1. Preface

   • Sajal Chakraborti

   Preface Pages: 1 - 1

2. Regulation of L-type Ca²⁺ channels in the heart: Overview of recent advances

   • Kaoru Yamaoka
   • Masaki Kameyama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 13

3. Modulation of gut physiology through enteric toxins

   • Tanvir Kaur
   • Nirmal Kumar Ganguly

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 19

4. Spectroscopic, structural and antibacterial properties of copper(II) complexes with bio-relevant 5-methyl-3-formylpyrazole N(4)-benzyl-N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone

   • Dhiman Kumar Sau
   • Ray J. Butcher
   • Nityananda Saha

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 29

5. Structure and evolutionary aspects of matrix metalloproteinases: A brief overview

   • Sudip Das
   • Malay Mandal
   • Sajal Chakraborti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 40

6. Antimicrotubular drugs binding to vinca domain of tubulin

   • Suvroma Gupta
   • Bhabatarak Bhattacharyya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 47

7. Interaction of porphyrins with heme proteins – a brief review

   • Abhay Sankar Chakraborti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 54

8. Triclosan: A shot in the arm for antimalarial chemotherapy

   • Satish P. Ramachandra Rao
   • Avadhesha Surolia
   • Namita Surolia

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 63

9. Malonyl-CoA and AMP-activated protein kinase: An expanding partnership

   • Asish K. Saha
   • Neil B. Ruderman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 70

10. Eyeing endothelins: A cellular perspective

    • Ganesh Prasanna
    • Santosh Narayan
    • Thomas Yorio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 88

11. The role of the androgen receptor in the development of prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

    • Bandana Chatterjee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 101

12. Antioxidant properties of myocardial fuels

    • Robert T. Mallet
    • Jie Sun

    ReviewPaper Pages: 103 - 111

13. Molecular mechanisms in endothelial regulation of cardiac function

    • Leena Kuruvilla
    • Chandrasekharan Cheranellore Kartha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 123

14. Isoprostanes: More than just mere markers

    • D.J. Crankshaw
    • P.K. Rangachari

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 130

15. Regulation of tissue factor-factor VIIa expression on cell surfaces: A role for tissue factor-factor VIIa endocytes

    • L. Vijaya Mohan Rao
    • Usha R. Pendurthi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 140

16. Arachidonic acid and colorectal carcinogenesis

    • Raymond Jones
    • Luis-Alfonso Adel-Alvarez
    • Siddhartha Das

    OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 149

17. Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule in cell signaling and thrombosis

    • NanLing Gong
    • Subroto Chatterjee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 158

18. Harmful health effects of cigarette smoking

    • Salil K. Das

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 165

19. The bacterial adaptive response gene, barA, encodes a novel conserved histidine kinase regulatory switch for adaptation and modulation of metabolism in Escherichia coli

    • Surasri Nandan Sahu
    • Sharmistha Acharya
    • Suman Mukhopadhyay

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 177

20. The role of pilin glycan in neisserial pathogenesis

    • Asesh Banerjee
    • Salil K. Ghosh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 190

21. Immune complex antigens as a tool in serodiagnosis of kala-azar

    • Tapati Chakraborti
    • Dwijen Sarkar
    • Dilip K. Ghosh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 198

22. Present status of antileishmanial vaccines

    • Monidipa Ghosh
    • Santu Bandyopadhyay

    OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 205

23. Molecular mechanism of action of major Helicobacter pylori virulence factors

    • Suman Kumar Dhar
    • Rajesh K. Soni
    • Gauranga Mukhopadhyay

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 215

24. The cell cycle of Entamoeba histolytica

    • Anuradha Lohia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 222

25. Recent advances in molecular genetics of glaucoma

    • Kunal Ray
    • Arijit Mukhopadhyay
    • Moulinath Acharya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 231

26. Membrane associated estrogen receptors and related proteins: Localization at the plasma membrane and the endoplasmic reticulum

    • Anitha P. Govind
    • Raghava Varman Thampan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 240

27. Involvement of the Akt/PKB signaling pathway with disease processes

    • Prosenjit Sen
    • Sebanti Mukherjee
    • Sanghamitra Raha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 246

28. Antiproliferative role of vitamin D and its analogs – a brief overview

    • Pratik Banerjee
    • Malay Chatterjee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 254

29. Assessment of sperm functional competence and sperm-egg interaction

    • Asok K. Bhattacharyya
    • Sagarika Kanjilal

    OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 261

30. Regulation of growth and function of the human placenta

    • S. Rama
    • A. Jagannadha Rao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 268

31. Regulation of matrix metalloproteinases: An overview

    • Sajal Chakraborti
    • Malay Mandal
    • Tapati Chakraborti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 285

32. High altitude hypoxia: An intricate interplay of oxygen responsive macroevents and micromolecules

    • S. Sarkar
    • P.K. Banerjee
    • W. Selvamurthy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 305

33. Oxidant, antioxidant and physical exercise

    • Alok K. Banerjee
    • Amritlal Mandal
    • Sajal Chakraborti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 312

34. Dietary calorie restriction, DNA-repair and brain aging

    • Kalluri Subba Rao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 313 - 318

35. Does glutathione S-transferase Pi (GST-Pi) a marker protein for cancer?

    • S. Aliya
    • P. Reddanna
    • K. Thyagaraju

    OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 327

36. Smoking and the pathogenesis of gastroduodenal ulcer – recent mechanistic update

    • Pallab Maity
    • Kaushik Biswas
    • Uday Bandyopadhyay

    OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 338

37. Towards understanding molecular mechanisms of action of homeopathic drugs: An overview

    • Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 339 - 345

38. High arsenic groundwater: Mobilization, metabolism and mitigation – an overview in the Bengal Delta Plain

    • Rupa Bhattacharyya
    • Debashis Chatterjee
    • Marie Vahter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 355

39. Volume contents

    Volume Contents Pages: 357 - 359

40. Instructions for authors

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 361 - 361