Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Recent Advances in Molecular, Clinical, and Social Medicine / Dernières percées en médecine moléculaire, clinique et sociale
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Introduction: Message from the President of Shantou University / Introduction : Message du Président de l'Université de Shantou
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Introduction: Message from the President of the University of Manitoba / Introduction : Message du Président de l'Université du Manitoba
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Introduction: Message from the special editors / Introduction : Message des éditeurs spéciaux
pp. ix-x(2)

Cardiovascular diseases in China
pp. 157-163(7)
Author: Liu, Lisheng

The effect of locally delivered c-myc antisense oligonucleotides combined with intravascular brachytherapy of ¹⁸⁸Re liquid-filled balloon therapy on vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in rabbit iliac arteries after injury with a balloon catheter
pp. 164-168(5)
Authors: Wang, Wei; Li, Ji-lin; Wang, Xin

Mechanism of saikosaponin-d in the regulation of rat mesangial cell proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins
pp. 169-174(6)
Authors: Zu, Ning; Li, Ping; Li, Ning; Choy, Patrick; Gong, Yuewen

The effect of delayed preconditioning on connexin 43 in ischemic myocardium
pp. 175-181(7)
Authors: Lin, Jijin; Li, Yuguang; Lin, Shuguang; Liang, Qing; Tan, Xuerui

Effects of N-n-butyl haloperidol iodide on L-type calcium channels and intracellular free calcium in rat ventricular myocytes
pp. 182-188(7)
Authors: Huang, Zhanqin; Shi, Ganggang; Gao, Fenfei; Zhang, Yanmei; Liu, Xingping; Christopher, Theodore A.; Lopez, Bernard; Ma, XinLiang

Saikosaponin-d attenuates the development of liver fibrosis by preventing hepatocyte injury
pp. 189-195(7)
Authors: Fan, Jianghong; Li, Xin; Li, Ping; Li, Ning; Wang, Tailing; Shen, Hong; Siow, Yaw; Choy, Patrick; Gong, Yuewen

Anti-CD3 scFv-B7.1 fusion protein expressed on the surface of HeLa cells provokes potent T-lymphocyte activation and cytotoxicity
pp. 196-202(7)
Authors: Yang, Zhang-Min; Li, En-Min; Lai, Bao-Chang; Wang, Yi-Li; Si, Lu-Sheng

Expression and bioactivity of recombinant segments of human perforin
pp. 203-208(6)
Authors: Dong, Hongmei; Xu, Xiaohu; Deng, Mohong; Yu, Xiaojun; Zhao, Hu; Song, Hui; Geng, Yiqun

A 27.368 kDa retinal reductase in New Zealand white rabbit liver cytosol encoded by the peroxisomal retinol dehydrogenase-reductase cDNA: purification and characterization of the enzyme
pp. 209-217(9)
Authors: Du, Kun; Liu, Ge-Fei; Xie, Jian-Ping; Song, Xu-Hong; Li, Rui; Liang, Bin; Huang, Dong-Yang

Codon usage bias in Chlamydia trachomatis and the effect of codon modification in the MOMP gene on immune responses to vaccination
pp. 218-226(9)
Authors: Zhao, Wei-Ming; Wang, Hong; Zhou, Ya-Bin; Luan, Yi; Qi, Mei; Zheng, Yan; Cheng, Yi-Zhe; Tang, Wei; Liu, Juan; Yu, Han; Yu, Xiu-Ping; Fan, Yi-Jun; Yang, Xi

The association of HLA-DRB1 alleles with rheumatoid arthritis in the Chinese Shantou population: a follow-up study
pp. 227-238(12)
Authors: Lin, Ling; Chen, Yongsong; Xiao, Zhengyu; Huang, Shaobi; Yang, Ze

Isolation of a novel ras gene from Trichomonas vaginalis: a possible evolutionary ancestor of the Ras and Rap genes of higher eukaryotes
pp. 239-245(7)
Authors: Xu, Ming-yan; Liu, Ju-li; Zhang, Ren-li; Fu, Yu-cai

Physiological testosterone stimulates tissue plasminogen activator and tissue factor pathway inhibitor and inhibits plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 release in endothelial cells
pp. 246-251(6)
Authors: Jin, Hong; Lin, Jijin; Fu, Lu; Mei, Yi-Fang; Peng, Geng; Tan, Xuerui; Wang, Dong-Ming; Wang, Wei; Li, Yu-Guang

Adult asthmatics display exaggerated IFNγ responses to human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus
pp. 252-258(7)
Authors: Douville, Renée N.; Bastien, Nathalie; Li, Yan; Simons, F. E.s.t.e.l.l.e.R.; HayGlass, Kent T.

QUASI analysis of the HIV-1 envelope sequences in the Los Alamos National Laboratory HIV sequence database: pattern and distribution of positive selection sites and their frequencies over years
pp. 259-264(6)
Authors: Liang, Binhua; Luo, Ma; Ball, T. B.; Plummer, Francis A.

Reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial membrane potential are modulated during CDDP-induced apoptosis in EC-109 cells
pp. 265-271(7)
Authors: Cai, Xian-Bin; Hu, Hui; Chen, Su-Zuan; Chen, Bin-Ming; Cai, Ju-Yu; Jing, Xu-Bin