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Editorials

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Vascular Biology

Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Tissue Inhibitors in the Regulation of Coronary Cell Migration

Role of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Endothelial Cell Migration

Proteoglycans Contribution to Association of Lp(a) and LDL With Smooth Muscle Cell Extracellular Matrix

Nitric Oxide Production Is Reduced in Patients With Chronic Renal Failure

Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Arterial Wall Hypertrophy Are Associated With Disturbed Carbohydrate Metabolism in Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Glucocorticoid Resistance Caused by Reduced Expression of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Cells From Human Vascular Lesions

Characterization and Comparison of the Mode of Cell Death, Apoptosis Versus Necrosis, Induced by 7ß-Hydroxycholesterol and 7-Ketocholesterol in the Cells of the Vascular Wall

Expression of Type VIII Collagen After Cholesterol Diet and Injury in the Rabbit Model of Atherosclerosis

Production of Angiotensin II by Homogeneous Cultures of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells From Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Presence of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein in Nonrheumatic Stenotic Aortic Valves

Western-Type Diets Induce Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia in LDL Receptor-Deficient Mice But Do Not Increase Aortic Atherosclerosis Compared With Normoinsulinemic Mice in Which Similar Plasma Cholesterol Levels Are Achieved by a Fructose-Rich Diet

Factors Underlying the Increase in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Borderline Hypertensives

Modification of Type III VLDL, Their Remnants, and VLDL From ApoE-Knockout Mice by p-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde, a Product of Myeloperoxidase Activity, Causes Marked Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation in Macrophages

Fish Intake, Independent of Apo(a) Size, Accounts for Lower Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Bantu Fishermen of Tanzania : The Lugalawa Study

Increased Cholesterol Efflux Potential of Sera From ApoA-I_Milano Carriers and Transgenic Mice

Enhanced In Vivo Lipid Peroxidation at Elevated Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels

Lovastatin Decreases the Receptor-Mediated Degradation of Acetylated and Oxidized LDLs in Human Blood Monocytes During the Early Stage of Differentiation Into Macrophages

Lipolytic Modification of LDL by Phospholipase A₂ Induces Particle Aggregation in the Absence and Fusion in the Presence of Heparin

Role of Group II Secretory Phospholipase A₂ in Atherosclerosis : 1. Increased Atherogenesis and Altered Lipoproteins in Transgenic Mice Expressing Group IIa Phospholipase A₂

Role of Group II Secretory Phospholipase A₂ in Atherosclerosis : 2. Potential Involvement of Biologically Active Oxidized Phospholipids

Scavenger Receptor Activity Is Increased in Macrophages From Rabbits With Low Atherosclerotic Response: : Studies in Normocholesterolemic High and Low Atherosclerotic Response Rabbits

Effects of a Frequent Apolipoprotein E Isoform, ApoE4_Freiburg (Leu28Pro), on Lipoproteins and the Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Whites

Determinants of Fasting and Post-Methionine Homocysteine Levels in Families Predisposed to Hyperhomocysteinemia and Premature Vascular Disease

Probucol Enhances Selective Uptake of HDL-Associated Cholesteryl Esters In Vitro by a Scavenger Receptor B-I–Dependent Mechanism

CD36, a Novel Receptor for Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins, Is Highly Expressed on Lipid-Laden Macrophages in Human Atherosclerotic Aorta

Reduced Postprandial Serum Paraoxonase Activity After a Meal Rich in Used Cooking Fat

Thrombosis

Comparison of the Antithrombotic Effect of PEG-Hirudin and Heparin in a Human Ex Vivo Model of Arterial Thrombosis

Effects of Native, Triglyceride-Enriched, and Oxidatively Modified LDL on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Expression in Human Endothelial Cells

PAI-1 Produced Ex Vivo by Human Adipose Tissue Is Relevant to PAI-1 Blood Level