CALL FOR PAPERS:

Shea Gilliam-Davis, Valerie S. Payne, Sherry O. Kasper, Ellen N. Tommasi, Michael E. Robbins, and Debra I. Diz

Long-term AT₁ receptor blockade improves metabolic function and provides renoprotection in Fischer-344 rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1327-H1333, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00457.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Jegger, Rafaela F. da Silva, Isabelle Lartaud, Virginie Gaillard, Xavier Jeanrenaud, Mohammad Nasratullah, Ludwig K. von Segesser, Jeffrey Atkinson, Patrick Segers, Hendrik Tevaearai, and Nikolaos Stergiopulos

Effects of an aging vascular model on healthy and diseased hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1334-H1343, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00341.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Azita Jacobson, Changdong Yan, Qun Gao, Tibisay Rincon-Skinner, Aracelie Rivera, John Edwards, An Huang, Gabor Kaley, and Dong Sun

Aging enhances pressure-induced arterial superoxide formation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1344-H1350, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00413.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nidia Basso, Rosa Cini, Adriana Pietrelli, León Ferder, Norberto A. Terragno, and Felipe Inserra

Protective effect of long-term angiotensin II inhibition
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1351-H1358, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00393.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Jonathan H. Jaggar

Editorial Focus  Smooth muscle sparklet Ca_v channels defined: 1.2 is the number
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1317-H1319, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00613.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Kent Hermsmeyer and Theresa L. Thompson

Editorial Focus  Vasodilator coordination via membrane conduction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1320-H1321, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00709.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manika Das

Editorial Focus  Apoptosis as a therapeutic target in heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1322-H1323, 2007. First published July 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00701.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natasha E. Zachara

Editorial Focus  The sweet nature of cardioprotection
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1324-H1326, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00697.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Manuel F. Navedo, Gregory C. Amberg, Ruth E. Westenbroek, Martina J. Sinnegger-Brauns, William A. Catterall, Jörg Striessnig, and Luis F. Santana

Ca_v1.3 channels produce persistent calcium sparklets, but Ca_v1.2 channels are responsible for sparklets in mouse arterial smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1359-H1370, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00450.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

Xavier F. Figueroa, Chien-Chang Chen, Kevin P. Campbell, David N. Damon, Kathleen H. Day, Susan Ramos, and Brian R. Duling

Are voltage-dependent ion channels involved in the endothelial cell control of vasomotor tone?
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1371-H1383, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01368.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. K. Sharma, S. Dhingra, N. Khaper, and P. K. Singal

Activation of apoptotic processes during transition from hypertrophy to heart failure in guinea pigs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1384-H1390, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00553.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jia Liu, Richard B. Marchase, and John C. Chatham

Increased O-GlcNAc levels during reperfusion lead to improved functional recovery and reduced calpain proteolysis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1391-H1399, 2007. First published June 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00285.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

André Heinen, Mohammed Aldakkak, David F. Stowe, Samhita S. Rhodes, Matthias L. Riess, Srinivasan G. Varadarajan, and Amadou K. S. Camara

Reverse electron flow-induced ROS production is attenuated by activation of mitochondrial Ca²⁺-sensitive K⁺ channels
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1400-H1407, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00198.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin A. Booth and Benedict R. Lucchesi

Medroxyprogesterone acetate prevents the cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of 17-estradiol in an in vivo model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1408-H1415, 2007. First published April 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00993.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lenice K. Becker, Gisele M. Etelvino, Thomas Walther, Robson A. S. Santos, and Maria J. Campagnole-Santos

Immunofluorescence localization of the receptor Mas in cardiovascular-related areas of the rat brain
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1416-H1424, 2007. First published May 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00141.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuji Miura, Toshiyuki Yano, Kazuyuki Naitoh, Masahiro Nishihara, Takayuki Miki, Masaya Tanno, and Kazuaki Shimamoto

