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

The American Physiological Society

• Fos response of the fetal sheep anterior circumventricular organs to osmotic challenge in late gestation. McDonald, T. J., C. Li, M. J. M. Nijland, A. Caston-Balderrama, and M. G. Ross. Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, and Perinatal Research Labs, Department of OB/GYN, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509 APStracts 5:0192H, 1998.
• Simultaneous conductance catheter measurement of left and right ventricular volumes: the effects of lung insufflation on parallel conductance. Szwarc, Richard S., and Howard A. Ball. Novartis, Ltd. CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland APStracts 5:0193H, 1998.
• Muscle chemoreflex induced increases in right atrial pressure. Sheriff, Don D., Robert A. Augustyniak, and Donal S. O_leary. Flight Motion Effects Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78235, Department of Physiology, Wayne State University APStracts 5:0194H, 1998.
• Human neuropeptide y potentiates [alpha]1-adrenergic blood pressure responses in vivo. Schuerch, Leander V., Lilly M. Linder, Eric Grouzmann, Walter E. Haefeli. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland, Division of Hypertension, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, Department of Pharmacy, University of Basel, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland APStracts 5:0195H, 1998.
• Mechanics of intraventricular filling: a study of left ventricular early-diastolic pressure gradients and flow velocities. Smiseth, Otto A., Kjetil Steine, Gunnar Sandb_k, Marie Stugaard, Tor _. Gj_lberg. Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Aker Hospital and Institute for Surgical Research, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway APStracts 5:0196H, 1998.
• Inhibition of atp-induced increase in muscarinic k+ current by trypsin, alkaline ph and anions.. Pleumsamran, Apisate, Michael L. Wolak, and Donghee Kim. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 APStracts 5:0197H, 1998.
• Reduced venous compliance in the lower limbs of ageing man and its importance for capacitance function. Olsen, Henrik, and Toste L[umlaut]anne. Departments of Endocrinology, and Vascular and Renal Diseases, Lund University, Malm[diaeresis]o University Hospital, S-205 02 Malm[diaeresis]o, Sweden APStracts 5:0198H, 1998.
• Functional and metabolic effects of extracellular magnesium in normoxic and ischemic myocardium. Headrick, John P., James C. McKirdy, and Roger J. Willis. Rotary Centre for Cardiovascular Research, School of Health Science, Griffith University Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD 4217, Australia APStracts 5:0199H, 1998.
• The role of at1 and at2 receptors in the regulation of mitogen -activated protein kinases (mapks) and mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (mkp-1) by angiotensin ii in adult cardiac myocytes . Fischer, Thomas A., Krishna Singh, Donald S. O'hara, David M. Kaye, and Ralph A. Kelly. Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 APStracts 5:0200H, 1998.
• Cardiocyte apoptosis by continuous (-adrenergic stimulation in rats: influence of tachycardia and hypertrophy. Shizukuda, Yukitaka, Peter M. Buttrick, David L. Geenen, Alain C. Borczuk, Richard N. Kitsis, Edmund H. Sonnenblick. Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461 APStracts 5:0201H, 1998.
• Ca2+ regulates the kinetics of tension development in intact cardiac muscle. Baker, Anthony J., Vincent M. Figueredo, Edmund C. Keung, and S. Albert Camacho. Depts. Radiology & Medicine (Cardiology), Univ. Calif. San Francisco. CA 94143 and the Medical Service, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110 APStracts 5:0202H, 1998.
• The effect of acidosis on ca2+ uptake and release by the sarcoplasmic reticulum of intact rat ventricular myocytes. Hulme, J. T., and C. H. Orchard. Department of Physiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K. APStracts 5:0203H, 1998.
• Relationship between no, the katp channel, and opioids in hypoxic pial artery dilation. Armstead, William M. Departments of Anesthesia and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania and The Children_s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 APStracts 5:0204H, 1998.
• In vitro release of vascular endothelial growth factor during platelet aggregation. Maloney, James P., Christopher C. Silliman, Daniel R. Ambruso, Jun Wang, Rubin M. Tuder, and Norbert F. Voelkel. Departments of Pulmonary Sciences, Pathology, and Pediatrics,, University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Bonfils Blood Center; Denver, CO 80262 APStracts 5:0205H, 1998.
