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Brief Reviews

Hypoxia/Hypoxemia-Induced Activation of the Procoagulant Pathways and the Pathogenesis of Ischemia-Associated Thrombosis

Vascular Biology

Neonatal Intima Formation in the Human Coronary Artery

Angiostatin Binds to Smooth Muscle Cells in the Coronary Artery and Inhibits Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration In Vitro

Similarities and Differences in Smooth Muscle -Actin Induction by TGF-ß in Smooth Muscle Versus Non–Smooth Muscle Cells

Estrogen Mediates the Protective Effects of Pregnancy and Chorionic Gonadotropin in a Mouse Model of Vascular Injury

Apoptosis and Overexpression of Bax Protein and bax mRNA in Smooth Muscle Cells Within Intimal Hyperplasia of Human Radial Arteries : Analysis With Arteriovenous Fistulas Used for Hemodialysis

Adenovirus-Mediated Overexpression of c-Jun and c-Fos Induces Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Human Endothelial Cells

Expression of CCR2 by Endothelial Cells : Implications for MCP-1 Mediated Wound Injury Repair and In Vivo Inflammatory Activation of Endothelium

Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor Activators Target Human Endothelial Cells to Inhibit Leukocyte–Endothelial Cell Interaction

9-cis Retinoic Acid Induces Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Secretion in Human Monocytic THP-1 Cells

Dexamethasone Enhances In Vitro Vascular Calcification by Promoting Osteoblastic Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Angiotensin II Activation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor Transcription Is Mediated by a Tyrosine Kinase–Dependent Redox-Sensitive Mechanism

Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Is Required for Growth Factor–Induced Amino Acid Uptake by Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Focal Adhesion Kinase Are Early Signals in the Growth Factor–Like Responses to Thrombospondin-1 Seen in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle

Selective Activation of the Prostanoid EP₃ Receptor Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size in Rodents

Chronic Endothelin-1 Improves Nitric Oxide–Dependent Flow-Induced Dilation in Resistance Arteries From Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats

Different Effects of Photodynamic Therapy and -Irradiation on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Matrix : Implications for Inhibiting Restenosis

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Rapid Regression of Atherosclerosis Induced by Liver-Directed Gene Transfer of ApoE in ApoE-Deficient Mice

Local Hypomethylation in Atherosclerosis Found in Rabbit ec-sod Gene

Cholesterol Oxidation Products Induce Vascular Foam Cell Lesion Formation in Hypercholesterolemic New Zealand White Rabbits

Coronary and Aortic Calcification Among Women 8 Years After Menopause and Their Premenopausal Risk Factors : The Healthy Women Study

Novel Effects of the Acyl-Coenzyme A:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Inhibitor 58-035 on Foam Cell Development in Primary Human Monocyte–Derived Macrophages

Efficient Nuclear Delivery of Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides and Selective Inhibition of CETP Expression by Apo E Peptide in a Human CETP–Stably Transfected CHO Cell Line

Human Serum Paraoxonase/Arylesterase's Retained Hydrophobic N-Terminal Leader Sequence Associates With HDLs by Binding Phospholipids : Apolipoprotein A-I Stabilizes Activity

Decreased Protection by HDL From Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetic Subjects Against LDL Oxidation May Be Due to the Abnormal Composition of HDL

LDL Size in African Americans, Hispanics, and Non-Hispanic Whites : The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

Cystatin C as a Determinant of Fasting Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels in Coronary Artery Disease Patients With Normal Serum Creatinine

Thrombosis

Kininogens Are Antithrombotic Proteins In Vivo

Cellular Effects of Heparin on the Production and Release of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in Human Endothelial Cells in Culture

Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor Attenuates Procoagulant Activity and Upregulation of Tissue Factor at the Site of Balloon-Induced Arterial Injury in Pigs

Antithrombotic Efficacy of the Vitamin K Antagonist Fluindione in a Human Ex Vivo Model of Arterial Thrombosis : Effect of Anticoagulation Level and Combination Therapy With Aspirin

Rapid Communication

Endotoxin Induces a Second Window of Protection in the Rat Heart as Determined by Using p-Nitro-Blue Tetrazolium Staining, Cardiac Troponin T Release, and Histology