Contents Vol. 28, 2011 Cellular Physiology Cellular Physiology Cellular Physiology Cellular Physiology Cellular Physiology and Biochemistr and Biochemistr and Biochemistr and Biochemistr and Biochemistry Fax +41 61 306 12 34 E-Mail karger@karger.ch www.karger.com © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel The list of contents is available at: www.karger.com/cpb No. 1 Review 1 Methods Employed for Induction and Analysis of Experimental Myocardial Infarction in Mice Borst, O., Ochmann, C., Schönberger, T. (Tübingen); Jacoby, C. (Düsseldorf); Stellos, K., Seizer, P., Flögel, U. (Düsseldorf); Lang, F., Gawaz, M. (Tübingen) Original 13 The Cardioprotective Effect of Brief Acidic Reperfusion after Ischemia in Perfused Rat Hearts is not Mimicked by Inhibition of the Na + /H + Ex- changer NHE1 Andersen, A.-D., Bentzen, B.H., Salling, H.S., Klingberg, H. (Copenhagen); Kanneworff, M. (Søborg); Grunnet, M. (Copenhagen, Ballerup); Pedersen, S.F. (Copenhagen) 25 Systemic Heme Oxygenase-1 Transgenic Overexpression Aggravates Pressure Overload- induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice Chen, C., Huo, R., Tong, Y., Sheng, Y., Liu, H.-B., Gao, X. (Harbin); Nakajima, O. (Yamagata); Yang, B.-F., Dong, D.- L. (Harbin) 33 The Antiapoptotic Effect of Granulocyte Colony- stimulating Factor Reduces Infarct Size and Pre- vents Heart Failure Development in Rats Baldo, M.P. (Vitória, ES); Davel, A.P.C., Damas-Souza, D.M. (Campinas, SP); Nicoletti-Carvalho, J.E., Bordin, S. (São Paulo, SP); Carvalho, H.F. (Campinas, SP); Rodrigues, S.L. (Vitória, ES); Rossoni, L.V. (São Paulo, SP); Mill, J.G. (Vitória, ES) 41 Crucial Role of Phospholamban Phosphorylation and S-Nitrosylation in the Negative Lusitropism In- duced by 17β-estradiol in the Male Rat Heart Filice, E., Angelone, T., De Francesco, E.M., Pellegrino, D., Maggiolini, M., Cerra, M.C. (Arcavacata di Rende) 53 Homocysteine Induces Phosphatidylserine Expo- sure in Cardiomyocytes through Inhibition of Rho Kinase and Flippase Activity Sipkens, J.A., Hahn, N.E., van Nieuw-Amerongen, G.P., Stehouwer, C.D.A., Rauwerda, J.A., van Hinsbergh, V.W.M., Niessen, H.W.M., Krijnen, P.A.J. (Amsterdam) 63 Integration Properties of Wharton’s Jelly-derived Novel Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Ventricular Slices of Murine Hearts Lupu, M. (Bucharest); Khalil, M. (Cologne); Andrei, E., Iordache, F. (Bucharest); Pfannkuche, K., Neef, K. (Co- logne); Georgescu, A. (Bucharest, Iasi); Buzila, C. (Bucha- rest); Brockmeier, K. (Cologne);Maniu, H., Hescheler, J. (Cologne) 77 Knock-Out of the Potassium Channel TASK-1 Leads to a Prolonged QT Interval and a Disturbed QRS Complex Decher, N., Wemhöner, K., Rinné, S., Netter, M.F., Zuzarte, M. (Marburg); Aller, M.I. (San Juan de Alicante); Kaufmann, S.G. (Würzburg); Li, X.T., Meuth, S.G., Daut, J.(Münster); Sachse, F.B. (Salt Lake City, UT); Maier, S.K.G. (Würzburg) 87 Activation of β 3 -Adrenoceptor Promotes Rapid Pacing-Induced Atrial Electrical Remodeling in Rabbits Yu, J., Li, W., Li, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, L., Dong, D., Pan, Z., Yang, B. (Harbin) 97 Potential Therapeutic Value of Antioxidants for Abnormal Prolongation of QT Interval and the As- sociated Arrhythmias in a Rabbit Model of Diabe- tes Zhang, Y. (Montreal); Sun, X., Zhang, Y. (Harbin); Wang, J. (Montreal); Lu, Y., Yang, B. (Harbin); Wang, Z. (Montreal, Harbin) 103 Ischemia Induces Closure of Gap Junctional Chan- nels and Opening of Hemichannels in Heart-derived Cells and Tissue Johansen, D. (Tromsø, Oslo); Cruciani, V. (Oslo); Sundset, R., Ytrehus, K. (Tromsø); Mikalsen, S.-O. (Oslo, Torshavn) 115 NFκ B is an Unexpected Major Mediator of Interleukin-15 Signaling in Cerebral Endothelia Stone, K.P., Kastin, A.J., Pan, W. (Baton Rouge, LA) 125 Oral Carnosine Supplementation Prevents Vascu- lar Damage in Experimental Diabetic Retinopathy Pfister, F., Riedl, E., Wang, Q., vom Hagen, F., Deinzer, M. (Mannheim); Harmsen, M.C., Molema, G. (Groningen); Yard, B., Feng, Y., Hammes, H.-P. (Mannheim) 137 EMD638683, a Novel SGK Inhibitor with Antihyper- tensive Potency Ackermann, T.F. (Tübingen); Boini, K.M. (Tübingen, Richmond/VA); Beier, N., Scholz, W., Fuchß, T. (Darmstadt); Lang, F. (Tübingen)