MODERN CONCEPTS IN ANGIOGENESIS

MODERN CONCEPTS IN ANGIOGENESIS

CONTENTS

FRONT MATTER	i
Components of Angiogenic Cascades
Semaphorins, Plexins and Neuropilins and Their Role in Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis Gera Neufeld, Niva Shraga-Heled, Tali Lange and Ofra Kessler	1
EPH Receptors and Ephrins Elena B. Pasquale	27
The FGF Family of Angiogenic Growth Factors Patrick Auguste and Andreas Bikfalvi	67
NeuropeptideY: Neurogenic Mediator of Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis Joanna B. Kitlinska and Zofia Zukowska	91
Modulation of Growth Factor Signaling by Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Nicholas W. Shworak	119
Angiogenic Regulators
Directional Cues in Angiogenesis Arie Horowitz	147
Regulation of Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Gregg L. Semenza	175
Redox State and Regulation of Angiogenic Responses Masuko Ushio-Fukai and R.Wayne Alexander	217
Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis in Cardiac Hypertrophy Robert J. Tomanek and Eduard I. Dedkov	253
Regulation of Coronary Vascular Tone and Microvascular Physiology Basel Ramlawi, Munir Boodhwani and Frank W. Sellke	281
Clinical Applications
Kinase Inhibitors: Cancer Drugs Derived from Mechanistic Considerations Karl-Heinz Thierauch and Andreas Chlistalla	313
Therapeutic Angiogenesis — An Overview Masahiro Murakami and Michael Simons	343
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Ryuichi Morishita and Toshio Ogihara	367
Role of Nitric Oxide in Adult Angiogenesis: Therapeutic Potential of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Transfer Gabor M. Rubanyi	385

BACK MATTER	423
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