TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 153, Issue 6 (March 2008)
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Commentary
Combining inhaled glucocorticoids and long acting 
2-adrenoceptor agonists in asthma and COPD FREE
A J Knox and K Mortimer
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1085-1086; advance online publication, January 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.4
See also: Review by Giembycz et al.cAMP: fuel for extracellular adenosine formation? FREE
A Gödecke
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1087-1089; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.7
See also: Research Paper by Chiavegatti et al.Reviews
Review Article
A Holy Grail of asthma management: toward understanding how long-acting 2-adrenoceptor agonists enhance the clinical efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids FREE
M A Giembycz, M Kaur, R Leigh and R Newton
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1090-1104; advance online publication, December 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707627
See also: Commentary by Knox & MortimerThe endothelin system as a therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease: great expectations or bleak house? FREE
N S Kirkby, P W F Hadoke, A J Bagnall and D J Webb
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1105-1119; advance online publication, October 29, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707516
Pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of LMWHs in venous thrombosis and stroke in neonates, infants and children FREE
U Nowak-Göttl, C Bidlingmaier, A Krümpel, L Göttl and G Kenet
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1120-1127; advance online publication, October 1, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707447
Frontiers in pharmacology
Inhibition of late sodium current to reduce electrical and mechanical dysfunction of ischaemic myocardium FREE
J C Shryock and L Belardinelli
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1128-1132; advance online publication, December 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707522
The cardiac persistent sodium current: an appealing therapeutic target? FREE
D A Saint
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1133-1142; advance online publication, December 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707492
Research Papers
Biopharmaceuticals
Comparative study on transduction and toxicity of protein transduction domains
T Sugita, T Yoshikawa, Y Mukai, N Yamanada, S Imai, K Nagano, Y Yoshida, H Shibata, Y Yoshioka, S Nakagawa, H Kamada, S-i Tsunoda and Y Tsutsumi
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1143-1152; advance online publication, January 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707678
Cancer Pharmacology
Celecoxib modulates adhesion of HT29 colon cancer cells to vascular endothelial cells by inhibiting ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression
C Dianzani, L Brucato, M Gallicchio, A C Rosa, M Collino and R Fantozzi
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1153-1161; advance online publication, December 17, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707636
Cardiovascular and pulmonary pharmacology
Flow-induced enhancement of vasoconstriction and blockade of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) by ascorbate in the rat mesentery BJPOpen
A Stirrat, S Nelli, F J Dowell and W Martin
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1162-1168; advance online publication, October 8, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707499
Dipyridamole enhances ischaemia-induced reactive hyperaemia by increased adenosine receptor stimulation
P Meijer, C W Wouters, P H H van den Broek, G J Scheffer, N P Riksen, P Smits and G A Rongen
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1169-1176; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.10
Enhanced antithrombotic effects of unfractionated heparin in rats after repeated oral doses and its relationship to endothelial heparin concentration
L M Hiebert, T Ping and S M Wice
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1177-1184; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.14
ZP120 causes relaxation by pre-junctional inhibition of noradrenergic neurotransmission in rat mesenteric resistance arteries
U Simonsen, B E Laursen and J S Petersen
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1185-1194; advance online publication, January 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707688
Gastrointestinal pharmacology
The role of GABAA receptors in the control of transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations in the dog
H Beaumont, A-C Jönsson-Rylander, K Carlsson, S Pierrou, M Ahlefelt, L Brändén, J Jensen, G E Boeckxstaens and A Lehmann
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1195-1202; advance online publication, January 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707681
Palmatine, a protoberberine alkaloid, inhibits both Ca2+- and cAMP-activated Cl- secretion in isolated rat distal colon
D Z Wu, J Y Yuan, H L Shi and Z B Hu
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1203-1213; advance online publication, January 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707684
Contractile agonists attenuate cGMP levels by stimulating phosphorylation of cGMP-specific PDE5; an effect mediated by RhoA/PKC-dependent inhibition of protein phosphatase 1
K S Murthy
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1214-1224; advance online publication, January 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707686
Genitourinary, renal and endocrine pharmacology
Change in post-translational modifications of histone H3, heat-shock protein-27 and MAP kinase p38 expression by curcumin in streptozotocin-induced type I diabetic nephropathy
K Tikoo, R L Meena, D G Kabra and A B Gaikwad
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1225-1231; advance online publication, January 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707666
Influence of combined hypertension and renal failure on functional 
1-adrenoceptor subtypes in the rat kidney
M A Hye Khan, M A Sattar, N A Abdullah and E J Johns
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1232-1241; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.13
Evidence for the participation of calcium in non-genomic relaxations induced by androgenic steroids in rat vas deferens
S S L Lafayette, I Vladimirova, L Garcez-do-Carmo, P T Monteforte, A Caricati Neto and A Jurkiewicz
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1242-1250; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.18
Role of neuronal voltage-gated K+ channels in the modulation of the nitrergic neurotransmission of the pig urinary bladder neck
M Hernández, M V Barahona, P Recio, J Navarro-Dorado, S Bustamante, S Benedito, A García-Sacristán, D Prieto and L M Orensanz
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1251-1258; advance online publication, January 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707669
Methionine and its derivatives increase bladder excitability by inhibiting stretch-dependent K+ channels
S A Baker, G W Hennig, J Han, F C Britton, T K Smith and S D Koh
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1259-1271; advance online publication, January 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707690
The role of endocannabinoids in the regulation of gastric emptying: alterations in mice fed a high-fat diet
V Di Marzo, R Capasso, I Matias, G Aviello, S Petrosino, F Borrelli, B Romano, P Orlando, F Capasso and A A Izzo
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1272-1280; advance online publication, January 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707682
Immunopharmacology and inflammation
Enhanced nitric oxide and cyclic GMP formation plays a role in the anti-platelet activity of simvastatin
T-C Chou, Y-F Lin, W-C Wu and K-M Chu
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1281-1287; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.19
Colchicine suppresses neutrophil superoxide production in a murine model of gouty arthritis: a rationale for use of low-dose colchicine
E W Chia, R Grainger and J L Harper
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1288-1295; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.20
Involvement of tumour necrosis factor- in Clostridium perfringens -toxin-induced plasma extravasation in mice
M Nagahama, A Kihara, H Kintoh, M Oda and J Sakurai
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1296-1302; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.9
The new water-soluble artemisinin derivative SM905 ameliorates collagen-induced arthritis by suppression of inflammatory and Th17 responses
J-X Wang, W Tang, R Zhou, J Wan, L-P Shi, Y Zhang, Y-F Yang, Y Li and J-P Zuo
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1303-1310; advance online publication, February 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.11
Molecular and cellular mechanisms
Prolonged treatment of cells with genistein modulates the expression and function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
A Schmidt, L K Hughes, Z Cai, F Mendes, H Li, D N Sheppard and M D Amaral
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1311-1323; advance online publication, January 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707663
Inhibition of the transient receptor potential cation channel TRPM2 by 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB)
K Togashi, H Inada and M Tominaga
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1324-1330; advance online publication, January 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707675
Skeletal muscle expresses the extracellular cyclic AMP–adenosine pathway
T Chiavegatti, V L Costa Jr, M S Araújo and R O Godinho
Br J Pharmacol 153: 1331-1340; advance online publication, December 24, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0707648
See also: Commentary by Gödecke
