Vascular Endothelium

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Crete, Greece, June 22-July 1, 1996

I. Pulmonary Circulation. - 1. Mechanisms of Endothelial Injury and Repair. - 2. Molecular Mechanisms of Endothelial Leukocyte Association: The Function of the Selectins. - 3. Complement Inhibitor Therapeutics and Lung Injury. - II. Gene Manipulation in the Vasculature. - 4. Control of iNOS Expression in Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells. - 5. Adhesive Molecules at Luminal Surface and at Intercellular Junctions of the Endothelium in the Regulation of Leukocyte Transendothelial Traffic. - 6. Insertion/Deletion (I/D) Polymorphism in the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Gene. - III. Thrombosis/Hypertension. - 7. Role of Endothelial Plasminogen Activators in Fibrinolysis and Repair-Associated Angiogenesis: Two Sides of a Coin. - 8. The Antithrombotic Effects of Nitric Oxide. - IV. Inflammation/Angiogenesis. - 9. Cytokine Regulation of Endothelial Cell Function. - 10. The Role of Thrombin in Angiogenesis. - V. Cerebral Circulation/ Atherosclerosis. - 11. Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease: Role of the Endothelium. - 12. Genetic Factors in Atherosclerosis: From Humans to Mice and Back Again. - 13. Role of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer s Disease. - VI. Gene Transfer in the Vasculature. - 14. Gene Mediated Anti-Cancer Strategies Involving the Vasculature: Inhibition of Angiogenesis and Vascular Targeting of Gene Therapy. - 15. Nitric Oxide Modulation of Gene Expression. - Abstracts of Oral and Poster Presentations. - Participants. - Participants Photo.