APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 5, 1998

The American Physiological Society

• Loading pyranine via purinergic receptors or hypotonic stress for measurement of cytosolic ph by imaging. Gan, Bing Siang, Eric Krump, Lamara D. Shrode, and Sergio Grinstein. Division of Cell Biology, Research Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ON, Canada M5G 1X8, and the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto ON, Canada M5G 2C4 APStracts 5:0171C, 1998.
• Monocyte/macrophages evoke epithelial dysfunction: indirect role of tumor necrosis factor . Zareie, Mehri, Derek M. McKay, Garrett G. Kovarik, Mary H. Perdue. Intestinal Disease Research Program, McMaster University, Hamilton APStracts 5:0172C, 1998.
• Cytokine-mediated prostaglandin e2 expression in human colonic fibroblasts. Kim, Edward C., Yingting Zhu, Daniela Sciaky, H. James Cao, Heather Meekins, Terry J. Smith and Peter Lance. 1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Buffalo General Hospital, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14215 and 2Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical College and Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, New York 12208 APStracts 5:0173C, 1998.
• In vivo and in vitro induction of c-fos in avian exocrine salt gland cells. Hildebrandt), Jan-Peter, R[umlaut]udiger Gerstberger), Marion Schwarz). 1) 2. Physiologisches Institut, Medizinische Fakult[umlaut]at, Universit[umlaut]at des Saarlandes, D - 66421 Homburg / Saar; 2) Max -Planck-Institut f[umlaut]ur Physiologische und Klinische Forschung, W.G. Kerckhoff-Institut, Parkstra[beta]e 1, D - 61231 Bad Nauheim APStracts 5:0174C, 1998.
• Alpha adrenergic receptors regulate human lymphocyte amiloride -sensitive sodium channels.. Bubien, James K., Trudy Cornwell, Anne Lynn Bradford, Catherine M. Fuller, Michael D. Duvall, Dale, J. Benos. Deaprtments of Physiology & Biophysics, and Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama 35294 APStracts 5:0175C, 1998.
• Estrogen increases the permeability of the cultured human cervical epithelium by modulating cell deformability. Gorodeski, George I. Departments of Reproductive Biology, and Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio APStracts 5:0176C, 1998.
• Characterization of two mg2+ transporters in sealed plasma membrane vesicles from rat liver. Cefaratti, Christie, Andrea Romani, and Antonio Scarpa#. Dept. Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4970 APStracts 5:0177C, 1998.
• Proton secretion in the male reproductive tract: involvement of chloride-independent bicarbonate transport.. Breton, Sylvie, Katherine Hammar, Peter J. S. Smith, and Dennis Brown. *Renal Unit and Program in Membrane Biology, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts **BioCurrents Research Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. APStracts 5:0178C, 1998.
• Energy dependence of redox state of heme a+a3 and copper of cytochrome oxidase in perfused rat brain in situ. Matsunaga), Akira, ), Yasutomo Nomura), Satoshi Kuroda), Mamoru Tamura), Jun Nishihira) and Nozomu Yoshimura). 1) Biophysics Group, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan, 2) Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Kagoshima, University School of Medicine, Kagoshima 890, Japan, 3) Central Research Institute, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, APStracts 5:0179C, 1998.
• Modeling cell volume regulation in non-excitable cells: the role of the sodium pump and of cotransport systems. Hern[acute]andez, Julio A., and Ernesto Cristina. Secci[acute]on Biof[acute]isica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Rep[acute]ublica, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay APStracts 5:0180C, 1998.
• Gating kinetics of shaker potassium channels are differentially modified by general anesthetics.. Correa, Ana M. Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1778 APStracts 5:0181C, 1998.
• Electrophysiologic characteristics of the proton-coupled peptide transporter pept2 cloned from rat brain. Wang, Hong, You-Jun Fei, Vadivel Ganapathy, and Frederick H. Leibach. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-2100 APStracts 5:0182C, 1998.
• Partial agonists and antagonists reveal a second permeability state of the human lymphocyte p2z / p2x7 channel. Wiley, J S, C E Gargett, W Zhang, M B Snook, and G P Jamieson. 1Sydney University Department of Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, 2750, Australia, 2Department of Haematology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia APStracts 5:0183C, 1998.
• Ascorbate and glutathione homeostasis in human vascular smooth muscle cells: co-operative interactions with endothelial cells. Voskoboinik, Ilia, Karin S[diaeresis]oderholm, and Ian A Cotgreave. Division of Biochemical Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Box 210, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden APStracts 5:0184C, 1998.
• Role of the alpha subunit 326grv sequence in the surface expression of fibrinogen and vitronectin receptors. Ferrer, Milagros, Matilde S. Ayuso, Nora Butta, Roberto Parrilla, and Consuelo Gonz[acute]alez-Manch[acute]on. Department of Pathophysiology and Human Molecular Genetics APStracts 5:0185C, 1998.
