide-Dependent Vasorelaxation through Their Antioxidative Property-Independent Mechanisms: Possible Involvement of the Metabolites in the Antihypertensive Effect of Sesamin

Synthetic Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Agonists Restore Impaired Vasorelaxation via ATP-Sensitive K+ Channels by High Glucose

The Emerging Cardioinhibitory Role of the Hippocampal Cholinergic Neurostimulating Peptide

Volatile Anesthetic Preconditioning Attenuates Myocardial Apoptosis in Rabbits after Regional Ischemia and Reperfusion via Akt Signaling and Modulation of Bcl-2 Family Proteins

Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 Is Involved in Carbon Monoxide-Mediated Central Cardiovascular Regulation

Pleiotropic Effects of the -Adrenoceptor Blocker Carvedilol on Calcium Regulation during Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis in Cardiomyocytes

Cellular y Molecular

Role of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT as a Survival Pathway against CYP2E1-Dependent Toxicity

Subtype-Specific Inhibition of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Choline: A Regulatory Pathway

Inflammation, immuno-pharmacology, and asthma

Selective Inhibition of Eosinophil Influx into the Lung by Small Molecule CC Chemokine Receptor 3 Antagonists in Mouse Models of Allergic Inflammation

Metabolism, transport, and pharmacogenomics

Transport Characteristics of a Novel Peptide Transporter 1 Substrate, Antihypotensive Drug Midodrine, and Its Amino Acid Derivatives

Vectorial Transport of Enalapril by Oatp1a1/Mrp2 and OATP1B1 and OATP1B3/MRP2 in Rat and Human Livers

Neuropharmacology

Specific Plasma Membrane Binding Sites for Polyphenols, Including Resveratrol, in the Rat Brain

Thienorphine Is a Potent Long-Acting Partial Opioid Agonist: A Comparative Study with Buprenorphine

Perspectives in Pharmacology

Alcohol Use, Vascular Disease, and Lipid-Lowering Drugs

Toxicology

The Anti-Inflammatory Drug, Nimesulide (4-Nitro-2-phenoxymethane-sulfoanilide), Uncouples Mitochondria and Induces Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Human Hepatoma Cells: Protection by Albumin