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Abstract 1
Frizzled-7 is translocated to the plasma membrane at sites where initial cell-cell adhesion and cell-cell contacts are occurring
C. MAO

Abstract 2
Hemodynamic forces modulate endothelial cell eNOS and P65 expression in atherosclerosis-prone regions of arteries
D. WON, S.-N. ZHU, M. CHEN, A.-M. TEICHERT, P.A. MARSDEN, M.I. CYBULSKY

Abstract 3
Thrombospondin-4 and human neutrophils: The cardiovascular disease-associated variant selectively elicits a proatherogenic response in these cells
E. PLUSKOTA, O.I. STENINA, I. KRUKOVETS, E.J. TOPOL, E.F. PLOW

Abstract 4
Serum myeloperoxidase predicts atherosclerotic burden
M.-L. BRENNAN, N. GOKCE, M.S. PENN, J.F. KEANEY JR, J.A. VITA, S.L. HAZEN

Abstract 5
GPR4 plays a critical role in the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of endothelial cells
Y. XU, K.-S. KIM, J. YING, J. REN

Abstract 6
Genetic factors increase the risk of coronary artery disease
S. ARCHACKI, C. MORAVEC, S.G. ELLIS, E.J. TOPOL, Q. WANG

Abstract 7
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in aortic smooth muscle cells induces hyaluronan-mediated leukocyte adhesion
R. AUSTIN, J. ZHO, C. de la MOTTE, R. PYERITZ, V. HASCALL, D. JACOBSEN, S. STRONG

Abstract 8
Glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase moonlights as a transcript-selective inhibitor of translation in interferon-gamma-activated monocytic cells
P. SAMPATH, B. MAZUMDER, V. SESHADRI, P.L. FOX

Abstract 9
Identification of RP L13A as the molecular switch that silences translation in IFN-gamma-activated monocytes: A possible role in the resolution of inflammation
B. MAZUMDER, P. SAMPATH, V. SESHADRI, R.K. MAITRA, P.E. DiCORLETO, P.L. FOX

Abstract 10
Inhibition of tissue factor procoagulant activity by GRP78, an endoplasmic reticulum chaperone
L.M. WATSON, S.K. SOOD, R.C. AUSTIN

Abstract 11
The thrombospondin-4 A387P polymorphism: Functional consequences in vascular biology
O.I. STENINA, I. KRUKOVETS, S.Y. DESAI, K. KIGHT, D. JANIGRO, E.J. TOPOL, E.F. PLOW

Abstract 12
Structure function analyses of a novel binding site for platelet integrin GPIIbIIIa in the gamma C-domain of fibrinogen
N.P. PODOLNIKOVA, S.T. LORD, R. LORETH, T.P. UGAROVA

Abstract 13
Apo(a) accelerates atherothrombosis in mouse carotid artery
J. SHA, E. HART, B. McCULLOUGH, J. ARVIDSON, D. TREPAL, F. NASSIR, N. DAVIDSON, J. HOOVER-PLOW

Abstract 14
Apo(a) competes with plasminogen function in vivo
A. SHCHURIN, J. HOOVER-PLOW

Abstract 15
TDAG51 is induced by homocysteine, promotes detachment-induced programmed cell death, and may contribute to atherothrombosis
G.S. HOSSAIN, J.V. vanTHIENEN, G.H. WERSTUCK, J. ZHOU, S.K. SOOD, J.G. DICKHOUT, R.C. AUSTIN

Abstract 16
Conditions that cause ER stress can activate SREBP
S. COLGAN, D. TANG, G. WERSTUCK, R. AUSTIN

Abstract 17
Regulation of smooth muscle cell expression of tissue factor by bioactive phospholipids
S. LIANG, M.S. PENN, G.M. CHISOLM

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