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Presents information on several studies related to transplantation to be presented at the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association at the San Diego Convention Center in California from June 10 to 14, 2005. Improvement of arterial and venous retinal blood flow after islet transplant alone; Role of ICOS blockade in allo- and auto-immune models of diabetes and islet transplantation; Expression of the endothelin system in endocrine cells of pancreatic islets.

Presents abstracts of studies on regulation of blood flow and vascular function, presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 congress held in San Diego, California. "A Computational Model of Coronary Autoregulation," by Jack Chul Joo Lee and Nicolas P. Smith; "The Effect of Chronic Stress on the Hemodynamics of the Small Intestine: Role of Endothelin Receptor Antagonists," by Salah Gandur, Sule Cetinel and Hizir Kurtel; "High Blood Flow Increases Levels of Tetrahydrobiopterin in Rat Aorta," by Chen Fuh Lam, Darcy M. Anderson et al.

Presents abstracts of studies on microvascular mechanics and hemodynamics presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 congress in San Diego, California. "Effect of Red Blood Cells on the Shear-Induced Aggregation of Human Neutrophils," by Harry Goldsmith, Fiona McIntosh, et al; "Correlation Between Whole Blood Viscosity (WBV) and Microvascular Abnormalities in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Patients," Anthony Cheung, Sahana Ramanujam, et al; "Correlation of Sickle Cell Disease Whole Blood Interaction With Extracellular Matrix Under a Defined Shear Condition With Conjunctival Blood Flow (red-cell velocity)," by Anthony Cheung, Patricia Duong, et al.

Presents abstracts of studies on the regulation of blood flow and vascular function presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 congress in San Diego, California. "Functional Role of Endothelin Receptors in the Rat Cremaster Muscle Microcirculation," by Sara E. Klug, Kristin A. Prock, et al; "Contribution of NPY to Sympathetically-Evoked Vasoconstriction in Skeletal Muscle During Normoxin and Acute Hypoxia," by Andrew Coney and Janice Marshall; "Do Prostanoids Modulate Sympathetically-Evoked Vasoconstriction in Skeletal Muscle in Normoxin or Hypoxia," by Claire Tomlinson, Andrew M. Coney, et al.

Presents abstracts of several studies concerning microvascular remodeling, presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 Congress held in San Diego, California. "Remodeling of Biaxial Incremental Moduli of RCA in Flow-Overload," by Marisa Garcia and Ghassan Kasab; "Flow Inhibits Inward Remodeling in Cultured Porcine Coronary Resistance Arteries," by Adrian Pistea, Erik N. T. P. Bakker, Spaan A. E. Jos and Ed VanBavel; "NG2 Protoglycan Expression is Dynamically Upregulated by Perivascular Cells Along Venules During Microvascular Remodeling," by Walter Lee Murfee, Shayn M. Pierce and Thomas C. Skalak.

Presents information on several studies regarding glucose monitoring and sensing to be discussed at the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association at the San Diego Convention Center in California from June 10 to 14, 2005. Evaluation of admission blood glucose levels in an intensive care unit; Impact of environmental temperature in skin texture and microvascular blood flow in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects; Role of tight postprandial control in achieving target HbA1c levels.

Presents abstracts of studies on pathobiology of aging, presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 congress held in San Diego, California. "Altered Microtubule Polymerization in Dementias," by Angela M. Boutte and Thomas J. Montine; "Chronic High Blood Flow Improves Shear Stress-Induced Release of NO in Arteries of Aged Rats," by An Huang, Gabor Kaley et al.; "Impaired Glucose Tolerance in a Long-Lived Mouse Stock," by Stephen Durkee, Richard Miller et al.

Presents abstracts of studies on lung ventilation and gas exchange presented at the Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 congress held in San Diego, California. "Possible Mechanism for Arterial Hypoxemia, AH," by Viktor Kiskukhin, Jane Kiskukhin, et al; "Mathematical Model of Oxygen Exchange Based on the Stochastic Description of Blood Flow Through Lung Capillaries," by Jane Kislukhina; "Pulmonary Function of the Male Stutterers," Hasan Serdar Gergerlioglu, Hüseyin Uysal, et al.

Presents information on several topics related to retinal and neuropathic disease in diabetes to be discussed at the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association at the San Diego Convention Center in California from June 10 to 14, 2005. Retinal Blood Flow Abnormalities Do Not Precede Detectable Retinopathy in Subjects with Well-Controlled Type 1 Diabetes; Role of Aldose Reductase Gene Polymorphism in Decline in Nerve Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes; Acute Intrahippocampal Insulin Enhances Spatial Cognitive Performance.