-Opioid receptor activation before ischemia reduces gap junction permeability in ischemic myocardium by PKC--mediated phosphorylation of connexin 43
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1425-H1431, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01115.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dorothee Weihrauch, Hao Xu, Yang Shi, Jingli Wang, Jennifer Brien, Deron W. Jones, Sushma Kaul, Richard A. Komorowski, Mary Ellen Csuka, Keith T. Oldham, and Kirkwood A. Pritchard

Effects of D-4F on vasodilation, oxidative stress, angiostatin, myocardial inflammation, and angiogenic potential in tight-skin mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1432-H1441, 2007. First published May 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00038.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xuehai Zhu, Bin Liu, Shaotang Zhou, Yeong-Renn Chen, Yuanmu Deng, Jay L. Zweier, and Guanglong He

Ischemic preconditioning prevents in vivo hyperoxygenation in postischemic myocardium with preservation of mitochondrial oxygen consumption
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1442-H1450, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00256.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan Afilalo, Igal A. Sebag, Lorraine E. Chalifour, Daniel Rivas, Rahima Akter, Kamal Sharma, and Gustavo Duque

Age-related changes in lamin A/C expression in cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1451-H1456, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01194.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dang Van Cuong, Mohamad Warda, Nari Kim, Won Sun Park, Jae Hong Ko, Euiyong Kim, and Jin Han

Dynamic changes in nitric oxide and mitochondrial oxidative stress with site-dependent differential tissue response during anoxic preconditioning in rat heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1457-H1465, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01282.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Sugawara, Hidehiko Komine, Koichiro Hayashi, Mutsuko Yoshizawa, Takeshi Otsuki, Nobutake Shimojo, Takashi Miyauchi, Takashi Yokoi, Seiji Maeda, and Hirofumi Tanaka

Systemic -adrenergic and nitric oxide inhibition on basal limb blood flow: effects of endurance training in middle-aged and older adults
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1466-H1472, 2007. First published May 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00273.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Carlhäll, K. Kindberg, L. Wigström, G. T. Daughters, D. C. Miller, M. Karlsson, and N. B. Ingels, Jr

Contribution of mitral annular dynamics to LV diastolic filling with alteration in preload and inotropic state
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1473-H1479, 2007. First published May 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00208.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takayuki Matsumoto, Mika Kakami, Eri Noguchi, Tsuneo Kobayashi, and Katsuo Kamata

Imbalance between endothelium-derived relaxing and contracting factors in mesenteric arteries from aged OLETF rats, a model of Type 2 diabetes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1480-H1490, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00229.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Dean Wiseman, Stephen M. Black, James A. Russell, Sylvia F. Gugino, Peter Oishi, Robin H. Steinhorn, and Jeffrey R. Fineman

The role of nitric oxide synthase-derived reactive oxygen species in the altered relaxation of pulmonary arteries from lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1491-H1497, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00185.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noriko Sakai, Risuke Mizuno, Nobuyuki Ono, Hiroyuki Kato, and Toshio Ohhashi

High oxygen tension constricts epineurial arterioles of the rat sciatic nerve via reactive oxygen species
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1498-H1507, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01190.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arlin B. Blood and Gordon G. Power

In vitro and in vivo kinetic handling of nitrite in blood: effects of varying hemoglobin oxygen saturation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1508-H1517, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01259.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradford C. Blunt, Aaron T. Creek, DeAnna C. Henderson, and Polly A. Hofmann

H₂O₂ activation of HSP25/27 protects desmin from calpain proteolysis in rat ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1518-H1525, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00269.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sangho Kim, Robert L. Kong, Aleksander S. Popel, Marcos Intaglietta, and Paul C. Johnson

Temporal and spatial variations of cell-free layer width in arterioles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1526-H1535, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01090.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miriam T. Rademaker, Chris J. Charles, and A. Mark Richards

Urocortin 1 administration from onset of rapid left ventricular pacing represses progression to overt heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1536-H1544, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00377.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yilong Fu, Zhongjing Wang, Woei Lee Chen, Philip K. Moore, and Yi Zhun Zhu

Cardioprotective effects of nitric oxide-aspirin in myocardial ischemia-reperfused rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1545-H1552, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00064.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan Yang, Allan W. Jones, Tom R. Thomas, and Leona J. Rubin

