EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Gábor Szabó

A glass of red wine to improve mitochondrial biogenesis? Novel mechanisms of resveratrol
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H8-H9, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00471.2009 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tohru Fukai

Extracellular SOD and aged blood vessels
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H10-H12, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00425.2009 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Anna Csiszar, Nazar Labinskyy, John T. Pinto, Praveen Ballabh, Hanrui Zhang, Gyorgy Losonczy, Kevin Pearson, Rafael de Cabo, Pal Pacher, Cuihua Zhang, and Zoltan Ungvari

Resveratrol induces mitochondrial biogenesis in endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H13-H20, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00368.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lihua Ao, Ning Zou, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., David A. Fullerton, and Xianzhong Meng

Myocardial TLR4 is a determinant of neutrophil infiltration after global myocardial ischemia: mediating KC and MCP-1 expression induced by extracellular HSC70
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H21-H28, 2009. First published May 15, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00292.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erynn E. Shaw, Philip Wood, Justyna Kulpa, Feng Hua Yang, Alastair J. Summerlee, and W. Glen Pyle

Relaxin alters cardiac myofilament function through a PKC-dependent pathway
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H29-H36, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00482.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yunfang Zhang, Haitham El-Sikhry, Ketul R. Chaudhary, Sri Nagarjun Batchu, Anooshirvan Shayeganpour, Taibeh Orujy Jukar, J. Alyce Bradbury, Joan P. Graves, Laura M. DeGraff, Page Myers, Douglas C. Rouse, Julie Foley, Abraham Nyska, Darryl C. Zeldin, and John M. Seubert

Overexpression of CYP2J2 provides protection against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H37-H46, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00983.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Garrett J. Gross, Kathryn M. Gauthier, Jeannine Moore, William B. Campbell, John R. Falck, and Kasem Nithipatikom

Evidence for role of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids in mediating ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning in dog
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H47-H52, 2009. First published May 15, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01084.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atsunori Kamiya, Toru Kawada, Shuji Shimizu, Satoshi Iwase, Masaru Sugimachi, and Tadaaki Mano

Slow head-up tilt causes lower activation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity: loading speed dependence of orthostatic sympathetic activation in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H53-H58, 2009. First published May 15, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00260.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashish Gupta, V. P. Chacko, and Robert G. Weiss

Abnormal energetics and ATP depletion in pressure-overload mouse hearts: in vivo high-energy phosphate concentration measures by noninvasive magnetic resonance
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H59-H64, 2009. First published May 15, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00178.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cordelia J. Barrick, Reade B. Roberts, Mauricio Rojas, Nalini M. Rajamannan, Carolyn B. Suitt, Kevin D. O'Brien, Susan S. Smyth, and David W. Threadgill

Reduced EGFR causes abnormal valvular differentiation leading to calcific aortic stenosis and left ventricular hypertrophy in C57BL/6J but not 129S1/SvImJ mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H65-H75, 2009. First published May 15, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00866.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qianli Yu, Randy Vazquez, Elham Vali Khojeini, Chirag Patel, Raj Venkataramani, and Douglas F. Larson

IL-18 induction of osteopontin mediates cardiac fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H76-H85, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01285.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Burton M. Altura, Nilank C. Shah, Xian-Cheng Jiang, Zhiqiang Li, José Luis Perez-Albela, Anthony C. Sica, and Bella T. Altura

Short-term magnesium deficiency results in decreased levels of serum sphingomyelin, lipid peroxidation, and apoptosis in cardiovascular tissues
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H86-H92, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01154.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca L. McKinnon, Michael L. Bolon, Hong-Xing Wang, Scott Swarbreck, Gerald M. Kidder, Alexander M. Simon, and Karel Tyml

Reduction of electrical coupling between microvascular endothelial cells by NO depends on connexin37
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H93-H101, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01148.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Doisne, Véronique Maupoil, Pierre Cosnay, and Ian Findlay

Catecholaminergic automatic activity in the rat pulmonary vein: electrophysiological differences between cardiac muscle in the left atrium and pulmonary vein
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H102-H108, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00256.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David B. Murray, Ronald McMillan, Gregory L. Brower, and Joseph S. Janicki

