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Cardiovascular Research Advance Access articles are papers that have been copyedited and typeset but not yet paginated for inclusion in an issue of the journal. More information, including how to cite Advance Access papers, can be found on the Advance Access page.

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3 July 2008

Original Article
Mark Bond, Yih-Jer Wu, Graciela B. Sala-Newby, and Andrew C. Newby
Rho GTPase, Rac1, regulates Skp2 levels, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intima formation in vitro and in vivo
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn188
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Original Article
Karl-Otto Larsen, Birgitte Lygren, Ivar Sjaastad, Kurt A. Krobert, Kristin Arnkværn, Geir Florholmen, Ann-Kristin Ruud Larsen, Finn Olav Levy, Kjetil Taskén, Ole Henning Skjønsberg, and Geir Christensen
Diastolic dysfunction in alveolar hypoxia: a role for interleukin-18-mediated increase in protein phosphatase 2A
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn180
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2 July 2008

Editorial
Amanda Lochner
Sarcolemmal permeability changes during ischemia and reperfusion: release of survival factors
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn186
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Original Article
Torsten Schlüter, Antje C. Steinbach, Anja Steffen, Rainer Rettig, and Olaf Grisk
Apocynin-induced vasodilation involves Rho kinase inhibition but not NADPH oxidase inhibition
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn185
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Original Article
Philip Wenzel, Swenja Schuhmacher, Joachim Kienhöfer, Johanna Müller, Marcus Hortmann, Matthias Oelze, Eberhard Schulz, Nicolai Treiber, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, Thomas Münzel, Alexander Bürkle, Markus Michael Bachschmid, and Andreas Daiber
MnSOD and ALDH-2 deficiency increase mitochondrial oxidative stress and aggravate age-dependent vascular dysfunction
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn182
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Original Article
Mimi Tamamori-Adachi, Hiromitsu Takagi, Kimio Hashimoto, Kazumichi Goto, Toshinori Hidaka, Uichi Koshimizu, Kazuhiko Yamada, Ikuko Goto, Yasuhiro Maejima, Mitsuaki Isobe, Keiichi I. Nakayama, Norio Inomata, and Shigetaka Kitajima
Cardiomyocyte proliferation and protection against post-myocardial infarction heart failure by cyclin D1 and Skp2 ubiquitin ligase
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn183
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1 July 2008

Original Article
Matheus L. Rocha, Alexandre H. Kihara, Ana P. Davel, Luiz R. G. Britto, Luciana V. Rossoni, and Lusiane M. Bendhack
Blood pressure variability increases connexin expression in the vascular smooth muscle of rats
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on July 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn178
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30 June 2008

Original Article
Shuangxi Wang, Qisheng Peng, Junhua Zhang, and Liying Liu
Na+/H+ exchanger is required for hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction via calcium-dependent calpain
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn179
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26 June 2008

Editorial
Jawahar L. Mehta
Erythropoietin in Cardioprotection: Does it have a Future or is it all in the Past?
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn176
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25 June 2008

Original Article
Long Zhao, Xinyi Zhao, Tian Tian, Quanlong Lu, Nirma Skrbo-Larssen, Di Wu, Zheng Kuang, Xiaofeng Zheng, Yanchao Han, Shuyan Yang, Chuanmao Zhang, and Anming Meng
Heart-specific isoform of tropomyosin4 is essential for heartbeat in zebrafish embryos
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn177
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Letter to the Editor
Bernd Mayer
Lack of evidence for a role of oxidative stress in vascular tolerance to nitroglycerin in ascorbate deficiency
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn175
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Letter to the Editor
Andreas Daiber and Tommaso Gori
Vascular tolerance to nitroglycerin in ascorbate deficiency - results are in favor of an important role of oxidative stress in nitrate tolerance
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn174
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23 June 2008

Original Article
Bu-Chin Yu, Chen-Kuei Chang, Horng-Yih Ou, Kai-Chun Cheng, and Juei-Tang Cheng
Decrease of peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor (PPAR) {delta} expression in cardiomyopathy of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn172
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20 June 2008

