APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 2, 1995

The American Physiological Society

• Proliferation and migration of endothelial cells is promoted by endothelins via activation of etb receptors. Morbidelli, Lucia, Claudio Orlando, Carlo A. Maggi, Fabrizio Ledda, and Marina Ziche. Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology "Mario Aiazzi Mancini" Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, 50134 Florence; and Pharmacology Department A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals, 50131 Florence, Italy APStracts 2:0101H, 1995.
• Transmembrane mechano-chemical coupling in cardiac myocytes: novel activation of gi by hypo-osmotic swelling. Hilal-Dandan, Randa, and Laurence L. Brunton. Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of California, San Diego APStracts 2:0102H, 1995.
• Enhanced post-ischemic myocardial recovery following exercise induction of hsp 72. Locke, Marius, Robert M. Tanguay, Richard E. Klabunde, and C. David Ianuzzo. Deborah Research Institute, Browns Mills, NJ, 08015, USA and MGM, Centre de recherches du CHUL and Laboratoire de G[acute]en[acute]etique Cellulaire et d[acute]eveloppementale RSVS, Pavillon C. E. Marchand, Universit[acute]e Laval, Ste Foy, Qu[acute]ebec, G1K 7P4, Canada APStracts 2:0103H, 1995.
• Effect of acidosis on hydrogen peroxide injury to the isolated perfused rat heart. Evans, T., H. Jin, N. Elkins, and J. I. Shapiro. University of Colorado School of Medicine. Denver, Colorado, The Giles Filley Research Laboratory and Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Webb Waring Lung Institute and University of Colorado School of Medicine APStracts 2:0104H, 1995.
• Characterization of 4-aminopyridine block of the non-inactivating cloned k+ channel, kv 1.5, expressed in xenopus oocytes. Yamane, Teiichi, Tetsushi Furukawa, and Masayasu Hiraoka. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Autonomic Physiology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5 -45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan APStracts 2:0105H, 1995.
• Sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac length-dependent activation in rabbits. Bluhm, Wolfgang F., and Wilbur Y. W. Lew. Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine (Cardiology), The University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0412 and Cardiology Division, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California 92161 APStracts 2:0106H, 1995.
• Cardiorespiratory transfer during sleep : a study in healthy young men. Borne, Philippe Van De, Patrick Biston, Manuel Pa[diaeresis]iva, Hung Nguyen, Paul Linkowski, Jean-Paul Degaute. Hypertension Clinic, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research and Sleep Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry. H[circumflex]opital Erasme, Universit[acute]e Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. APStracts 2:0107H, 1995.
• The effect of 2,3-butanedione monoxime, verapamil and cardiac work on the mitochondrial membrane potential in perfused rat hearts. Doumen, Chris, Bang Wan, and Olga Ondrejickova. Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pa 17033 APStracts 2:0108H, 1995.
• Atp-induced cytosolic ca2+ rise involves different p2 receptor subtypes in freshly isolated and cultured aortic myocytes. Pacaud, Pierre, Rab[acute]e Malam-Souley, Gervaise Loirand, and Claude Desgranges. Laboratoire de Physiologie, Facult[acute]e de m[acute]edecine Victor Pachon, Universit[acute]e de Bordeaux II, Bordeaux ; INSERM U -390 H[circumflex]opital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, and INSERM U-8 H[circumflex]opital Haut-L[acute]ev[circumflex]eque, Bordeaux, France APStracts 2:0109H, 1995.
• In situ aortic pressure-diameter relationship and structural changes in long-term chemical sympathectomized rats. Lacolley, Patrick, Emmanuel Glaser, Pascal Challande, Pierre Boutouyrie, Jean-Pierre Mignot, Micheline Duriez, Bernard Levy, Michel Safar, St[acute]ephane Laurent. Department of Pharmacology (P.B., S.L.), the "Institut National de la Sant[acute]e et de la Recherche M[acute]edicale" INSERM U337 (P.L., E.G., M.S.) and U141 (M.D., B.L.), Paris, and URA CNRS 879, Saint-Cyr l'Ecole (P.C.), France and ASULAB Research Laboratories, Neuchatel, Switzerland (JP.M.). APStracts 2:0110H, 1995.
• Endotoxin-induced left ventricular depression is blocked by nitrogen mustard or dimethylthiourea in rabbits. Nishikawa, Yasuhiro, and Wilbur Y. W. Lew. Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California 92161 APStracts 2:0111H, 1995.
