Carbon Monoxideand Cardiovascular Functions Book

Section 1	Carbon Monoxide and Physiological Functions of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 1	The Physiological Role of Carbon Monoxide Derived from Heme Oxidation Catalyzed by Heme Oxygenase	3
Chapter 2	Carbon Monoxide-Induced Vasorelaxation and the Underlying Mechanisms	23
Chapter 3	Carbon Monoxide and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth	45
Chapter 4	Signal Transduction Pathways Involved in CO-Induced Vasodilation: The Role of Cyclic GMP/Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase	67
Chapter 5	Carbon Monoxide, Vascular Contractility, and K[superscript +] Channels	83
Chapter 6	Nitric Oxide and the Heme Oxygenase/Carbon Monoxide System: Cooperation in the Control of Vascular Function	111
Chapter 7	Developmental Biology of Heme Oxygenase and Carbon Monoxide in the Cardiopulmonary System	125
Chapter 8	Carbon Monoxide Signaling in the Heart	135
Section 2	Carbon Monoxide and Pathophysiology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9	The Heme--Heme Oxygenase--Carbon Monoxide System and Hypertension	149
Chapter 10	Carbon Monoxide and Cardiovascular Inflammation	165
Chapter 11	Human HO- 1 Deficiency and Cardiovascular Dysfunction	181
Chapter 12	The Roles of Carbon Monoxide in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes and Its Vascular Complications	213
Chapter 13	Selective Increase in Human Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Expression Attenuates Development of Hypertension and Increases Body Growth in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats	233
Section 3	Techniques Used in Carbon Monoxide Research
Chapter 14	Studies on the Development of Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules: Potential Applications for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Dysfunction	249
Chapter 15	Sources, Sinks, and Measurement of Carbon Monoxide	273
	Index	309