• Involvement of g1 phase cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases during cardiomyocyte hypertrophic growth in rats. Li, Jian-Mei, Robert A. Poolman, and Gavin Brooks. Cardiovascular Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cardiovascular Research, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK APStracts 5:0206H, 1998.
• Dynamics of the heart rate response to sympathetic nerve stimulation. Mokrane, Abdelkader, and R[acute]eginald Nadeau. Research Center, H[circumflex]opital du Sacr[acute]e-Coeur de Montr[acute]eal, and Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universit[acute]e de Montr[acute]eal, Montr[acute]eal, Qu[acute]ebec, Canada APStracts 5:0207H, 1998.
• Cnp causes receptor-mediated positive dromotropic effects in anesthetized dog hearts. Hirose, Masamich, Yasuyuki Furukawa, Yusuke Miyashita, Fumio Kurogouchi, Koichi Nakajima, Masato Tsuboi, and Shigetoshi Chiba. Department of Pharmacology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan APStracts 5:0208H, 1998.
• Altered inotropic response to insulin-like growth factor i in diabetic rat heart: influence of intracellular ca2+ and nitric oxide. Ren, Jun, Mary F. Walsh, Marwan Hamaty, James R. Sowers, and Ricardo A. Brown. Departments of Physiology and Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine and John D. Dingell VAMC, Detroit, MI 48201 USA. APStracts 5:0209H, 1998.
• Depression of endothelial and smooth muscle oxygen consumption by endotoxin. Motterlini, Roberto, Heinz Kerger, Colin J. Green, Robert M. Winslow, and Marcos Intaglietta. Vascular Biology Unit, Department of Surgical Research, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Harrow, United Kingdom, Departments of (Medicine and Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California APStracts 5:0210H, 1998.
• Atp-stimulated smooth muscle cell proliferation requires independent erk1/2 and pi3k signaling pathways. Wilden, Peter A., Yehenew M. Agazie, Rebecca Kaufman, & Stephen P. Halenda. Department of Pharmacology, the Molecular Biology Program, and Food for the 21st Century Nutrition Program, University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212 APStracts 5:0211H, 1998.
• Oncostatin m regulates endothelin-1 production in human endothelial cells. Saijonmaa, Outi, Tuulikki Nyman, P[umlaut]aivi Pacek, and Frej Fyhrquist. Minerva Institute for Medical Research and Department of Internal Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland APStracts 5:0212H, 1998.
• Ionic diffusion in the transverse tubules of cardiac ventricular myocytes. Shepherd, Neal, and Holly B. McDonough. VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 27705 APStracts 5:0213H, 1998.
• Nifedipine increases microvascular permeability via a direct local effect on post-capillary venules. Taherzadeh, Morteza, Asit K. Das, John B. Warren. Clinical Pharmacology Department, UMDS, St. Thomas Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom; Histopathology Department, UMDS, St. Thomas Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom APStracts 5:0214H, 1998.
• Three dimensional imaging of vasculature and parenchyma in intact rodent organs with x-ray micro-ct. Jorgensen;, Steven M., Omer Demirkaya and Erik L. Ritman. Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN 55905 APStracts 5:0215H, 1998.
• Cardiac sympathetic afferent stimulation by bradykinin in heart failure: role of nitric oxide and prostaglandins. Wang, Wei. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68198-4575 APStracts 5:0216H, 1998.
• Segmental effect of spinal nk-1 receptor blockade on the pressor reflex. Wilson, L. Britt, and Gregory A. Hand. Department of Physiology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, & Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina APStracts 5:0217H, 1998.
• Cardiovascular, endocrine and body fluid/electrolyte responses to salt loading in mren-2 transgenic rats. Li, Ping, Mariana Morris, Carlos M. Ferrario, Cindy Barrett, Detlev Ganten, and Michael F. Callahan. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and The Hypertension CenterWake Forest University School of Medicineand Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine APStracts 5:0218H, 1998.
• Enhanced in vivo alpha-1 and alpha-2 venoconstriction with indomethacin in humans.. Callow, Ian D., Paolo Campisi, Michelle L. Lambert, Qingping Feng, J. Malcolm O. Arnold. Cardiology Division1, Victoria Campus,London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada APStracts 5:0219H, 1998.
