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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Biology in Health and Disease CONTENTS VOLUME 252, Nos. 1 & 2, October 2003 J.R. Lee: Reactive oxygen species play roles on B cell surface receptor CD40-mediated proximal and distal signaling events: Effects of an antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine treatment S.Y. Ji, X.Y. Zhu, S. Chen, A.G. Shen, X.L. Yin, C. Chen, L.Y. Yao and J.X. Gu: Regulation of the expression and activity of 61.4 galactosyltransferase I by focal adhesion kinase M. Eguchi, T. Miyazaki, E. Masatsuji-Kato, T. Tsuzuki, T. Oribe and N. Miwa: Cytoprotection against ischemia-induced DNA cleav ages and cell injuries in the rat liver by pro-vitamin C via hydrolytic conversion into ascorbate K. Ikeda, K. Tojo, G. Tokudome, M. Ohta, K.-i. Sugimoto, T. Tamura, N. Tajima, §. Mochizuki, M. Kawakamain d T. Hosoya: Cardiac expression of urocortin (Ucn) in diseased heart: preliminary results on possible involvement of Ucn in pathophysiology of cardiac diseases \. Casillas Jr, N. Lopatina, L.G. Andrews and T.O. Tollefsbol: Transcriptional control of the DNA methyltransferases is altered in aging and neoplastically-transformed human fibroblasts D* Andrea, A.R. Lizzi, F. Brisdelli, A.M. D’ Alessandro, A. Bozzi and A. Oratore: Protein glycans alteration and a different distribu tion of some enzymatic activities involved in the glycan processing are found in AZT-treated K562 cells Terrand, E. Felley-Bosco, F. Courjault-Gautier, A.-C. Rochat, P. Kucera and E. Raddatz: Postanoxic functional recovery of the developing heart ts slightly altered by endogenous or exogenous nitric oxide S. Xiao, L. Jiang, L.-L. Che and L. Lu: Nitric oxide and iron metabolism in exercised rat with L-arginine supplementation Minieri, M. Zingarelli, H. Shubeita, A. Vecchini, L. Binaglia, F. Carotenuto, C. Fantini, R. Fiaccavento, L. Masuelli, A. Coletti, | Simonelli, A. Modesti and P. Di Nardo: Identification of a new missense mutation in the mtDNA or hereditary hypertrophic, but not dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters S.M.A. Bastaki, M.Y. Hasan, S.I. Chandranath, A. Schmassmann and A. Garner: PD-136.450: A CCK, (gastrin) receptor antagonist with antisecretory, anxiolytic and antiulcer activity M. Nandakumaran, H.M. Dashti, E. Al-Saleh and N.S. Al-Zaid: Transport kinetics of zinc, copper, selenium, and iron in perfused human placental lobule in vitro L.D. Hodges, G. Kweifio-Okai and T.A. Macrides: Antiprotease effect of anti-inflammatory lupeol esters W. Yefu, Q. Yipeng, Z. Ying, L. Zhida and Y. Yiran: Functional study on baculovirus anti-apoptosis genes K. Wagner-Souza, J. Echevarria-Lima, L.A.P. Rodrigues, M. Reis and V.M. Rumjanek: Resistance to thapsigargin-induced intracellular calcium mobilization in a multidrug resistant tumour cell line S. Katiyar, B.K. Thelma, N.S. Murthy, S. Hedau, N. Jain, V. Gopalkrishna, S.A. Husain and B.C. Das: Polymorphism of the p53 codon 72 arg/pro and the risk of HPV type 16/18-associated cervical and oral cancer in India V.M. Bhor and S. Sivakami: Regional variations in intestinal brush border membrane fluidity and function during diabetes and the role of oxidative stress and non-enzymatic glycation 1. Goldenberg, A. Shainberg, K.A. Jacobson, V. Shneyvays and E. Grossman: Adenosine protects against angiotensin Il-induced apoptosis in rat cardiocyte cultures r. Nagasawa, N. Tabata, Y. Ito, Y. Aiba, N. Nishizawa and D.D. Kitts: Dietary G-rutin suppresses glycation in tissue proteins of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats Y. Aizawa, I. Ikemoto, K. Kishimoto, T. Wada, H. Yamazaki, Y. Ohishi, H. Kiyota, N. Furuta, H. Suzuki and M. Ueda: Flutamide induced hepatic dysfunction in relation to steady-state plasma concentrations of flutamide and its metabolites P. Priyadarsiny, P.K. Swain and P.U. Sarma: Expression and characterization of Asp fl, an immunodominant allergen/antigen of A fumigatus in insect cell D. Cavazzini, A. Catizone, M. Galdieri and S. Ottenello: Vitamin A metabolism in cultured somatic cells from rat testis r.V. Dudnakova, V.L. Lakomkin, V.G. Tsyplenkova, B.V. Shekhonin, V.P. Shirinsky and V.I. Kapelko: Alterations in myocardial ultrastructure