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Editorials

ACE Gene Polymorphism and Coronary Artery Disease : A Question of Persuasion or Statistical Confusion?

IRS-1 Variant : A New Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease?

Brief Reviews

Congenital Disorders of Platelet Signal Transduction

Macrophage Scavenger Receptor Class A : A Multifunctional Receptor in Atherosclerosis

Vascular Biology

Expression of Fas Ligand in Arteries of Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits Accelerates Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation

Vascular Endothelial Cells and Smooth Muscle Cells Differ in Expression of Fas and Fas Ligand and in Sensitivity to Fas Ligand–Induced Cell Death : Implications for Vascular Disease and Therapy

Warfarin-Induced Artery Calcification Is Accelerated by Growth and Vitamin D

Lesions in Ryanodine Channels in Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein

Mouse Model of Femoral Artery Denudation Injury Associated With the Rapid Accumulation of Adhesion Molecules on the Luminal Surface and Recruitment of Neutrophils

Mouse Model of Transplant Arteriosclerosis : Role of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1

Adhesion of Monocyte Very Late Antigen-4 to Endothelial Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Induces Interleukin-1ß–Dependent Expression of Interleukin-6 in Endothelial Cells

CD9 Participates in Endothelial Cell Migration During In Vitro Wound Repair

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-4 Expression Is Decreased by Angiotensin II and Thrombin in Rat Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Zinc Finger Transcription Factor Egr-1 Activates Flt-1 Gene Expression in THP-1 Cells on Induction for Macrophage Differentiation

Convergence of Redox-Sensitive and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways in Tumor Necrosis Factor-–Mediated Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Induction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Inducible Expression of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase by Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-Acetate Is Mediated by Sp1 in Endothelial Cells

Insulin-Mediated Stimulation of Protein Kinase Akt : A Potent Survival Signaling Cascade for Endothelial Cells

Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor- in Cultured Human Endothelial Cells Stimulated With Lipopolysaccharide or Interleukin-1

Fluid Flow Releases Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 From Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

Homocysteine-Induced Inhibition of Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation in Rabbit Aorta : Role for Superoxide Anions

In Vivo Evidence of the Importance of Cardiac Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in the Pathogenesis of Cardiac Hypertrophy

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Complete Atherosclerosis Regression After Human ApoE Gene Transfer in ApoE-Deficient/Nude Mice

Leptin, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-, and CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein- mRNA Expression in Adipose Tissue of Humans and Their Relation to Cardiovascular Risk Factors

LCAT Modulates Atherogenic Plasma Lipoproteins and the Extent of Atherosclerosis Only in the Presence of Normal LDL Receptors in Transgenic Rabbits

The Arg123-Tyr166 Central Domain of Human ApoAI Is Critical for Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase–Induced Hyperalphalipoproteinemia and HDL Remodeling in Transgenic Mice

Glucosylated Glycerophosphoethanolamines are the Major LDL Glycation Products and Increase LDL Susceptibility to Oxidation : Evidence of Their Presence in Atherosclerotic Lesions

Intravascular Ultrasound Combined With Raman Spectroscopy to Localize and Quantify Cholesterol and Calcium Salts in Atherosclerotic Coronary Arteries

ACE Gene Polymorphism in Cardiovascular Disease : Meta-Analyses of Small and Large Studies in Whites

Homocysteine and Lipoprotein(a) Interact to Increase CAD Risk in Young Men and Women

Stanol Ester Margarine Alone and With Simvastatin Lowers Serum Cholesterol in Families With Familial Hypercholesterolemia Caused by the FH–North Karelia Mutation

New Functional Promoter Polymorphism, CETP/-629, in Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) Gene Related to CETP Mass and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels : Role of Sp1/Sp3 in Transcriptional Regulation

Promoter Polymorphisms of Human Paraoxonase PON1 Gene and Serum Paraoxonase Activities and Concentrations

Lipoprotein(a) in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Distinct Risk Profiles of Early and Advanced Atherosclerosis : Prospective Results From the Bruneck Study

Insulin Resistance Syndrome Predicts the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Healthy Middle-Aged Men : The 22-Year Follow-Up Results of the Helsinki Policemen Study

Insulin Therapy Improves Endothelial Function in Type 2 Diabetes

Physical Training Improves Flow-Mediated Dilation in Patients With the Polymetabolic Syndrome

Thrombosis

HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors Reduce Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Expression by Human Vascular Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells

Interaction of Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies With Late Endosomes of Human Endothelial Cells

Effect of Individual Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Variations In Vivo on Its Competition With Plasminogen for Fibrin and Cell Binding : An In Vitro Study Using Plasma From Children With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

Protective Effect of a Thrombin Receptor (Protease-Activated Receptor 1) Gene Polymorphism Toward Venous Thromboembolism

Factor VII Gene Polymorphism, Factor VII Levels, and Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease : The Framingham Heart Study

Determinants of Population Changes in Fibrinogen and Factor VII Over 6 Years : The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study