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On Ischemic Brain Injury in Genetically Altered Mice

Vascular Biology

Potential Functional Significance of Brain-Type and Muscle-Type Nitric Oxide Synthase I Expressed in Adventitia and Media of Rat Aorta

Characterization of an E-box–Dependent cis Element in the Smooth Muscle -Actin Promoter

A Systematic Analysis of 40 Random Genes in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Subtypes Reveals a Heterogeneity of Gene Expression and Identifies the Tight Junction Gene Zonula Occludens 2 as a Marker of Epithelioid "Pup" Smooth Muscle Cells and a Participant in Carotid Neointimal Formation

Protection by Shear Stress From Collar-Induced Intimal Thickening : Role of Nitric Oxide

Lipoxygenase Products Increase Monocyte Adhesion to Human Aortic Endothelial Cells

Endothelial Nuclear Factor-B Translocation and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Induction by Complement : Inhibition With Anti-Human C5 Therapy or cGMP Analogues

Focal Expression of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor and Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation in the Neointima of Experimental Vein Grafts : Relation to Eddy Blood Flow

Oxidized LDL Stimulates Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Expression in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells

Sphingomyelinase, an Enzyme Implicated in Atherogenesis, Is Present in Atherosclerotic Lesions and Binds to Specific Components of the Subendothelial Extracellular Matrix

Increased Systemic Oxidative Stress After Elective Endarterectomy : Relation to Vascular Healing and Remodeling

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Expression and Carbon Monoxide Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

3-Deazaadenosine Prevents Adhesion Molecule Expression and Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in the Aortas of C57BL/6J Mice

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Chlamydia pneumoniae in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms : Abundance of Membrane Components in the Absence of Heat Shock Protein 60 and DNA

Expression of LR11, a Mosaic LDL Receptor Family Member, Is Markedly Increased in Atherosclerotic Lesions

Evidence That Multiple Genes Influence Baseline Concentrations and Diet Response of Lp(a) in Baboons

A Hepatic Lipase Gene Promoter Polymorphism Attenuates the Increase in Hepatic Lipase Activity With Increasing Intra-abdominal Fat in Women

A Frequent Mutation in the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene (D9N) Deteriorates the Biochemical and Clinical Phenotype of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Decreased Production Rates of VLDL Triglycerides and ApoB-100 in Subjects Heterozygous for Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia

Severe Hyperlipidemia in Apolipoprotein E2 Homozygotes Due to a Combined Effect of Hyperinsulinemia and an SstI Polymorphism

Linkage of a Candidate Gene Locus to Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia : Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase on 16q

Menopause Is Associated With Reduced Protection From Postprandial Lipemia

LDL Size and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women

Increased Prevalence of Smaller and Denser LDL Particles in Asian Indians

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Ex Vivo MRI for Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization

Hypertension and Endothelial Dysfunction in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice

Coronary Endothelial Function Is Preserved With Chronic Endothelin Receptor Antagonism in Experimental Hypercholesterolemia In Vitro

Effects of Hypercholesterolemia on Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in LDL Receptor–Deficient Mice

Exercise Training Increases Basal Nitric Oxide Production From the Forearm in Hypercholesterolemic Patients

Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness and Stiffness Are Not Affected by Hypercholesterolemia in Uncomplicated Essential Hypertension

Correlation Between Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation of the Brachial Artery and Intima-Media Thickness in the Carotid Artery in Men

Thrombosis

Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Deficiency Exacerbates Cerebrovascular Fibrin Deposition and Brain Injury in a Murine Stroke Model : Studies in tPA-Deficient Mice and Wild-Type Mice on a Matched Genetic Background

ß₂-Glycoprotein I Promotes the Binding of Anionic Phospholipid Vesicles by Macrophages

Inhibition of Tissue Factor Pathway During Intermittent Pneumatic Compression : A Possible Mechanism for Antithrombotic Effect

Comparison of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Concentration in Insulin-Resistant Versus Insulin-Sensitive Healthy Women