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Editorials

Coronary Calcium, Race, and Genes

Leukocyte Recruitment Into Developing Atherosclerotic Lesions: The Complex Interaction Between Multiple Molecules Keeps Getting More Complex

Brief Reviews

Purinergic Signaling and Vascular Cell Proliferation and Death

Vascular Biology

Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Impairs Adipose Tissue Development in Mice

Insulin Inhibits Apoptosis of Macrophage Cell Line, THP-1 Cells, via Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase–Dependent Pathway

Human Coronary Smooth Muscle Cells Internalize Versican-Modified LDL Through LDL Receptor–Related Protein and LDL Receptors

Activation of Big Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-1 Regulates Smooth Muscle Cell Replication

Increased Plasmin and Serine Proteinase Activity During Flow-Induced Intimal Atrophy in Baboon PTFE Grafts

Different Effects of High and Low Shear Stress on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Isoform Release by Endothelial Cells: Consequences for Smooth Muscle Cell Migration

Novel 5' Exon of Scavenger Receptor CD36 Is Expressed in Cultured Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Atherosclerotic Plaques

Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Autosomal Genome-Wide Scan for Coronary Artery Calcification Loci in Sibships at High Risk for Hypertension

Racial Differences in Coronary Artery Calcification in Older Adults

Autoimmunity to Human Heat Shock Protein 60, Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection, and Inflammation in Predicting Coronary Risk

Greater Oxidative Stress in Healthy Young Men Compared With Premenopausal Women

Leukotriene B4 Receptor Antagonism Reduces Monocytic Foam Cells in Mice

Both Apolipoprotein E and Immune Deficiency Exacerbate Neointimal Hyperplasia After Vascular Injury in Mice

Interleukin-4 Deficiency Decreases Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in a Site-Specific Manner in Female LDL Receptor-/- Mice

Accumulation of Biglycan and Perlecan, but Not Versican, in Lesions of Murine Models of Atherosclerosis

Aortic Constriction Exacerbates Atherosclerosis and Induces Cardiac Dysfunction in Mice Lacking Apolipoprotein E

Hepatic Fatty Acid Synthesis Is Suppressed in Mice With Fatty Livers Due to Targeted Apolipoprotein B38.9 Mutation

Lipolytically Modified Triglyceride-Enriched HDLs Are Rapidly Cleared From the Circulation

Total Homocysteine Lowering Treatment Among Coronary Artery Disease Patients in the Era of Folic Acid-Fortified Cereal Grain Flour

Impact of Dietary Intervention, Sex, and Apolipoprotein E Phenotype on Tracking of Serum Lipids and Apolipoproteins in 1- to 5-Year-Old Children: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP)

Thrombosis

Lack of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Promotes Growth and Abnormal Matrix Remodeling of Advanced Atherosclerotic Plaques in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice

Genetic Contribution to Circulating Levels of Hemostatic Factors in Healthy Families With Effects of Known Genetic Polymorphisms on Heritability

Phospholipid-Binding Domain of Factor VIII Is Involved in Endothelial Cell–Mediated Activation of Factor X by Factor IXa

A Human Antibody That Inhibits Factor IX/IXa Function Potently Inhibits Arterial Thrombosis Without Increasing Bleeding