1-6
Original articles
Inhibition of E-selectin-mediated leukocyte adhesion by volatile anesthetics in a static condition
Taizo Hisano, Tsunehisa Namba, Mitsuko Hashiguchi-Ikeda, Tatsuya Ito and Kiichi Hirota, et al.
7-11
The incidence and risk factors of difficult mask ventilation
Tulay Sahin Yildiz, Mine Solak and Kamil Toker
12-16
Effects of fentanyl on emergence characteristics from anesthesia in adult cervical spine surgery: a comparison of fentanyl-based and sevoflurane-based anesthesia
Yoshitaka Inoue, Kazunori Koga, Takeyoshi Sata and Akio Shigematsu
17-20
Efficacy of landiolol in attenuating hemodynamic responses to local epinephrine infiltration in patients undergoing vaginal total hysterectomy
Kazuyoshi Hirota, Sachiko Baba, Sadao Fukushi, Masatoshi Muraoka and Akitomo Matsuki
21-25
Does central venous pressure or pulmonary capillary wedge pressure reflect the status of circulating blood volume in patients after extended transthoracic esophagectomy?
Satomi Oohashi and Hiroshi Endoh
26-30
Assessment of the recovery of dynamic balance after intravenous sedation with midazolam
Toshiaki Fujisawa, Shigeru Takuma, Hiroyo Koseki, Kunie Kimura and Kazuaki Fukushima
31-35
Analgesic effect of intravenous ATP on postherpetic neuralgia in comparison with responses to intravenous ketamine and lidocaine
Masakazu Hayashida, Ken-ichi Fukuda, Atsuo Fukunaga, Aki Meno and Kanako Sato, et al.
36-39
Is penile block better than caudal epidural block for postcircumcision analgesia?
Natan Weksler, Iehuda Atias, Moti Klein, Vsevolod Rosenztsveig and Leon Ovadia, et al.
40-44
Dose effects of propofol on hemodynamic and cytokine responses to endotoxemia in rats
Yasuhiro Takemoto
45-53
Positive inotropic effect of nicorandil in adult rats in situ
Kazuyoshi Nakahashi, Yutaka Kitagawa, Haruo Ito, Naoya Kuzumoto and Hitoshi Furuya, et al.
54-59
The effects of local anesthetics on cellular hypoxia-induced gene responses mediated by hypoxia-inducible factor 1
Kenichiro Nishi, Kiichi Hirota, Satoshi Takabuchi, Seiko Oda and Kazuhiko Fukuda, et al.
60-65
Comparison of antagonizing potencies of dodecane analogues to isoflurane in goldfish
Yusuke Kitahara, Tsuneo Tatara and Yasuhide Iwao
66-72
Halothane modulates NMDA and non-NMDA excitatory synaptic transmission in rat cortical neurons
Akira Kitamura, Ryoichi Satoh, Tomoo Nagano, Hiroyuki Matsuda and Toru Shimizu, et al.
73-74
Clinical reports
A case report of anesthetic management of the minimally invasive Nuss operation for pectus excavatum
Manami Ichizawa, Eri Morimura, Naohisa Tsuchiya, Tetsuji Hanafusa and Tetsutaro Shinomura
75-77
Two cases of hyperkalemia after administration of hypertonic mannitol during craniotomy
Kiichi Hirota, Tomoko Hara, Satoshi Hosoi, Yukiko Sasaki and Yasufumi Hara, et al.
78-80
Anesthetic management for repair of adult Bochdalek hernia by laparoscopic surgery
Kazuhide Takeyama, Yumi Nakahara, Satoko Ando, Keiichiro Hasegawa and Toshiyasu Suzuki
81-83
Anesthetic management of a patient with severe dilated cardiomyopathy and an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) during total gastrectomy
Mamoru Takeuchi, Tatsuo Iwasaki, Tomoyo Oue, Naoyuki Taga and Yuichiro Toda, et al.
84-87
Infective endocarditis at the tricuspid valve following central venous catheterization
Shu-ichi Yamashita, Kenji Noma, Go Kuwata, Kahori Miyoshi and Kaoru Honaga
88-90
Short communication
Plasma concentration for optimal sedation and total body clearance of propofol in patients after esophagectomy
Daisuke Takizawa, Eri Sato, Koichi Nishikawa, Hiroshi Hinohara and Haruhiko Hiraoka, et al.
91
Letters to the editor
Pulmonary embolism following ocular surgery
Anurupa A. Wagle, Ajeet M. Wagle and Kah-Guan Au Eong
92
Letters to the editor
Complete atrioventricular block during anesthesia in a patient with sick sinus syndrome under atrial pacing
Yoshihiro Iinuma, Koichi Maruyama and Katsumi Hara