Department of Physiology

Chair: Joseph Dunbar, PhD
5374 Scott Hall
(313) 577-1520

Articles, Patents, Intellectual Property

Augustyniak RA, Ansorge EJ, OÕLeary DS.  Muscle metaboreflex control of cardiac output and peripheral vasoconstriction exhibit different latencies.  Am J Physiol (Heart and Circ Physiol) (in press).

Bailey CM, Hsu CT, DiCarlo SE.  Educational puzzles for understanding gastrointestinal physiology.  Am J Physiol (Adv Physiol Education) 21:S1-S18, 1999.

Barthold JS, Kryger JV, Derusha AM, Duel BP, Jednak R, Skafar DF.  Effects of an environmental endocrine disruptor on fetal development and on estrogen receptor-alpha and epidermal growth factor receptor expression in the porcine male genital tract.  J Urology 162:864-871, 1999.

Brown RA, Jefferson L, Sudan N, Lloyd TC, Ren J.  Acetaldehyde depresses myocardial contraction and cardiac myocyte shortening in spontaneously hypertensive rats: role of intracellular Ca2+.  Cell Mol Biol 45:453-465, 1999.

Chen Y, Collins HL, DiCarlo SE.  Daily exercise enhances acetylcholine-induced dilation in mesenteric and hindlimb vasculature of hypertensive rats.  Clin Exp Hypertens 21:353-376,1999.

Chinni S, Shisheva A.  Arrest of endosome acidification by Bafilomycin A mimics insulin action on GLUT4 translocation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.  Biochem J 339:599-606, 1999.

Collins HL, Rodenbaugh DW, DiCarlo SE.  Daily exercise attenuates the development of arterial blood pressure related cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive rats.  Clin Exp Hypertens (in press).

Collins HL, Rodenbaugh DW, Murphy TP, Kulics JM, Bailey CM, DiCarlo SE.  An inquiry-based teaching tool for understanding arterial blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular function.  Am J Physiol (Adv Physiol Education) 277:S15-S28, 1999.

Cortright RN, Zheng D, Jones JP, Fluckey JD, DiCarlo SE, Grujic D, Lowell BB, Dohm GL.  Regulation of skeletal muscle UCP-2 and UCP-3 gene expression by exercise and denervation.  Am J Physiol 276:E217-E221, 1999.

Duanmu Z, Dunbar J, Falany CN, Runge-Morris M.  Induction of rat hepatic aryl sulfotransferase (SULT1A1) gene expression by triamcinolone acetonide: Impact on minoxidil-mediated hypotension.  Toxicol Appl Pharmacol (in press).

Duanmu Z, Scislo T, Dunbar JC.  Glycemic modulation of insulin/IGF-1 mediated skeletal muscle blood flow following sympathetic denervation in normal rats.  Clin Exp Hypertens 21:1239-1255, 1999.

Dunbar JC, Lu H.  Leptin-induced increase in sympathetic nervous and cardiovascular tone is mediated by proopiomelanocortin (POMC) products.  Brain Res Bull 50:215-221, 1999.

Dunbar JC, Lu H.  Chronic intracerebroventricular (ICV) insulin attenuates the leptin mediated but not alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) increase in sympathetic and cardiovascular response.  Brain Res Bull (in press).

Dunbar JC, Lu H.  Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) products in the central regulation of sympathetic and cardiovascular dynamics: Studies on melanocortin and opioid interaction.  Peptides (in press).

Dunnam RC, Hill MJ, Lawson DM, Dunbar JC.  Ovarian hormone secretory response to gonadotropins and nitric oxide following chronic nitric oxide deficiency in the rat.  Biol Reprod 60:959-963, 1999.

Estevez AY, OÕRegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Effects of anion channel blockers on hyposmotically-induced amino acid release from the in vivo rat cerebral cortex.  Neurochem Res 24:447-452, 1999.