ET_A selective receptor antagonism prevents ventricular remodeling in volume-overloaded rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H109-H116, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00968.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geraldine A. Fuller-Bicer, Gyula Varadi, Sheryl E. Koch, Masakazu Ishii, Ilona Bodi, Nijiat Kadeer, James N. Muth, Gabor Mikala, Natalia N. Petrashevskaya, Michael A. Jordan, Sui-Po Zhang, Ning Qin, Christopher M. Flores, Idit Isaacsohn, Maria Varadi, Yasuo Mori, W. Keith Jones, and Arnold Schwartz

Targeted disruption of the voltage-dependent calcium channel ₂/-1-subunit
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H117-H124, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00122.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamás Radovits, Sevil Korkmaz, Sivakkanan Loganathan, Eniko Barnucz, Timo Bömicke, Rawa Arif, Matthias Karck, and Gábor Szabó

Comparative investigation of the left ventricular pressure-volume relationship in rat models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H125-H133, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00165.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xavier F. Figueroa, Inés Poblete, Ricardo Fernández, Cristóbal Pedemonte, Víctor Cortés, and J. Pablo Huidobro-Toro

NO production and eNOS phosphorylation induced by epinephrine through the activation of β-adrenoceptors
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H134-H143, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00023.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas N. Kavazis, Sophie Alvarez, Erin Talbert, Youngil Lee, and Scott K. Powers

Exercise training induces a cardioprotective phenotype and alterations in cardiac subsarcolemmal and intermyofibrillar mitochondrial proteins
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H144-H152, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01278.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

Sabrina Serpillon, Beverly C. Floyd, Rakhee S. Gupte, Shimran George, Mark Kozicky, Venessa Neito, Fabio Recchia, William Stanley, Michael S. Wolin, and Sachin A. Gupte

Superoxide production by NAD(P)H oxidase and mitochondria is increased in genetically obese and hyperglycemic rat heart and aorta before the development of cardiac dysfunction. The role of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-derived NADPH
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H153-H162, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01142.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao Liu, Fang Pu, Yubo Fan, Xiaoyan Deng, Deyu Li, and Shuyu Li

A numerical study on the flow of blood and the transport of LDL in the human aorta: the physiological significance of the helical flow in the aortic arch
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H163-H170, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00266.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei Chen, J. Andrew Wasserstrom, and Y. Shiferaw

Role of coupled gating between cardiac ryanodine receptors in the genesis of triggered arrhythmias
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H171-H180, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00098.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

Ganapathy Jagatheesan, Sudarsan Rajan, Emily M. Schulz, Rafeeq P. H. Ahmed, Natalia Petrashevskaya, Arnold Schwartz, Greg P. Boivin, Grace M. Arteaga, Tao Wang, Yi-Gang Wang, Muhammad Ashraf, Stephen B. Liggett, John Lorenz, R. John Solaro, and David F. Wieczorek

An internal domain of β-tropomyosin increases myofilament Ca²⁺ sensitivity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H181-H190, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00329.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samantha L. Yuen, Ozgur Ogut, and Frank V. Brozovich

Nonmuscle myosin is regulated during smooth muscle contraction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H191-H199, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00132.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Koen T. B. Mouchaers, Ingrid Schalij, Amanda M. G. Versteilen, Awal M. Hadi, Geerten P. van Nieuw Amerongen, Victor W. M. van Hinsbergh, Pieter E. Postmus, Willem J. van der Laarse, and Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf

Endothelin receptor blockade combined with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition increases right ventricular mitochondrial capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H200-H207, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00893.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Reymond, Fabrice Merenda, Fabienne Perren, Daniel Rüfenacht, and Nikos Stergiopulos

Validation of a one-dimensional model of the systemic arterial tree
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H208-H222, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00037.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qingsong Hu, Gen Suzuki, Rebeccah F. Young, Brian J. Page, James A. Fallavollita, and John M. Canty, Jr.

Reductions in mitochondrial O₂ consumption and preservation of high-energy phosphate levels after simulated ischemia in chronic hibernating myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H223-H232, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00992.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maaike G. J. Gademan, Rutger J. van Bommel, C. Jan Willem Borleffs, SumChe Man, Joris C. W. Haest, Martin J. Schalij, Ernst E. van der Wall, Jeroen J. Bax, and Cees A. Swenne

Biventricular pacing-induced acute response in baroreflex sensitivity has predictive value for midterm response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H233-H237, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00113.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaohua Guo, Lingjun Wang, Bo Chen, Qiang Li, Jiping Wang, Ming Zhao, Wei Wu, Ping Zhu, Xuliang Huang, and Qiaobing Huang