Influence of sex, high-fat diet, and exercise training on potassium currents of swine coronary smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1553-H1563, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00151.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaki Mizuno, Atsunori Kamiya, Toru Kawada, Tadayoshi Miyamoto, Shuji Shimizu, and Masaru Sugimachi

Muscarinic potassium channels augment dynamic and static heart rate responses to vagal stimulation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1564-H1570, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00368.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramesh Natarajan, Fadi N. Salloum, Bernard J. Fisher, Evan D. Ownby, Rakesh C. Kukreja, and Alpha A. Fowler, 3rd

Activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 via prolyl-4 hydoxylase-2 gene silencing attenuates acute inflammatory responses in postischemic myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1571-H1580, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00291.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Demetrios A. Arvanitis, Elizabeth Vafiadaki, Guo-Chang Fan, Bryan A. Mitton, Kimberly N. Gregory, Federica Del Monte, Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos, Despina Sanoudou, and Evangelia G. Kranias

Histidine-rich Ca-binding protein interacts with sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1581-H1589, 2007. First published May 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00278.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dinender K. Singla and Debbie E. McDonald

Factors released from embryonic stem cells inhibit apoptosis of H9c2 cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1590-H1595, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00431.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

Dario Leosco, Giuseppe Rengo, Guido Iaccarino, Amelia Filippelli, Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Carmela Zincarelli, Francesca Fortunato, Luca Golino, Massimo Marchese, Giovanni Esposito, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Barbara Rinaldi, Nicola Ferrara, Walter J. Koch, and Franco Rengo

Exercise training and -blocker treatment ameliorate age-dependent impairment of -adrenergic receptor signaling and enhance cardiac responsiveness to adrenergic stimulation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1596-H1603, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00308.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karina Förster, Atsushi Kuno, Natalia Solenkova, Stephan B. Felix, and Thomas Krieg

The -opioid receptor agonist DADLE at reperfusion protects the heart through activation of pro-survival kinases via EGF receptor transactivation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1604-H1608, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00418.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret P. Chandler, Eric E. Morgan, Tracy A. McElfresh, Theodore A. Kung, Julie H. Rennison, Brian D. Hoit, and Martin E. Young

Heart failure progression is accelerated following myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetic rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1609-H1616, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01338.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose F. Huizar, Mark D. Warren, Alexander G. Shvedko, Jérôme Kalifa, Javier Moreno, Sergey Mironov, José Jalife, and Alexey V. Zaitsev

Three distinct phases of VF during global ischemia in the isolated blood-perfused pig heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1617-H1628, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00130.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure and Videos]  

Joseph S. Ulphani, Rishi Arora, Jack H. Cain, Roger Villuendas, Sharon Shen, David Gordon, Firdous Inderyas, Laura A. Harvey, Alexander Morris, Jeffrey J. Goldberger, and Alan H. Kadish

The ligament of Marshall as a parasympathetic conduit
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1629-H1635, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00139.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weike Mao, Shuji Fukuoka, Chikao Iwai, Jiahao Liu, Virendra K. Sharma, Shey-Shing Sheu, Michael Fu, and Chang-seng Liang

Cardiomyocyte apoptosis in autoimmune cardiomyopathy: mediated via endoplasmic reticulum stress and exaggerated by norepinephrine
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1636-H1645, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01377.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimiko Yamamoto, Nobutaka Shimizu, Syotaro Obi, Shinichiro Kumagaya, Yutaka Taketani, Akira Kamiya, and Joji Ando

Involvement of cell surface ATP synthase in flow-induced ATP release by vascular endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1646-H1653, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01385.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ludovic Gomez, Hélène Thibault, Adbdallah Gharib, Jean-Maurice Dumont, Grégoire Vuagniaux, Pietro Scalfaro, Geneviève Derumeaux, and Michel Ovize

Inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition improves functional recovery and reduces mortality following acute myocardial infarction in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1654-H1661, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01378.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coskun Ulucan, Xu Wang, Erdene Baljinnyam, Yunzhe Bai, Satoshi Okumura, Motohiko Sato, Susumu Minamisawa, Shinichi Hirotani, and Yoshihiro Ishikawa