Estevez AY, OÕRegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Hyposmotically-induced amino acid release from the rat cerebral cortex: role of phospholipases and protein kinases.  Brain Res 844:1-9, 1999.

Estevez AY, Song D, Phillis JW, OÕRegan MH.  Effect of the anion channel blocker DIDS on ouabain- and high K+-induced release of amino acids from rat cerebral cortex.  Brain Res Bull (in press).

Foa PP.  A skeptic voyage through the pancreatic archipelago.  Int J Med Biol Environ 27:1-12, 1999.

Ford R, Lu H, Duanmu Z, Scislo T, Dunbar JC.  Insulin and IGF-1 induced cardiovascular responses following removal of area postrema.  Int J Exp Diab Res (in press).

Greenberg SS, Zakhari S, Pennington S, Kiss Z, Brown RA, Emanuele N.  Alcohol for diabetics: beneficial or detrimental?  Alcohol Clin Exper (in press).

Guyot LL, Diaz FG, OÕRegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Topical glucose and accumulation of excitotoxic and other amino acids in ischemic cerebral cortex.  Horm Metab Res (in press).

Guyot LL, Diaz FG, OÕRegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Topical insulin and accumulation of excitotoxic and other amino acids in ischemic rat cerebral cortex.  Proc Soc Exp Biol Med (in press).

Hammond RL, Augustyniak RA, Rossi NF, Churchill PC, Lapanowski K, OÕLeary DS.  Muscle metaboreflex control of cardiac output and peripheral vasoconstriction exhibit different latencies.  Am J Physiol (Heart and Circ Physiol) (in press).

Hauck C, Dunbar JC.  The effect of general and selective beta-adrenergic antagonist on the insulin-induced cardio and selected vascular responses in rats.  Acta Diabetol 36:47-54, 1999

Hong FT.  Interfacial photochemistry of retinal proteins.  Progress in Surface Science 62(1-6):1-237, 1999.

Hong FT.  On control laws in biocomputing: principles of biological information processing, Tutorial Programs, Track 10: Biosensors and Biocomputing, Course D, International Joint Conference on Neural Network, Washington, DC, July 10-16, 1999.

Howard MG, Collins HL, DiCarlo SE.  Post-exercise elevations in sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex function in normotensive rabbits.  Clin Exp Hypertens (in press).

Hsu CT, Bailey CM, DiCarlo SE.  ÒVirtual RatÓ: A tool for understanding hormonal regulation of the gastrointestinal function.  Am J Physiol (Adv Physiol Education) 21:S23-S38, 1999.

Kitchen AM, Scislo TJ, OÕLeary DS.  NTS A2a purinoceptor activation elicits hindlimb vasodilation primarily via a beta-adrenergic mechanism.  Am J Physiol (Heart and Circ Physiol) (in press).

Koch LG, Britton SL, Barbato JC, Rodenbaugh DW, DiCarlo SE.  Phenotypic differences in cardiovascular regulation in inbred rat models of aerobic capacity.  Physiol Genomics :63-69, 1999.

Kulics JM, Collins HL, DiCarlo SE.  Postexercise hypotension is mediated by reductions in sympathetic nerve activity.  Am J Physiol 276:H27-H32,1999.

Lamers AE, Heiney JP, Ram JL.  Cloning and sequence analysis of two cDNAs encoding Cyclin A and Cyclin B in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha.  Biochim Biophys Acta 1448:519-524, 1999.

LaPrad SL, Augustyniak RA, Hammond RL, OÕLeary DS.  Does gender influence the strength and mechanisms of the muscle metaboreflex during dynamic exercise in dogs?  Am J Physiol 276:R1203-R1208, 1999.

Li H, Huang W, Rajpurkar A, Tefilli MV, Dunbar JC, Dhabuwala CB.  Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activities in rat testis after chronic cocaine administration.  Urology 54:925-928, 1999.

Li H, Jiang Y, Rajpurkar A, Dunbar JC, Dhabuwala CB.  Cocaine induced apoptosis in rat testis.  J Urology 162:213-216, 1999.

