SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Volume 15, Number 3-4 July-October 2007
 

REVIEW ARTICLE

Multidrug Resistance to Cancer Chemotherapy: Genes Involved and Blockers
Mohamed M. Sayed-Ahmed.---------.------------------------------------------------------------------161

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Preparation, Characterization and Mucoadhesive Evaluation of Chitosan
Coated Liposomes Containing Cyclosporine A.
Bizhan Malaekeh-Nikouei , Mahmoud R. Jaafari and Sayyed A. Sajadi Tabassi ..---.---..------.176

Computational Characteristics of Valproic Acid Binding to Histone Deacetylase.
Laila A. Abou-Zeid, Abdalla M. El-Mowafy, Daniel Eikel, Heinz Nau
and Mohammad El-Mazar---------------------------------------------...---------------------------------...183

-Pyrone Derivatives from Crotalaria thebaica.
Zedan Z. Ibraheim and Amany S. Ahmed------------------------------------------------------------..---190

Effect of Lyophilization on the Characteristics and Stability of Melanin Loaded
Liposomes.
F.M. Hashem, S.A. El-Gizawy, S.M. Omar, M. F. Ali and M.A. Shaker------..---------------------196

In Vitro Antioxidant Activity and Scavenging Effects of Some New 1,3,5-Triphenyl
- 2-Pyrazolines and 3-(2'-Hydroxy Naphthalen-1'-Yl)-1,5-Diphenyl-2-Pyrazolines.
Rajendra Y. Prasad, Ravi P. Kumar, Lakshmana A. Rao and Kasi R. Viswanadh........................205

Effects of Sphere Size, Polymer to Drug Ratio and Plasticizer Concentration on the
Release of Theophylline from Ethylcellulose Microspheres.
Ibrahim M. El-Bagory, Ehab A. Hosny, Saleh A. Al-Suwayeh, Gamal M. Mahrous
and Fahad I. Al-Jenoobi------------------------------------------------------------------------------.------.213

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Salvia palaestina
Bentham Growing in Saudi Arabia.
Tawfeq A. Al-Howiriny---------------------------------------------------------.---------------------------.218

GC/MS Analysis of the Fatty Acids of Three Clematis species Growing in
Saudi Arabia and their Anti-inflammatory activity.
Areej M. Al-Taweel, Kadriya S. El-Deeb, Maged S. Abdel-Kader
and Jaber S. Mossa------------------------------------------------------------------.------------------------.224

The Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Leaves of Colocasia Esculenta.
N. Shah Biren, B. S. Nayak, S. P. Bhatt, S. S. Jalalpure and A. K. Seth------------------------------228