1. Introduction to Special Issue on The Matrix Metalloproteinases: New Insights into Myocardial Remodeling

   • Francis G. Spinale
   • J. Thomas Peterson

   Introduction Pages: 5 - 6

2. MMP Induction and Inhibition in Myocardial Infarction

   • Merry L. Lindsey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 19

3. Myocardial Remodeling in Viral Heart Disease: Possible Interactions Between Inflammatory Mediators and MMP-TIMP System

   • Matthias Pauschinger
   • Kumaran Chandrasekharan
   • Heinz-Peter Schultheiss

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 31

4. The Dynamic Interaction Between Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity and Adverse Myocardial Remodeling

   • Joseph S. Janicki
   • Gregory L. Brower
   • James A. Stewart Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 42

5. Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases by Cytokines and Reactive Oxygen/Nitrogen Species in the Myocardium

   • Deborah A. Siwik
   • Wilson S. Colucci

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 51

6. Matrix Metalloproteinases: Pathways of Induction by Bioactive Molecules

   • Toshihiro Tsuruda
   • Lisa C. Costello-Boerrigter
   • John C. Burnett Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 61

7. Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor Development and the Remodeling of Drug Discovery

   • J. Thomas Peterson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 79

8. Announcement: 4th World Congress on Heart Disease, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

   Announcement Pages: 81 - 81