• Nitric oxide does not mediate autoregulation of retinal blood flow in newborn pig. Gidday, Jeffrey M., and Yun Zhu. Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 APStracts 2:0112H, 1995.
• Age-associated increase in rat ventricular anp gene expression correlates with cardiac hypertrophy . Younes, Antoine, Marvin O. Boluyt, Lydia O'neill, Andrea L. Meredith, Michael T. Crow, and Edward G. Lakatta. Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, and Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Clermont-Ferrand, B.P. 86 63172 Aubiere Cedex, France. APStracts 2:0113H, 1995.
• A human calcium-activated potassium channel gene expressed in vascular smooth muscle. McCobb, David P., Natalie L. Fowler, Terence Featherstone, Christopher J. Lingle, Mitsuyoshi Saito, James E. Krause, and Lawrence Salkoff. Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Department of Genetics, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 APStracts 2:0114H, 1995.
• Alleviation of contractile dysfunction in isolated globally ischemic and reperfused guinea-pig hearts by slowly inactivating na+ current blockers. Grand, B. Le, B. Vie, J. M. Talmant, E. Coraboeuf, G. W. John. Centre de Recherche Pierre FABRE, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, 17 Avenue Jean Moulin, 81106 CASTRES CEDEX, FRANCE APStracts 2:0115H, 1995.
• Mechanisms of endotoxin-induced dilatation of cerebral arterioles. Brian, Johnny E., Jr, Donald D. Heistad, Frank M. Faraci. Departments of Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Center and Center on Aging, University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 APStracts 2:0116H, 1995.
• The complexity of chaotic vasomotion is insensitive to flow and pressure but can be externally manipulated by feedback control. Griffith, T. M., D. H. Edwards. Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Cardiology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XN APStracts 2:0117H, 1995.
• Effect of norepinephrine and acetylcholine on outer medullary descending vasa recta. Yang, Sai, Erik P. Silldorff, and Thomas L. Pallone, Division Of Nephrology, The M. S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pa 17033. Thomas L. Pallone, M. D., Division of Nephrology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033, (717)531 -8156 (Office), (717)531-6776 (FAX), tpallone@med.hmc.psu.edu (Email) APStracts 2:0118H, 1995.
• Failure of primary negativity to predict dominant pacemaker location: implications for sinoatrial conduction. Bromberg, Burt I., Dwight E. Hand, Richard B. Schuessler, John P. Boineau. Department of Pediatrics and *Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO APStracts 2:0119H, 1995.
• Ischemia- and reperfusion-sensitive cardiac sympathetic afferents: influence of hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals. Huang, Hsiang-Shang, Hui-Lin Pan, Gregory L. Stahl, and John C. Longhurst. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Human Physiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616 APStracts 2:0120H, 1995.
• Baseline arterial pressure affects sympathoexcitatory responses to ventricular premature beats. Smith, Michael L., Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, and Dwain L. Eckberg. Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Hunter Holmes McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23249, Current Address: Division of Cardiology, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 APStracts 2:0121H, 1995.
• Increase of cardiac work is associated with decrease of mitochondrial nadh. Ashruf, J. F., J. M. C. C. Coremans, H. A. Bruining, C. Ince. Dept. of General Surgery, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands APStracts 2:0122H, 1995.
• Evidence for nitric oxide involvement in regulating vascular reactivity in the balloon-injured rat carotid artery. Major, Terry C., Ronald W. Overhiser, and Robert L. Panek. Department of Therapeutics, Cardiovascular Section, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division, Warner-Lambert Company, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 APStracts 2:0123H, 1995.
• Role of cyclooxygenase metabolites in mediating platelet-induced baroreceptor dysfunction. Li, Zhi, Xin Su, and Mark W. Chapleau. The Department of Internal Medicine and The Cardiovascular, Center, University of Iowa College of Medicine and The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 APStracts 2:0124H, 1995.
• Cardiac myocytes release leukocyte stimulating factors. Massey, Kenneth D., Robert M. Strieter, Steven L. Kunkel, Jean M. Danforth, and Theodore J. Standiford. Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Pathology, and the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, The University of Medicine Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 APStracts 2:0125H, 1995.
• An atp-activated nonselective cation channel in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Parker, Karen E., and Antonio Scarpa. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Cleveland, OH 44106-4970 APStracts 2:0126H, 1995.
• Delayed rectifier k current in rabbit atrial myocytes . Muraki, K., Y. Imaizumi, M. Watanabe, Y. Habuchi, and W. R. Giles. Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefecture University, and Departments of Medical Physiology and Medicine, University of Calgary APStracts 2:0127H, 1995.
