Vascular Biochemistry

Front Matter....Pages i-1
Osteoglycin expression and localization in rabbit Tissues and atherosclerotic plaques....Pages 3-11
Effects of midazolam on the contraction and relaxation of segments of thoracic aorta stripped of endothelium and stimulated by adrenaline — Experimental study in rabbits....Pages 13-17
Improved pulmonary artery buffering function during phenylephrine-induced pulmonary hypertension....Pages 19-24
Correlation between the extent of coronary atherosclerosis and lipid profile....Pages 25-30
Regulation of cytosolic phospholipase A 2 , cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 expression by PMA, TNFα, LPS and M-CSF in human monocytes and macrophages....Pages 31-38
FR167653 suppresses the progression of experimental autoimmune myocarditis....Pages 39-44
The effect of early treatment by cerivastatin on the serum level of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 in the patients with unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction....Pages 45-50
Decreased activity of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase and hepatic lipase in chronic hypothyroid rats: Implications for reverse cholesterol transport....Pages 51-56
Angiogenesis and myogenesis as two facets of inflammatory post-ischemic tissue regeneration....Pages 57-67
Impact and mechanism for oxidized and glycated lipoproteins on generation of fibrinolytic regulators from vascular endothelial cells....Pages 69-74
Effect of coenzyme Q10 on risk of atherosclerosis in patients with recent myocardial infarction....Pages 75-82
Methodologic challenges in designing clinical studies to measure differences in the bioequivalence of n-3 fatty acids....Pages 83-90
Dissemination of Chlamydia pneumoniae to the vessel wall in atherosclerosis....Pages 91-95
Bcl10 Protein can Act as a transcription activator in yeast....Pages 97-103
Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors α and γ1 inhibits human smooth muscle cell proliferation....Pages 105-110
High levels of CUG-initiated FGF-2 expression cause chromatin compaction, decreased cardiomyocyte mitosis, and cell death....Pages 111-116
 In vitro effect of nicotine and cotinine on the susceptibility of LDL oxidation and hemoglobin glycosylation....Pages 117-120
Plasmid lipid and lipoprotein pattern in the Inuit of the Keewatin district of the Northwest territories....Pages 121-127
Effect of DHLA on response of isolated rat urinary bladder to repetitive field stimulation....Pages 129-135
Decreased level of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate and alteration of structural integrity in erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum in vitro ....Pages 137-141
Aminosalicylic acid reduces the antiproliferative effect of hyperglycaemia, advanced glycation endproducts and glycated basic fibroblast growth factor in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells: Comparison with aminoguanidine....Pages 143-153
High levels of palmitic acid lead to insulin resistance due to changes in the level of phosphorylation of the insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1....Pages 155-162
Diabetes and mitochondrial oxidative stress: A study using heart mitochondria from the diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rat....Pages 163-170
Interaction of bilirubin with native and protein-depleted human erythrocyte membranes....Pages 171-177
Arrest of cell cycle by Amida which is phosphorylated by Cdc2 kinase....Pages 179-185
Contribution of increased HMG-CoA reductase gene expression to hypercholesterolemia in experimental chronic renal failure....Pages 187-191
Anti-oxidant effect of flavonoids on the susceptibility of LDL oxidation....Pages 193-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-202