MIC-1 and other TGF-? superfamily members in inflammation.- Signal transduction mechanisms for members of the TGF-? family.- The transforming growth factor family and the endothelium.- TGF-? and macrophages in the rise and fall of inflammation.- TGF-? and the cardiovascular system.- Bone morphogenetic proteins and related cytokines.- Biology of glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor.- TGF-? superfamily cytokines in wound healing.