Annals ofMedical Physiology

Volume: 6 - Number: 48 - January 15, 2006

Outstanding

Tumor-induced endothelial cell activation: role of vascular endothelial growth factor

Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in endothelial activation: insights from eNOS knockout endothelial cells

Role of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in contraction-induced generation of reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle extracellular space

Acetaldehyde alters Ca2+-release channel gating and muscle contraction in a dose-dependent manner

GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS

NF-B-mediated IAP expression induces resistance of intestinal epithelial cells to apoptosis after polyamine depletion

Effects of cytochrome c on the mitochondrial apoptosis-induced channel MAC

INVITED REVIEW

VE-cadherin: adhesion at arm's length

MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS

Upregulation of collecting duct aquaporin-2 by metabolic acidosis: role of vasopressin

Acid-base effects on intestinal Cl- absorption and vesicular trafficking

Characterization of T-type calcium current and its contribution to electrical activity in rabbit urethra

Spontaneous mitochondrial depolarizations are independent of SR Ca2+ release

MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY

Role of CC chemokines in skeletal muscle functional restoration after injury

Calcium-regulated changes in mitochondrial phenotype in skeletal muscle cells

Role of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in contraction-induced generation of reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle extracellular space

Acetaldehyde alters Ca2+-release channel gating and muscle contraction in a dose-dependent manner

PROTEIN AND VESICLE TRAFFICKING, CYTOSKELETON

The COOH-terminal tail of the GAT-2 GABA transporter contains a novel motif that plays a role in basolateral targeting

RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

cAMP-elevating agents and adenylyl cyclase overexpression promote an antifibrotic phenotype in pulmonary fibroblasts

Mechanisms of caspase-1 activation by P2X7 receptor-mediated K+ release

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-, epidermal growth factor-, or A-Raf-induced growth of HaCaT keratinocytes requires extracellular signal-regulated kinase

Distinctive G protein-dependent signaling in smooth muscle by sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors S1P1 and S1P2

Translacional physiology

Diarrhea-associated HIV-1 APIs potentiate muscarinic activation of Cl- secretion by T84 cells via prolongation of cytosolic Ca2+ signaling

Vascular Biology

Tumor-induced endothelial cell activation: role of vascular endothelial growth factor

Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in endothelial activation: insights from eNOS knockout endothelial cells