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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Biology in Health and Disease CONTENTS VOLUME 244, Nos. 1 & 2, February 2003 GUANIDINO COMPOUNDS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Dr. Joseph F. Clark Preface K. Aoyagi, Y. Kuzure, S. Shahrzad, A. Hirayama, S. Nagase and A. Ueda: Inhibition by heparin of protein kinase C activation and hydroxyl! radical generation in puromycin aminonucleoside treated isolated rat hepatocytes K. Aoyagi: Inhibition of arginine synthesis by urea: A mechanism for arginine deficiency in renal failure which leads to increased hydroxyl! radical generation S. Nakayama and J.F. Clark: Smooth muscle and NMR review: An overview of smooth muscle metabolism B.D. Cohen: Methyl group deficiency and guanidino production in Uremia A.K. Bence, V.R. Adams and P.A. Crooks: L-Canavanine as a radiosensitization agent for human pancreatic cancer cells T.J. deGrauw, K.M. Cecil, A.W. Byars, GS. Salomons, W.S. Ball and C. Jakobs: The clinical syndrome of creatine transporter deficiency W. Derave, B.O. Eijnde and P. Hespel: Creatine supplementation in health and disease: What is the evidence for long-term efficacy? M. Hiramatsu: A role for guanidino compounds in the brain A. Hirayama, S. Nagase, A. Ueda, K. Yoh, T. Oteki, M. Obara, K. Takada, Y. Shimozawa, K. Aoyagi and A. Koyama: Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging of nitric oxide organ distribution in lipopolysuccaride treated mice J. Boero, W. Qin, J. Cheng, T.A. Woolsey, A.W. Strauss and Z. Khuchua: Restricted neuronal expression of ubiquitous mitochondrial creatine kinase: Changing patterns in development and with increased activity T. Kitano, N. Nisimaru, E. Shibata, H. lwasaka, T. Noguchi and I. Yokoi: Monocarboxylates and glucose utilization as energy substrates in rat brain slices under selective glial poisoning — a *'P NMR study M. Greenwood, R.B. Kreider, C. Melton, C. Rasmussen, S. Lancaster, E. Cantler, P. Milnor and A. Almada: Creatine supplementation during college football training does not increase the incidence of cramping or injury R.B. Kreider: Effects of creatine supplementation on performance and training adaptations R.B. Kreider, C. Melton, C.J. Rasmussen, M. Greenwood, S. Lancaster, E.C. Cantler, P. Milnor and A.L. Almada: Long-term creatine supplementation does not significantly affect clinical markers of health in athletes ’. Kurosawa, T. Hamaoka, T. Katsumura, M. Kuwamori, N. Kimura, T. Sako and B. Chance: Creatine supplementation enhances anaerobic ATP synthesis during a single 10 sec maximal handgrip exercise ». Nagase, H. Suzuki, Y. Wang, S. Kikuchi, A. Hirayama, A. Ueda, K. Takada, T. Oteki, M. Obara, K. Aoyagi and A. Koyama: Association of ecNOS gene polymorphisms with end stage renal diseases . Ueda, S. Nagase, H. Yokoyama, M. Tada, H. Noda, H. Ohya, H. Kamada, A. Hirayama and A. Koyama: Importance of renal mitochondria in the reduction of TEMPOL, a nitroxide radical J. Nikolic, G. Bjelakovic and I. Stojanovic: Effect of caffeine on metabolism of L-arginine in the brain M. Komurai, Y. Ishii, F. Matsuoka, K. Toyama, M. Ominato, T. Sato, T. Maeba, K. Kimura and S. Owada: Role of nitric oxide synthase activity in experimental ischemic acute renal failure in rats G. Ogimoto, T. Sakurada, K. Imamura, S. Kuboshima, T. Maeba, K. Kimura and S. Owada: Alteration of energy production by the heart in CRF patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis C.M. Rembold and C.R. Ayers: Oral L-arginine can reverse digital necrosis in Raynaud’s phenomenon A. Schulze: Creatine deficiency syndromes R.M. Murphy, R.J. Tunstall, K.A. Mehan, D. Cameron-Smith, M.J. McKenna, L.L. Spriet, M. Hargreaves and R.J. Snow: Human skeletal muscle creatine transporter mRNA and protein expression in healthy, young males and females M. Tarnopolsky, G. Parise, M.-H. Fu, A. Brose, A. Parshad, O. Speer and T. Wallimann: Acute and moderate-term creatine monohydrate supplementation does not affect creatine transporter mRNA or protein content in either young or elderly humans L. Trézl, L. Hullan, Z.M. Jaszay, T. Szarvas, 1. Petnehazy, B. Szende, J. Bocsi, Z. Takats, K. Vékey and L. Toke: Antagonistic reactions of arginine and lysine against formaldehyde and their relation to cell proliferation, apoptosis, folate cycle and photosynthesis D.N. Wheatley, R. Philip and E. Campbell: Arginine deprivation and tumour cell death: Arginase and its inhibition Index to Volume 244 Instructions to Authors KElecltronuic jwourneals rat ()innée Contact your librarian for more information