1. Foreword

   EditorialNotes Pages: vii - vii

2. Italian Cell Culture Association (AICC)

   Announcement Pages: viii - viii

3. Recent progresses on long-term hepatocyte primary cultures: Importance of cell microenvironments

   • C. Guguen-Guillouzo
   • A. Corlu

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S3 - S5

4. Human hepatocyte primary cultures in toxicity assessment

   • Giovanni Brambilla
   • Antonietta Martelli

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S6 - S8

5. Rat hepatocytes in single cell suspension: A still suitable system for lipid peroxidation studies

   • G. Poli
   • F. Biasi
   • A. Scavazza

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S9 - S11

6. Events associated with EGF — Induced DNA synthesis in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes

   • Fugassa E.
   • Voci A.
   • Gallo G.

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S12 - S14

7. Effect of trapidil derivative AR 12456 on intracellular cholesterol homeostasis in human hepatoma cell line Hep G2

   • Corsini A
   • Grignaffini P
   • Paoletti R

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S15 - S17

8. Thein utero initiation with DMN alters the complement of cytosolic glutathione S-transferases and the phenobarbital-induced expression ofc-jun andc-myc oncogenes in primary neonatal rat hepatocytes

   • U. Armato
   • J. Wu
   • H. Suzuki

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S18 - S20

9. Use of V79-derived cell lines expressing cytochrome P-450 activity in the study of genotoxicity of anthraquinones

   • Fratta D.
   • Simi S.
   • Gervasi P. G.

   Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S21 - S23

10. Use of cell cultures, nuclear and radioanalytical techniques for metallotoxicological studies at the JRC-Ispra

    • E. Sabbioni
    • G. Pozzi
    • E. Bahbouth

    Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S24 - S26

11. Tri-iodothyronine effects on Sertoli cell protein turnover in the prepubertal pig

    • Palmero S.
    • Bolla F.
    • Fugassa E.

    Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S27 - S29

12. Receptor-mediated oligodeoxynucleotides delivery by estradiol and folic acid polylysine conjugates

    • G. Citro
    • P. Ginobbi
    • C. Szczylik

    Session 1 Hepatic Cell Cultures Pages: S30 - S34

13. A novel way to get out of the cell

    • A. Rubartelli
    • A. Bajetto
    • R. Sitia

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S37 - S40

14. The α6β1 integrin is a laminin receptor for developing retinal neurons

    • Ivan de Curtis

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S41 - S43

15. Intracellular targeting of the photoprotein aequorin: A new approach for measuring, in living cells, Ca²⁺ concentrations in defined cellular compartments

    • Rosario Rizzuto
    • Marisa Brini
    • Tullio Pozzan

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S44 - S46

16. Regulation of endocytosis by the small GTP-ase Rab5

    • M Zerial

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S47 - S49

17. Production and secretion of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist in monocytes and keratinocytes

    • Corradi A.
    • Bajetto A.
    • Rubartelli A.

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S50 - S52

18. Oxidative stress and transferrin receptor recycling

    • W. Malorni
    • F. Iosi
    • U. Testa

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S53 - S55

19. Interaction ofEscherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1 (CNF1) with cultured cells

    • L. Falzano
    • C. Fiorentini
    • G. Donelli

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S56 - S58

20. Gingival fibroblasts “in vitro” and Down's Syndrome

    • Solmi R.
    • Rossetti A.
    • Biagini G.

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S59 - S61

21. Cytoskeletal modifications induced by 4-hydroxynonenal

    • Gadoni E.
    • A. Olivero
    • Gabriel L.

    Session 2 Intracellular Architecture and Traffic Pages: S62 - S64

22. Prediction of protein folding pathways: Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor

    • G. Chelvanayagam
    • P. Argos

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S67 - S71

23. Confocal microscopy and cellular bioinformatics

    • F. Beltrame
    • V. Tagliasco

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S72 - S74

24. Engineering of animal and human red blood cells: State of the art

    • Antonio De Flora

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S75 - S76

25. Biological paradigms of molecular electronics

    • A. Chiabrera
    • E. Di Zitti
    • D. Ricci

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S77 - S79

26. Images of cultured neurons: Morphological and functional information

    • M. Bove
    • M. Grattarola
    • M. Tedesco

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S80 - S82

27. Interpretation of gascromatographic data via artificial neural networks for the classification of marine bacteria

    • C. Ruggiero
    • M. Giacomini
    • L. Casareto

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S83 - S85

28. Early detection of cell metabolism with a silicon microsensor

    • S. Martinoia
    • M. Meloni
    • M. Grattarola

    Session 3 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Pages: S86 - S88

29. Cell adhesion molecules duringXenopus myogenesis

    • Giovanni Levi

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S91 - S93

30. Functions and expression of liver N-CAM

    • Tacchetti C.
    • Simmonneau L.
    • Levi G.