• The role of bradykinin in cardiac functional protection after global ischemia-reperfusion in the rat heart. Brew, Elizabeth C., Max B. Mitchell, Thomas F. Rehring, Fabia Gamboni -Robertson, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr, Alden H. Harken, and Anirban Banerjee. Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262 APStracts 2:0128H, 1995.
• Comparative mechanisms of 4-aminopyridine-resistant transient outward current in human and rabbit atrial myocytes. Li, Gui-Rong, Jianlin Feng, Zhiguo Wang, Bernard Fermini, and Stanley Nattel. Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal (G-RL, JF, BF, SN), and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University (ZW, SN), Montreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada APStracts 2:0129H, 1995.
• Selective binding of platelet factor 4 to regions of active angiogenesis in vivo. Hansell, Peter, Theodore E. Maione, Per Borgstr[diaeresis]om. La Jolla Institute for Experimental Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA Repligen Corporation, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, Present address: Department of Physiology & Medical Biophysics, Biomedical Center, University of Uppsala, S-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden APStracts 2:0130H, 1995.
• Developmental changes of action potential configuration and the transient outward potassium current in canine epicardium. Pacioretty, Linda M., and Robert F. Gilmour, Jr. Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY APStracts 2:0131H, 1995.
• Downregulation of atrial natriuretic factor clearance receptors in experimental chronic renal failure rats. Luk, James K. H., Eric F. C. Wong, and Norman L. M. Wong. Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Koerner Pavilion, Vancouver, BC Canada APStracts 2:0132H, 1995.
• Nmda receptors in the nucleus tractus solitarii are involved in the bradycardic but not in the pressor response to carotid chemoreceptor activation. Haibara, Andr[acute]ea S., Eduardo Colombari, Deocl[acute]ecio A. Chianca, Jr, Leni G. H. Bonagamba, and Benedito H. Machado. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, 14049-900, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil APStracts 2:0133H, 1995.
• Aging and hypertension differently affect contractility of rat mesenteric resistance arteries: modulation by endothelium-derived factors. Lang, Markus G., Georg Noll, and Thomas F. L[umlaut]uscher. Department of Research, Laboratory of Vascular Research, University Hospital Basel and Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital / Inselspital, CH - 3010 Bern, Switzerland APStracts 2:0134H, 1995.
• Mechanisms of vascular preservation by a novel no donor following rat carotid artery intimal injury. Guo, Jin-Ping, Manoj M. Panday, P. Macke Consigny, and Allan M. Lefer. Department of Physiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, U.S.A. APStracts 2:0135H, 1995.
• Intracoronary nitric oxide improves postischemic coronary blood flow and myocardial contractile function following ischemia and reperfusion. Pabla, Ravinder, Andrew J. Buda, David M. Flynn, Dana B. Salzberg, and David J. Lefer. Department of Medicine, Cardiology Section, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-48, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, U.S.A, and Department of Pharmacology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, King's College, University of London, Manresa Road, London SW3 6LX, U.K. APStracts 2:0136H, 1995.
• The effect of the central infusion of benzamil on dahl s rat hypertension. Sanchez, Elise P. Gomez, and Celso E. Gomez Sanchez. Research and Medicine Services, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital and Departments of Internal Medicine and Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO APStracts 2:0137H, 1995.
• Different effects of histamine h1 and h2 stimulation on left ventricular contractility in pigs. Cooper, D. James, R. Robert Schellenberg, Keith R. Walley. University of British Columbia, Pulmonary Research Laboratory, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada APStracts 2:0138H, 1995.
• Effects of the atrial pacing site on rate-dependent av nodal function in the rabbit heart. Amellal, Farid, and Jacques Billette. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada APStracts 2:0139H, 1995.
• Impaired arginine metabolism and nitric oxide synthesis in coronary endothelial cells of the spontaneously diabetic bb rat. Wu, Guoyao, and Cynthia J. Meininger. Departments of Animal Science and Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. 77843 APStracts 2:0140H, 1995.
• Nitric oxide synthase expression is increased in endothelial cells exposed to plasma from women with preeclampsia . Davidge, Sandra T., Philip N. Baker, and James M. Roberts. Magee-Womens Research Institute and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 APStracts 2:0141H, 1995.