ERM protein moesin is phosphorylated by advanced glycation end products and modulates endothelial permeability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H238-H246, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00196.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew R. Locher, Maria V. Razumova, Julian E. Stelzer, Holly S. Norman, Jitandrakumar R. Patel, and Richard L. Moss

Determination of rate constants for turnover of myosin isoforms in rat myocardium: implications for in vivo contractile kinetics
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H247-H256, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00922.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Helle-Valle, Espen W. Remme, Erik Lyseggen, Eirik Pettersen, Trond Vartdal, Anders Opdahl, Hans-Jørgen Smith, Nael F. Osman, Halfdan Ihlen, Thor Edvardsen, and Otto A. Smiseth

Clinical assessment of left ventricular rotation and strain: a novel approach for quantification of function in infarcted myocardium and its border zones
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H257-H267, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01116.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raquel Largo, María José Martínez-Calatrava, Olga Sánchez-Pernaute, M. Esther Marcos, Juan Moreno-Rubio, César Aparicio, Jesús Egido, and Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont

Effect of a high dose of glucosamine on systemic and tissue inflammation in an experimental model of atherosclerosis aggravated by chronic arthritis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H268-H276, 2009. First published May 1, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00142.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nacira Sennoun, Celine Baron-Menguy, Mélanie Burban, Thomas Lecompte, Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina, Daniel Henrion, Alain Mercat, Pierre Asfar, Bruno Levy, and Ferhat Meziani

Recombinant human activated protein C improves endotoxemia-induced endothelial dysfunction: a blood-free model in isolated mouse arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H277-H282, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01133.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Euy-Myong Jeong, Xin Wang, Kun Xu, M. Moazzem Hossain, and J.-P. Jin

Nonmyofilament-associated troponin T fragments induce apoptosis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H283-H292, 2009. First published April 24, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01200.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann A. Tobin, Biny K. Joseph, Hamood N. Al-Kindi, Sulayma Albarwani, Jane A. Madden, Leah T. Nemetz, Nancy J. Rusch, and Sung W. Rhee

Loss of cerebrovascular Shaker-type K⁺ channels: a shared vasodilator defect of genetic and renal hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H293-H303, 2009. First published May 1, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00991.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

S. Negash, S. R. Narasimhan, W. Zhou, J. Liu, F. L. Wei, J. Tian, and J. Usha Raj

Role of cGMP-dependent protein kinase in regulation of pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cell adhesion and migration: effect of hypoxia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H304-H312, 2009. First published May 1, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00077.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clifford D. L. Folmes, Cory S. Wagg, Mei Shen, Alexander S. Clanachan, Rong Tian, and Gary D. Lopaschuk

Suppression of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase activity does not impair recovery of contractile function during reperfusion of ischemic hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H313-H321, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01298.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lance P. Christensen, Ron-ling Zhang, Wei Zheng, Joseph J. Campanelli, Eduard I. Dedkov, Robert M. Weiss, and Robert J. Tomanek

Postmyocardial infarction remodeling and coronary reserve: effects of ivabradine and beta blockade therapy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H322-H330, 2009. First published May 1, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01337.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ling Gao, Yuh-Fen Pung, Jun Zhang, Peng Chen, Ting Wang, Min Li, Miguel Meza, Ligia Toro, and Hua Cai

Sepiapterin reductase regulation of endothelial tetrahydrobiopterin and nitric oxide bioavailability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H331-H339, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00007.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Declan P. O'Regan, Rizwan Ahmed, Clare Neuwirth, Yvonne Tan, Giuliana Durighel, Joseph V. Hajnal, Imad Nadra, Simon J. Corbett, and Stuart A. Cook

Cardiac MRI of myocardial salvage at the peri-infarct border zones after primary coronary intervention
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H340-H346, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00011.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shengpeng Wang, Yan Zhang, W. Gil Wier, Xiaojiang Yu, Ming Zhao, Hao Hu, Lei Sun, Xi He, Youhua Wang, Bing Wang, and Weijin Zang

Role of store-operated Ca²⁺ entry in adenosine-induced vasodilatation of rat small mesenteric artery
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H347-H354, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00060.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias C. Brandt, Jeannette Endres-Becker, Naufal Zagidullin, Lukas J. Motloch, Fikret Er, Dennis Rottlaender, Guido Michels, Stefan Herzig, and Uta C. Hoppe