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S94 - S96

31. A novel GPI-anchored glycoprotein shows properties of a coohterminus truncated cadherin involved in cell-cell contacts of cultured human epithelial cells

    • L. Trusolino
    • M. Rabino
    • P. C. Marchisio

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S97 - S99

32. Ligation of the lymphocyte homing receptor CD44 triggers T-helper and cytolytic functions of human T cells

    • Ricciarda Galandrini
    • Rita Tognellini
    • Andrea Velardi

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S100 - S102

33. Study on the synthesis of complement components by human renal mesangial cells in culture. Assessment of the effect of cytokines

    • V. Montinaro
    • L. Serra
    • F. P. Schena

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S103 - S105

34. Genotypic and phenotypic changes of BHK-21 cells grown in suspension cultures

    • M. Amadori
    • C. Berneri

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S106 - S108

35. Identification of a new surface molecule involved in the mechanism of cell to cell adhesion between human NK and tumor target cells

    • G. Tripodi
    • A. Poggi
    • A. Moretta

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S109 - S111

36. Cell-matrix interactions in cultured dermal fibroblasts from patients with an inherited connective-tissue disorder

    • M. Baccarani Contri
    • R. Tiozzo
    • A. De Paepe

    Session 4 Adhesion Molecules Pages: S112 - S114

37. Cerebellar neurones: Differentiation and modulation of sensitivity to excitotoxic treatment

    • D. Mercanti
    • A. Angelini
    • P. Calissano

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S117 - S119

38. Refinement of a thyroid cultured cell system used in clinically relevant bioassays

    • F. S. Ambesi-Impiombato
    • P. Miani
    • F. Curcio

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S120 - S122

39. State of the foreign gene and of the genome in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    • P. H. Bao
    • S. Castiglione
    • F. Sala

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S123 - S125

40. Use of established hepatoma cell lines in biotoxicology

    • Ferro M.
    • Bassi A. M.
    • Nanni G.

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S126 - S129

41. The cell line data base and the new catalogue: Detailed information on 2650 human and animal cell lines

    • A. Manniello
    • O. Aresu
    • T. Ruzzon

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S130 - S133

42. Cellfile: A cell line databank for specialized catalogs

    • E. Motti
    • L. Ventrella
    • E. Dolfini

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S134 - S136

43. Cell cultures in the biocompatibility study of synthetic materials

    • M. G. Cascone
    • M. Tricoli
    • R. Sbarbati Del Guerra

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S137 - S139

44. Interferon-γ-induced differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells increases cellular uptake and halflife of metaiodobenzylguanidine

    • P. G. Montaldo
    • R. Carbone
    • M. Ponzoni

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S140 - S143

45. Effect of atherogenic lipoproteins on PAI-1 synthesis by endothelial cells

    • M. Camera
    • L. Mussoni
    • E. Tremoli

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S144 - S146

46. Mab labelled liposomes as selective vehicles for drugs in H.I.V. infected cells

    • G. Rombi
    • G. Piu
    • V. Anedda

    Session 5 Biotechnologies and Cell Cultures Pages: S147 - S149

47. Trapidil, a PDGF-receptor antagonist, inhibits human mesangial cell (HMC) proliferation

    • L. Gesualdo
    • A. Brunaccini
    • F. P. Schena

    Posters Pages: S153 - S153

48. Leukemia-inhibitory factor and neuroblastoma cell lines: Study on the expression of this citokine and on its efficacy as differentiating agent

    • P. Rocchi
    • A. M. Ferreri
    • G. P. Bagnara

    Posters Pages: S154 - S154

49. Cytosine arabinoside modulates endothelial cell proliferation in “in vitro” angiogenesis

    • Bonanno E.
    • Morabito E.
    • Spagnoli L. G.

    Posters Pages: S155 - S155

50. Effectiveness of the combination DDP-AR in inducing cytotoxic effect on a human glioblastoma cell line

    • Savarese A.
    • Cucco C.
    • Zupi G.

    Posters Pages: S156 - S156