Lui G, Schwartz JA, Brooks SC.  p53 down regulates ER responsive genes by interfering with the binding of ER to ERE.  Biochem Biophys Res Comm 264:359-364, 1999.

Lui G, Schwartz JA, Brooks SC.  Estrogen receptor protects p53 from being degraded by hdm2.  Cancer Res (in press).

Martinez-Nieves B, Dunbar JC.  Vascular dilatation response to sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and alpha-adrenergic antagonism in female and male normal and diabetic rats.  Proc Soc Biol Med 222:90-97, 1999.

McEwen RK, Dove S, Cooke FT, Painter GF, Holmes AB, Shisheva A, Ohya Y, Parker PJ, Michell RH.  Complementation analysis in PtdInsP kinase-deficient yeast mutants demonstrates that S.pombe and  murine Fab1p homologues are phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate 5-kinases.  J Biol Chem 274:33905-33912, 1999.

Muniyappa R, Xu R, Lamers AE, Srinivas PR, Ram JL, Sowers JR.  Inhibition of Rho protein stimulates inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.  Am J Physiol (in press).

OLeary DS, Augustyniak RA, Ansorge EJ, Collins HL.  Muscle metaboreflex improves O2 delivery to ischemic active skeletal muscle.  Am J Physiol 276:H1399-H1403, 1999.

Phillis JW.  Editorial Comment.  Stroke 30:1246, 1999.

Phillis JW, Estevez AY, Guyot LL, OÕRegan MH.  5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)-amiloride, a Na+-H+ exchange inhibitor, protects gerbil hippocampal neurons from ischemic injury.  Brain Res 839:199-202, 1999.

Phillis JW, ORegan MH, Song D.  Further evidence for the role of adenosine in hypercapnia/acidosis-evoked coronary flow regulation.  Gen Pharmacol: The Vascular System 33:431-437, 1999.

Phillis JW, Song D, Guyot LL, OÕRegan MH.  Lactate reduces amino acid release and fuels recovery of function in the ischemic brain.  Neurosci Lett 272:195-198, 1999.

Phillis JW, Song D, Guyot LL, OÕRegan MH.  Failure of kynurenic acid to inhibit amino acid release from the ischemic rat cerebral cortex.  Neurosci Lett 273:21-24, 1999.

Phillis JW, Song D, ORegan MH.  Effect of hyperglycemia on extracellular levels of amino acids and free fatty acids in the ischemic/reperfused rat cerebral cortex.  Brain Res 837:177-183, 1999.

      Phillis JW, Song D, ORegan MH.  Effects of hyperosmolarity and ion substitutions on amino acid efflux from the ischemic rat cerebral cortex.  Brain Res 828:1-11, 1999.

Phillis JW, Song D, ORegan MH.  Melittin enhances amino acid and free fatty acid release from the in vivo cerebral cortex.  Brain Res 847:270-275, 1999.

Phillis JW, Song D, ORegan MH.  Mechanisms involved in coronary artery dilatation during respiratory acidosis in the isolated perfused rat heart.  Basic Res Cardiol (in press).

Pravenec M, Zidek V, Simakova M, Kren V, Krenova D, Horky K, Jachymova M, Mikova, Kazdova L, Aitman TJ, Churchill, PC, Webb RC, Hingarh NH, Yang Y, Wang JM, Lezin EM, Kurtz TW.  Genetics of Cd36 and the clustering of multiple cardiovascular risk factors in spontaneous hypertension.  J Clin Invest 103:1651-1657, 1999.

Putchakayala S, Ram JL.  Toxic and excitatory effects of the mollusicide metaldehyde on the biofouling bivalve Dreissena polymorpha.  Pesticide Sci (in press).

Ram JL, Moore D, Putchakayala S, Paredes AA, Ma D, Croll RP.  Serotonergic responses of the siphons and adjacent mantle tissue of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha.  Comp Biochem Physiol 124C:211-220, 1999.

