Vascular Biochemistry

Preface; P. Zahradka, J. Wigle, G.N. Pierce.1. Osteoglycin expression and localization in rabbit tissues and atherosclerotic plaques; B. Fernández, et al.2. Effects of midazolam on the contraction and relaxation of segments of thoracic aorta stripped of endothelium and stimulated by adrenaline - Experimental study in rabbits; A.A.F.R. Borges, O.M. Gomes.3. Improved pulmonary artery buffering function during phenylephrine-induced pulmonary hypertension; D. Bia, et al.4. Correlation between the extent of coronary atherosclerosis and lipid profile; J. Tarchalski, et al.5. Regulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 cyclooxygenase-1 and-2 expression by PMA, TNFalpha, LPS and M-CSF in human monocytes and macrophages; Y.J. Jiang, et al.6. FR167653 suppresses the progression of experimental autoimmune myocarditis; S. Maruyama, et al.7. The effect of early treatment by cervastatin on the serum level of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 in patients with unstable angina andnon-Q-wave myocardial infarction; P. Ostadal, et al.8. Decreased activity of lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase and hepatic lipase in chronic hypothyroid rats: implications for reverse cholesterol transport; M. Franco, et al.9. Angiogenesis and myogeneis as two facets of inflammatory post-ischemic tissue regeneration; D. Scholz, et al.10. Impact and mechanism for oxidized and glycated lipoproteins on generation of fibrinolytic regulators from vascular endothelial cells; G.X. Shen.11. Effect of coenzyme Q10 on on risk of atherosclerosis in patients with recent myocardial infarction; R.B. Singh,et al.12. Methodologic challenges in designing clinical studies to measure differences in the bioequivalence of n-3 fatty acids; D.H. Morris.13. Dissemination of chlamydia pneumoniae to the vessel wall in atherosclerosis; S. Hirono, G.N. Pierce.14. Bc110 protein can act as a transcription activator in yeast; M. Cheng, et al.15. Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha and