Disturbed shear stress reduces Klf2 expression in arterial‐venous fistulae in vivo
Yamamoto K, Protack CD, Kuwahara G, Tsuneki M, Hashimoto T, Hall MR, Assi R, Brownson KE, Foster TR, Bai H, Wang M, Madri JA, Dardik A. Disturbed shear stress reduces Klf2 expression in arterial‐venous fistulae in vivo. Physiological Reports 2015, 3: e12348. PMID: 25780089, PMCID: PMC4393175, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArteriovenous fistulaKLF2 expressionDisturbed shear stressFistula diameterMouse aortocaval fistula modelArterial-venous fistulaProtein expressionAortocaval fistula modelInferior vena cavaPotential therapeutic targetAVF maturationAVF patencyDuplex ultrasoundArterial inflowVena cavaVenous outflowArterial limbVenous limbFistula modelMouse modelArterial samplesFistulaTherapeutic targetWestern blotGauge needle