Ren J, Brown RA.  Hypertension augments ethanol-induced depression of cell shortening and intracellular calcium transients in adult rat ventricular myocytes.  Biochem Biophys Res Comm 261:202-208, 1999.

Ren J, Jefferson L, Sowers JR, Brown RA.  Influence of age on the contractile response to insulin-like growth factor I in ventricular myocytes from spontaneously hypertensive rats.  J Hypertens 34:1215-1222, 1999.

Ren J, Smude BW, Brown RA.  Diminished cardiac inotropism of tetrahydropaveroline in spontaneously hypertensive rats: role of beta-adrenergic receptors.  Alcohol (in press).

Ren J, Sowers JR, Natavio M, Brown RA.  Influence of age on the inotropic response to insulin and insulin-like growth factor I in spontaneously hypertensive rats: Role of nitric oxide.  Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 221:46-52, 1999.

Ren J, Walsh MF, Hamaty M, Sowers JR, Brown RA.  Altered inotropic response to insulin in diabetic rat.  Life Sci 65:369-380, 1999.

Rillema JA.  Prolactin, actions of.  Encyclopedia Reprod 4:39-43, 1999.

Rillema JA, Collins S, Williams CH.  Prolactin stimulation of iodide uptake and incorporation into protein in polyamine-dependent in mouse mammary gland explants.  Proc Soc Exp Biol Med (in press).

Rodenbaugh DW, Collins HL, Chen CY, DiCarlo SE.  Construction of a model demonstrating cardiovascular principles.  Am J Physiol (Adv Physiol Education) 277:S67-S83, 1999.

Rossi NF, OÕLeary DS, Woodbury DJ, Chen H.  V1 vasopressin blockade decreases central endothelin 1-induced pressor response in sinoaortic denervated rats.  Am J Physiol (in press).

Rossi NF, OÕLeary DS, Woodbury DJ, Chen H.  Role of endothelin 1 in hypertension in the baroreflex intact SHR rat: Independence from vasopressin release.  Am J Physiol (in press).

Saluja I, OÕRegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Activation of cPLA2, PKC and ERKs in the rat cerebral cortex during ischemia/reperfusion.  Neurochem Res 24:669-677, 1999.

Sbrissa D, Ikonomov OC, Shisheva A.  PIKfyve, a mammalian ortholog of yeast Fab1p lipid kinase, synthesizes 5Õ-phosphoinositides: effect of insulin.  J Biol Chem 274:21589-21597, 1999.

Scislo TJ, OÕLeary DS.  Role of glutamate in cardiovascular responses to NTS A2a and P2x purinergic receptor activation.  Am J Physiol (Heart and Circ Physiol) (in press).

Shisheva A, Chinni SR, DeMarco C.  General role of GDP-dissociation inhibitor 2 in membrane release of Rab proteins: Modulations of its functional interactions by in vitro and in vivo structural modifications.  Biochemistry 38:11711-11721, 1999.

Shisheva A, Sbrissa D, Ikonomov OC.  Cloning, characterization and expression of a novel Zn2+-binding FYVE finger-containing phosphoinositide kinase in insulin-sensitive cells.  Mol Cell Biol 19:623-634, 1999.

Song D, OÕRegan MH, Phillis JW.  Role of nitric oxide in coronary flow regulation during respiratory and metabolic acidosis.  Gen Pharmacol 32:571-575, 1999.

Speyer CL, Steffes CP, Ram JL.  Effects of vasoactive mediators on the rat lung pericyte: Quantitative analysis of contraction on collagen lattice matrices. Microvas Res 57:134-143, 1999.

Speyer CL, Steffes CP, Tyburski JG, Ram JL.  Lipopolysaccharide induced relaxation in lung pericytes by a nitric oxide-independent mechanism.  Am J Physiol (in press).