Original Article
Dan Meng, Dan-Dan Lv, and Jing Fang
Insulin-like growth factor-I induces reactive oxygen species production and cell migration through Nox4 and Rac1 in vascular smooth muscle cells
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 20, 2008. This version published July 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn173
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Original Article
Miguel A. Frias, Sarin Somers, Christine Gerber-Wicht, Lionel H. Opie, Sandrine Lecour, and Ursula Lang
The PGE2 – Stat3 interaction in doxorubicin-induced myocardial apoptosis
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn171
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19 June 2008

Original Article
Lourdes Sanchez de Miguel, Shiva Neysari, Sonja Jakob, Marco Petrimpol, Nicole Butz, Andrea Banfi, Christian E. Zaugg, Rok Humar, and Edouard J. Battegay
B2 kinin receptor plays a key role in B1-, ACE inhibitor-, and VEGF- stimulated in vitro angiogenesis in the hypoxic mouse heart
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access published on June 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn170
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Original Article
Tanja Schönberger, Dorothea Siegel-Axel, Renate Bußl, Sabine Richter, Martin S. Judenhofer, Roland Haubner, Gerald Reischl, Karin Klingel, Götz Münch, Peter Seizer, Bernd J. Pichler, and Meinrad Gawaz
The immunoadhesin glycoprotein VI-Fc regulates arterial remodelling after mechanical injury in ApoE–/– mice
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 19, 2008. This version published July 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn169
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16 June 2008

Original Article
Tatsuro Kitahara, Yasuchika Takeishi, Mutsuo Harada, Takeshi Niizeki, Satoshi Suzuki, Toshiki Sasaki, Mitsunori Ishino, Olga Bilim, Osamu Nakajima, and Isao Kubota
High-mobility group box 1 restores cardiac function after myocardial infarction in transgenic mice
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 16, 2008. This version published July 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn163
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Original Article
Masahito Miura, Yuji Wakayama, Hideaki Endoh, Makoto Nakano, Yoshinao Sugai, Masanori Hirose, Henk EDJ ter Keurs, and Hiroaki Shimokawa
Spatial non-uniformity of excitation–contraction coupling can enhance arrhythmogenic-delayed afterdepolarizations in rat cardiac muscle
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 16, 2008. This version published July 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn162
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Original Article
Regine Heller, Qing Chang, Gunter Ehrlich, Sherry N. Hsieh, Simone M. Schoenwaelder, Peter J. Kuhlencordt, Klaus T. Preissner, Emilio Hirsch, and Reinhard Wetzker
Overlapping and distinct roles for PI3Kβ and {gamma} isoforms in S1P-induced migration of human and mouse endothelial cells
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 16, 2008. This version published July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn159
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Original Article
Jianhua Feng, Min Zhu, Marcus C. Schaub, Peter Gehrig, Bernd Roschitzki, Eliana Lucchinetti, and Michael Zaugg
Phosphoproteome analysis of isoflurane-protected heart mitochondria: phosphorylation of adenine nucleotide translocator-1 on Tyr194 regulates mitochondrial function
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 16, 2008. This version published July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn161
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12 June 2008

Original Article
Jui-Ching Chen, Mei-Lin Wu, Kuo-Chin Huang, and Wan-Wan Lin
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors activate the unfolded protein response and induce cytoprotective GRP78 expression
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 12, 2008. This version published July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn160
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11 June 2008

Editorial
Michael R. Ward and Duncan J. Stewart
Erythropoietin and mesenchymal stromal cells in angiogenesis and myocardial regeneration: one plus one equals three?
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 11, 2008. This version published June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn153
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Review
Carmen Urbich, Angelika Kuehbacher, and Stefanie Dimmeler
Role of microRNAs in vascular diseases, inflammation, and angiogenesis
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 11, 2008. This version published July 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn156
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9 June 2008

