1. Targeting cancer with sesterterpenoids: the new potential antitumor drugs

   • Caiguo Zhang
   • Yan Liu

   Review Open access 19 April 2015 Pages: 255 - 266

   

2. In vitro and in vivo antimutagenic effects of DIG, a herbal preparation of Berberis vulgaris, Taraxacum officinale and Arctium lappa, against mitomycin C

   • C. Di Giorgio
   • L. Boyer
   • E. Ollivier

   Original Paper 10 February 2015 Pages: 267 - 277

   

3. An ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography method with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry for simultaneous quantification of five phytohormones in medicinal plant Glycyrrhiza uralensis under abscisic acid stress

   • Yu Xiang
   • Xiaona Song
   • Chunsheng Liu

   Original Paper 24 February 2015 Pages: 278 - 286

   

4. Effects of shakuyakukanzoto and its absorbed components on twitch contractions induced by physiological Ca²⁺ release in rat skeletal muscle

   • Noriko Kaifuchi
   • Yuji Omiya
   • Yoshio Kase

   Original Paper Open access 18 March 2015 Pages: 287 - 295

   

5. 9-Oxo-(10E,12E)-octadecadienoic acid, a cytotoxic fatty acid ketodiene isolated from eggplant calyx, induces apoptosis in human ovarian cancer (HRA) cells

   • Baiyang Zhao
   • Yutaka Tomoda
   • Toshiaki Makino

   Original Paper 28 February 2015 Pages: 296 - 302

   

6. The anti-inflammatory secoiridoid glycosides from Gentianae Scabrae Radix: the root and rhizome of Gentiana scabra

   • Yu-Min He
   • Shu Zhu
   • Katsuko Komatsu

   Original Paper 08 March 2015 Pages: 303 - 312

   

7. Chemopreventive and therapeutic potentials of thymoquinone in HepG2 cells: mechanistic perspectives

   • Abeer ElKhoely
   • Hafez F. Hafez
   • Samia A. Shouman

   Original Paper 22 March 2015 Pages: 313 - 323

   

8. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Citrus aurantium L. blossoms essential oil (neroli): involvement of the nitric oxide/cyclic-guanosine monophosphate pathway

   • Pariya Khodabakhsh
   • Hamed Shafaroodi
   • Jinous Asgarpanah

   Original Paper 12 March 2015 Pages: 324 - 331

   

9. Hinesol, a compound isolated from the essential oils of Atractylodes lancea rhizome, inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in human leukemia HL-60 cells

   • Yutaka Masuda
   • Takayuki Kadokura
   • Junichi Kitajima

   Original Paper 02 April 2015 Pages: 332 - 339

   

10. Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside from Afgekia mahidoliae promotes keratinocyte migration through FAK and Rac1 activation

    • Nareerat Petpiroon
    • Chalermlat Suktap
    • Suchada Sukrong

    Original Paper 18 March 2015 Pages: 340 - 348

    

11. Jieduquyuziyin prescription suppresses IL-17 production and Th17 activity in MRL/lpr mice by inhibiting expression of Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-4

    • Bingjie Shui
    • Weibiao Xia
    • Xinghong Ding

    Original Paper 28 March 2015 Pages: 349 - 357

    

12. (2R,3S)-Pinobanksin-3-cinnamate improves cognition and reduces oxidative stress in rats with vascular dementia

    • Hong Liu
    • Min Zhao
    • De-Yong Du

    Original Paper 26 March 2015 Pages: 358 - 365

    

13. Secoiridoid glycosides from the root of Gentiana crassicaulis with inhibitory effects against LPS-induced NO and IL-6 production in RAW264 macrophages

    • Yu-Min He
    • Shu Zhu
    • Katsuko Komatsu

    Original Paper 19 April 2015 Pages: 366 - 374

    

14. Shoot cultures of Hoppea fastigiata (Griseb.) C.B. Clarke as potential source of neuroprotective xanthones

    • Utkarsh Ravindra Moon
    • Debabrata Sircar
    • Adinpunya Mitra

    Original Paper 22 April 2015 Pages: 375 - 386

    

15. Alyssum homolocarpum seeds: phytochemical analysis and effects of the seed oil on neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation

    • Azadeh Hamedi
    • Amir Ghanbari
    • Hassan Azari

    Original Paper 10 April 2015 Pages: 387 - 396

    

16. Screening of promising chemotherapeutic candidates from plants against human adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (IV): phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids from Tylophora tanakae leaves

    • Daisuke Nakano
    • Kenji Ishitsuka
    • Junei Kinjo

    Original Paper 04 April 2015 Pages: 397 - 401

    

17. Binary chromatographic fingerprint analysis of Stemonae Radix from three Stemona plants and its applications

    • Lan-Lan Fan
    • Feng Xu
    • Shao-Qing Cai

    Note 12 February 2015 Pages: 402 - 410

    

18. Dysosesquiflorins A and B, sesquiterpenoids from Dysoxylum densiflorum

    • Alfarius E. Nugroho
    • Rio Sugiura
    • Hiroshi Morita

    Note 07 February 2015 Pages: 411 - 415

    

19. Two new indole derivatives from a marine sponge Ircinia sp. collected at Iriomote Island

    • Delfly B. Abdjul
    • Hiroyuki Yamazaki
    • Michio Namikoshi

    Note 24 February 2015 Pages: 416 - 420

    

20. Chemical constituents isolated from Juncus effusus induce cytotoxicity in HT22 cells

    • Kan’ichiro Ishiuchi
    • Yasuhiro Kosuge
    • Susumu Kitanaka

    Note 21 March 2015 Pages: 421 - 426

    

21. Melanin biosynthesis inhibitory activity of a compound isolated from young green barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in B16 melanoma cells

    • Tian Xiao Meng
    • Nobuto Irino
    • Ryuichiro Kondo

    Note 01 April 2015 Pages: 427 - 431

    

22. Inhibition of the DNA polymerase and RNase H activities of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and HIV-1 replication by Brasenia schreberi (Junsai) and Petasites japonicus (Fuki) components

    • Tetsuro Hisayoshi
    • Mayu Shinomura
    • Kiyoshi Yasukawa

    Natural Resource Letter 08 February 2015 Pages: 432 - 440

    

23. Sinomenine and magnoflorine, major constituents of Sinomeni Caulis et Rhizoma, show potent protective effects against membrane damage induced by lysophosphatidylcholine in rat erythrocytes

    • Hitoshi Sakumoto
    • Yumiko Yokota
    • Akiyoshi Hara

    Natural Resource Letter 04 April 2015 Pages: 441 - 448

    

24. Erratum to: Antibacterial activity of Eucalyptus globulus on cariogenic bacteria and its inhibitory effect on glucosyltransferase

    • Kenji Osawa
    • Takahisa Saeki
    • Hideji Itokawa

    OriginalPaper 29 March 2015 Pages: 449 - 449