Effects of KCNE2 on HCN isoforms: distinct modulation of membrane expression and single channel properties
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H355-H363, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00154.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. C. I. Wüst, R. T. Jaspers, A. F. van Heijst, M. T. E. Hopman, L. J. C. Hoofd, W. J. van der Laarse, and H. Degens

Region-specific adaptations in determinants of rat skeletal muscle oxygenation to chronic hypoxia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H364-H374, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00272.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Germán E. González, Ignacio M. Seropian, Maria Laura Krieger, Jimena Palleiro, Maria A. Lopez Verrilli, Mariela M. Gironacci, Susana Cavallero, Luciana Wilensky, Victor H. Tomasi, Ricardo J. Gelpi, and Celina Morales

Effect of early versus late AT₁ receptor blockade with losartan on postmyocardial infarction ventricular remodeling in rabbits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H375-H386, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00498.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nauman Ahmad, Yigang Wang, Ailia K. Ali, and Muhammad Ashraf

Long-acting phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, tadalafil, induces sustained cardioprotection against lethal ischemic injury
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H387-H391, 2009. First published May 8, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00169.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Rhodes, Martha Sue Carraway, Claude A. Piantadosi, Crystal M. Reynolds, Anne D. Cherry, T. E. Wester, Michael J. Natoli, E. Wayne Massey, Richard E. Moon, and Hagir B. Suliman

Carbon monoxide, skeletal muscle oxidative stress, and mitochondrial biogenesis in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H392-H399, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00164.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong Mu, Xinwen Wang, Hao Wang, Peter Lin, Qizhi Yao, and Changyi Chen

Lactosylceramide promotes cell migration and proliferation through activation of ERK1/2 in human aortic smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H400-H408, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01254.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shouji Matsushima, Shintaro Kinugawa, Takashi Yokota, Naoki Inoue, Yukihiro Ohta, Sanae Hamaguchi, and Hiroyuki Tsutsui

Increased myocardial NAD(P)H oxidase-derived superoxide causes the exacerbation of postinfarct heart failure in type 2 diabetes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H409-H416, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01332.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jie Chen, Randy F. Crossland, Muzamil M. Z. Noorani, and Sean P. Marrelli

Inhibition of TRPC1/TRPC3 by PKG contributes to NO-mediated vasorelaxation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H417-H424, 2009. First published June 5, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01130.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Anthony J. Donato, Lindsey B. Gano, Iratxe Eskurza, Annemarie E. Silver, Phillip E. Gates, Kristen Jablonski, and Douglas R. Seals

Vascular endothelial dysfunction with aging: endothelin-1 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H425-H432, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00689.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashok K. Dua, Nickesh Dua, and Coral L. Murrant

Skeletal muscle contraction-induced vasodilator complement production is dependent on stimulus and contraction frequency
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H433-H442, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00216.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. McCord, Hirotsugu Tsuchimochi, and Marc P. Kaufman

Acid-sensing ion channels contribute to the metaboreceptor component of the exercise pressor reflex
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H443-H449, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00328.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathanael S. Heyman, David T. Kurjiaka, Jose F. Ek Vitorin, and Janis M. Burt

Regulation of gap junctional charge selectivity in cells coexpressing connexin 40 and connexin 43
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H450-H459, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00287.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory A. Payne, H. Glenn Bohlen, Ü. Deniz Dincer, Léna Borbouse, and Johnathan D. Tune

Periadventitial adipose tissue impairs coronary endothelial function via PKC-β-dependent phosphorylation of nitric oxide synthase
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H460-H465, 2009. First published May 29, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00116.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferrante S. Gragasin and Sandra T. Davidge

The effects of propofol on vascular function in mesenteric arteries of the aging rat
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H466-H474, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01317.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amanda R. Lawrence and Keith J. Gooch

Transmural pressure and axial loading interactively regulate arterial remodeling ex vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H475-H484, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00972.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY:

Ghassan S. Kassab, Jenny S. Choy, Mark Svendsen, Anjan K. Sinha, Mouhamad Alloosh, Mike Sturek, Yunlong Huo, George E. Sandusky, and James Hermiller

A novel system for the reconstruction of a coronary artery lumen profile in real time: a preclinical validation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H485-H492, 2009. First published May 22, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01224.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PERSPECTIVES:

Shaun L. Sandow and T. Hilton Grayson

Limits of isolation and culture: intact vascular endothelium and BK_Ca
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H1-H7, 2009. First published May 1, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00042.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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