1997
Effect of pressure on cultured smooth muscle cells
Watase M, Awolesi M, Ricotta J, Sumpio B. Effect of pressure on cultured smooth muscle cells. Life Sciences 1997, 61: 987-996. PMID: 9296337, DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(97)00603-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Increased ambient pressure stimulates proliferation and morphologic changes in cultured endothelial cells
Sumpio B, Widmann M, Ricotta J, Awolesi M, Watase M. Increased ambient pressure stimulates proliferation and morphologic changes in cultured endothelial cells. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 1994, 158: 133-139. PMID: 8263020, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041580117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic blood pressureCultured endothelial cellsBlood pressureSystemic pressureCell responsesEndothelial cell responsesBovine aortic ECsMorphologic changesEndothelial cellsAortic ECsRat type IEC phenotypeSignificant increaseCell numberEC proliferationVascular systemSignificant regulatory influenceCalf serumEndotheliumType IDigital monitorRegulatory influenceProliferationHg pressureCells