SIF - Società Italiana di Farmacologia "SIF - Congressi e Meetings"
Ettore
Majorana Centre
International
School of Pharmacology
59th
Course: Nitric Oxide: basic research and clinical applications.
A
NATO Advanced Study Institute
under
the patronage of Italian Society of Pharmacology
Erice-Sicily:
7-17 September 2000
http://www.ccsem.infn.it/ccsem2000/Minuz2000.html
GENERAL INFORMATION
Persons wishing to attend the Course should apply in writing a letter
to:
Dr. Pietro Minuz
Medicina Interna C
Policlinico GB Rossi
Piazzale LA Scuro
37134 Verona, Italy
Tel: ++39.045.8074414
Fax: ++39.045.508815
E-mail:
minuz@borgoroma.univr.it
A copy of the letter should also be sent by fax.
Applicants should
specify:
i) date and place of birth together with their present nationality;
ii) present position and academic qualifications;
No special application form is required
Young persons with only a few years experience should enclose a letter of
recommendation from the head of their research group or from a senior scientist
active in the field.
The total fee, which includes full board and lodging (arranged by the
School), is $1000 USD. Thanks to the generosity of the sponsoring Institutions,
limited support can be granted to some deserving students in need of financial
help. Requests for this must be specified and justified in the letter of
application.
Closing date for application: July 15th 2000
Participants are requested to arrive in Erice on September 7, 2000, no
later than 5 p.m. More detailed information, including the timetable of the
lectures, will be sent to successful applicants together with the acceptance
letter.
Purpose of the course
In
the past few years knowledge on the biology of nitric oxide has increased
explosively. The impressive range of nitric oxide activities makes it of extreme
importance to bring together different areas of research including: biochemistry
and molecular biology of nitric oxide synthases and signalling, control systems
of nitric oxide synthases, biochemistry of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite,
methods for the detection of nitric oxide both in vitro and in vivo,
mechanisms of the biological activities of nitric oxide in endothelial cell,
smooth muscle cells and platelets, physiology of nitric oxide in cardiovascular,
renal, nervous and respiratory systems, pathophysiology of nitric oxide
metabolism in cardiovascular, respiratory and inflammatory diseases and finally
the experimental and clinical pharmacology of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors,
nitric oxide-donors and modulators of nitric oxide metabolism. The aim of the
proposed Course is to give the opportunity to review all these different aspect
of nitric oxide research.
The
usual general approach of ASI Courses will be followed:
1- "state of the art" lecturers by
invited lecturers and Course directors;
2- study groups; selected contributed papers;
poster session and discussion.
Programme and lecturers
Robert F. FURCHGOTT
SUNY Health Science Center, NY, USA
Personal Perspective on Nitric Oxide: The Role of Accidental Discoveries.
Ferid MURAD
University of Texas Medical School, Huston, TX, USA
Cellular Signalling with Nitric Oxide.
Dennis J. STUEHR
Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
What Makes NOS a NOS? Enzyme Structure - Function Aspects
Controlling NOS Activity. Multiple Mechanisms Provide Clues for
Biological Function
Joseph LOSCALZO
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Nitric Oxide and the Platelet: Role
in Platelet Formation
and Function
Nitric Oxide Insufficiency and Arterial Thrombosis
Peter J. BARNES
National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK
Nitric Oxide and Airway Function in Health and in Disease
Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Lung Disease
Paul VANHOUTTE
I.R.I.S, Courbevoie, France
Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease
Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor: an Alternative to Nitric
Oxide?
Bernd MAYER
Karl-Franzes Universitat, Graz, Austria
Biological Chemistry of Nitric Oxide/Superoxide/Peroxynitrite
NOS Enzymology: the Role of Tetrahydro-biopterine
Harald SCHMIDT
Rudolf-Buchheim-Institute for Pharmacology, Giessen, Germany
sGC Biochemistry and Expression
Role of Tetrahydrobiopterine in NOS Catalysis
Peroxynitrite and Nitrotyrosine, a Closer Look
Tedeusz MALINSKI
Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
Measurement of Nitric Oxide in Cardiovascular System
Role of Nitric Oxide in Ischemia of Brain and Heart
Richard G. KNOWLES
Glaxo Wellcame, Stevenage, UK
NOS Isoforms and Therapeutical Potential of Their Selective Inhibition
Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles of nNOS
Discovery and Characterisation of Highly Selective iNOS Inhibitors
Patrick VALLANCE
University College London Medical School, London, UK
Control of NO Pathways in Human Vasculature
Inflammation and Endothelial Function
Kay BRUNE
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandins in Regulation of Renal Function
Role of Nitric Oxide in Pain Reception and Analgesia
Richard J. GRYGLEWSKI
Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
Pharmacology of Endothelial Nitric Oxide, Prostacyclin and Plasminogen
Activator
Chris THIEMERMANN
The William Harvey Research Institute, London, U.K
Nitric Oxide and Circulatory Shock
Nitric Oxide, Peroxynitrite, PARS and Reperfusion Injury
Massimo Di ROSA
University of Napoli, Italy
Nitric Oxide and Inflammation
Galen M. PIEPER
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee , WI, USA
Role of Nitric Oxide in Cardiac Transplant Rejection: Documentation by
EPR Spectroscopy and Other Techniques
Agnes VEGH
Albert Szent-Gyorgy Medical University, Szeged, Hungary
Role of Nitric Oxide in Cardioprotection by Ischaemic Preconditioning
Bohuslav OTADAL
Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Nitric Oxide in Developing Heart
Pietro MINUZ
University of Verona, Italy
Nitric Oxide and Blood Coagulation
R. GRYGLEWSKI - P. MINUZ - L. FONTANA -
G.P. VELO
DIRECTORS OF THE COURSE
P.BENIGNO - L. RAUSA - G.P. VELO
DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL
ZICHICHI
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE