Volume 29, Issue 1

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January 2004

Dedicated to Dr. Herminia Pasantes-Morales

35 articles in this issue

Preface: Herminia Pasantes-Morales
Ryan J. Huxtable
Simo S. Oja
Introduction Pages: 1 - 2
Is the Volume-Regulated Anion Channel VRAC a “Water-Permeable” Channel?
Bernd Nilius
Commentary Pages: 3 - 8
The Anion Exchanger as an Osmolyte Channel in the Skate Erythrocyte
Deborah F. Perlman
Leon Goldstein
OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 15
Electroneutral Cation-Chloride Cotransporters in the Central Nervous System
Adriana Mercado
David B. Mount
Gerardo Gamba
OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 25
Regulation of the Cellular Content of the Organic Osmolyte Taurine in Mammalian Cells
Ian Henry Lambert
OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 63
Osmolytes and Mechanisms Involved in Regulatory Volume Decrease Under Conditions of Sudden or Gradual Osmolarity Decrease
Benito Ordaz
Karina Tuz
Rodrigo Franco
OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 72
Brain Amino Acids During Hyponatremia In Vivo: Clinical Observations and Experimental Studies
Lourdes Massieu
Teresa Montiel
Octavio Quesada
OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 81
Taurine Biosynthetic Enzymes and Taurine Transporter: Molecular Identification and Regulations
M. L. Tappaz
OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 96
Building Biosynthetic Schools: Reviewing Compartmentation of CNS Taurine Synthesis
John Dominy
Stephanie Eller
Ralph Dawson Jr.
OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 103
Role of the Liver in Regulation of Body Cysteine and Taurine Levels: A Brief Review
Martha H. Stipanuk
OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 110
Antioxidant Properties of Sulfinates: Protective Effect of Hypotaurine on Peroxynitrite-Dependent Damage
Mario Fontana
Laura Pecci
Doriano Cavallini
OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 116
Taurine and Its Chloramine: Modulators of Immunity
Georgia B. Schuller-Levis
Eunkyue Park
OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 126
Regulation by Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor of 2-Deoxyglucose Uptake in Primary Ependymal Cell Cultures
Stephan Verleysdonk
Wolfgang Hirschner
Bernd Hamprecht
OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 134
Taurine and Skeletal Muscle Disorders
Diana Conte Camerino
Domenico Tricarico
Annamaria De Luca
OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 142
Is Taurine Beneficial in Reducing Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus?
Flavia Franconi
Mauro A. S. Di Leo
Giovanni Ghirlanda
OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 150
Age-Related Retinal Degeneration in Animal Models of Aging: Possible Involvement of Taurine Deficiency and Oxidative Stress
Julius Militante
John B. Lombardini
OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 160
Biochemical Modulation of NMDA Receptors: Role in Conditioned Taste Aversion
Beatriz Jiménez
Ricardo Tapia
OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 168
Calcium Modulates Osmosensitive Taurine Efflux in HeLa Cells
Pablo Olivero
Andrés Stutzin
OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 176
Effects of Phospholemman Expression on Swelling-Activated Ion Currents and Volume Regulation in Embryonic Kidney Cells
Cristina E. Davis
Manoj K. Patel
J. Randall Moorman
OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 187
Taurine as a Modulator of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmission
Abdeslem El Idrissi
Ekkehart Trenkner
OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 197
Choline Acetyltransferase: Regulation and Coupling with Protein Kinase and Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter on Synaptic Vesicles
Di Sha
Hong Jin
Jang-Yen Wu
OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 207
Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently
Robert A. Waniewski
David L. Martin
OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 217
Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Adenosine Release in the Developing and Adult Mouse Hippocampus
Pirjo Saransaari
Simo S. Oja
OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 225
Role of Ionic Fluxes in the Apoptotic Cell Death of Cultured Cerebellar Granule Neurons
A. Franco-Cea
A. Valencia
J. Morán
Publishers Note Pages: 227 - 238
Extracellular ATP Activates Chloride and Taurine Conductances in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons
Guangze Li
James E. Olson
OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 246
Content and Concentration of Taurine, Hypotaurine, and Zinc in the Retina, the Hippocampus, and the Dentate Gyrus of the Rat at Various Postnatal Days
L. Lima
F. Obregón
C. Auladell
OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 255
Role of Astrocytes in Depolarization-Coupled Release of Glutamate in Cerebellar Cultures
Lasse K. Bak
Helle S. Waagepetersen
Arne Schousboe
OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 265
Inhibition of Release of Taurine and Excitatory Amino Acids in Ischemia and Neuroprotection
Harold K. Kimelberg
Nestor B. Nestor
Paul J. Feustel
OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 274
Modulation by Topiramate of AMPA and Kainate Mediated Calcium Influx in Cultured Cerebral Cortical, Hippocampal and Cerebellar Neurons
Claus F. Poulsen
Timothy A. Simeone
Arne Schousboe
OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 282
Alterations in the Function of Cerebral Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Systems Following Electroacupuncture and Moxibustion Applications: Possible Correlates with Their Antistress and Psychosomatic Actions
Tadashi Yano
Baku Kato
Kinya Kuriyama
OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 293
Glutamate-Induced Inhibition of D-Aspartate Uptake in Müller Glia from the Retina
Ana Gadea
Edith López
Ana María López-Colomé
OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 304
Toxicity of Selected Cationic Drugs in Retinoblastomal Cultures and in Cocultures of Retinoblastomal and Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Lines
Hanna Mäenpää
Tarja Toimela
Hanna Tähti
OriginalPaper Pages: 305 - 311
Pharmacological Properties of Glycine Transport in the Frog Retina
Jorge A. Pérez-León
Estuardo López-Vera
Rocío Salceda
OriginalPaper Pages: 313 - 318
Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Amino Acids in Epileptic Patients
Sirpa Rainesalo
Tapani Keränen
Pirjo Saransaari
OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 324
Extracellular Levels of Amino Acids and Choline in Human High Grade Gliomas: An Intraoperative Microdialysis Study
L. Bianchi
E. De Micheli
L. Della Corte
OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 334

