Control of Gene Expression by Catecholamines and the Renin-Angiotensin System

Preface; H. Rupp, B. Maisch. Part I: Catecholamine influences on gene expression. 1. Mechanisms of transcriptional activation of cAMP-responsive element-binding protein CREB; P. Haus-Seuffert, M. Meisterernst. 2. Transcriptional regulation by cAMP in the heart; F.U. Müller, et al. 3. Regulation of tumor growth and metastasis of human melanoma by the CREB transcription factor family; D. Jean, M. Bar-Eli. 4. CRE-decoy oligonucleotide-inhibition of gene expression and tumor growth; Y.S. Cho-Chung, et al. 5. Attenuation of macrophage apoptosis by the cAMP-signaling system; A. von Knethen, B. Brüne. 6. Catecholamines induce IL-10 release in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction by transactivating its promoter in monocytes but not in T-cells; U. Riese, et al. 7. Regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription by the by cAMP-signaling pathway: Involvement of multiple transcription factors; J. Lim, et al. 8. Norepinephrine transporter expression and function in noradrenergic cell differentiation; M. Sieber-Blum, Z. Ren. Part II: Catecholamine and angiotensin II influences on gene expression. 9. Catecholamines and angiotensinogen gene expression in kidney proximal tubular cells; J.S.D. Chan, et al. 10. cAMP increases the expression of human angiotensinogen gene through a combination of cyclic AMP responsive element binding protein and a liver specific transcription factor; C.S. Narayanan, et al. 11. The role of Ca++ mobilization and heterotrimeric G protein activation in mediating tyrosine phosphorylation signaling patterns in vascular smooth muscle cells; P.P. Sayeski, etal. 12. Functional cross-talk between the cyclic AMP and Jak/STAT signaling pathways in vascular smooth muscle cells; S. Meloche, et al. 13. The inducible cAMP early repressor ICERII (inhibits CREB and AP-1 transcription but not AT1 receptor gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells; X. Wang, T.J. Murphy. 14. Angiotensin II-induced changes in G-protein expression and resistance of renal microvessels in young genetically hypertensive rats; S.J. Vyas, et al. 15. Angiotensin receptor II is present in dopaminergic cell line of rat substantia nigria and is down regulated by aminochrome; A. Dagnino-Subiabre, et al. 16. Control of Cardiomyocyte Gene Expression as Drug Target; H. Rupp, et al. Part III: Angiotensin II influences on gene expression. 17. Designing antisense to inhibit the renin-angiotensin system; D. Mohuczy, M.l. Phillips. 18. Angiotensin II induces gene transcription through cell type dependent effects on the NF-kB transcription factor; A.R. Brasier, et al. 19. The role of Jak/STAT signaling in heart tissue renin-angiotensin system; E. Mascareno, M.A.Q. Siddiqui. 20. Rho plays an important role in angiotensin II-induced hypertrophic responses in cardiac myocytes; R. Aikawa, et al. 21. Mechanisms of angiotensin II-induced platelet-derived growth factor gene expression; L.M. Khachigian, et al. 22. Transactivation of EGF receptor induced by angiotensin II regulates fibronectin and TGV-&bgr; gene expression via transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms; H. Matsubara, et al. 23. Expression of renin-angiotensin system and extracellular mat