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