2021
Endothelial cells exposed to atheroprotective flow secrete follistatin-like 1 protein which reduces transcytosis and inflammation
Ghim M, Pang K, Burnap S, Baig F, Yin X, Arshad M, Mayr M, Weinberg P. Endothelial cells exposed to atheroprotective flow secrete follistatin-like 1 protein which reduces transcytosis and inflammation. Atherosclerosis 2021, 333: 56-66. PMID: 34425528, PMCID: PMC8459397, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSegmenting Growth of Endothelial Cells in 6-Well Plates on an Orbital Shaker for Mechanobiological Studies.
Pang K, Ghim M, Arshad M, Wang X, Weinberg P. Segmenting Growth of Endothelial Cells in 6-Well Plates on an Orbital Shaker for Mechanobiological Studies. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2021 PMID: 34152321, DOI: 10.3791/61817.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Understanding mechanobiology in cultured endothelium: A review of the orbital shaker method
Warboys C, Ghim M, Weinberg P. Understanding mechanobiology in cultured endothelium: A review of the orbital shaker method. Atherosclerosis 2019, 285: 170-177. PMID: 31096159, PMCID: PMC6570700, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.04.210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Visualization of three pathways for macromolecule transport across cultured endothelium and their modification by flow
Ghim M, Alpresa P, Yang S, Braakman S, Gray S, Sherwin S, van Reeuwijk M, Weinberg P. Visualization of three pathways for macromolecule transport across cultured endothelium and their modification by flow. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2017, 313: h959-h973. PMID: 28754719, PMCID: PMC5792200, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00218.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShear stressDifferent flow profilesType of flowTransverse stressesNumerical simulationsFlow profileFluid mechanical forcesShear profileShear vectorSolute transportTwo-pore theoryStatic conditionsFlowMacromolecule transportMechanical forcesTransportStressMicrovessel wallShearOrbital shakerStress metricsLong axisTracer distributionSimulations