Volume 29, Issue 1

Preface: Herminia Pasantes-Morales

Is the Volume-Regulated Anion Channel VRAC a “Water-Permeable” Channel?

The Anion Exchanger as an Osmolyte Channel in the Skate Erythrocyte

Electroneutral Cation-Chloride Cotransporters in the Central Nervous System

Regulation of the Cellular Content of the Organic Osmolyte Taurine in Mammalian Cells

Osmolytes and Mechanisms Involved in Regulatory Volume Decrease Under Conditions of Sudden or Gradual Osmolarity Decrease

Brain Amino Acids During Hyponatremia In Vivo: Clinical Observations and Experimental Studies

Taurine Biosynthetic Enzymes and Taurine Transporter: Molecular Identification and Regulations

Building Biosynthetic Schools: Reviewing Compartmentation of CNS Taurine Synthesis

Role of the Liver in Regulation of Body Cysteine and Taurine Levels: A Brief Review

Antioxidant Properties of Sulfinates: Protective Effect of Hypotaurine on Peroxynitrite-Dependent Damage

Taurine and Its Chloramine: Modulators of Immunity

Regulation by Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor of 2-Deoxyglucose Uptake in Primary Ependymal Cell Cultures

Taurine and Skeletal Muscle Disorders

Is Taurine Beneficial in Reducing Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus?

Age-Related Retinal Degeneration in Animal Models of Aging: Possible Involvement of Taurine Deficiency and Oxidative Stress

Biochemical Modulation of NMDA Receptors: Role in Conditioned Taste Aversion

Calcium Modulates Osmosensitive Taurine Efflux in HeLa Cells

Effects of Phospholemman Expression on Swelling-Activated Ion Currents and Volume Regulation in Embryonic Kidney Cells

Taurine as a Modulator of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmission

Choline Acetyltransferase: Regulation and Coupling with Protein Kinase and Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter on Synaptic Vesicles

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Adenosine Release in the Developing and Adult Mouse Hippocampus

Role of Ionic Fluxes in the Apoptotic Cell Death of Cultured Cerebellar Granule Neurons

Extracellular ATP Activates Chloride and Taurine Conductances in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

Content and Concentration of Taurine, Hypotaurine, and Zinc in the Retina, the Hippocampus, and the Dentate Gyrus of the Rat at Various Postnatal Days

Role of Astrocytes in Depolarization-Coupled Release of Glutamate in Cerebellar Cultures

Inhibition of Release of Taurine and Excitatory Amino Acids in Ischemia and Neuroprotection

Modulation by Topiramate of AMPA and Kainate Mediated Calcium Influx in Cultured Cerebral Cortical, Hippocampal and Cerebellar Neurons

Alterations in the Function of Cerebral Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Systems Following Electroacupuncture and Moxibustion Applications: Possible Correlates with Their Antistress and Psychosomatic Actions

Glutamate-Induced Inhibition of D-Aspartate Uptake in Müller Glia from the Retina

Toxicity of Selected Cationic Drugs in Retinoblastomal Cultures and in Cocultures of Retinoblastomal and Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Lines

Pharmacological Properties of Glycine Transport in the Frog Retina

Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Amino Acids in Epileptic Patients

Extracellular Levels of Amino Acids and Choline in Human High Grade Gliomas: An Intraoperative Microdialysis Study

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