Internet World Congress '98 Invited Symposium

	Signal Transduction in Endothelium: Mechano-Sensing, Ion Channels and Intracellular Calcium Chair: Bernd Nilius (K.U. Leuven, Belgium)

0859 Effects of Mechanical Forces on Signal Transduction and Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells Shu Chien (Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine, University of California at San Diego, USA)

0243 Signaling Mechanisms Involved in Endothelial Cell Activation by Perturbed Flow P.I. Lelkes (Lab. Cell Biology, Univ. Wisc. Med. School, USA) C.S. Kettlun (Lab. Cell Biology, Univ. Wisc. Med. School, USA) J. Wigboldus (Lab. Cell Biology, Univ. Wisc. Med. School, USA) C.R. Waters (Lab. Cell Biology, Univ. Wisc. Med. School, USA) D.A. Sukovich (Cardiovascular Research, Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA) G.M. Rubanyi (Cardiovascular Research, Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA, USA)

0397 Control Of Shear Stress Induced Gene Expression By The Cell Matrix U. Pohl (Institute of Physiology, Joh.-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany) T. Gloe (Institute of Physiology, Joh.-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany)

0372 Calcium-Dependent and Independent Activation of the Endothelial NO Synthase I Fleming (Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Frankfurt, Germany)

0434 Endocardial Endothelial Cell Communication P. Fransen (Department BFG, University of Antwerp, Belgium) SU Sys (Department BFG, University of Antwerp, Belgium) DL Brutsaert (Department BFG, University of Antwerp, Belgium)

0331 Role of Non-selective Cation Channels in Endothelial Physiology and Pathophysiology K Groschner (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Universität Graz, Austria) B Lintschinger (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Universität Graz, Austria) M Balzer (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Universität Graz, Austria)

0377 The Involvement Of Localized Ca2+ Gradients In Subcellular Ca2+ Distribution, Activity Of Capacitative Ca2+ Entry And Nitric Oxide Synthase In Endothelial Cells WF Graier (Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria) J. Paltauf-Doburzynska (Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria) G. Paltauf (Department of Experimental Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria) K. Posch (Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria) GM Kostner (Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria)

0242 Ca2+ Signalling in Macrovascular Endothelium: Role of Ion Channels B. Nilius (Department of Physiology, KU Leuven, Belgium) F. Viana (Department of Physiology, KU Leuven, Belgium) M. Kamouchi (Department of Physiology, KU Leuven, Belgium) J. Eggermont (Department of Physiology, KU Leuven, Belgium) G. Droogmans (Department of Physiology, KU Leuven, Belgium)