Pharmaceutical Bioassays: Methods and Applications

Preface xxi

Contributors xxiii

1 Methods and Applications of Anticancer Bioassays 1
Shiqi Peng

2 Methods and Applications of Antiviral Assays 23
Shiqi Peng, Ming Zhao, and Chunying Cui

3 Methods and Applications of Antitubercular Assays 39
Shiqi Peng, Ming Zhao, and Chunying Cui

4 Methods and Applications of Thrombus-Related Assays 45
Ming Zhao

5 Methods and Applications of Anticoagulation Assays 65
Ming Zhao

6 Methods and Applications of Blood Pressure-Related Assays 87
Ming Zhao

7 Methods and Applications of Assays Related to Parkinson’s Disease and Graves’ Disease 101
Shiqi Peng

8 Methods and Applications of Alzheimer’s Disease Assays 125
Shiqi Peng

9 Methods and Applications of Antiosteoporosis Assays 145
Ming Zhao

10 Methods and Applications of Immunomodulating Assays 157
Shiqi Peng

11 Methods and Applications of Anti-Inflammatory Assays 187
Ming Zhao

12 Methods and Applications of Antioxidant Activity Assays 205
Shiqi Peng

13 Methods and Applications of Analgesic Assays 223
Ming Zhao

14 Methods and Applications of Epilepsy Assays 237
Ming Zhao, Shiqi Peng, and Guohui Cui

15 Methods and Applications of Diabetes Assays 251
Ming Zhao, Shiqi Peng, and Guohui Cui

16 Methods and Applications of Assays for Toxins from Microorganisms 259
Shiqi Peng

17 Methods and Applications of Toxicity Assays for Chemicals 281
Shiqi Peng

18 Methods and Applications of Hepatoxicity and Hepatoprotective Assays 325
Shiqi Peng

19 Methods and Applications of Estrogen Assays 373
Shiqi Peng

20 Methods and Applications of Antimalarial Assays 397
Shiqi Peng

21 Methods and Applications of Cytogenetic Receptor and Enzyme Assays 419
Shiqi Peng

Index 445