March 2007

Editorial Board
Published in issue: March 2007
iii

Basic Research

Topology of protease activities reflects atherothrombotic plaque complexity
• Anne Leclercq,
• Xavier Houard,
• Stéphane Loyau,
• ...
• Uriel Sebbag,
• Olivier Meilhac,
• Jean-Baptiste Michel
Published online: May 24, 2006
p1-10

Unsaturated fatty acids suppress the expression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 (ABCG1) and ABCA1 genes via an LXR/RXR responsive element
• Yoshinari Uehara,
• Shin-ichiro Miura,
• Arnold von Eckardstein,
• ...
• Gerd Assmann,
• Tatsuo Yamada,
• Keijiro Saku
Published online: May 30, 2006
p11-21

Troglitazone inhibits oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced macrophage proliferation: Impact of the suppression of nuclear translocation of ERK1/2
• Miyuki Yano,
• Takeshi Matsumura,
• Takafumi Senokuchi,
• ...
• Teruo Kawada,
• Takeshi Nishikawa,
• Eiichi Araki
Published online: May 26, 2006
p22-32

SiRNA targeting SHP-1 accelerates angiogenesis in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia
• Masahiro Sugano,
• Keiko Tsuchida,
• Toyoki Maeda,
• Naoki Makino
Published online: May 26, 2006
p33-39
Variance decomposition of apolipoproteins and lipids in Danish twins
• Mogens Fenger,
• Karoline Schousboe,
• Thorkild I.A. Sørensen,
• Kirsten O. Kyvik
Published online: May 26, 2006
p40-47

Haptoglobin genotype modulates the balance of Th1/Th2 cytokines produced by macrophages exposed to free hemoglobin
• Julia Guetta,
• Merav Strauss,
• Nina S. Levy,
• Lana Fahoum,
• Andrew P. Levy
Published online: July 04, 2006
p48-53

Role of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ in leukocyte activation and inflammatory responses
• Yi Shi,
• Ping Zhang,
• LiFeng Zhang,
• ...
• Andrew Zalewski,
• Anthony Postle,
• Robert L. Wilensky
Published online: June 09, 2006
p54-62

Identifying leukocyte gene expression patterns associated with plasma lipid levels in human subjects
• Jun Ma,
• Adam A. Dempsey,
• Dimitri Stamatiou,
• K.Wayne Marshall,
• Choong-Chin Liew
Published online: June 28, 2006
p63-72

Vasa vasorum neovascularization and lesion distribution among different vascular beds in ApoE^−/−/LDL^−/− double knockout mice
• Alexander C. Langheinrich,
• Agata Michniewicz,
• Rainer M. Bohle,
• Erik L. Ritman
Published online: June 28, 2006
p73-81

MRI visualized neo-intimal dissection and co-localization of novel apoptotic markers apolipoprotein C-1, ceramide and caspase-3 in a Watanabe hyperlipidemic rabbit model
• Henning Steen,
• Antonina Kolmakova,
• Matthias Stuber,
• ...
• Fabao Gao,
• Subroto Chatterjee,
• Joao A. Lima
Published online: July 07, 2006
p82-89
Homocysteine and coronary heart disease risk in the PRIME study
• J.A. Troughton,
• J.V. Woodside,
• I.S. Young,
• ...
• J.W.G. Yarnell,
• A. Evans
• on behalf of the PRIME Study Group
Published online: June 15, 2006
p90-97

Effect of a short-term diet and exercise intervention in youth on atherosclerotic risk factors
• Christian K. Roberts,
• Andrew K. Chen,
• R. James Barnard
Published online: October 23, 2006
p98-106

Clinical Research

Serial intravascular ultrasound evidence of both plaque stabilization and lesion progression in patients with ruptured coronary plaques: Effects of statin therapy on ruptured coronary plaque
• Myeong-Ki Hong,
• Gary S. Mintz,
• Cheol Whan Lee,
• ...
• Jae-Joong Kim,
• Seong-Wook Park,
• Seung-Jung Park
Published online: April 03, 2006
p107-114

Decreased number of circulating CD34⁺KDR⁺ cells in asymptomatic subjects with preclinical atherosclerosis
• Gilles Chironi,
• Laurence Walch,
• Marie-Gabrielle Pernollet,
• ...
• Jaime Levenson,
• Francine Rendu,
• Alain Simon
Published online: April 18, 2006
p115-120

Genetic variability at the leptin receptor (LEPR) locus is a determinant of plasma fibrinogen and C-reactive protein levels
• Yuan-Yuan Zhang,
• Lucia Gottardo,
• Wojciech Mlynarski,
• ...
• Christos S. Mantzoros,
• Angelo Avogaro,
• Alessandro Doria
Published online: April 03, 2006
p121-127

