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Editorials

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Endothelial Function: The Exception That Proves the Rule?

ApoA-II Versus ApoA-I: Two for One Is Not Always a Good Deal

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor and Ligand Superfamily Family Members TNFRSF14 and LIGHT: New Players in Human Atherogenesis

Brief Reviews

Immune Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis

PPAR and Atherosclerosis: Effects on Cell Growth and Movement

Vascular Biology

Downregulation of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor by Hydrophobic 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Myeloperoxidase and Hypochlorite, but Not Copper Ions, Oxidize Heparin-Bound LDL Particles and Release Them From Heparin

Increased Rate of Apoptosis in Intimal Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Through Endogenous Activation of TNF Receptors

Persistent Activation of Nuclear Factor-B by Interleukin-1ß and Subsequent Inducible NO Synthase Expression Requires Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase

Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases by Endothelin and Noradrenaline in Small Arteries, Regulation by Calcium Influx and Tyrosine Kinases, and Their Role in Contraction

Mast Cell Chymase Inhibits Smooth Muscle Cell Growth and Collagen Expression In Vitro: Transforming Growth Factor-ß1-Dependent and -Independent Effects

Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor-Driven Endothelial Tube Formation Is Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Receptor-2, a Kinase Insert Domain-Containing Receptor

NO Modulates Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Expression in Endothelial Cells Under Cyclic Strain

Differential Cell Cycle Progression Patterns of Infiltrating Leukocytes and Resident Cells After Balloon Injury of the Rat Carotid Artery

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Estrogen Replacement and Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Vasodilation in Older Women

Elevated C-Reactive Protein Constitutes an Independent Predictor of Advanced Carotid Plaques in Dyslipidemic Subjects

Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of Lipids in the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN) Blood Pressure Study

Arg123-Tyr166 Domain of Human ApoA-I Is Critical for HDL-Mediated Inhibition of Macrophage Homing and Early Atherosclerosis in Mice

Identification of Differentially Regulated Genes in Mildly Hyperlipidemic ApoE3-Leiden Mice by Use of Serial Analysis of Gene Expression

Temporal Expression of Heat Shock Proteins 60 and 70 at Lesion-Prone Sites During Atherogenesis in ApoE-Deficient Mice

Differential Expression of Bone Matrix Regulatory Proteins in Human Atherosclerotic Plaques

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily 14 Is Involved in Atherogenesis by Inducing Proinflammatory Cytokines and Matrix Metalloproteinases

Transforming Growth Factor-ß1 Inhibits Macrophage Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation Induced by Native and Oxidized VLDL Remnants

Sterol Efflux Mediated by Endogenous Macrophage ApoE Expression Is Independent of ABCA1

Effect of Statin Therapy on Remnant Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Patients With Combined Hyperlipidemia

Ezetimibe, a Potent Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor, Inhibits the Development of Atherosclerosis in ApoE Knockout Mice

Analysis of the Ileal Bile Acid Transporter Gene, SLC10A2, in Subjects With Familial Hypertriglyceridemia

Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects >70 Years of Age

Association of Multiple Risk Factors and Insulin Resistance With Increased Prevalence of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease by an Electron-Beam Computed Tomographic Study

Pretreatment With Simvastatin Attenuates Myocardial Dysfunction After Ischemia and Chronic Reperfusion

Consumption of Whole Grain and Legume Powder Reduces Insulin Demand, Lipid Peroxidation, and Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Long-Term Homocysteine-Lowering Treatment With Folic Acid Plus Pyridoxine Is Associated With Decreased Blood Pressure but Not With Improved Brachial Artery Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation or Carotid Artery Stiffness: A 2-Year, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Thrombosis

Vascular Outcome in Patients With Homocystinuria due to Cystathionine ß-Synthase Deficiency Treated Chronically: A Multicenter Observational Study

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Relations to Fatty Acid Composition in the Diet and in Serum Cholesterol Esters

Neutrophil Enhancement of Fibrin Deposition Under Flow Through Platelet-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms

Letters to the Editor

Antioxidant Supplements and Simvastatin-Niacin Therapy

Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia and Insulin Resistance