Developmental changes in gene expression of Epac and its upregulation in myocardial hypertrophy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1662-H1672, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00159.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric S. Michel, Ricky Y. K. Man, and Paul M. Vanhoutte

Increased spontaneous tone in renal arteries of spontaneously hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1673-H1681, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00289.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louise S. Harrington, Martin J. Carrier, Nicola Gallagher, Derek Gilroy, Chris J. Garland, and Jane A. Mitchell

Elucidation of the temporal relationship between endothelial-derived NO and EDHF in mesenteric vessels
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1682-H1688, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00389.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sándor Bátkai, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Judith Harvey-White, Raouf Kechrid, Pál Pacher, and George Kunos

Endocannabinoids acting at CB₁ receptors mediate the cardiac contractile dysfunction in vivo in cirrhotic rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1689-H1695, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00538.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gülnur Birol, Shufan Wang, Ewa Budzynski, Norbert D. Wangsa-Wirawan, and Robert A. Linsenmeier

Oxygen distribution and consumption in the macaque retina
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1696-H1704, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00221.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Rodenbaugh, Wang Wang, Jennifer Davis, Terri Edwards, James D. Potter, and Joseph M. Metzger

Parvalbumin isoforms differentially accelerate cardiac myocyte relaxation kinetics in an animal model of diastolic dysfunction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1705-H1713, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00232.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaori Shintani-Ishida, Koichi Uemura, and Ken-ichi Yoshida

Hemichannels in cardiomyocytes open transiently during ischemia and contribute to reperfusion injury following brief ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1714-H1720, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00022.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karla Lehle, Leoni A. Kunz-Schughart, Peter Kuhn, Stephan Schreml, Dietrich E. Birnbaum, and Jürgen G. Preuner

Validity of a patient-derived system of tissue-specific human endothelial cells: interleukin-6 as a surrogate marker in the coronary system
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1721-H1728, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01321.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mindaugas Rackauskas, Vytas K. Verselis, and Feliksas F. Bukauskas

Permeability of homotypic and heterotypic gap junction channels formed of cardiac connexins mCx30.2, Cx40, Cx43, and Cx45
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1729-H1736, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00234.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Material]  

Mansoor Mozayan and Tony J. F. Lee

Statins prevent cholinesterase inhibitor blockade of sympathetic 7-nAChR-mediated currents in rat superior cervical ganglion neurons
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1737-H1744, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00269.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erika I. Boesen and David M. Pollock

Effect of chronic IL-6 infusion on acute pressor responses to vasoconstrictors in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1745-H1749, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00329.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayo Koide, Paul L. Penar, Bruce I. Tranmer, and George C. Wellman

Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor mediates oxyhemoglobin-induced suppression of voltage-dependent potassium channels in rabbit cerebral artery myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1750-H1759, 2007. First published June 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00443.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhenguo Liu, Yuehua Jiang, Hong Hao, Kalpna Gupta, Jian Xu, Ling Chu, Edward McFalls, Jay Zweier, Catherine Verfaillie, and Robert J. Bache

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase is dynamically expressed during bone marrow stem cell differentiation into endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1760-H1765, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01408.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan A. Westberg, Martina Serlachius, Petri Lankila, and Leif C. Andersson

Hypoxic preconditioning induces elevated expression of stanniocalcin-1 in the heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1766-H1771, 2007. First published June 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00017.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julia Feygin, Abdul Mansoor, Peter Eckman, Cory Swingen, and Jianyi Zhang

Functional and bioenergetic modulations in the infarct border zone following autologous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1772-H1780, 2007. First published June 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00242.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ming-Jim Yang, Diana X. Tran, James N. Weiss, Alan Garfinkel, and Zhilin Qu

The pinwheel experiment revisited: effects of cellular electrophysiological properties on vulnerability to cardiac reentry
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1781-H1790, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00014.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beihua Zhong and Donna H. Wang

