Programme

Programme Outline

Tuesday, June 24

Satellite symposium A: Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system - Novel treatment options
Update of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system Frej Fyhrquist
Renin inhibition - a shift in the paradigm? Ilkka Tikkanen
Vascular effects of aldosterone as a treatment target Ole Skott

Satellite symposium B: We are what we eat - Diet and the endothelium
Nutrition and endothelium Riitta Korpela
Calcium intake and endothelium-mediated vascular tone Ilkka Pörsti
Milk-derived peptides and vascular function Tiina Jauhiainen
Cocoa & chocolate - sin or remedy? Roberto Corti
Protection of endothelial function by grape-derived polyphenols Valérie Schini-Kerth

Candlelight lecture: EDHF - Yesterday, today, tomorrow Paul M Vanhoutte

Wednesday, June 25

S1: Orchestrated interplay between endothelium and vascular smooth muscle
Endothelial function and dysfunction from a molecular point of view Ingrid Fleming
Intercellular communication and the spread of vascular dilatation Chris Garland
Role of smooth muscle cells in coordinating vascular responses Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou
Divergent roles of endothelial NO synthases system in the orchestrated interplay between endothelium and vascular smooth muschle Hiroaki Shimokawa
Oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts

S2: Ion channels - Effectors and targets
Calcium-activated potassium channels and EDHF mediated responses Cor de Wit
TRP channels: Roles in regulation of vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cell function Joseph Brayden
Calcium-sensing receptors in the vasculature Gillian Edwards
Oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts

S3: EDHF - Non-conventional factors and mechanisms
iPLA2beta and Orai1: new determinants of vascular function Victoria Bolotina
C-type natriuretic peptide Heikki Ruskoaho
Oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts
Endocannabinoids and vascular control Michael Randall

Thursday, June 26

S4: Reactive nitrogen and oxygen species, and inflammation
Nitric oxide and mitochondrial interactions in physiology and pathophysiology Salvador Moncada
eNOS in physiology and pathophysiology Ulrich Förstermann
Novel aspects of redox signalling in the vascular wall Rhian M Touyz
Selective depletion of macrophages in atherosclerotic plagues via drug-induced macrophage death
Wim Martinet
Oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts

S5: Young Investigators Award Competition

S6: Focus on the vascular smooth muscle cell and matrix
Arachidonic acid metabolites as regulators of ionic fluxes in the vascular wall William B Campbell
Vascular sources of oxidative stress and NO-cGMP interactions Harald Schmidt
Oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts
Ion transport systems and vascular remodelling David Beech

Friday, June 27

S7: Endothelium and vascular tone in the clinic
Measurement of the effects of the endothelium on haemodynamics in humans Stefano Taddei
New insights into the similarities between pulmonary arterial hypertension and cancer...all roads lead to Warburg Stephen Archer
Oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts

S8: Novel treatment modalities
Future therapeutics: How to influence the endothelium and vascular wall Michel Félétou
Effects of vitamin D and its analogs in vascular function J Ruth Wu-Wong
Cardiovascular effects of simendans Piero Pollesello
Impact of drug-eluting stents on vascular wall Thomas F Lüscher
Endothelium and inflammation - A window of opportunity for PPAR agonists Bart Staels

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