Review
Nitish R. Mahapatra
Catestatin is a novel endogenous peptide that regulates cardiac function and blood pressure
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 9, 2008. This version published June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn155
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Original Article
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shinya Minatoguchi, Shinji Yasuda, Narentuoya Bao, Itta Kawamura, Masamitsu Iwasa, Takahiko Yamaki, Syohei Sumi, Yu Misao, Hiroaki Ushikoshi, Kazuhiko Nishigaki, Genzou Takemura, Takako Fujiwara, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Hisayoshi Fujiwara
Post-infarct treatment with an erythropoietin–gelatin hydrogel drug delivery system for cardiac repair
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 9, 2008. This version published June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn154
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7 June 2008

Original Article
Ying-Xin Qi, Ming-Juan Qu, Ding-Kun Long, Bo Liu, Qing-Ping Yao, Shu Chien, and Zong-Lai Jiang
Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor alpha downregulated by low shear stress promotes vascular smooth muscle cell migration and apoptosis: a proteomic analysis
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 7, 2008. This version published July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn158
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Original Article
Leonie G. Mikael and Rima Rozen
Homocysteine modulates the effect of simvastatin on expression of ApoA-I and NF-{kappa}B/iNOS
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 7, 2008. This version published July 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn157
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6 June 2008

Editorial
Michael V. Cohen and James M. Downey
Oestrogen plays a permissive role in cardioprotection
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 6, 2008. This version published June 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn152
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Review
Francesco Fazi and Clara Nervi
MicroRNA: basic mechanisms and transcriptional regulatory networks for cell fate determination
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 6, 2008. This version published June 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn151
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Original Article
Kun Hu, Frank A.J.L. Scheer, Ruud M. Buijs, and Steven A. Shea
The circadian pacemaker generates similar circadian rhythms in the fractal structure of heart rate in humans and rats
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 6, 2008. This version published June 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn150
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Original Article
Chun-Hung Chen, Hao-Ji Wei, Wei-Wen Lin, Iwen Chiu, Shiaw-Min Hwang, Chung-Chi Wang, Wen-Yu Lee, Yen Chang, and Hsing-Wen Sung
Porous tissue grafts sandwiched with multilayered mesenchymal stromal cell sheets induce tissue regeneration for cardiac repair
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 6, 2008. This version published June 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn149
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5 June 2008

Original Article
Yoichi Mizukami, Kyoichi Ono, Cheng-Kun Du, Toshihiko Aki, Naoya Hatano, Yosuke Okamoto, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Hiroshi Ito, Kimikazu Hamano, and Sachio Morimoto
Identification and physiological activity of survival factor released from cardiomyocytes during ischaemia and reperfusion
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 5, 2008. This version published June 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn148
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4 June 2008

Original Article
Yu-Long Li, Thai Paul Tran, Robert Muelleman, and Harold D. Schultz
Blunted excitability of aortic baroreceptor neurons in diabetic rats: involvement of hyperpolarization-activated channel
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 4, 2008. This version published June 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn141
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Original Article
Ying-Gang Sun, Yin-Xiang Cao, Wen-Wei Wang, Shan-Feng Ma, Tai Yao, and Yi-Chun Zhu
Hydrogen sulphide is an inhibitor of L-type calcium channels and mechanical contraction in rat cardiomyocytes
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 4, 2008. This version published June 17, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn140
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3 June 2008

Original Article
Tabasum Farzaneh and Andrew Tinker
Differences in the mechanism of metabolic regulation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels containing Kir6.1 and Kir6.2 subunits
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 3, 2008. This version published June 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn138
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2 June 2008

Review
Nicholas J. Severs, Alexandra F. Bruce, Emmanuel Dupont, and Stephen Rothery
Remodelling of gap junctions and connexin expression in diseased myocardium
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on June 2, 2008. This version published June 17, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn133
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31 May 2008

Original Article
Takashi Miyake, Motokuni Aoki, and Ryuichi Morishita
Inhibition of anastomotic intimal hyperplasia using a chimeric decoy strategy against NF{kappa}B and E2F in a rabbit model
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on May 31, 2008. This version published June 17, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn139
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29 May 2008

Review
Thomas Thum, Daniele Catalucci, and Johann Bauersachs
MicroRNAs: novel regulators in cardiac development and disease
Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published on May 29, 2008. This version published June 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn137
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