Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Biology in Health and Disease CONTENTS VOLUME 210, Nos. 1 & 2, July 2000 M. Saito, Y. Wada, K. Ikeda, Z-J. Wang, H.E. Foster Jr., S.D. Smith, R.M. Weiss and J. Latifpour: Expression of endothelin receptor subtypes and their messenger RNAs in diabetic rat prostate: Effect of insulin treatment E.N. Kaytor, J. Qian, H.C. Towle and L.K. Olson: An indirect role for upstream stimulatory factor in glucose-mediated induction of pyruvate kinase and S_, gene expression S. Genet, R.K. Kale and N.Z. Baquer: Effects of free radicals on cytosolic creatine kinase activities and protection by antioxidant enzymes and sulfhydryl compounds S. Zarina, H-R. Zhao and E.C. Abraham: Advanced glycation end products in human senile and diabetic cataractous lenses W.D. Ehringer, W. Niu, B. Chiang, O-L. Wang, L. Gordon and S. Chien: Membrane permeability of fructose-1,6-diphosphate in lipid vesicles and endothelial cells J. Marin-Garcia, R. Ananthakrishnan and M.J. Goldenthal: Heart mitochondrial DNA and enzyme changes during early human development L.P. Turcotte, J.R. Swenberger, M.Z. Tucker, A.J. Yee, G. Trump, J.J.F.P. Luiken and A. Bonen: Muscle palmitate uptake and binding are saturable and inhibited by antibodies to FABP,,,, R. Milezarek, J. Klimek and L. Zelewski: The effects of ascorbate and a-tocopherol on the NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation in human placental mitochondria N. Tribulova, T. Ravingerova, L. Okruhlicova, I. Gabauer, M. Fickova, D. Paneza, J. Slezak and M. Manoach: Modulation of cAMP level by tedisamil in guinea pig heart X-X. Han, P.K. Fernando and A. Bonen: Denervation provokes greater reductions in insulin-stimulated glucose transport in muscle than severe diabetes A.L. Okorokova Faganha, M.C. dos Reis and M. Montero-Lomeli: Structural study of the porcine Na*/H* exchanger NHE1 gene and its 5’-flanking region 91 99 M. Stula, H-D. Orzechowski, S. Gschwend, R. Vetter, R. von Harsdorf, R. Dietz and M. Paul: Influence of sustained mechanical stress on Egr-| mRNA expression in cultured human endothelial cells 101 108 S. Aggarwal, C.D. Tandon, M. Forouzandeh, S.K. Singla, R. Kiran and R.K. Jethi: Role of biomolecules from human renal stone matrix on COM crystal growth 109 119 M. Castillo, F. Amalik, A. Linares and E. Garcia-Peregrin: Fish oil reduces cholesterol and arachidonic acid levels in plasma and lipoproteins from hypercholesterolemic chicks 121] M. Gunther, M. Laithier and O. Brison: A set of proteins interacting with transcription factor Sp! identified in a two-hybrid screening T. Ravingerova, R. Stetka, K. Volkovova, D. Paneza, A. Dzurba, A. Ziegelhéffer and J. Styk: Acute diabetes modulates response to ischemia in isolated rat heart M.C. Jordani, A.C. Santos, I.M.R. Prado, S.A. Uyemura and C. Curti: Flufenamic acid as an inducer of mitochondrial permeability transition Z. Daneshrad, M.P. Garcia-Riera, M. Verdys and A. Rossi: Differential responses to chronic hypoxia and dietary restriction of aerobic capacity and enzyme levels in the rat myocardium A. Bakkali Nadi, E. Olivares and W.J. Malaisse: D-glucose metabolism in normal dispersed islet cells and tumoral INS-1 cells M.M. Souza, S. Gross, R.T. Boyle and M. Lieberman: Na*/K*-ATPase inhibition during cardiac myocyte swelling: Involvement of intracellular pH and Ca*’ Index to Volume 210 Instructions to Authors