• Increased renal endothelin formation is associated with sodium retention and increased free water clearance. Modesti, Pietro Amedeo, Ilaria Cecioni, Angela Migliorini, Alessandra Naldoni, Alessandro Costoli, Simone Vanni, Gian Gastone Neri Serneri. Clinica Medica Generale e Cardiologia, University of Florence, V.le Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, ITALY APStracts 5:0220H, 1998.
• Endothelin receptor antagonism, myocardial gene expression and ventricular remodeling during congestive heart failure in rats. _ie, Erik, ; Reidar Bj_rnerheim, ; Haakon K. Gr_gaard,; Heidi Kongshaug, ; Otto A. Smiseth, ; H_vard Attramadal,. 1MSD - Cardiovascular Research Center, 2Institute for Surgical Research and 3Dept. Med. B, The National Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway APStracts 5:0221H, 1998.
• Repetitive coronary artery occlusions induce release of growth factors into the myocardial interstitium. Weihrauch, Dorothee, John Tessmer, David C. Warltier and William M. Chilian. Department of Physiology and Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA APStracts 5:0222H, 1998.
• Effects of abdominal co2 insufflation and changes of position on hepatic blood flow in anesthetized pigs. Klopfenstein, Claude-Eric, Denis R. Morel, Fran[cedilla]cois Clergue and Catherine M. Pastor. 1 Division of Anesthesiology and 2 Division of Anesthesiological Investigations, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland APStracts 5:0223H, 1998.
• Effect of treadmill exercise on the transmural distribution of blood flow in the hypertrophied left ventricle. Duncker, Dirk J., Yutaka Ishibashi, Robert J. Bache. 1Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota and 2Laboratory for Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Rotterdam. APStracts 5:0224H, 1998.
• Resting potentials and potassium currents during the development of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Evans, A. M., O. N. Osipenko, S. G. Haworth, and A. M. Gurney. A.M.E.: The University Department of Pharmacology,, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3QT, O.N.O. and A.M.G.: Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, 204 George Street, Glasgow G1 1XW, S.G.H.: Unit of Vascular Biology and Pharmacology, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1 1EH APStracts 5:0225H, 1998.
• Demonstration of an early and a late phase of ischemic preconditioning in the mouse. Guo, Yiru, M. D., Wen-Jian Wu, M. Sc, Yumin Qiu, M. D., Ph. D., Xian -Liang Tang, M. D., Zequan Yang, M. D., Ph. D., Roberto Bolli, M. D. Experimental Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 APStracts 5:0226H, 1998.
• Flow-induced responses in skeletal muscle venules: modulation by nitric oxide and prostaglandins. Koller, Akos, Gabriella D[diaeresis]ornyei, and Gabor Kaley. Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY and Institute of Pathophysiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary APStracts 5:0227H, 1998.
• Role of opioids in hypoxic pial artery dilation is stimulus duration dependent. Armstead, William M., Ph. D. Departments of Anesthesia and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania and The Children_s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 APStracts 5:0228H, 1998.
• Effects of systemic hypoxia on r-r interval and blood pressure variabilities in conscious rats. Murasato, Yoshinobu, Haruhisa Hirakawa, Yuji Harada, Tadashi Nakamura, and Yoshiaki Hayashida. Department of Systems Physiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan APStracts 5:0229H, 1998.
• Regulation of ca2+ sensitization by protein kinase c and rho proteins in ovine cerebral arteries: effects of artery size and age. Akopov, Sergey E., Lubo Zhang, and William J. Pearce. Departments of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, 92350 APStracts 5:0230H, 1998.
• Increased levels of myocardial ikb-a protein promotes tolerance to endotoxin. Shames, Brian D., Daniel R. Meldrum, Craig H. Selzman, Edward J. Pulido, Brian S. Cain, Anirban Banerjee, Alden H. Harken, Xianzhong Meng. Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado APStracts 5:0231H, 1998.
• Involvement of k+ channels in arteriolar vasodilation mediated by integrin interaction with rgd-containing peptide. Platts, Steven H., Jon E. Mogford, Michael J. Davis, and Gerald A. Meininger. Microcirculation Research Institute, Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114 APStracts 5:0232H, 1998.
• Regional differences in the effects of 4-aminopyridine within the sinoatrial node. Boyett, M. R., H. Honjo, M. Yamamoto, M. R. Nikmaram, R. Niwa and I. Kodama. 2Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan, 1Department of Physiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK and 3 Department of Physiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran APStracts 5:0233H, 1998.
