Signal Transduction and Cardiac Hypertrophy Book

	Dedication: A Tribute to Dr. Jutta Schaper
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Molecular Changes of the Myocardium After Mechanical Circulatory Support	3
2	Reverse Molecular Remodeling of the Failing Human Heart Following Support with a Left Ventricular Assist Device	19
3	Stretch-Elicited Autocrine/Paracrine Mechanism in the Heart	37
4	L-Arginine at the Crossroads of Biochemical Pathways Involved in Myocardial Hypertrophy	49
5	Signal Transduction System in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell Stimulated by Pure Pressure	57
6	Role of Mitochondrial K[subscript ATP] Channels in Improved Ischemic Tolerance of Chronically Hypoxic Adult and Immature Hearts	69
7	Ca[superscript 2+]-Dependent Signaling Pathways Through Calcineurin and Ca[superscript 2+]/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase in Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy	85
8	Calreticulin, Cardiac Development and Congenital Complete Heart Block in Children	95
9	Expression of Sodium-Calcium Exchanger Genes in Heart and Skeletal Muscle Development. Evidence for a Role of Adjacent Cells in Regulation of Transcription and Splicing
10	Na[superscript +]/H[superscript +] Exchanger and Myocardial Hypertrophy	125
11	Role of the Electrogenic Na[superscript +]/HCO[subscript 3] Symport in the Heart	139
12	Modulation of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)-C Receptor and Associated Signaling by Vasoactive Peptides	149
13	RAB3 Small GTP-Binding Proteins: Regulation by Calcium/Calmodulin	167
14	Novel Aspects of Mechanical Signaling in Cardiac Tissue	181
15	Caspase Activation in a Cardiac Cell-Free Model of Apoptosis
16	The Role of the Voltage-Sensitive Release Mechanism in Contraction of Normal and Diseased Heart	207
17	Role of AT[subscript 1] Receptor Blockade in Reperfused Myocardial Infarction	221
18	Relation Between Intracelluar Ca[superscript 2+] Concentration and Contraction in Tetanized Myocyctes of Rat and Mouse	237
19	The Role of Hydrogen Peroxide as a Signaling Molecular	249
20	Localized Control of Oxidative Phosphorylation within Intracellular Energetic Units in Heart Cells: A Possible Solution of Some Old Problems
21	Role of High Molecular Weight Calmodulin Binding Protein in Cardiac Muscle	285
22	[beta]-Adrenergic Signaling in Chronic Heart Failure - Friend or Foe?	303
23	Compartmentation to Lipid Rafts as a Mechanism to Regulate [beta]-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Cardiomycytes	323
24	Role of Renin-Angiotensin System in Phospholipase C-Mediated Signaling in Congestive Heart Failure	335
25	JAK/Stat Signaling in Cardiac Diseases	349
26	Signaling Pathways Involved in the Stimulation of DNA Synthesis by Tumor Necrosis Factor and Lipopolysaccharide in Chick Embryo Cardiomyocytes
27	The Application of Genetic Mouse Models to Elucidate a Role for Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 in the Mammalian Cardiovascular System	373
28	Interaction of COUP-TF II With the Rat Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase I B Promoter in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocytes	393
29	Altered Expression of Conventional Calpains Influences Apoptosis	403
30	KLF5/BTEB2, a Kruppel-Like Transcription Factor, Regulates Smooth Muscle Phenotypic Modulation
31	Transgenic Manipulation of SERCA and PLB Levels and Their Effect on Cardiac Contractility	425
32	Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1[alpha] in the Myocardium	439
33	Gene-Based Therapy of Advanced Heart Failure Secondary to the Disruption of Dystrophin-Related Proteom	449
34	Adaptation to Ischemia by In Vivo Exposure to Hyperoxia-Signalling Through Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases and Nuclear Factor Kappa B	461
35	The SERCA2 Gene: Genomic Organization and Promoter Characterization	479
	Index	497