St Lezin E, Griffin KA, Picken M, Churchill MC, Churchill PC, Kurtz TW, Liu W, Wang N, Kren V, Zidek V, Pravenec M, Bidani AK.  Genetic isolation of a chromosome 1 region affecting susceptibility to hypertension-induced renal damage in the spontaneously hypertensive rat.  Hypertension 34:187-191, 1999.

St Lezin E, Zhang L, Yang Y, Yang J-M, Wang N, Wang N, Qi N, Steadman JS, Liu W, Kren V, Zidek V, Krenova D, Churchill PC, Churchill MC, Pravenec M.  Effect of chromosome 19 transfer on blood pressure in the spontaneously hypertensive rat.  Hypertension 33:256-260, 1999.

Su MT, Venkatesh TV, Wu X, Golden K, Bodmer R.  The pioneer gene, apontic, is required for morphogenesis and function of the Drosophila heart.  Mech Develop 80:125-132, 1999.

Woodbury D J.  Building a bilayer model of the neuromuscular synapse.  Cell Biochem Biophys 30(3):303-329, 1999.

Xu R, Morales JA, Muniyappa R, Skafar DF, Ram JL, Sowers JR.  Interleukin-1 beta-induced NO production in rat aortic endothelial cells: inhibition by estradiol in normal and high glucose cultures.  Life Sci 64:2451-2462, 1999.

Yingst DR, Davis J, Krenz S, Schiebinger RJ.  Insights into the mechanism by which inhibition of Na,K-ATPase stimulates aldosterone production.  Metabolism 48:1167-1171, 1999.

Yudt MR, Vorojeikina D, Zhong L, Skafar DF, Sasson S, Gasiewicz TA, Notides AC.  The function of estrogen receptor tyrosine 537 in hormone binding, DNA binding and transactivation.  Biochemistry 38:14146-14157, 1999.

Books, Chapters, Reviews

DiCarlo SE.  Exercise and the autonomic nervous system.  In: Handbook of Clinical Neurology, (O Appenzeller, ed), Elsevier Science (in press). 

DiCarlo, SE, Rosian-Ravas, RL.  Experiments and Demonstrations in Physical Therapy, Prentice-Hall, Inc, Upper Saddle River, 1999. 

Hoffman JF, Potapova O, Wickrema A, Yingst DR.  Na pump isoforms in human red blood cells.  9th International Conference on Na/K Pump and Related Pumps.  Elsevier Science, Amsterdam (in press).

Ikonomov OC, Shisheva A.  Update to: Differential display protocol with selected primers that preferentially isolated mRNAs of moderate to low-abundance in a microscopic system.  In: Expression Genetics: Differential Display, (AB Pardee, M McClelland, eds), Eaton Publishing, pp 198-199, 1999.

Kaseta JR, Skafar DF, Ram JL, Jacober SJ, Sowers JR.  Cardiovascular disease in the diabetic woman.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84:1835-1838, 1999.

Penney DG.  Carbon Monoxide Toxicity (DG Penney, ed), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 22 chapters, 500 pages (in press).

Phillis JW.  Neuroprotection by free radical scavengers and other antioxidants.  In: CNS Neuroprotection (FW Marcoux, DW Choi, eds), Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (in press).

Ram J.  Experimental Biology Ô99.  Investigational Drugs Weekly Highlights.  May 5, 1999: 29-31.

Ram JL.  Oviposition in molluscs.  In:  Encyclopedia of Reproduction, Volume 3.  Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp 598-605, 1999.

Ram JL, Moore DM, Putchakayala SM, Paredes AA, Morales JA, Hershkovic JJ.  Possible pesticide targets: Neuromuscular and reproductive pharmacology of zebra mussels.  In: Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, Volume III, (M Fingerman, R Nagabhushanam, M-F Thompson, eds), Science Publishers, Inc: Enfield, NH.  pp. 127-146, 1999.