Serum osteoprotegerin is inversely associated with carotid plaque echogenicity in humans
• Anders Vik,
• Ellisiv B. Mathiesen,
• Ann-Trude W. Notø,
• Baldur Sveinbjørnsson,
• Jan Brox,
• John-Bjarne Hansen
Published online: April 18, 2006
p128-134

Effect of individualizing starting doses of a statin according to baseline LDL-cholesterol levels on achieving cholesterol targets: The Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast with Atorvastatin Stratified Titration (ACTFAST) study
• P. Martineau,
• A. Gaw,
• E. de Teresa,
• ...
• L.A. Leiter,
• A. Langer
• on behalf of the ACTFAST investigators
Published online: April 28, 2006
p135-146

Decreased plasma extracellular superoxide dismutase level in patients with vasospastic angina
• Kazuhito Yamashita,
• Kubara Takahiro,
• Fumihiko Kamezaki,
• Tetsuo Adachi,
• Hiromi Tasaki
Published in issue: March 2007
p147-152

Relation between charge-based apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein subfractions and remnant-like particle cholesterol levels
• Bo Zhang,
• Alfred Böttcher,
• Satoshi Imaizumi,
• Keita Noda,
• Gerd Schmitz,
• Keijiro Saku
Published online: April 17, 2006
p153-161
Eicosapentaenoic acid reduces the progression of carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Tomoya Mita,
• Hirotaka Watada,
• Takeshi Ogihara,
• ...
• Takahisa Hirose,
• Yasushi Tanaka,
• Ryuzo Kawamori
Published online: April 10, 2006
p162-167

Coronary flow reserve is impaired in patients with slow coronary flow
• Dogan Erdogan,
• Mustafa Caliskan,
• Hakan Gullu,
• Alpay Turan Sezgin,
• Aylin Yildirir,
• Haldun Muderrisoglu
Published online: April 18, 2006
p168-174

Widespread vascular production of C-reactive protein (CRP) and a relationship between serum CRP, plaque CRP and intimal hypertrophy
• A.M. Wilson,
• J.D. Swan,
• H. Ding,
• ...
• C. Triggle,
• J.D. Best,
• A.J. Jenkins
Published online: June 09, 2006
p175-181

Determinants and definition of abdominal obesity as related to risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and coronary disease in Turkish men: A prospective cohort study
• Altan Onat,
• Hüseyin Uyarel,
• Gülay Hergenç,
• Ahmet Karabulut,
• Sinan Albayrak,
• Günay Can
Published online: May 09, 2006
p182-190

Coronary collateral circulation: The effects of smoking and alcohol
• Jeroen Koerselman,
• Peter P.Th. de Jaegere,
• Marianne C. Verhaar,
• Diederick E. Grobbee,
• Yolanda van der Graaf
• for the SMART Study Group
Published online: May 24, 2006
p191-198

The association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and cholesteryl ester transfer protein TaqIB gene polymorphism is influenced by alcohol drinking in a population-based sample
• Yasuyuki Tsujita,
• Yasuyuki Nakamura,
• Qishan Zhang,
• ...
• Tomonori Okamura,
• Minoru Horie,
• Hirotsugu Ueshima
Published online: May 04, 2006
p199-205

Plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) are related to intima-media thickness of the carotid artery
An epidemiological study
• Kumiko Furuki,
• Hisashi Adachi,
• Hidehiro Matsuoka,
• ...
• Asuka Hino,
• Yuji Hirai,
• Tsutomu Imaizumi
Published online: May 02, 2006
p206-210

Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) and coronary endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease and mild hypercholesterolemia
• Renke Maas,
• Kurt Quitzau,
• Edzard Schwedhelm,
• ...
• Anna Steenpaß,
• Thomas F. Lüscher,
• Rainer H. Böger
Published online: July 10, 2006
p211-219
Remnant particles are the major determinant of an increased intima media thickness in patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH)
• Ewoud ter Avest,
• Suzanne Holewijn,
• Sebastian J.H. Bredie,
• Anton F.H. Stalenhoef,
• Jacqueline de Graaf
Published online: May 05, 2006
p220-226

Racial difference in endothelial function: Role of the infective burden
• Simona Marchesi,
• Graziana Lupattelli,
• Alessandra Sensini,
• ...
• Donatella Siepi,
• Elmo Mannarino,
• Gaetano Vaudo
Published online: May 24, 2006
p227-234

Instructions to Authors
Published in issue: March 2007
I