2008 Publications

Bensoussan A, Cheras PA, Pierce S. Complementary medicine research. Activity and capacity: Researcher audit update. Sydney, Australia: National Institute for Complementary Medicine 2008.

Chan K. An overview on safety issues of interactions between traditional herbal medicines and pharmaceutical medicines. Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas. 2008; 7(6): Available from: http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/src/inicio/ArtPdfRed.jsp?iCve=85611255004.

Chan K.  Clinical Pharmacology Workshop on Evidence Based Medicine and the Rational Use of Drugs; Zagreb 2008.

Chan K.  The 3rd International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research; Sydney 2008.

Chan K.  The 22nd Malaysian Society of Pharmacology & Physiology; Kuala Lumpur2008.

Chan S, Zhao M, Lao L, Fong H, Bensoussan A, Che CT. Challenges in studying polyprescriptions of Chinese Medicine - quality and pharmacology issues (Poster).  International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research March, 2008; Sydney, NSW: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2008. p. S1.

Chua M, Hocking T, Baldwin T, Chan K.  Meeting of the Society of Environmental Biology; Marseilles2008.

Chui SH, Chow FC, Chan K, Fu S, Szeto YT. Slimpid may boost plasma IGF-1 level and improve the quality of life in patients with risk of developing metabolic syndrome. J Complement Integr Med. 2008;5(1):1-11.

Cui L, Chan W, Wu JL, Jiang ZH, Chan K, Cai Z. High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis for rat metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies of lithospermic acid B from danshen. Talanta. 2008;75(4):1002-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2007.12.045.

Helliwell R. Recording hERG potassium currents and assessing the effects of compounds using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Methods Mol Biol. 2008;491:279-95. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-526-8_22

Hennell JR, Lee S, Khoo CS, Gray MJ, Bensoussan A. The determination of glycyrrhizic acid in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. (Zhi Gan Cao) root and the dried aqueous extract by LC-DAD. J Pharmaceut Biomed. 2008;47(3):494-500. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2008.01.037.

Khoo M, Shen B, Tao H, Ma D. Long-term serial passage and neuronal differentiation capability of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cells Dev. 2008;17(5):883 - 96 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2007.0185

Kimble B, Li K, Naumovski V, Li G.  College of Health Sciences Research Conference 'From Cell to Society 6'; Leura, Australia 2008.

Klupp N. Review of: A guide to research for podiatrists. Phys Ther Sport. 2008;9(3):162-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.02.004

Klupp NL, Chang D, Hawke F, Kiat H, Grant SJ, Bensoussan A. Ganoderma lucidum for the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008(3). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007259.

Kremser T, Evans A, Moore A, Luxford K, Begbie S, Bensoussan A, et al. Use of complementary therapies by Australian women with breast cancer. Breast. 2008;17(4):387-94. DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.12.006.

Lee BJ, Carles MC, Sucher NJ. Traditional Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In: Watson RR, Preedy VR, editors. Botanical medicine in clinical practice Wallingford CABI; 2008. p. 448-62.

Lee S, Carles M, Hennell J, Khoo C, Govindaraghavan S, Sucher N. 7th Joint Meeting of the Association Francophone pour l'Enseignement de la Recherche en Pharmacognosie (AFERP), American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP), Society for Medicinal Plant Research (GA), Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE), and Societa Italiana di Fitochimica (SIF). August 3 - 8, 2008   Athens, Greece2008.

Lee S, Khoo C, Grey M, Bensoussan A. The LC validation of eight individual herbs and the analysis of selected analytes in an eight herb mixture for the treatment of constipation.  Third International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research; Saturday 29 - Monday 31 March 2008; Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, NSW  2008.

Li G, Naumovski V, Yao M, Xie P.  3rd International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR); Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia 2008.

Lin B, Qiao V, Li K, Naumovski V, Li G.  College of Health Sciences Research Conference 'From Cell to Society 6'; Leura, Australia 2008.

Liu ZQ, Chan K, Zhou H, Jiang ZH, Wong YF, Xu HX, et al. Corrigendum to "The pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of sinomenine in rats and its protein binding ability in vitro" [Life Sciences 77 (2005) 3197-3209] (DOI:10.1016/j.lfs.2005.05.054). Life Sci. 2008;82(7-8):444. DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.10.005.

Park J, Linde K, Manheimer E, Molsberger A, Sherman K, Smith C, et al. The status and future of acupuncture clinical research. J Altern Complem Med. 2008;14(7):871-81. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.SAR-4.

Perry C, Chan K, Fuller K, Guerra T.  6th Concertation meeting of BORASSUS project; Thailand2008.

Rakhade SN, Zhou C, Aujla PK, Fishman R, Sucher NJ, Jensen FE. Early alterations of AMPA receptors mediate synaptic potentiation induced by neonatal seizures. J Neurosci. 2008;28(32). DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1734-08.2008

Razmovski-Naumovski V, Duke RK, Tran VH, Li GQ, Tattam BN, Roufogalis BD, et al. Current methods in the isolation and characterization of saponins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum. In: Epifano F, editor. Current Trends in Phytochemistry Research Signpost 2008. p. 283-309.

Smith CA. Acupuncture as an adjunct treatment at the time of embryo transfer: A review of the current systematic reviews. AJACM. 2008; 3(2): Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=423863811795554;res=IELHEA.

Smith CA, Crowther CA, Collins CT, Coyle ME. Acupuncture to induce labor: A randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;112(5):1067-74.

Sucher NJ, Carles MC. Genome-based approaches to the authentication of medicinal plants. Planta Med. 2008;74(6):603 - 23. DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074517

Tongkao-on W, Li K, Naumovski V, Li G.  College of Health Sciences Research Conference 'From Cell to Society 6'; Leura, Australia 2008.

Yu H, Li WM, Kan KKW, Ho JMK, Carlier PR, Pang YP, et al. The physicochemical properties and the in vivo AChE inhibition of two potential anti-Alzheimer agents, bis(12)-hupyridone and bis(7)-tacrine. J Pharmaceut Biomed. 2008;46(1):75-81. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.08.027.

Zhang L, Yu H, Li WM, Cheung MC, Pang YP, Gu ZM, et al. Preclinical characterization of intestinal absorption and metabolism of promising anti-Alzheimer's dimer bis(7)-tacrine. Int J Pharmaceut. 2008;357(1-2):85-94. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.01.037.

Zhao L, Leung KF, Chan K. The Chinese quality of life instrument: Reliability and validity of the Hong Kong Chinese version (ChQOL-HK). Chin J Integr Med. 2008;29(6):220-32. DOI: 10.1007/s11655-008-0173-6.

Zhao L, Leung KF, Liu FB, Chen J, Chan K. Responsiveness of the Chinese Quality of Life Instrument in patients with congestive heart failure. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2008;14(3):173-9.

Zhu X, Proctor M, Bensoussan A, Smith C, Wu E. Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhoea. AJACM. 2008;3(1):37-52

Zhu X, Proctor M, Bensoussan A, Wu E, Smith CA. Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhoea Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008(2). DOI: 10. 1002/ 14651858. CD 00 52 88 . pub3 .