Am J Physiol Cell Physiol -- Table of Contents (March 1 2008, 294 [3])

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Tzung K. Hsiai: Mechanosignal transduction coupling between endothelial and smooth muscle cells: role of hemodynamic forces
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C659-C661, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.90643.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY:

Paul R. Crisostomo, Yue Wang, Troy A. Markel, Meijing Wang, Tim Lahm, and Daniel R. Meldrum: Human mesenchymal stem cells stimulated by TNF- ${alpha}$ , LPS, or hypoxia produce growth factors by an NF ${kappa}$ B- but not JNK-dependent mechanism
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C675-C682, 2008. First published January 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00437.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS:

Fujio Okamoto, Hiroshi Kajiya, Kazuko Toh, Shinichi Uchida, Momono Yoshikawa, Sei Sasaki, Mizuho A. Kido, Teruo Tanaka, and Koji Okabe: Intracellular ClC-3 chloride channels promote bone resorption in vitro through organelle acidification in mouse osteoclasts
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C693-C701, 2008. First published January 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00251.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yan Zhang, Dao-Hong Lin, Zhi-Jian Wang, Yan Jin, Baofeng Yang, and Wen-Hui Wang: K restriction inhibits protein phosphatase 2B (PP2B) and suppression of PP2B decreases ROMK channel activity in the CCD
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C765-C773, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00528.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tetsuji Nakamoto, Victor G. Romanenko, Atsushi Takahashi, Ted Begenisich, and James E. Melvin: Apical maxi-K (K_Ca1.1) channels mediate K⁺ secretion by the mouse submandibular exocrine gland
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C810-C819, 2008. First published January 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00511.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter K. Lauf, Sandeep Misri, Ameet A. Chimote, and Norma C. Adragna: Apparent intermediate K conductance channel hyposmotic activation in human lens epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C820-C832, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00375.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY:

Aiwen Zhang, Jason J. David, Sukanya V. Subramanian, Xiaoying Liu, Matthew D. Fuerst, Xue Zhao, Carl V. Leier, Charles G. Orosz, Robert J. Kelm, Jr., and Arthur R. Strauch: Serum response factor neutralizes Pur ${alpha}$ - and Purβ-mediated repression of the fetal vascular smooth muscle ${alpha}$ -actin gene in stressed adult cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C702-C714, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00173.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Juan Antonio Valdés, Eduardo Gaggero, Jorge Hidalgo, Nancy Leal, Enrique Jaimovich, and M. Angélica Carrasco: NFAT activation by membrane potential follows a calcium pathway distinct from other activity-related transcription factors in skeletal muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C715-C725, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00195.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:

Raina Devi Ramnath, Jia Sun, Sharmila Adhikari, Liang Zhi, and Madhav Bhatia: Role of PKC- ${delta}$ on substance P-induced chemokine synthesis in pancreatic acinar cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C683-C692, 2008. First published December 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00360.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takashi Kawasaki, Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Martin G. Schwacha, Satoshi Fujimi, James A. Lederer, Kirby I. Bland, and Irshad H. Chaudry: Trauma-hemorrhage inhibits splenic dendritic cell proinflammatory cytokine production via a mitogen-activated protein kinase process
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C754-C764, 2008. First published January 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00494.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VASCULAR BIOLOGY:

Dihui Hong, Dov Jaron, Donald G. Buerk, and Kenneth A. Barbee: Transport-dependent calcium signaling in spatially segregated cellular caveolar domains
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C856-C866, 2008. First published December 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00278.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS:

Junko Fujita-Yoshigaki, Miwako Matsuki-Fukushima, and Hiroshi Sugiya: Inhibition of Src and p38 MAP kinases suppresses the change of claudin expression induced on dedifferentiation of primary cultured parotid acinar cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C774-C785, 2008. First published January 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00472.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Claudia R. Amura, Kelley S. Brodsky, Berenice Gitomer, Kim McFann, Gwendal Lazennec, Matthew T. Nichols, Alkesh Jani, Robert W. Schrier, and R. Brian Doctor: CXCR2 agonists in ADPKD liver cyst fluids promote cell proliferation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C786-C796, 2008. First published January 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00457.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dan Shan, Richard B. Marchase, and John C. Chatham: Overexpression of TRPC3 increases apoptosis but not necrosis in response to ischemia-reperfusion in adult mouse cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C833-C841, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00313.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eri Kubo, Nigar Fatma, Yoshio Akagi, David R. Beier, Sanjay P. Singh, and Dhirendra P. Singh: TAT-mediated PRDX6 protein transduction protects against eye lens epithelial cell death and delays lens opacity
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C842-C855, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00540.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PROTEIN AND VESICLE TRAFFICKING, CYTOSKELETON:

Eunbyul Evans, Wenzheng Zhang, Galina Jerdeva, Chiao-Yu Chen, Xuequn Chen, Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez, and Curtis T. Okamoto: Direct interaction between Rab3D and the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor and trafficking through regulated secretory vesicles in lacrimal gland acinar cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C662-C674, 2008. First published January 2, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00623.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Haini Liao, Jie Zhang, Svetlana Shestopal, Gabor Szabo, Anna Castle, and David Castle: Nonredundant function of secretory carrier membrane protein isoforms in dense core vesicle exocytosis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C797-C809, 2008. First published January 2, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00493.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

NERVOUS SYSTEM CELL BIOLOGY:

Robert A. Colvin, Ashley I. Bush, Irene Volitakis, Charles P. Fontaine, Dustin Thomas, Kazuya Kikuchi, and William R. Holmes: Insights into Zn²⁺ homeostasis in neurons from experimental and modeling studies
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C726-C742, 2008. First published January 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00541.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

METHODS IN CELL PHYSIOLOGY:

Shile Liang, Changliang Fu, Desiree Wagner, Huiguang Guo, Dongying Zhan, Cheng Dong, and Mian Long: Two-dimensional kinetics of β₂-integrin and ICAM-1 bindings between neutrophils and melanoma cells in a shear flow
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C743-C753, 2008. First published January 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00250.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRIGENDUM:

: Corrigenda
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C867-C867, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.zh0-5552-corr.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]

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Cover: Coimmunofluorescence analysis of collagen type I (green) and desmin (red) in differentiated C2C12 after 5 days in differentiation medium showing that collagen type I expression prevents the differentiation of the myoblast cells. From: Alexakis C, Partridge T, and Bou-Gharios G. “Implication of the satellite cell in dystrophic muscle fibrosis: a self-perpetuating mechanism of collagen overproduction.” Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C661–C669, 2007.