TRPV1 gene knockout impairs preconditioning protection against myocardial injury in isolated perfused hearts in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1791-H1798, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00169.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley G. Leshnower, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Hirotsugu Hamamoto, Ahmad Zeeshan, Joseph H. Gorman, III, and Robert C. Gorman

Progression of myocardial injury during coronary occlusion in the collateral-deficient heart: a non-wavefront phenomenon
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1799-H1804, 2007. First published July 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00590.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vadim Gudzenko, Yohannes Shiferaw, Nicoletta Savalli, Roshni Vyas, James N. Weiss, and Riccardo Olcese

Influence of channel subunit composition on L-type Ca²⁺ current kinetics and cardiac wave stability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1805-H1815, 2007. First published June 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01160.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladimir E. Bondarenko and Randall L. Rasmusson

Simulations of propagated mouse ventricular action potentials: effects of molecular heterogeneity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1816-H1832, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00471.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chang-Ping Hu, Abhijit Dandapat, Yong Liu, Paul L. Hermonat, and Jawahar L. Mehta

Blockade of hypoxia-reoxygenation-mediated collagen type I expression and MMP activity by overexpression of TGF-₁ delivered by AAV in mouse cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1833-H1838, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00488.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. T. Colston, S. D. de la Rosa, M. Koehler, K. Gonzales, R. Mestril, G. L. Freeman, S. R. Bailey, and B. Chandrasekar

Wnt-induced secreted protein-1 is a prohypertrophic and profibrotic growth factor
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1839-H1846, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00428.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shuzhuang Li, Xiangying Jiao, Ling Tao, Huirong Liu, Yue Cao, Bernard L. Lopez, Theodore A. Christopher, and Xin L. Ma

Tumor necrosis factor- in mechanic trauma plasma mediates cardiomyocyte apoptosis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1847-H1852, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00578.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David J. Chess, Biao Lei, Brian D. Hoit, Agnes M. Azimzadeh, and William C. Stanley

Deleterious effects of sugar and protective effects of starch on cardiac remodeling, contractile dysfunction, and mortality in response to pressure overload
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1853-H1860, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00544.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian Cui, Patrick McQuillan, Afsana Momen, Cheryl Blaha, Raman Moradkhan, Vernon Mascarenhas, Cynthia Hogeman, Anandi Krishnan, and Lawrence I. Sinoway

The role of the cyclooxygenase products in evoking sympathetic activation in exercise
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1861-H1868, 2007. First published June 29, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00258.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regis R. Lamberts, Eric Caldenhoven, Mirian Lansink, Gerrit Witte, Rob J. Vaessen, John A. St Cyr, and Ger J. M. Stienen

Preservation of diastolic function in monocrotaline-induced right ventricular hypertrophy in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1869-H1876, 2007. First published June 29, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00294.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordon S. Huggins, John J. Lepore, Sarah Greytak, Richard Patten, Rachel McNamee, Mark Aronovitz, Paul J. Wang, and Guy L. Reed

The CREB leucine zipper regulates CREB phosphorylation, cardiomyopathy, and lethality in a transgenic model of heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1877-H1882, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00516.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indroneal Banerjee, John W. Fuseler, Robert L. Price, Thomas K. Borg, and Troy A. Baudino

Determination of cell types and numbers during cardiac development in the neonatal and adult rat and mouse
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1883-H1891, 2007. First published June 29, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00514.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuji Shinohara, Naohiko Takahashi, Hiroaki Kohno, Kunitoshi Yamanaka, Tatsuhiko Ooie, Osamu Wakisaka, Yukichi Murozono, Yayoi Taniguchi, Yasuko Torigoe, Masahide Hara, Tatsuo Shimada, Tetsunori Saikawa, and Hironobu Yoshimatsu

Mitochondria are targets for geranylgeranylacetone-induced cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion in the rat heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1892-H1899, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00493.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiang Xu, Oscar A. Carretero, Chun-Xia Lin, Maria A. Cavasin, Edward G. Shesely, James J. Yang, Timothy L. Reudelhuber, and Xiao-Ping Yang

