2019
Mechanosensation of cyclical force by PIEZO1 is essential for innate immunity
Solis AG, Bielecki P, Steach HR, Sharma L, Harman CCD, Yun S, de Zoete MR, Warnock JN, To SDF, York AG, Mack M, Schwartz MA, Dela Cruz CS, Palm NW, Jackson R, Flavell RA. Mechanosensation of cyclical force by PIEZO1 is essential for innate immunity. Nature 2019, 573: 69-74. PMID: 31435009, PMCID: PMC6939392, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1485-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune cellsImmune cellsInflammatory responseInnate immune systemCyclical hydrostatic pressurePulmonary inflammationImmune responseImmune systemInnate immunityBacterial infectionsIon channel Piezo1InflammationPhysiological fluctuationsImmunityPhysiological roleLocal microenvironmentCellsPiezo1Direct recognitionResponseAutoinflammationLungInfectionMice
2016
Ion Channels in Endothelial Responses to Fluid Shear Stress
Gerhold KA, Schwartz MA. Ion Channels in Endothelial Responses to Fluid Shear Stress. Physiology 2016, 31: 359-369. PMID: 27511462, PMCID: PMC5504459, DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00007.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research