SPECIAL MEDICAL EDITORIALS:

Aruni Bhatnagar

Cardiovascular pathophysiology of environmental pollutants
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H479-H485, 2004; 10.1152/ajpheart.00817.2003 [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

F. Moccia, C. Frost, R. Berra-Romani, F. Tanzi, and D. J. Adams

Expression and function of neuronal nicotinic ACh receptors in rat microvascular endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H486-H491, 2004. First published September 25, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00620.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Glenn Bohlen

Protein kinase II in Zucker obese rats compromises oxygen and flow-mediated regulation of nitric oxide formation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H492-H497, 2004; 10.1152/ajpheart.00818.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

María Paz Ocaranza, Guillermo Díaz-Araya, Juan E. Carreño, David Muñoz, Juan Pablo Riveros, Jorge E. Jalil, and Sergio Lavandero

Polymorphism in gene coding for ACE determines different development of myocardial fibrosis in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H498-H506, 2004. First published October 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00102.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Milica Radisic, Liming Yang, Jan Boublik, Richard J. Cohen, Robert Langer, Lisa E. Freed, and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Medium perfusion enables engineering of compact and contractile cardiac tissue
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H507-H516, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00171.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gentian Kristo, Yukihiro Yoshimura, Jianli Niu, Byron J. Keith, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., Rolf Bünger, and Robert D. Lasley

The intermediary metabolite pyruvate attenuates stunning and reduces infarct size in in vivo porcine myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H517-H524, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00777.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Galen M. Pieper, Vani Nilakantan, Gail Hilton, Xianghua Zhou, Ashwani K. Khanna, Nadine L. N. Halligan, Christopher C. Felix, Bal Kampalath, Owen W. Griffith, Mike A. Hayward, Allan M. Roza, and Mark B. Adams

Variable efficacy of N⁶-(1-iminoethyl)-L-lysine in acute cardiac transplant rejection
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H525-H534, 2004; 10.1152/ajpheart.00356.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomoko Kamishima and John M. Quayle

P₂ receptor-mediated Ca²⁺ transients in rat cerebral artery smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H535-H544, 2004. First published October 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00506.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joerg Forkel, Xiaochao Chen, Susanne Wandinger, Florian Keser, Alexey Duschin, Uwe Schwanke, Stilla Frede, Parwis Massoudy, Rainer Schulz, Heinz Jakob, and Gerd Heusch

Responses of chronically hypoxic rat hearts to ischemia: K_ATP channel blockade does not abolish increased RV tolerance to ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H545-H551, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00022.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rayna J. Gonzales, Diana N. Krause, and Sue P. Duckles

Testosterone suppresses endothelium-dependent dilation of rat middle cerebral arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H552-H560, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00663.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jingsong Ou, Jason T. Fontana, Zhijun Ou, Deron W. Jones, Allan W. Ackerman, Keith T. Oldham, Jun Yu, William C. Sessa, and Kirkwood A. Pritchard, Jr.

Heat shock protein 90 and tyrosine kinase regulate eNOS NO· generation but not NO· bioactivity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H561-H569, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00736.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sean O. Hynes, Leslie A. Smith, Darcy M. Richardson, Imre Kovesdi, Timothy O'Brien, and Zvonimir S. Katusic

In vivo expression and function of recombinant GTPCH I in the rabbit carotid artery
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H570-H574, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00669.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiaxuan Zhu, Takefumi Mori, Tianjian Huang, and Julian H. Lombard

Effect of high-salt diet on NO release and superoxide production in rat aorta
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H575-H583, 2004. First published October 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00331.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Lu, J. W. Clark, Jr., F. H. Ghorbel, C. S. Robertson, D. L. Ware, J. B. Zwischenberger, and A. Bidani

Cerebral autoregulation and gas exchange studied using a human cardiopulmonary model
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H584-H601, 2004. First published August 28, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00594.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fadi G. Akar, Richard C. Wu, Isabelle Deschenes, Antonis A. Armoundas, Valentino Piacentino, III, Steven R. Houser, and Gordon F. Tomaselli

Phenotypic differences in transient outward K⁺ current of human and canine ventricular myocytes: insights into molecular composition of ventricular I_to
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H602-H609, 2004. First published October 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00673.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Qi Xi, Dilyara Tcheranova, Helena Parfenova, Burton Horowitz, Charles W. Leffler, and Jonathan H. Jaggar

Carbon monoxide activates K_Ca channels in newborn arteriole smooth muscle cells by increasing apparent Ca²⁺ sensitivity of -subunits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H610-H618, 2004. First published October 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00782.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angela J. Grippo, Claudia M. Santos, Ralph F. Johnson, Terry G. Beltz, James B. Martins, Robert B. Felder, and Alan Kim Johnson

Increased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in a rodent model of experimental depression
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H619-H626, 2004; 10.1152/ajpheart.00450.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Irina Shuralyova, Panteha Tajmir, Philip J. Bilan, Gary Sweeney, and Imogen R. Coe

Inhibition of glucose uptake in murine cardiomyocyte cell line HL-1 by cardioprotective drugs dilazep and dipyridamole
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H627-H632, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00639.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John B. Buckwalter, Jessica C. Taylor, Jason J. Hamann, and Philip S. Clifford

Do P2X purinergic receptors regulate skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise?
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H633-H639, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00572.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Ashikaga, John C. Criscione, Jeffrey H. Omens, James W. Covell, and Neil B. Ingels, Jr.

