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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 79, Issue 3

2011 September - 21 articles

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Articles (21)

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
1,979 Views
12 Pages

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New 5,5-Diarylhydantoin Derivatives as Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors

  • Afshin ZARGHI,
  • Farin SATTARY JAVID,
  • Razieh GHODSI,
  • Orkideh G. DADRASS,
  • Bahram DARAEI and
  • Mehdi HEDAYATI

25 July 2011

A new group of 5,5-diarylhydantoin derivatives bearing a methylsulfonyl COX-2 pharmacophore at the para position of the C-5 phenyl ring were designed and synthesized as selective COX-2 inhibitors. In vitro COX-1/COX-2 inhibition structure-activity re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,799 Views
13 Pages

25 July 2011

As part as of the preformulation studies of new 5'-OH derivatives of zidovudine, compounds 2–6, their acid dissociation constants, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetry (TG) curves, X-Ray Powder diffractograms and aqueous stabi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,061 Views
17 Pages

Development and Validation of Amisulpride in Human Plasma by HPLC Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry and its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study

  • Ramakotaiah MOGILI,
  • Kanchanamala KANALA,
  • Balasekhara Reddy CHALLA,
  • Babu Rao CHANDU and
  • Chandrasekhar Kottapalli BANNOTH

25 July 2011

In this study, authors developed a simple, sensitive and specific liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for quantification of Amisulpride in human plasma using Amisulpride-d5 as an internal standard (IS). Chromatographic se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,024 Views
14 Pages

Synthesis, Characterization and Quantification of Simvastatin Metabolites and Impurities

  • Manish S. BHATIA,
  • Swapnil D. JADHAV,
  • Neela M. BHATIA,
  • Prafulla B. CHOUDHARI and
  • Kundan B. INGALE

25 July 2011

Simvastatin is used in treatment of hypercholesterolemia because it regulates cholesterol synthesis as a result of its β-hydroxy acid acting as an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA). The present communication deals with synthe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
3,193 Views
20 Pages

25 July 2011

Ofloxacin is a synthetic chemotherapeutic antibiotic used for treatment of a variety of bacterial infections, but therapy suffers from low patients’ compliance due to its unpleasant taste. This study was aimed to develop taste masked microspheres of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
2,114 Views
13 Pages

5 July 2011

Pathological changes in an organ or tissue may be reflected in proteomic patterns in serum. The early detection of cancer is crucial for successful treatment. Some cancers affect the concentration of certain molecules in the blood, which allows early...

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
3,275 Views
17 Pages

5 July 2011

The objective of the present investigation was to enhance the oral bioavailability of practically insoluble Candesartan cilexetil [CC] by preparing nanosuspension. The nanosuspension was prepared by media milling using zirconium oxide beads and conve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
1,973 Views
18 Pages

3 July 2011

A series of chalcone-based diarylpyrazoles containing a phenylsulphone or carbonitrile moiety was synthesized. Thus, 3-acetylpyrazoles 6a–c and 10a–c were used as useful substrates in facile synthesis of functional pyrazoles 7a–f and 11a–f, respectiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,802 Views
13 Pages

Validation of a Flow Cytometry Based Binding Assay for Evaluation of Monoclonal Antibody Recognizing EGF Receptor

  • Mercedes CEDEÑO-ARIAS,
  • Javier SÁNCHEZ-RAMÍREZ,
  • Rancés BLANCO-SANTANA and
  • Enrique RENGIFO-CALZADO

3 July 2011

An ideal test used to characterize a product must be appropriate for the measurement of product quality, manufacturing consistency, product stability, and comparability studies. Flow cytometry has been successfully applied to the examination of antib...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,309 Views
17 Pages

30 June 2011

Considering the significance of progesterone receptor (PR) modulators, the present study is explored to envisage the biophoric signals for binding to selective PR subtype-A using ligand-based quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) and ph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,173 Views
10 Pages

26 June 2011

A HPLC method has been described for simultaneous determination of Losartan potassium and Metolazone in formulation. This method is based on a HPLC separation of the two drugs on the Thermo Hypersil BDS–C18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5.0 μm) with isocratic co...

  • Short Communication
  • Open Access
37 Citations
3,006 Views
7 Pages

In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Natural Putative Secretagogues of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1)

  • Eamon P. RAFFERTY,
  • Alastair R. WYLIE,
  • Chris T. ELLIOTT,
  • Olivier P. CHEVALLIER,
  • David J. GRIEVE and
  • Brian D. GREEN

9 June 2011

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an intestinal hormone with well-established glucose-lowering activity. The in vitro and in vivo actions of natural putative secretagogues of GLP-1 were investigated. The acute GLP-1 releasing activity of olive leaf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
3,209 Views
12 Pages

29 May 2011

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with dyslipdemia, insulin resistance and non alcoholic fatty liver disease. The purpose of the current study was to assess whether type 2 diabetes mellitus-induced hyperglycemia has an effect on the lipid profil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,866 Views
19 Pages

26 May 2011

A stability indicating reversed phase ultra performance liquid chromatography (RP-UPLC) method was developed for simultaneous determination of ambroxol hydrochloride (AMB), cetirizine hydrochloride (CTZ), methylparaben (MP) and propylparaben (PP) in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
123 Citations
4,038 Views
22 Pages

19 May 2011

The present study has been undertaken to apply the concept of nanoparticulate mucopenetrating drug delivery system for complete eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), colonised deep into the gastric mucosal lining. Most of the existing drug...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,999 Views
40 Pages

Neglected Disease – African Sleeping Sickness: Recent Synthetic and Modeling Advances

  • Sarvesh K. PALIWAL,
  • Ankita Narayan VERMA and
  • Shailendra PALIWAL

10 May 2011

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) also called sleeping sickness is caused by subspecies of the parasitic hemoflagellate Trypanosoma brucei that mostly occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. The current chemotherapy of the human trypanosomiases relies on onl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
2,211 Views
19 Pages

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine CDK2 Inhibitors as Anti-Tumor Agents

  • Samir M. EL-MOGHAZY,
  • Diaa A. IBRAHIM,
  • Nagwa M. ABDELGAWAD,
  • Nahla A. H. FARAG and
  • Ahmad S. EL-KHOULY

8 May 2011

A series of 2,5,7-trisubstituted pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK2) inhibitors is designed and synthesized. 6-Amino-2-thiouracil is reacted with an aldehyde and thiourea to prepare the pyrimido[4,5-d]-pyrimidines. Alkylation and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,852 Views
14 Pages

8 May 2011

Two unknown impurities were detected in verapamil hydrochloride bulk drug using isocratic reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These impurities were isolated by preparative HPLC. Spectral data for the isolated impurities were...

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