1. Interaction between blood pressure, lipoproteins, angiotensin, and vascular disease

   • Aram V. Chobanian

   Invited Commentary Pages: 93 - 95

2. Web alert

   News Pages: 96 - 97

3. Literature alert

   Abstract Pages: 98 - 100

4. Clinical Trials Report

   • Michael L. Tuck
   • Dalila B. Corry

   BriefCommunication Pages: 103 - 104

5. Vascular signaling pathways in the metabolic syndrome

   • Hiromi Rakugi
   • Kei Kamide
   • Toshio Ogihara

   OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 111

6. Obesity-related hypertension: Role of the sympathetic nervous system, insulin, and leptin

   • Kazuko Masuo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 112 - 118

7. Cardiovascular and sympathetic effects of leptin

   • Kamal Rahmouni
   • William G. Haynes
   • Allyn L. Mark

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 125

8. The brain and salt-sensitive hypertension

   • Frans H. H. Leenen
   • Marcel Ruzicka
   • Bing S. Huang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 135

9. Renal afferents and hypertension

   • John Ciriello
   • Cleusa V. R. de Oliveira

   OriginalPaper Pages: 136 - 142

10. Effects of gender on the renin-Angiotensin system, blood pressure, and renal function

    • Amrit K. Kang
    • Judith A. Miller

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 151

11. Mechanisms of pressure natriuresis

    • Joey P. Granger
    • Barbara T. Alexander
    • Mayte Llinas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 152 - 159

12. Reactive oxygen species: Roles in blood pressure and kidney function

    • Christopher S. Wilcox

    OriginalPaper Pages: 160 - 166

13. Angiotensin II-mediated signal transduction pathways

    • Yuji Saito
    • Bradford C. Berk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 171