BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Call for papers: Impact of man-made toxicants on farmed and wild animals

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology and BMC Veterinary Research are delighted to announce the launch of a cross-journal thematic series aiming to explore the effects of man-made toxicants such as insecticides, industrial pollutants, and pharmaceuticals on the health of farmed and wild animals as well as potential downstream effects on human health.

Featured article: Tolerance to NSAIDS and opioids in the brain

Chronic NSAID administration in the anterior cingulate cortex can produce analgesic effects and chronic administration can result in tolerance. The authors also find that the effects of NSAIDs in the brain are mediated by the opioid system.

Content type: Research article
| 18 July 2018

An inhibitor of 11-β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (PF915275) alleviates nonylphenol-induced hyperadrenalism and adiposity in rat and human cells

Authors: Ling-Ling Chang, Wan-Song Alfred Wun and Paulus S. Wang
Content type: Research article
| 11 July 2018

Cationic liposomes induce cytotoxicity in HepG2 via regulation of lipid metabolism based on whole-transcriptome sequencing analysis

Authors: Ying Li, Xiu-Liang Cui, Qing-Shan Chen, Jing Yu, Hai Zhang, Jie Gao, Du-Xin Sun and Guo-Qing Zhang
Content type: Research article
| 11 July 2018

Antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of DODAC/synthetic phosphoethanolamine on hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Authors: Arthur Cássio de Lima Luna, Greice Kelle Viegas Saraiva, Gilberto Orivaldo Chierice, Henrique Hesse and Durvanei Augusto Maria
Content type: Case report
| 4 July 2018

Polymyxin B-induced skin hyperpigmentation: a rare case report and literature review

Authors: Guanhao Zheng, Li Cao, Zaiqian Che, Enqiang Mao, Erzhen Chen and Juan He
Content type: Research article
| 4 July 2018

Sites of gastrointestinal lesion induced by mycophenolate mofetil: a comparison with enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in rats

Authors: Yichen Jia, Rulin Wang, Long Li, Ying Zhang, Jiawei Li, Jina Wang, Xuanchuan Wang, Guisheng Qi, Ruiming Rong, Ming Xu and Tongyu Zhu

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Content type: Review
| 5 January 2013

A review of the differences and similarities between generic drugs and their originator counterparts, including economic benefits associated with usage of generic medicines, using Ireland as a case study

Authors: Suzanne Dunne, Bill Shannon, Colum Dunne and Walter Cullen
Content type: Case report
| 4 May 2013

Rifampicin-warfarin interaction leading to macroscopic hematuria: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Maria AP Martins, Adriano MM Reis, Mariana F Sales, Vandack Nobre, Daniel D Ribeiro, Manoel OC Rocha and Antônio LP Ribeiro
Content type: Research article
| 4 October 2013

Physiological and pharmacokinetic effects of oral 1,3-dimethylamylamine administration in men

Authors: Brian K Schilling, Kelley G Hammond, Richard J Bloomer, Chaela S Presley and Charles R Yates
Content type: Research article
| 23 April 2013

Pharmaceutical quality of seven generic Levodopa/Benserazide products compared with original Madopar® / Prolopa®

Authors: Urs E Gasser, Anton Fischer, Jan P Timmermans and Isabelle Arnet
Content type: Research article
| 27 April 2015

Comparing antibiotic self-medication in two socio-economic groups in Guatemala City: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Authors: Brooke M Ramay, Paola Lambour and Alejandro Cerón

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Aims and scope

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of chemically defined therapeutic and toxic agents. The journal welcomes submissions from all fields of experimental and clinical pharmacology including clinical trials.It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

Editor

Benjamin Ragen, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Michael Aschner, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Phil Biggin, University of Oxford
Lucio Guido Costa, University of Washington
David H Farb, Boston University School of Medicine
Giorgio Palu, University of Padova
Catherine MT Sherwin, University of Utah

Catherine Sherwin, Section Editor

Dr. Catherine Sherwin is currently an Associate Professor

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