Annals ofInternal Medicine

Volume: 1 - Number: 4 - September 15, 2003

Outstanding

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Renal-Allograft Rejection by Measurement of Messenger RNA for Perforin and Granzyme B in Urine

Paternal and Maternal Components of the Predisposition to Preeclampsia

High Serum IgG4 Concentrations in Patients with Sclerosing Pancreatitis

Mitochondrial coupling factor 6 as a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor

Articles

Preventing Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection Who Are Taking Low-Dose Aspirin or Naproxen

Paroxetine for the Prevention of Depression Induced by High-Dose Interferon Alfa

The Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine in Clinical Practice

The Japanese Experience with Vaccinating Schoolchildren against Influenza

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Renal-Allograft Rejection by Measurement of Messenger RNA for Perforin and Granzyme B in Urine

Effects of Multisite Biventricular Pacing in Patients with Heart Failure and Intraventricular Conduction Delay

Treatment of Chronic Granulomatous Disease with Nonmyeloablative Conditioning and a T-Cell-Depleted Hematopoietic Allograft

ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplantation in Infants

La Crosse Encephalitis in Children

Paternal and Maternal Components of the Predisposition to Preeclampsia

Appendectomy and Protection against Ulcerative Colitis

High Serum IgG4 Concentrations in Patients with Sclerosing Pancreatitis

Use of Chemotherapy plus a Monoclonal Antibody against HER2 for Metastatic Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2

Effect of the Use or Nonuse of Long-Term Dialysis on the Subsequent Survival of Renal Transplants from Living Donors

Transplantation of Embryonic Dopamine Neurons for Severe Parkinson's Disease

Green Tea and the Risk of Gastric Cancer in Japan

Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C for Severe Sepsis

Effects of a Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin on Thrombus Regression and Recurrent Thromboembolism in Patients with Deep-Vein Thrombosis

Blood-Borne and Sexual Transmission of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Women with or at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

A Synthetic Pentasaccharide for the Prevention of Deep-Vein Thrombosis after Total Hip Replacement

Central melanocortin receptors regulate insulin action

Cell and Molecular Physiology

Mechanical stimulation activates G{ALPHA}q signaling pathways and 5-hydroxytryptamine release from human carcinoid BON cells

Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

The adhesion receptor CD44 promotes atherosclerosis by mediating inflammatory cell recruitment and vascular cell activation

Mitochondrial coupling factor 6 as a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor

Transplantable hematopoietic stem cells in human fetal liver have a CD34+ side population (SP)phenotype

Hormones and Metabolism

Inhibition of RXR and PPAR{GAMMA} ameliorates diet-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes

Infection and Immunity

The Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin is a urea permease that promotes urea diffusion across epithelia

Inhibition of IgE-mediated mast cell activation by the paired Ig-like receptor PIR-B

Regulation of inherently autoreactive VH4-34 B cells in the maintenance of human B cell tolerance

Perspectives and Editorial

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