CONTENTS

In Japanese


—Reviews—

A Novel Adaptor Protein, STAP-2 Functions as a Signal Modulator in Immune System
……… Y. Sekine 769
A Therapeutic Target for Endothelium-derived Hyperpolarizing Factor Signaling in Diabetic Vascular Complication
……… T. Matsumoto 777
Search for TNF-α Sensitivity Degradation Principles from Medicinal Foods -Hepatoprotective Amide Constituents from Thai Natural Medicine Piper chaba-
……… T. Morikawa 785
Role of Arginine in Development of Biopharmaceuticals
……… T. Arakawa 793

—Regular Articles—

In Vivo Biodistribution for Tumor Targeting of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) Loaded N-succinyl-chitosan (Suc-Chi) Nanoparticles
……… C. Yan, J. Gu, Y. Guo, and D. Chen 801
Cost-effectiveness of Hypertension Treatment Based on the Measurement of Ambulatory Blood Pressure
……… Y. Tamaki, T. Ohkubo, M. Kobayashi, K. Sato, M. Kikuya, T. Obara, H. Metoki, K. Asayama, T. Hirose, K. Totsune, K. Suzuki, and Y. Imai 805
Establishment of a System for Early Exposure Provided by New Pharmacists in a Hospital
……… T. Yamamoto, A. Washiyama, E. Sejima, H. Shibaguchi, Y. Kataoka, and K. Futagami 821
Ameliorative Effect of Propolis on Insulin Resistance in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) Rats
……… Y. Zamami, H. Fujiwara, M. Hosoda, H. Hino, K. Hirai, K. Okamoto, X. Jin, S. Takatori, S. Takaki-Doi, and H. Kawasaki 833
Hypolipidemic Effect of Arborium Plus in Experimentally Induced Hypercholestermic Rabbits
……… D. Murty, E. Rajesh, D. Raghava, T. V. Raghavan, and M. K. M. Surulivel 841
Higher Toxicity of Dibutyltin and Poly-L-Lactide with a Large Amount of Tin but Lower Toxicity of Poly-L-Lactide of Synthetic Artificial Dura Mater Exhibited on Murine Astrocyte Cell Line
……… M. Tsuji, Y. Inoue, C. Sugaya, M. Tsunoda, T. Sugaya, M. Takahashi, T. Yuba, T. Tsuchiya, and Y. Aizawa 847
Pharmacy Students' Participation in Medicinal Education for Children
……… H. Kotani, T. Mizuno, H. Kuwahara, Y. Ando, K. Ito, T. Nimi, M. Ohashi, R. Asai, H. Hida, A. Hirabayashi, C. Murosaki, H. Kato, Y. Noda, and T. Nabeshima 857
Optimization of Benzalkonium Chloride Concentration in 0.0015% Tafluprost Ophthalmic Solution from the Points of Ocular Surface Safety and Preservative Efficacy
……… H. Asada, Y. Takaoka-Shichijo, M. Nakamura, and A. Kimura 867
LC Determination and Pharmacokinetic Study of Hyperoside in Rat Plasma after Intravenous Administration
……… X. Liu, D. Wang, S.-Y. Wang, X.-S. Meng, W.-J. Zhang, X.-X. Ying, and T.-G. Kang 873
Is a Migraine Screener Useful for Pharmacists in Community Pharmacy to Distinguish Patients with Migraine?
……… M. Ishii, A. Nagamine, Y. Kimura, A. Imagawa, J. Takahashi, H. Hara, Y. Masuda, S. Usami, and Y. Kiuchi 881

—Notes—

Effect of β-Cyclodextrin on the Degradation Rate of Amoxicillin in Acidic Solution
……… S. Hidaka, T. Tokumura, K. Tomono, T. Suzuki, H. Ueda, T. Nagai, M. Nagaoka, R. Nakane, and Y. Machida 889
Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils and Their Constituents against Candida Spp. and Their Effects on Activity of Amphotericin B
……… A. Nozaki, E. Takahashi, K. Okamoto, H. Ito, and T. Hatano 895

—Articles—

Evaluation of Environmental Contaminations and Occupational Exposures Involved in Preparation of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
……… S. Maeda, K. Miyawaki, S. Matsumoto, M. Oishi, Y. Miwa, and N. Kurokawa 903
A Survey of Student Pharmacists' Attitudes toward New Procedures Expected for Future Pharmacists
……… J. Tokunaga, N. Takamura, K. Ogata, H. Yoshida, N. Setoguchi, and K. Sato 911