Role of cardiac overexpression of ANG II in the regulation of cardiac function and remodeling postmyocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1900-H1907, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00379.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julian M. Stewart, Indu Taneja, and Marvin S. Medow

Reduced central blood volume and cardiac output and increased vascular resistance during static handgrip exercise in postural tachycardia syndrome
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1908-H1917, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00439.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramanna Merla, Yumei Ye, Yu Lin, Saraswathy Manickavasagam, Ming-He Huang, Regino J. Perez-Polo, Barry F. Uretsky, and Yochai Birnbaum

The central role of adenosine in statin-induced ERK1/2, Akt, and eNOS phosphorylation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1918-H1928, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00416.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferdinando Iellamo, Javier A. Sala-Mercado, Masashi Ichinose, Robert L. Hammond, Marco Pallante, Tomoko Ichinose, Larry W. Stephenson, and Donal S. O'Leary

Spontaneous baroreflex control of heart rate during exercise and muscle metaboreflex activation in heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1929-H1936, 2007. First published June 29, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00564.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael B. Simmers, Andrew W. Pryor, and Brett R. Blackman

Arterial shear stress regulates endothelial cell-directed migration, polarity, and morphology in confluent monolayers
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1937-H1946, 2007. First published June 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00534.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Tables]  

Sangho Kim, Janet Zhen, Aleksander S. Popel, Marcos Intaglietta, and Paul C. Johnson

Contributions of collision rate and collision efficiency to erythrocyte aggregation in postcapillary venules at low flow rates
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1947-H1954, 2007. First published July 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00764.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. H. Eid, K. Maiti, S. Mitra, M. A. Chotani, S. Flavahan, S. R. Bailey, C. S. Thompson-Torgerson, and N. A. Flavahan

Estrogen increases smooth muscle expression of _2C-adrenoceptors and cold-induced constriction of cutaneous arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1955-H1961, 2007. First published July 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00306.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Svitlana Demyanets, Christoph Kaun, Kathrin Rychli, Gersina Rega, Stefan Pfaffenberger, Taras Afonyushkin, Valery N. Bochkov, Gerald Maurer, Kurt Huber, and Johann Wojta

The inflammatory cytokine oncostatin M induces PAI-1 in human vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro via PI 3-kinase and ERK1/2-dependent pathways
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1962-H1968, 2007. First published June 29, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01366.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iwan A. Williams and David G. Allen

The role of reactive oxygen species in the hearts of dystrophin-deficient mdx mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1969-H1977, 2007. First published June 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00489.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles S. Wallace, Sophie A. Strike, and George A. Truskey

Smooth muscle cell rigidity and extracellular matrix organization influence endothelial cell spreading and adhesion formation in coculture
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1978-H1986, 2007. First published July 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00618.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques Ohayon, Olivier Dubreuil, Philippe Tracqui, Simon Le Floc'h, Gilles Rioufol, Lara Chalabreysse, Françoise Thivolet, Roderic I. Pettigrew, and Gérard Finet

Influence of residual stress/strain on the biomechanical stability of vulnerable coronary plaques: potential impact for evaluating the risk of plaque rupture
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1987-H1996, 2007. First published June 29, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00018.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY:

Xiang-Yang Zhu, Michael D. Bentley, Alejandro R. Chade, Erik L. Ritman, Amir Lerman, and Lilach O. Lerman

Early changes in coronary artery wall structure detected by microcomputed tomography in experimental hypercholesterolemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1997-H2003, 2007. First published June 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00362.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yue-Feng Chen, Suleman Said, Scott E. Campbell, and A. Martin Gerdes

A method to collect isolated myocytes and whole tissue from the same heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H2004-H2006, 2007. First published May 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00479.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Donald G. Welsh, Cam Ha Tran, Frances Plane, and Shaun Sandow

Letter to the editor: "Are voltage-dependent ion channels involved in the endothelial cell control of vasomotor tone?"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H2007-H2007, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00722.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xavier F. Figueroa and Brian R. Duling

Reply to "Letter to the editor: ‘Are voltage-dependent ion channels involved in the endothelial cell control of vasomotor tone?’"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H2008-H2008, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00821.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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