Shisheva A.  Antibody and oligonucleotide probes to distinguish the intracellular expression and localization patterns of Rab GDP dissociation inhibitor isoforms.  In: Methods of Enzymology (in press).

Shisheva A, DeMarco C, Ikonomov O, Sbrissa D.  PIKfyve and the acute insulin actions.  In: Insulin Signaling: From Cultured Cells to Animal Models, (A Sima, G Grunberger, E Shafrir, eds) (in press).

Woodbury DJ.  Nystatin/Ergosterol method for reconstituting ion channels into planar lipid bilayers.  In: Methods in Enzymology. Ion Channels Part C (PM Conn, ed.), Academic Press, San Diego.  Method in Enzymology 294(17):319-339, 1999.

Abstracts, Letters to the Editor, Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

Alix SN, Bell JD, Woodbury DJ.  Effects of deuterium oxide on bee venom pla2-induced membrane current.  Biophys J 76:A216, 1999.

Augustyniak RA, Ansorge EJ, Collins HL, OÕLeary DS.  Does severe exercise reduce the strength of the muscle metaboreflex (MMR)?  FASEB J (in press).

Augustyniak RA, Ansorge EJ, OÕLeary DS.  Cardiac output and peripheral vasoconstriction exhibit differential latencies during muscle metaboreflex activation. FASEB J 13:A449, 1999.

Bailey CM, DiCarlo SE.  A ÒVirtualÓ hemodynamic experiment for understanding arterial blood pressure regulation.  FASEB J 13:A18, 1999.

Brown RA, Ren J.  Hypertension augments ethanol-induced depression of cell shortening and intracellular calcium transients in adult ventricular myocytes.  FASEB J 13:A880, 1999.

Cao NJ, Brusilow WSA, Tomashek J, Woodbury DJ.  Proton flux through wildtype and mutant FO.  FASEB J  (in press). 

Cao NJ, Brusilow WSA, Woodbury DJ.  Fo-Lipid interactions and identification of two novel fluxes in Fo prepared from E. Coli.  Biophys J 76:A451, 1999.

Caragine LP, Park HK, Phillis JW, Diaz FG.  EEG spectral analysis during low flow and no flow states of rat cerebral ischemia.  67th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, p 48, 1999.

Chinni SR, Shisheva A.  Functional analysis of GDI-2: Modulations of its Rab interactions by in vivo and in vitro structural modifications.  Diabetes 48:A226, 1999.

Collins HL, Augustyniak RA, Ansorge EJ, OÕLeary DS.  Mechanisms mediating carotid baroreflex pressor responses at rest and during exercise -  cardiac output vs. regional vasoconstriction.  FASEB J (in press).

Dunnam RC, Lawson DM, Dunbar JC.  Chronic nitric oxide deficiency suppresses adrenal glucocorticoid production in the rat.  FASEB J 13:A430, 1999.

Estevez AY, ORegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Role of phospholipases and protein kinases in hyposmotically-induced amino acid release from the rat cerebral cortex.  Soc Neurosci Abstr 25:318, 1999.

Estevez AY, ORegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  Sensitivity of swelling-induced amino acid release from rat cerebral cortex to anion channel inhibition.  FASEB J 13:A715 (576.4), 1999.

Golden KL, Ren J, OConnor JA, Marsh JD.  Adrenergic stimulation regulates Na+/Ca2+ exchanger expression in adult rat heart.  Ann Endocrine Soc Meeting, San Diego (in press).

Golden KL, Ren J, OConnor JA, Marsh JD.  In vivo effects of hypertrophic agents on expression of the calcium influx and efflux pathways in cardiac myocytes.  Federation of European Physiological Societies in Prague, Czech Republic (in press).

Guyot LL, Diaz FG, ORegan MH, Song D, Phillis JW.  The effect of topical glucose on the release of amino acids from the ischemic rat cerebral cortex.  Soc Neurosci Abstr 25:2235, 1999.

