APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 10, 2003

The American Physiological Society

• Depolarization induced slow calcium transients activate early genes in skeletal muscle cells. Carrasco, Maria Angélica, Nora Riveros, Juan Ríos, Marioly Müller, Francisco Torres, Jorge Pineda, Soledad Lantadilla, and Enrique Jaimovich. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas and Centro Fondo de Investigación Avanzada en Areas Prioritarias de Estudios Moleculares de la Célula, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 6530499, Chile APStracts 10:0054C, 2003.
• Early activation of p160ROCK by pressure overload in rat heart. Torsoni, Adriana S., Priscila M. Fonseca, Daniela P Crosara-Alberto, and Kleber G. Franchini. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas, 13081«hyphen»970 Campinas, SP, Brazil APStracts 10:0055C, 2003.
• Apoptosis repressor with caspase domain inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis by reducing K+ currents. Ekhterae, Daryoush, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Shen Zhang, Carmelle V. Remillard, and Jason X.-J. Yuan. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California 92103 APStracts 10:0056C, 2003.
• Autoregulation of glucocorticoid receptor by cortisol in rainbow trout hepatocytes. Sathiyaa, Ramesh, and Mathilakath M. Vijayan. Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada APStracts 10:0057C, 2003.
• Creatine uptake and creatine transporter expression among rat skeletal muscle fiber types. Brault, Jeffrey J., and Ronald L. Terjung. Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 APStracts 10:0058C, 2003.
• High glucose and endothelial cell growth: novel effects independent of autocrine TGF-ß1 and hyperosmolarity. McGinn, S., P. Poronnik, M. King, E. D. M. Gallery, and C. A. Pollock. 1Department of Medicine, Kolling Institute: Renal Research Group, and 2Department of Immunology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales 2065; and 3Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia APStracts 10:0059C, 2003.
• Adenylyl cyclase expression and modulation of cAMP in rat taste cells. Abaffy, Tatjana, Kristina R. Trubey, and Nirupa Chaudhari. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101 APStracts 10:0060C, 2003.
• MHC-based fiber type and E-C coupling characteristics in mechanically skinned muscle fibers of the rat. Goodman, Craig, Michael Patterson, and Gabriela Stephenson. 1Muscle Cell Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Victoria University, Melbourne City, Melbourne 8001; and 2School of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia APStracts 10:0061C, 2003.
• Role of caveolae in signal transducing function of cardiac Na+/K+-ATPase. Liu, Lijun, Kamiar Mohammadi, Behrouz Aynafshar, Haojie Wang, Daxiang Li, Jiang Liu, Alexander V. Ivanov, Zijian Xie, and Amir Askari. Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 43614 APStracts 10:0062C, 2003.
• Effect of interleukin-1ß and tumor necrosis factor-a on gene expression in human endothelial cells. Zhao, Baiteng, Salomon A. Stavchansky, Robert A. Bowden, and Phillip D. Bowman. 1Pharmaceutics Division, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin 78712; and 2US Army Institute of Surgical Research and Clinical Investigation, Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas 78234 APStracts 10:0063C, 2003.
• Neurotensin stimulates IL-8 expression in human colonic epithelial cells through Rho GTPase-mediated NF-?B pathways. Zhao, Dezheng, Sabina Kuhnt-Moore, Huiyan Zeng, Jack S. Wu, Mary P. Moyer, and Charalabos Pothoulakis. 1Division of Gastroenterology, 2Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02468; and 3INCELL Corporation, San Antonio, Texas 78249 APStracts 10:0064C, 2003.
• Structural elements of kallistatin required for inhibition of angiogenesis. Miao, Robert Q., Vincent Chen, Lee Chao, and Julie Chao. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-2211 APStracts 10:0065C, 2003.
• Na,K-ATPase inhibition alters tight junction structure and permeability in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Rajasekaran, Sigrid A., Jane Hu, Jegan Gopal, Ron Gallemore, Sergey Ryazantsev, Dean Bok, and Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran. 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2Jules Stein Eye Institute, 4Department of Biological Chemistry, 5Department of Neurobiology and Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 90095; and 3Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group, Los Angeles, California 90278 APStracts 10:0066C, 2003.
• Ethanol sensitivity of BKCa channels cloned from arterial smooth muscle does not require the ß1-subunit. Dopico, Alejandro M. Department of Pharmacology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163 APStracts 10:0067C, 2003.
• Contribution of chloride channels to volume regulation of cortical astrocytes. Parkerson, Kimberly A., and Harald Sontheimer. Department of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 APStracts 10:0068C, 2003.
