Cardiac Metabolism in Health and Disease

Preface; S. Abdel-aleem, J.E. Lowe. 1. Glucose and Glycogen Utilisation in Myocardial Ischemia - Changes in Metabolism and Consequences for the Myocyte; L.M. King, L.H. Opie. 2. Differential Regulation in the Heart of Mitochondrial Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase-I Muscle and Liver Isoforms; E.A. Park, G.A. Cook. 3. Carnitine Deficiency-Induced Cardiomyopathy; D.J. Paulson. 4. Fatty Acid-binding Proteins in the Heart; F.G. Schaap, et al. 5. Metabolic Disturbances in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy; B. Rodrigues, et al. 6. Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiac Function; M.A. Mahgoub, A.S. Abd-Elfattah. 7. Phospholipase A2-mediated Hydrolysis of Cardiac Phospholipids. The Use of Molecular and Transgenic Techniques; L.J. De Windt, et al. 8. The Role of Glucose Metabolism in a Pig Heart Model of Short-Term Hibernation; T.A. Hacker, et al. 9. Glucose Metabolism, H+ Production and Na+/H+-Exchanger mRNA Levels in Ischemic Hearts from Diabetic Rats; J.R.B. Dyck, G.D. Lopaschuk. 10. Regulation of Carbohydrate and Fatty Acid Utilization by L-Carnitine During Cardiac Development and Hypoxia; S. Abdel-aleem, et al. 11. Identification of Nucleoside Transport Binding Sites in the Human Myocardium; A.-S.A. Abd-Elfattah, et al. 12. Mutagenesis and Characterization of Specific Residues in Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester Synthase: A Gene for Alcohol Induced Cardiomyopathy; P.S. Bora, et al. 13. Palmitate Oxidation by the Mitochondria From Volume-Overloaded Rat Hearts; B. Christian, et al. 14. Effects of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors on Glucose Utilization in Isolated Cardiac Myocytes; S. Abdel-aleem, et al. 15. Energy Metabolism and Mechanical Recovery after Cardioplegia in Moderately Hypertrophied Hearts; R.T. Smolenski, et al. 16. Role of Nucleoside Transport and Purine Release in a Rabbit Model of Myocardial Stunning; A.-S.A. Abd-Elfattah, et al. 17. Ischemic Preconditioning in Rat Heart: No Correlation Between Glycogen Content and Return of Function; T. Doenst, et al. 18. The Liver Isoform of Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase I is Activated in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocytes by Hypoxia; Dachun Wang, et al. 19. Human Myocardial ATP Content and In Vivo Contractile Function; R.C. Starling, et al. 20. Differential Cardioprotection with Selective Inhibitors of Adenosine Metabolism and Transport: Role of Purine Release in Ischemic and Reperfusion Injury; A.-S. Abd-Elfattah, et al. 21. Effects of Nucleoside Transport Inhibitors and Adenine/Ribose Supply on ATP Concentration and Adenosine Production in Cardiac Myocytes; K.K. Kalsi, et al.