• Functional and molecular identification of a novel chloride conductance in canine colonic smooth muscle. Dick, Gregory M., Karri A. Kuenzli, Burton Horowitz, Joseph R. Hume, and Kenton M. Sanders. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557 APStracts 5:0186C, 1998.
• Collagen gel overlay induces apoptosis of polarized cells in cultures: disoriented cell death. Tang, Ming-Jer, Jeng-Jay Hu, Hsi-Hui Lin, Wen-Tai Chiu, and Si-Tse Jiang. Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC. APStracts 5:0187C, 1998.
• Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator activation by camp-independent mechanisms. He_, Zhaoping, Sasikala Raman_, Yi Guo_ and William Reenstra__ . Departments of Clinical Science_ and Pediatrics_, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE 19803 APStracts 5:0188C, 1998.
• Early changes in muscle fiber size, myosin heavy chains, and regulatory factors with spinal cord transection and exercise. Dupont-Versteegden, Esther E., John D. Houl[acute]e, Cathy M. Gurley, Charlotte A. Peterson. Department and Institution: Departments of Geriatrics1 and Anatomy2, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center1, McClellan VA Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. APStracts 5:0189C, 1998.
• Early changes in muscle fiber size, myosin heavy chains, and regulatory factors with spinal cord transection and exercise. Dupont-Versteegden, Authors: Esther E., John D. Houl[acute]e, Cathy M. Gurley, Charlotte A. Peterson. Department and Institution: Departments of Geriatrics1 and Anatomy2, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center1, McClellan VA Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. APStracts 5:0190C, 1998.
• Cl- transport characteristics of an immortalized human epithelial cell line (ncm460) derived from the normal transverse colon.. Sahi__, Jasminder, Selvaraj G. Nataraja_, Thomas J. Layden, Jay L. Goldstein, M. P. Moyer# and Mrinalini C. Rao_. Department of Physiology and Biophysics _ and Department of Medicine *, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612 and #Dept. of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78284 #. APStracts 5:0191C, 1998.
• A role for map kinase in differentiated smooth muscle contraction evoked by [alpha]-adrenoceptor stimulation. Dessy, Chantal, Inkyeom Kim, Carrie L. Sougnez, Regent Laporte, and Kathleen G. Morgan,. 1 Signal Transduction Group, Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, 2Department of Medicine and 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 APStracts 5:0192C, 1998.
• Increased nhe-2 expression in rat intestinal epithelium during ontogeny is transcriptionally mediated. Pediatrics, Departments Of, and Physiology, Steele Memorial Children_s Research Center, University Of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Az . James F. Collins, Pawel R. Kiela, Hua Xu, Jiamin Zeng, and Fayez K. Ghishan* APStracts 5:0193C, 1998.
• Hypotonicity activates immediate-early gene transcription through erk-dependent and -independent pathways in renal medullary cells. Zhang, Zheng, Xiao-Yan Yang, and David M. Cohen. Division of Nephrology and Division of Molecular Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97201 APStracts 5:0194C, 1998.
• Purification of active na,k-atpase using a new ouabain-affinity column. Yingst, Douglas R., Shang-You Yang, and Rick Schiebinger. 1 Department of Physiology and 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 48201 APStracts 5:0195C, 1998.
• Adp-ribose gates the fertilisation channel in ascidian oocytes.. Wilding, Martin, Gian Luigi Russo_, Anthony Galione+, Marcella Marino and Brian Dale, Stazione Zoologica _anton Dohrn_. Villa Comunale, 1, 80121 Naples, Italy, Tel: ++39-81-583-3233, Fax: ++39-81-583-3260, E-mail to mwilding(alpha.szn.it APStracts 5:0196C, 1998.
• Intracellular signaling leading to the hypertrophic effect of neuropeptide y. Goldberg, Yaron, Gerhild Taimor, Hans Michael Piper, and Klaus-Dieter Schl[umlaut]uter. Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universit[umlaut]at, D -35392 Giessen, Germany APStracts 5:0197C, 1998.
• Heme oxygenase-1 induction in skeletal muscle cells: both hemin and sodium nitroprusside are regulators in vitro.. Vesely, M. J. J., D. J. Exon, J. E. Clark, R. Foresti, C. J. Green & R. Motterlini. 1RAFT Institute of Plastic Surgery, Leopold Muller Building, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2RN, United Kingdom; and Vascular Biology Unit, Department of Surgical Research, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom. APStracts 5:0198C, 1998.
• Minor role of a ca2+-depleted sarcoplasmic reticulum in heterologous desensitization of smooth muscle to k+. Wardle, Robert L., and Richard A. Murphy. Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 22906-0011 APStracts 5:0199C, 1998.
• Osmotic pressure regulates ((( renac expressed in xenopus oocytes. Ji, Hong-Long, Catherine M Fuller, Dale J Benos. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA APStracts 5:0200C, 1998.