Cardiovascular Neuroendocrinology

Gina L. C. Yosten is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Gina received a B.S. in Zoology/Biomedical Sciences from the University of Oklahoma and then worked as a research assistant at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Gina earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Physiology at Saint Louis University and remained at SLU for postdoctoral fellowship training under the tutelage of Dr. Willis K. Samson. Following a short fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Gina was promoted to the faculty at SLU. Her group studies the role of G protein coupled receptors in neuroendocrine and metabolic dysfunction and currently receives funding from both private and federal agencies, including NIH.

J. Thomas Cunningham is currently Associate Vice President for Research Administration, Division of Research and Innovation and Regents Professor, Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Tom received his undergraduate training at Eastern Illinois University (BA, 1982). After completing an MA and PhD at the University of Iowa with Alan Kim Johnson, he went to McGill University for postdoctoral training to learn neurophysiology from Leo Renaud MD. PhD. His laboratory studies the role of the central nervous system in body fluid homeostasis and blood pressure regulation. They have conducted this type of research with continuous funding from NIH since 1995.

Part I. Neuroendocrine Systems and Cardiovascular Function.- Chapter 1. Neural Control of Cardiovascular Function: Role of Osmosensation.- Chapter 2. Central Neuroendocrine Control of the Cardiovascular System.- Chapter 3. Neuroendocrine Control of the Vascular System.- Chapter 4. Sex Differences in Vascular Function.- Part II. Neuroendocrinology of Cardiovascular Dysfunction and Aging.- Chapter 5. Cardiovascular Neuroendocrinology of Pregnancy.- Chapter 6. Cerebrovascular Function in Aging.- Chapter 7. Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise in Diabetes.- Chapter 8. Interactions of Stress, Psychology, and Cardiovascular Function.- Chapter 9. Neuroendocrinology Therapeutic Pathways for Cardiovascular Disease.