Contents

**Preface XIII**



Chapter 7 **Autophagy, a Highly Regulated Intracellular System Essential to Skeletal Muscle Homeostasis — Role in Disease, Exercise and Altitude Exposure 171** Anthony M.J. Sanchez, Robin Candau, Audrey Raibon and Henri Bernardi

#### **Section 3 Atherosclerosis 201**

	- **Section 5 The Regulation of Smooth Muscle Tone 287**

Encarnación Capilla, Isabel Navarro, Joaquín Gutiérrez, Josep Samitier, Josep Maria Campistol, Pura Muñoz-Cánovas and Nuria Montserrat


Chapter 7 **Autophagy, a Highly Regulated Intracellular System Essential**

Chapter 8 **Cell Composition of the Subendothelial Aortic Intima and the**

Alexander N. Orekhov and Yuri V. Bobryshev

Chapter 9 **Dynamic Interplay Between Smooth Muscle Cells and Macrophages in Vascular Disease 233** Hiroshi Iwata and Masanori Aikawa

Chapter 10 **Current Challenges in Understanding the Story of Skin**

Chapter 11 **Ca2+ Dynamics and Ca2+ Sensitization in the Regulation of**

Sharique A. Ali and Ishrat Naaz

**Section 5 The Regulation of Smooth Muscle Tone 287**

**Airway Smooth Muscle Tone 289**

**Section 6 Therapeutic Approaches for Muscular Disease 331**

Chapter 12 **Research on Skeletal Muscle Diseases Using Pluripotent**

Lorena de Oñate, Elena Garreta, Carolina Tarantino, Elena Martínez, Encarnación Capilla, Isabel Navarro, Joaquín Gutiérrez, Josep Samitier, Josep Maria Campistol, Pura Muñoz-Cánovas and Nuria

**Pigmentation — Bridging the Morpho-Anatomical and Functional Aspects of Mammalian Melanocytes 261**

**Altitude Exposure 171**

**Atherosclerosis 203**

**Section 4 Skin Pigmentation 259**

Hiroaki Kume

**Stem Cells 333**

Montserrat

Bernardi

**VI** Contents

**Section 3 Atherosclerosis 201**

**to Skeletal Muscle Homeostasis — Role in Disease, Exercise and**

Anthony M.J. Sanchez, Robin Candau, Audrey Raibon and Henri

**Role of Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expressing Pericyte-Like Cells and Smooth Muscle Cells in the Development of**