• Estimation of regional left ventricular wall stresses in intact canine hearts. Deanda, Abe, Masashi Komeda, M. D., Ph. D., Marc R. Moon, M. D., G. Randall Green, M. D., Ann F. Bolger, M. D., Srdjan D. Nikolic, Ph. D., George T. Daughters Ii, M. S., and D. Craig Miller, M. D. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology Sections, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, California; and Research Institute of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California* APStracts 5:0234H, 1998.
• Dynamic heart rate variability as a tool for exploring the sympatho-vagal balance continuously: an evaluation during sleep in man.. Otzenberger, Helene, Claude Gronfier, Chantal Simon, Anne Charloux, Jean Ehrhart, Fran_ois Piquard, and Gabrielle Brandenberger. Laboratoire des R[theta]gulations Physiologiques et des Rythmes Biologiques chez laeHomme Institut de Physiologie, 4 rue Kirschleger 67085 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE. APStracts 5:0235H, 1998.
• One-dimensional, nonlinear deterministic process characterizes pattern of heart rate during paced respiration. Suder(, Katrin,), Friedhelm R. Drepper(,), Michael Schiek(,), Hans -Henning Abel(). 1 Institut fuer Biologische Informationsverarbeitung, Forschungszentrum Juelich, 52425 Juelich, Germany, 2 Zentrallabor fuer Elektronik, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany, 3 Abteilung Kardioanaesthesie, Staedtisches Klinikum, 38302 Braunschweig, Germany APStracts 5:0236H, 1998.
• Endothelial dysfunction in human hand veins is rapidly reversible after smoking cessation. Moreno-Jr, Heitor, Stephan Chalon, Akinori Urae, Oranee Tangphao, Ademola K. Abiose, Brian B. Hoffman, and Terrence F. Blaschke. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA. APStracts 5:0237H, 1998.
• Induction and cdna sequence of inducible nitric oxide synthase from canine aortic smooth muscle cells. Wang, Xiaofang, Christopher G. A. McGregor, and Virginia M. Miller. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Physiology and Biophysics, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905 APStracts 5:0238H, 1998.
• Estrogens modulate bovine vascular endothelial cell permeability and heat shock protein 25 expression concomitantly. Delarue, F., S. Daunes, R. Elhage, A. Garcia, F. Bayard and J-C. Faye$. 1 INSERM U397, Institut L. Bugnard, CHU Rangueil, Avenue J. Poulhes, 31403 Toulouse Cedex 4, and 2 INSERM U326, CHU Purpan, Place du Dr. Baylac, 31059 Toulouse Cedex, FRANCE. APStracts 5:0239H, 1998.
• Different effects of red and white wine on endothelial-dependent vasorelaxation of rat aorta and human coronary arteries. Flesch, Markus, Md, Andreas Schwarz, and Michael B[diaeresis]ohm, Md. Klinik III f[umlaut]ur Innere Medizin der Universit[umlaut]at zu K[diaeresis]oln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50924 Cologne, Germany APStracts 5:0240H, 1998.
• Alterations in small arterioles precede structural and functional changes in limb skeletal muscle following myocardial infarction.. Thomas, D. Paul, Olga Hudlicka, Margaret D. Brown, and Durmus Deveci. Departments of Physiology and of *Sport and Exercise Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom APStracts 5:0241H, 1998.
• The human carotid baroreflex during isometric lower arm contraction and ischemia. Spaak, Jonas, Patrik Sundblad, and Dag Linnarsson. Section of Environmental Physiology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden APStracts 5:0242H, 1998.
• Quantification of sympathetic and parasympathetic tones by nonlinear indices in normotensive rats. Dabir[acute]e, Hubert, Denis Mestivier, Jacqueline Jarnet, Michel E. Safar, Nguyen Phong Chau. 1INSERM U337, Facult[acute]e de M[acute]edecine Broussais H[circumflex]otel-Dieu, 5270 Paris Cedex 06, France., INSERM U444, Centre de Bio-informatique, niversit[acute]e Paris 7-Denis Diderot, Paris, France, APStracts 5:0243H, 1998.
• Augmented renal sympathetic nerve activity by central command during overground locomotion in decerebrate cats. Matsukawa, Kanji, Jun Murata, and Tetsuya Wada. Department of Physiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Kasumi-cho 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan APStracts 5:0244H, 1998.