Transmural left ventricular mechanics underlying torsional recoil during relaxation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H640-H647, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00575.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rodolphe P. Katra, Etienne Pruvot, and Kenneth R. Laurita

Intracellular calcium handling heterogeneities in intact guinea pig hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H648-H656, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00374.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xiaoling Su, Elaine M. Smolock, Kristi N. Marcel, and Robert S. Moreland

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase modulates vascular smooth muscle contraction by calcium and myosin light chain phosphorylation-independent and -dependent pathways
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H657-H666, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00497.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. J. Conklin, H. R. Cowley, R. J. Wiechmann, G. H. Johnson, M. B. Trent, and P. J. Boor

Vasoactive effects of methylamine in isolated human blood vessels: role of semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase, formaldehyde, and hydrogen peroxide
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H667-H676, 2004; 10.1152/ajpheart.00690.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrey V. Gourine, Qingsong Hu, Paul R. Sander, Aleksandr I. Kuzmin, Nadia Hanafy, Svetlana A. Davydova, Dmitry V. Zaretsky, and Jianyi Zhang

Interstitial purine metabolites in hearts with LV remodeling
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H677-H684, 2004. First published October 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00305.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yingxiao Wang, Joann Chang, Yi-Chen Li, Yi-Shuan Li, John Y.-J. Shyy, and Shu Chien

Shear stress and VEGF activate IKK via the Flk-1/Cbl/Akt signaling pathway
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H685-H692, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00237.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey M. Dodd-o, Laura E. Welsh, Jorge D. Salazar, Peter L. Walinsky, Eric A. Peck, Jay G. Shake, David J. Caparrelli, Brian T. Bethea, Stephen M. Cattaneo, William A. Baumgartner, and David B. Pearse

Effect of bronchial artery blood flow on cardiopulmonary bypass-induced lung injury
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H693-H700, 2004. First published October 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00888.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masashi Ichinose, Mitsuru Saito, Hiroyuki Wada, Asami Kitano, Narihiko Kondo, and Takeshi Nishiyasu

Modulation of arterial baroreflex control of muscle sympathetic nerve activity by muscle metaboreflex in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H701-H707, 2004; 10.1152/ajpheart.00618.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. S. Kirton, A. J. Taberner, A. A. Young, P. M. F. Nielsen, and D. S. Loiselle

Strain softening is not present during axial extensions of rat intact right ventricular trabeculae in the presence or absence of 2,3-butanedione monoxime
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H708-H715, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00580.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DaLiao Xiao, XiaoHui Huang, Soochan Bae, Charles A. Ducsay, Lawrence D. Longo, and Lubo Zhang

Cortisol-mediated regulation of uterine artery contractility: effect of chronic hypoxia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H716-H722, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00805.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul Steendijk, Sven A. F. Tulner, Jan J. Schreuder, Jeroen J. Bax, Lieselot van Erven, Ernst E. van der Wall, Robert A. E. Dion, Martin J. Schalij, and Jan Baan

Quantification of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by conductance catheter in heart failure patients
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H723-H730, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00555.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lucas DeMaio, John M. Tarbell, Russell C. Scaduto, Jr., Thomas W. Gardner, and David A. Antonetti

A transmural pressure gradient induces mechanical and biological adaptive responses in endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H731-H741, 2004. First published October 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00427.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zsolt Bagi, Akos Koller, and Gabor Kaley

PPAR activation, by reducing oxidative stress, increases NO bioavailability in coronary arterioles of mice with Type 2 diabetes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H742-H748, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00718.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zhuren Wang, Jodene R. Eldstrom, Joshua Jantzi, Edwin D. Moore, and David Fedida

Increased focal Kv4.2 channel expression at the plasma membrane is the result of actin depolymerization
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H749-H759, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00398.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wilson Nadruz, Jr., Claudia B. Kobarg, Jörg Kobarg, and Kleber G. Franchini

c-Jun is regulated by combination of enhanced expression and phosphorylation in acute-overloaded rat heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H760-H767, 2004. First published September 25, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00430.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chu Kataoka, Kensuke Egashira, Minako Ishibashi, Shujiro Inoue, Weihua Ni, Ken-ichi Hiasa, Shiro Kitamoto, Makoto Usui, and Akira Takeshita

Novel anti-inflammatory actions of amlodipine in a rat model of arteriosclerosis induced by long-term inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H768-H774, 2004. First published October 30, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00937.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hantamalala Ralay Ranaivo, Olivier Rakotoarison, Angela Tesse, Christa Schott, Adolphe Randriantsoa, Annelise Lobstein, and Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina

Cedrelopsis grevei induced hypotension and improved endothelial vasodilatation through an increase of Cu/Zn SOD protein expression
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H775-H781, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00584.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul S. Hees, Jerome L. Fleg, Sheng-Jing Dong, and Edward P. Shapiro

MRI and echocardiographic assessment of the diastolic dysfunction of normal aging: altered LV pressure decline or load?
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H782-H788, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01092.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Susanna Mak and Gary E. Newton

Redox modulation of the inotropic response to dobutamine is impaired in patients with heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H789-H795, 2004. First published October 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00633.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Susan A. McDowell, Eileen McCall, William F. Matter, Thomas B. Estridge, and Chris J. Vlahos

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulates excitation-contraction coupling in neonatal cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H796-H805, 2004. First published October 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00546.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY:

Qing Wang, Hans R. Brunner, and Michel Burnier

Determination of cardiac contractility in awake unsedated mice with a fluid-filled catheter
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H806-H814, 2004. First published September 25, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00291.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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