Kitchen AM, Collins HL, Scislo TJ, OÕLeary DS.  Stimulation of P2x purinoceptors in the subpostremal nucleus tractus solitarius decreases both cardiac output and total peripheral resistance.  FASEB J 13:A121, 1999.

Kitchen AM, Scislo TJ, OLeary DS.  Differential control of heart rate by sympathetic and parasympathetic outflow following activation of nucleus tractus solitarius P2x purinoceptors.  FASEB J (in press).

Lui G, Schwartz JA, Brooks SC.  Physical interactions between Er-alpha and p53 and itÕs functional effects.  Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology: Endocrine Disruptors (35) Abstract No 135, 1999.

Morales JA, Ma D, Ram JL.  Nitric oxide (NO) production via interleukin-1-beta stimulated iNOS is enhanced by high glucose levels in rat aorta.  FASEB J 13:A100, 1999.

OLeary DS, Augustyniak RA, Ansorge EJ, Collins HL.  Muscle metaboreflex improves O2 delivery to ischemic active skeletal muscle.  Med Sci Sports Ex 31:S225, 1999.

Park HK, Caragine LP, Phillis JW, Diaz FG.  Real time analysis of ischemic neuronal damages in rat models.  FASEB J 13:A506 (412.6), 1999.

Ram JL, Muller CT, Beckmann M, Hardege JD.  The spawning pheromone cysteine-glutathione disulfide (ÒNereithioneÓ) arouses a multicomponent nuptial behavior and electrophysiological activity in Nereis succinea males. FASEB J 13:945-952, 1999.

Ren J, Walsh MF, Jefferson L, Brown RA, Sowers JR.  Reduced contractile response to insulin-like growth factor 1 in obese Zucker rats.  Exp Biol (in press).

Rodenbaugh DW, DiCarlo SE.  Central blockade of vasopressin attenuates post-exercise reductions in arterial pressure.  FASEB J 13:A125, 1999.

Rognlien KT, Woodbury DJ.  Syntaxin is sufficient t-SNARE for spontaneous fusion of synaptic vesicles to planar membranes.  Soc Neurosci Abstr  25(2):1750, 1999.

Sbrissa D, Ikonomov O, Shisheva A.  HPLC characteristics of the in vitro lipid products generated by the adipocytic p235: effect of insulin.  Diabetes 48:A260, 1999.

Sbrissa D, Shisheva A.  PIKfyve: A novel partner of the insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase in adipocytes.  Int J Exp Diabetes Res (in press).

Scislo M, Scislo TJ, Chen H, OÕLeary DS, Rossi NF.  Baroreflex sensitivity of renal sympathetic nerve activity increases after AII receptor blockade in streptozotocin diabetic rats.  FASEB J (in press).

Scislo TJ, OÕLeary DS.  Blockade of glutamatergic inotropic receptors in the nucleus tractus solitarius abolished fast neural and hemodynamic responses to activation of NTS P2x receptors.  FASEB J 13:A121, 1999.

Scislo TJ, OÕLeary DS.  Stimulation of adenosine A1 receptors in the nucleus tractus solitarius elicits differential activation of renal, pre-ganglionic adrenal and lumbar sympathetic nerve activity.  FASEB J (in press).

Skafar DF, Xu R, Ram JL, Sowers JR. 17-Beta estradiol down-regulates inducible nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells through a non-classical mechanism.  Abstracts of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society (in press).

Speyer CL, Ram JL, Steffes, C.P.  Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inhibits contraction in lung pericytes by a nitric oxide independent mechanism.  FASEB J 13:A183, 1999.

Woodbury DJ, Rognlien KT, Ghosh A.  The t-SNARE syntaxin induces spontaneous fusion of synaptic vesicles to a planar membrane.  Biophys J 78(2):147A, 2000.

Zhong L, Skafar DF.  Tyrosine 537 (Y537) in the human estrogen receptor (ER-alpha): Hormone-binding and stability.  Abstracts of the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (in press).