• Capillary diameter changes during low perfusion pressure and reactive hyperemia in skeletal muscle of anesthetized rabbits. Bosman, Jacqueline, Geert-Jan Tangelder, Mirjam G. A. Oude Egbrink, Robert S. Reneman, and Dick W. Slaaf. Departments of Biophysics and Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Limburg, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands APStracts 2:0142H, 1995.
• Opioids contribute to hypoxia-induced pial artery dilation through activation of atp-sensitive k+ channels. Shankar, V., and W. M. Armstead. Departments of Anesthesia and Pharmacology, The University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 APStracts 2:0143H, 1995.
• Inhibition of the creatine kinase reaction decreases the contractile reserve of the isolated rat heart. Hamman, Baron L., John A. Bittl, William E. Jacobus, Paul D. Allen, Richard S. Spencer, Rong Tian, and Joanne S. Ingwall. NMR Laboratory for Physiological Chemistry, the Departments of Medicine and Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, and Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 APStracts 2:0144H, 1995.
• Cardiovascular actions of adrenomedullin in conscious sheep. Parkes, David G. Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia. APStracts 2:0145H, 1995.
• Role of the natriuretic peptide clearance receptor in the in vivo control of c-type natriuretic peptide. Brandt, Roland R., Denise M. Heublein, Lawrence L. Aarhus, John A. Lewicki, and John C. Burnett, Jr. Cardiorenal Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905 and Scios Nova, Inc., Mountain View, California 94043 APStracts 2:0146H, 1995.
• Inhibition of collagen cross-linking: effects on fibrillar collagen and left ventricular diastolic function. Kato, Satoshi, Francis G. Spinale, Ryuhei Tanaka, Wendy Johnson, George Cooper, Iv, Michael R. Zile. Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery, Charleston, South Carolina. APStracts 2:0147H, 1995.
• Effect of l-nmma, cromakalim and glibenclamide on cerebral blood flow in hypercapnia and hypoxia. Reid, John M., Alun G. Davies, Frances M. Ashcroft & David J. Paterson. University Laboratory of Physiology, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdom APStracts 2:0148H, 1995.
• Losartan improves baroreflex control of heart rate of coarcted hypertensive rats. Santos, Claudia M. Dos, Vera Pontieri, Moacir Leomil Neto, and Lisete C. Michelini. Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of S[angstrom]ao Paulo, S[angstrom]ao Paulo, Brazil APStracts 2:0149H, 1995.
• Polystyrene microspheres decrease bronchial artery resistance in anesthetized sheep. Pearse, David B., Henry E. Fessler, Elizabeth M. Wagner. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Asthma and Allergy Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21224 APStracts 2:0150H, 1995.
• Dynamic changes in gi[alpha]2 levels in the rat heart associated with impaired cardiac function following acute myocardial infarction. Shi, Bing, James E. Heavner, Kathryn K. McMahon, Julian E. Spallholz,. Food and Nutrition, Texas Tech University, and the Departments of Anesthesiology, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430 APStracts 2:0151H, 1995.
• Central angiotensin ii at1-receptor antagonism in normal and heart failed sheep. Rademaker, M T, M A Fitzpatrick, C J Charles, Cm Frampton, Am Richards, Mg Nicholls, E A Espiner. Department of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital & The Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand. APStracts 2:0152H, 1995.
• Antagonism of vasopressin v1 receptors in the nucleus tractus solitarius attenuates baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity. Hegarty, Allison A., and Robert B. Felder. Cardiovascular Center and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242 APStracts 2:0153H, 1995.
• Direct detection and quantification of singlet oxygen during ischemia and reperfusion in rat hearts. Zhai, Xiaolin, and Muhammad Ashraf. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 APStracts 2:0154H, 1995.
• Ca2+-dependent k+ current in arterial smooth muscle cells from aldosterone-salt hypertensive rats. Liu, Yu, Allan W. Jones, and Michael Sturek. Vascular Cell Biophysics Laboratory, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 APStracts 2:0155H, 1995.
• Biaxial mechanical behavior of excised porcine mitral valve leaflets. May-Newman, Karen, and Frank C. P. Yin. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 APStracts 2:0156H, 1995.
• Effects of inhibiting neutral endopeptidase and kininase ii on coronary and systemic hemodynamics in rats. Maxwell, Andrew J., Waleed K. Husseini, Giovanni Piedimonte, Julien I. E. Hoffman. Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143. APStracts 2:0157H, 1995.
• Thoracic duct lymph flow responses to hemorrhage in the ovine fetus. Brace, Robert A. Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0802 APStracts 2:0158H, 1995.