and protein expression after a single injection of isoproterenol N.K. Dhillon, S. Sharma and G.K. Khuller: Biochemical characterization of Ca-*/calmodulin dependent protein kinase from Candida albicans D.V. Godin, C.R. Nichols, N.A. Hoekstra, M.E. Garnett and K.M. Cheng: Alterations in aortic antioxidant components in an experimental model of atherosclerosis: A time-course study M. Abdollahi, T.S. Chan, V. Subrahmanyam and P.J. O’Brien: Effects of phosphodiesterase 3,4,5 inhibitors on hepatocyte cAMP levels, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and susceptibility to a mitochondrial toxin K.Y. Kim, Y.J. Cho, G.A. Jeon, P.D. Ryu and M.J. Nam: Membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase gene induces antitumor effect by G2 M arrest in etoposide phosphate-treated cancer cells A.R. Espanhol, C. Macedo, C.M. Junta, R. Sousa Cardoso, G. Victorero, B. Loriod, C. Nguyen, B. Jordan and G.A.S. Passos: Gene expression profiling during thymus ontogeny and its association with TCRVB8.1-Df2.1 rearrangements of inbred mouse strains B. RaBler, A. Deten and H.-G. Zimmer: Norepinephrine-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis are not due to mast cell inulation Mundifia-Weilenmann, M. Said, L. Vittone, P. Ferrero and A. Mattiazzi: Phospholamban phosphorylation in ischemia-reperfused ect of pacing during ischemia and response to a f-adrenergic challenge H. Jijakli, P. Courtois, A. Sener and W.J. Malaisse: Labelling of lipids by D-[1-'*C]glucose, D-[6-'*c]glucose and D-|3- n pancreatic islets from normal and GK rats Hoekstra, D.V. Godin, J. Kurtu and K.M. Cheng: Heme oxygenase and antioxidant status in cultured aortic endothelial cells isolated from atherosclerosis-susceptible and -resistant Japanese quail Ir, G.l. San Miguel, G.M. Carter, |. Hassan, R.V. Farese and D.L. Vesely: Atrial natriuretic hormone prohormone gene in cardiac and extra-cardiac tissues of diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats and E.C. Abraham: Thermally induced disintegration of the oligomeric structure of aB-crystallin mutant F28S is associated iminished chaperone activity Takahashi, S. Kariya, M. Hirano and S. | er wo novel spliced presenilin 2 transcripts in human lymphocyte with oxidant stress ind brain d 1.K. Park: Inhibition of the group I ribozyme splicing by NADP O. No va, E. Tvrzicka, V. Pelouch and F. Novak: Effect of hypo- and hyperthyroid states on phospholipid ymposition in developing rat heart M. Mandal, A. Mandal lr. Chakraborti and S. Chakraborti: Clinical implications of matrix metalloproteinases K.M. Beard, N. Shangari, B. Wu and PJ. O’Brien: Metabolism, not autoxidation, plays a role in a-oxoaldehyde- and reducing sugar nduced erythrocyte GSH depletion: Relevance for diabetes mellitus nrich and |. Ibarguren: Implication of adenosine 3',5’-cyclic monophosphate, guanosine 3’,5’-cyclic monophosphate, mono, di-, and triphosphate and fructose-2,6-bisphosphate in the regulation of the glycolytic pathway in relation to enic cycle in the mussel Myr iS galloprovincialuls Lmk Frascarelli, S. Ronca-Testoni and R. Zucchi: S-Nitrosothiol detection in isolated perfused rat heart ardo, M. Palmery, |. Peluso, P. Luly and P.M. Baldini: Oxidant-induced pHi/Ca~* changes in rat aortic smooth muscle itrial natriuretic peptide Rybakowska, G. Nagel-Starczynowska, E. Kossowska and K. Kaletha: AMP-deaminase from human term placenta B.W. Echard, T. Yasmin, D. Bagchi and H.G. Preuss: Effects of niacin-bound chromium, Maitake mushroom fractions SX hydroxycitric acid on the metabolic syndrome in aged diabetic Zucker fatty rats H. Yamakawa, T. Watanabe, T. Suga and J. Yamada: Inducible expression of long-chain acyl-CoA hydrolase gene in cell Baner} awkins, S. Dutta and D. Smoot: Effects of 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene on p53 tumor suppressor gene expression 389 Lecle arwich-Codore and R Rozen: Characterization of a pseudogene for murine methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 395 P. Oliver ) aal Palou Resistin expression in different adipose tissue depots during rat development 400 Index to Volume 406 Instructions to Authors 407 Kluwer())/"° Electronic journals at WWW.KLUWERONLINE NL y Contact your librarian for more information