Thursday, 29 September 2005 (Poster Area H) 08:30-17:30

Poster Session

     The posters will be on display all day (08:30 to 17:30). The chaired discussion will be from 12:15 to 13:45 (during the lunch break).     
Insulin, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome

Moderators: B. Staels (Lille, FR), A. Bouloumié (Frankfurt/Main, DE)

(P175) Hyperinsulinemia and TNFα supress the expression of endothelial NO synthase but promote proatherogenic processes induced by insulin in endothelial cells.

U. Bavendiek, R. Ebensperger, Chr. Dellwisch, D. Gottschalk, B. Schieffer (Hannover, DE; Santiago, CL)
(P176) Brachial artery reactivity in patients with impaired glucose tolerance and proteinuria.

R. Jimenez, T. Olivar, J. Beltran, for The Heart Institute of St. Luke's Medical Center (Quezon City, PH)
(P177) 3-Deazaadenosine interferes with Ras-signaling and prevents neointima formation.

D. Sedding, M. Troebs, F. Reich, G. Walker, L. Fink, W. Haberbosch, H. Tillmanns, W. Rau, R. Bohle, A. Langheinrich (Gießen and Suhl, DE)
(P178) Induction of the tumor suppressor p16INK4A (p16) gene by thiazolidinedione PPARγ agonists in atherosclerotic plaques.

F. Gizard, A. Tailleux, C. Fieve, L. Milla, N. Marx, B. Staels (Lille and Loos, FR; Ulm, DE)
(P179) Complement factor C3 is elevated in South Asian subjects and correlates with features of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome.

R. Somani, P. Grant, K. Kain, A. Catto, A. Carter (Leeds, GB)
(P180) Comparative evaluation of ventriculo-arterial coupling in type 2 diabetes and controls using non-invasive carotid arterial wave intensity approach.

H. von Bibra, A. Illmann, U. Pischa, T. Siegmund, P-M. Schumm-Draeger (München, DE)
(P181) Global diastolic function and myocardial perfusion are impaired by a similar extent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in patients with coronary artery disease.

H. von Bibra, A. Hansen, V. Dounis, J. Jensen, P-M. Schumm-Draeger (München, DE; Stockholm, SE)
(P182) Complement factor B and sC5b-9 are elevated in first-degree relatives of South Asian subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

R. Somani, P. Grant, A. Carter (Leeds, GB)
(P183) Apolipoprotein E genotype in the Romanian population - association with risk factors for obesity.

C. Catana-Negreanu, L. Toma, R. Albu, C. Glavce, M. Vladica, A. Sima (Bucharest, RO)
(P184) Collateral growth in patients with chronic total coronary occlusions: enhanced proliferative activity in the collateral circulation of diabetics.

V. Tchaikovski, G. Werner, M. Fritzenwanger, E. Jandt, J. Waltenberger (Maastricht, NL; Jena, DE)
(P185) LDL from diabetic and hypercholesterolemic patients induce an increase in scavenger receptors CD36 and LOX-1 gene expression in human endothelial cells.

C. Stancu, G. Botez, D. Alexandru, M. Vladica, A. Sima (Bucharest, RO)