443-452
Review
Hepatocyte growth factor/Met gene transfer in cardiac stem cells—potential for cardiac repair
Rosalinda Madonna, Gregg Rokosh, Raffaele De Caterina and Roberto Bolli
453-464
Original Contribution
Direct relationship between levels of TNF-α expression and endothelial dysfunction in reperfusion injury
Cuihua Zhang, Junxi Wu, Xiangbin Xu, Barry J. Potter and Xue Gao
465-477
Original Contribution
CB1 receptor inhibition leads to decreased vascular AT1 receptor expression, inhibition of oxidative stress and improved endothelial function
Vedat Tiyerili, Sebastian Zimmer, Suzin Jung, Kerstin Wassmann and Claas P. Naehle, et al.
479-486
Original Contribution
Proatherogenic effects of estradiol in a model of accelerated atherosclerosis in ovariectomized ApoE-deficient mice
Till Freudenberger, Marc Oppermann, Hans-Karl Heim, Peter Mayer and Georg Kojda, et al.
487-494
Original Contribution
LXR activation inhibits chemokine-induced CD4-positive lymphocyte migration
Daniel Walcher, Dusica Vasic, Philipp Heinz, Helga Bach and Renate Durst, et al.
495-511
Original Contribution
Kinases and phosphatases in ischaemic preconditioning: a re-evaluation
W. J. Fan, D. van Vuuren, S. Genade and Amanda Lochner
513-522
Original Contribution
Impact of acute myocardial ischemia reperfusion on the tissue and blood-borne renin–angiotensin system
Shizu Oyamada, Cesario Bianchi, Shinji Takai, Michael P. Robich and Richard T. Clements, et al.
523-533
Original Contribution
Open AccessLong-term protection and mechanism of pacing-induced postconditioning in the heart
Fawzi A. Babiker, Ilka Lorenzen-Schmidt, Eric Mokelke, Ward Y. Vanagt and Tammo Delhaas, et al.
535-544
Original Contribution
Chronic acetaminophen attenuates age-associated increases in cardiac ROS and apoptosis in the Fischer Brown Norway rat
Sunil K. Kakarla, Jacqueline C. Fannin, Saba Keshavarzian, Anjaiah Katta and Satyanarayana Paturi, et al.
545-556
Original Contribution
C-kit+ CD45− cells found in the adult human heart represent a population of endothelial progenitor cells
Joakim Sandstedt, Marianne Jonsson, Anders Lindahl, Anders Jeppsson and Julia Asp
557-567
Original Contribution
Lack of evidence for a pathogenic role of proteasome-directed autoimmunity in dilated cardiomyopathy
Antje Voigt, Christiane Trimpert, Katrin Bartel, Karl Egerer and Ulrike Kuckelkorn, et al.