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History and Perspectives........................................ 1
Karen B. Helle
Secretogranin II: Novel Insights into Expression and Function
of the Precursor of the Neuropeptide Secretoneurin.................. 21
Reiner Fischer-Colbrie, Markus Theurl, and Rudolf Kirchmair
Chromogranins as Molecular Coordinators at the Crossroads
between Hormone Aggregation and Secretory Granule Biogenesis...... 39
O. Carmon, F. Laguerre, L. Jeandel, Y. Anouar, and M. Montero-Hadjadje
Involvement of Chromogranin A and Its Derived Peptides
to Fight Infections.............................................. 49
Marie-Hélène Metz-Boutigue and Francis Schneider
Conserved Nature of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor
and Chromogranin Coupling and Its Universal Importance
in Ca2+ Signaling of Secretory Cells................................ 69
Seung Hyun Yoo
Chromogranin A in Endothelial Homeostasis and Angiogenesis........ 83
Flavio Curnis, Fabrizio Marcucci, Elisabetta Ferrero, and Angelo Corti
Full Lenght CgA: A Multifaceted Protein in Cardiovascular
Health and Disease............................................. 99
Bruno Tota and Maria Carmela Cerra
Cardiac Physio-Pharmacological Aspects of Three Chromogranin
A-Derived Peptides: Vasostatin, Catestatin, and Serpinin............. 113
Tommaso Angelone, Bruno Tota, and Maria Carmela Cerra
Comparative Aspects of CgA-Derived Peptides in Cardiac
Homeostasis................................................... 133
Alfonsina Gattuso, Sandra Imbrogno, and Rosa Mazza