Effects of Cyclic Strain on Vascular Cells
Kakisis JD, Liapis CD, Sumpio BE. Effects of Cyclic Strain on Vascular Cells. Endothelium 2004, 11: 17-28. PMID: 15203876, DOI: 10.1080/10623320490432452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEndothelial CellsHumansMechanotransduction, CellularNeovascularization, PhysiologicPeriodicityRegional Blood FlowStress, MechanicalTranscriptional ActivationVascular DiseasesConceptsCAMP-responsive elementVascular cell morphologyExtracellular mechanical signalsMitogen-activated protein kinaseProtein kinase CPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorEarly growth responseCells senseNumerous genesActivator proteinTranscription factorsProtein kinaseGrowth factor receptorAP-2Chemical signalsSecond messengerKinase CG proteinsMechanical signalsCell nucleiGrowth responseIon channelsCell morphologyFactor receptorCell proliferation