DRUG METABOLISM AND DRUG INTERACTIONS

 

VOLUME 17, NO. 1-4, 2000

 

CONTENTS

 

Preface ..........1

 

Chemoprotection by Organosulfur Inducers of Phase 2 Enzymes: Dithiolethiones and Dithiins

T.W. Kensler, T.J. Curphey, Y. Maxiutenko and B.D. Roebuck, USA ...........3

 

Effect of Organosulfur Compounds from Garlic and Cruciferous Vegetables on Drug Metabolism Enzymes

T.J. Smith and C.S. Yang, USA ..............23

 

Organosulfur Compounds from Allium and the Chemoprevention of Cancer

A.-M. Le Bon and M.-H. Siess, France ..............51

 

Allyl Sulfides Modify Cell Growth

L.M. Knowles and J.A. Milner, USA ..................81

 

The Role of Cyclooxygenase and Lipoxygenase in Cancer Chemoprevention

M. Cuendet and J.M. Pezzuto, USA .............109

 

The Micronutrient Indole-3-Carbinol: Implications for Disease and Chemoprevention

H.G. Shertzer and A.P. Senft, USA ...............159

 

Carotenoids and Chronic Diseases

S. Agarwal and A.V. Rao, Canada ................189

 

The Bioactivity of Saponins: Triterpenoid and Steroidal Glycosides

A.V. Rao and D.M. Gurfinkel, Canada ...............211

 

Molecular Aspects of Procyanidin Biological Activity: Disease Preventative and Therapeutic Potentials

H. Moini, G. Rimbach, and L. Packer, USA ..............237

 

Promotion of Health by Soy Isoflavones: Efficacy, Benefit and Safety Concerns

S. Goldwyn, A. Lazinsky and H. Wei, USA ...........261

 

Bioavailability of Flavonoids and Potential Bioactive Forms in Vivo

C. Rice-Evans, J.P.E. Spencer, H. Schroeter and A.R. Rechner, UK ............291

 

Cancer Chemoprevention and Apoptosis Mechanisms Induced by Dietary Polyphenolics

G. Galati, S. Teng, M.Y. Moridani, T.S. Chan and P.J. O達rien, Canada ............311

 

Effect of the Grapefruit Flavonoid Naringin on Pharmacokinetics of Quinine in Rats

H. Zhang, C.W. Wong, P.F. Coville and S. Wanwimolruk, New Zealand .............351

 

Index ............365