• S-nitrosothiols inhibit uterine smooth muscle cell proliferation independent of metabolism to NO and cGMP formation. Cornwell, Trudy L., Erin K. Ceaser, Jie Li, Kevin L. Marrs, Victor M. Darley-Usmar, and Rakesh P. Patel. 1Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology and 2Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 APStracts 10:0069C, 2003.
• DMT1, a physiologically relevant apical Cu1+ transporter of intestinal cells. Arredondo, Miguel, Patricia Muñoz, Casilda V. Mura, and Marco T. Núñez. 1Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, 2Millennium Institute for Advanced Studies in Cell Biology and Biotechnology, and 3Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile APStracts 10:0070C, 2003.
• Insulin-stimulated trafficking of ENaC in renal cells requires PI 3-kinase activity. Yost, Bonnie L. Blazer, Michail A. Esterman, and Chris J. Vlahos. 1Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis 46202; and 2Therapeutic Area Discovery Research and Chemistry Information Technology and 3Cardiovascular Research, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 APStracts 10:0071C, 2003.
• Chloro(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine) platinum inhibition of the renal Na+,K+-ATPase. Ruddock, Nancy T., Krista L. Arnett, Betty Jo Wilson, and Mark A. Milanick. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 APStracts 10:0072C, 2003.
• Two-photon molecular excitation imaging of Ca2+ transients in Langendorff- perfused mouse hearts. Rubart, Michael, Exing Wang, Kenneth W. Dunn, and Loren J. Field. 1Wells Center for Pediatric Research and Krannert Institute of Cardiology, and 2Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 APStracts 10:0073C, 2003.
• Modulation of smooth muscle phenotype in vitro by homologous cell substrate. Tao, F., S. Chaudry, B. Tolloczko, J. G. Martin, and S. M. Kelly. 1Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 2P2; and 2Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 APStracts 10:0074C, 2003.
• Regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by the actin cytoskeleton. Su, Yunchao, Sophia Edwards-Bennett, Michael R. Bubb, and Edward R. Block. 1Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine; and 2Research Service, Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32608«hyphen»1197 APStracts 10:0075C, 2003.
• Adult alveolar epithelial cells express multiple subtypes of voltage-gated K+ channels that are located in apical membrane. Lee, So Yeong, Peter J. Maniak, David H. Ingbar, and Scott M. O'Grady. 1Departments of Physiology and Animal Science and 2Molecular Veterinary Biosciences Graduate Program, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108; and 3Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 APStracts 10:0076C, 2003.
• Microvessel formation from mouse aorta is stimulated in vitro by secreted VEGF and extracts from metanephroi. Akimoto, Tetsu, and Marc R. Hammerman. George M. O'Brien Kidney and Urological Disease Center, Renal Division, Departments of Medicine, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 APStracts 10:0077C, 2003.
• Cyclosporin A-induced hair growth in mice is associated with inhibition of calcineurin-dependent activation of NFAT in follicular keratinocytes. Gafter-Gvili, Anat, Benjamin Sredni, Rivka Gal, Uzi Gafter, and Yona Kalechman. 1Departments of Nephrology and Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, 49372; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; and 2C.A.I.R. Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900 Israel APStracts 10:0078C, 2003.
• Na+-dependent phosphate transporters in the murine osteoclast: cellular distribution and protein interactions. Khadeer, Mohammed A., Zhihui Tang, Harriet S. Tenenhouse, Maribeth V. Eiden, Heini Murer, Natividad Hernando, Edward J. Weinman, Meenakshi A. Chellaiah, and Anandarup Gupta. 1Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201; 2Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3Z 2Z3 Canada; 3Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; 4Physiologisches Institut, Universität Zürich-Irchel, Zürich, CH-8057, Switzerland; and, 5Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 APStracts 10:0079C, 2003.
• Molecular cloning of NHE1 from winter flounder RBCs: activation by osmotic shrinkage, cAMP, and calyculin C. Pedersen, Stine F., Scott A. King, Robert R. Rigor, Zhenpeng Zhuang, Jaimie M. Warren, and Peter M. Cala. 1Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, University of California- Davis, and 2USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California 95616 APStracts 10:0080C, 2003.
• Regulation of k-cl cotransport during reticulocyte maturation and erythrocyte aging in normal and sickle erythrocytes. Bize, Isabel, Samara Taher, and Carlo Brugnara. Departments of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 APStracts 10:0081C, 2003.
• The role of regulated CFTR trafficking in epithelial secretion. Bertrand, Carol A., and Raymond A. Frizzell. Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261 APStracts 10:0082C, 2003.