Annals ofMedical Physiology

Volume: 3 - Number: 23 - November 15, 2003

Outstanding

PPAR and Vascular Inflammation: Adding Another Piece to the Puzzle

Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase: A Key Regulator of Vascular Tone?

Nitrated Lipids: Defining Their Bioactivity

Innate and Adaptive Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

Cellular Biology

Na+-Ca2+ Exchange Activity Is Localized in the T-Tubules of Rat Ventricular Myocytes

Luminal Ca2+ Controls Termination and Refractory Behavior of Ca2+-Induced Ca2+ Release in Cardiac Myocytes

Inducible Expression of BNIP3 Provokes Mitochondrial Defects and Hypoxia-Mediated Cell Death of Ventricular Myocytes

Increased Exchange Current but Normal Ca2+ Transport via Na+-Ca2+ Exchange During Cardiac Hypertrophy After Myocardial Infarction

Identification of Gating Modes in Single Native Na+ Channels From Human Atrium and Ventricle

Editorial

The Ca2+ Synapse Redo: A Matter of Location, Location, Location

PPAR and Vascular Inflammation: Adding Another Piece to the Puzzle

Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase: A Key Regulator of Vascular Tone?

Nitrated Lipids: Defining Their Bioactivity

New Roads Leading to Ca2+ Sensitization

Leaky "Feet" and Sudden Death

Hypoxia, BNip3 Proteins, and the Mitochondrial Death Pathway in Cardiomyocytes

Integrative physiology

Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Stimulates Angiogenesis and Accelerates Hemodynamic Recovery in a Mouse Model of Hindlimb Ischemia

Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Mediates Enhanced Spontaneous and Agonist-Induced Contraction in Aorta of Deoxycorticosterone Acetate-Salt Hypertensive Rats

Microtubule Involvement in the Adaptation to Altered Mechanical Load in Developing Chick Myocardium

Life Span of Ventricular Fibrillation Frequencies

Interleukin-18/Interleukin-18 Binding Protein Signaling Modulates Ischemia-Induced Neovascularization in Mice Hindlimb

Inactivation of Enhanced Expression of Gi Proteins by Pertussis Toxin Attenuates the Development of High Blood Pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Withdrawal of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors Elicits Oxidative Stress and Induces Endothelial Dysfunction in Mice

Vascular Inflammation Is Negatively Autoregulated by Interaction Between CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein- and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-

Molecular Medicine

Transcriptional Control of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy by Early Growth Response Gene-1 (Egr-1)

Sphingosylphosphorylcholine Is a Novel Messenger for Rho-Kinase–Mediated Ca2+ Sensitization in the Bovine Cerebral Artery: Unimportant Role for Protein Kinase C

Regulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation by AT-Rich Interaction Domain Transcription Factors Mrf2 and Mrf2ß

Nitrolinoleate Inhibits Superoxide Generation, Degranulation, and Integrin Expression by Human Neutrophils: Novel Antiinflammatory Properties of Nitric Oxide–Derived Reactive Species in Vascular Cells

Nitric Oxide–Induced Motility in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP-2 and GTP-Binding Protein Rho

Intrauterine Growth Retardation Is Associated With Reduced Activity and Expression of the Cationic Amino Acid Transport Systems y+/hCAT-1 and y+/hCAT-2B and Lower Activity of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

Intimal Smooth Muscle Cells as a Target for Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Ligand Therapy

Identification of 5-Lipoxygenase as a Major Gene Contributing to Atherosclerosis Susceptibility in Mice

Reports

Sarcolemmal KATP Channel Triggers Opioid-Induced Delayed Cardioprotection in the Rat

Short-Term Treatment With Ranolazine Improves Mechanical Efficiency in Dogs With Chronic Heart Failure

Knockout Mice for Pharmacological Screening: Testing the Specificity of Na+-Ca2+ Exchange Inhibitors

Reviews

Innate and Adaptive Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis