Biomechanical regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell functions: from in vitro to in vivo understanding

Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Turnover by Endothelial Cell–Secreted MicroRNA-126

(2013) Jing Zhou et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Mechanical regulation of epigenetics in vascular biology and pathobiology

(2013) Li-Jing Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Effect of the glycocalyx layer on transmission of interstitial flow shear stress to embedded cells

(2012) John M. Tarbell et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Development of an Endothelial–Smooth Muscle Cell Coculture Model Using Phenotype-Controlled Smooth Muscle Cells

(2011) Naoya Sakamoto et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Fluid Flow Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Fibroblasts

(2011) Zhong-Dong Shi et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Myofibroblast-Mediated Adventitial Remodeling

(2011) Matteo Coen et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Monocyte-endothelium-smooth muscle cell interaction in co-culture: Proliferation and cytokine productions in response to advanced glycation end products

(2011) Mi-Hyun Nam et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Dynamic quantitative visualization of single cell alignment and migration and matrix remodeling in 3-D collagen hydrogels under mechanical force

(2011) Yonggang Pang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Mechanical stretch augments insulin-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor

(2011) Gang Liu et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Biomechanical effects of flow and coculture on human aortic and cord blood-derived endothelial cells

(2011) Li Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Using a co-culture microsystem for cell migration under fluid shear stress

(2011) Chia-Hsien Yeh et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Experimental study and constitutive modelling of the passive mechanical properties of the porcine carotid artery and its relation to histological analysis: Implications in animal cardiovascular device trials

(2011) A. García et al.   MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS

Pulling down the plug on atherosclerosis: Finding the culprit in your heart

(2011) Ira Tabas   NATURE MEDICINE

Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Mediate Interstitial Flow Mechanotransduction Regulating MMP-13 Expression and Cell Motility via FAK-ERK in 3D Collagen

(2011) Zhong-Dong Shi et al.   PLoS One

PDGF-BB and TGF-β1 on cross-talk between endothelial and smooth muscle cells in vascular remodeling induced by low shear stress

(2011) Ying-Xin Qi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Aspirin-Triggered Lipoxin and Resolvin E1 Modulate Vascular Smooth Muscle Phenotype and Correlate with Peripheral Atherosclerosis

(2010) Karen J. Ho et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Direct-contact co-culture between smooth muscle and endothelial cells inhibits TNF-α-mediated endothelial cell activation

(2010) Charles S. Wallace et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Cyclic stretch stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell alignment by redox-dependent activation of Notch3

(2010) Jian-Hong Zhu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Vascular smooth muscle cell glycocalyx modulates shear-induced proliferation, migration, and NO production responses

(2010) Hongyan Kang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Normal Shear Stress and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Modulate Migration of Endothelial Cells Through Histone Deacetylase 6 Activation and Tubulin Acetylation

(2010) Yan-Hua Wang et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Smooth Muscle Cells Orchestrate the Endothelial Cell Response to Flow and Injury

(2010) Mercedes Balcells et al.   CIRCULATION

Short Communication: Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Stiffness As a Mechanism for Increased Aortic Stiffness With Aging

(2010) Hongyu Qiu et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

The Mechanical Stress–Activated Serum-, Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase 1 Contributes to Neointima Formation in Vein Grafts

(2010) Jizhong Cheng et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Endothelial Shear Stress

(2010) Raphaël Duivenvoorden et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Endothelial Dysfunction and the Risk of Hypertension

(2010) Daichi Shimbo et al.   HYPERTENSION

Notch and Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGFβ) Signaling Pathways Cooperatively Regulate Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation

(2010) Yuefeng Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

p19ARFDeficiency Reduces Macrophage and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Aggravates Atherosclerosis

(2010) Herminia González-Navarro et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Disturbed blood flow induces erosive injury to smooth muscle cell-rich neointima and promotes thrombus formation in rabbit femoral arteries

(2010) T. SUMI et al.   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 is induced by fluid shear stress in vascular smooth muscle cells and affects cell proliferation and survival

(2010) Johan Ekstrand et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

A microfluidic array with cellular valving for single cell co-culture

(2010) Jean-Philippe Frimat et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Shear Stress Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Marker Genes in 2-D and 3-D Depends on Mechanotransduction by Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans and ERK1/2

(2010) Zhong-Dong Shi et al.   PLoS One

Molecular Regulation of Contractile Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype: Implications for Vascular Tissue Engineering

(2010) Jeffrey A. Beamish et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

A Novel Flow Bioreactor for In Vitro Microvascularization

(2010) Eun Jung Lee et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Effect of LDL concentration polarization on the uptake of LDL by human endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells co-cultured

(2009) Z. Ding et al.   ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA

Differential Effects of Reduced Cyclic Stretch and Perturbed Shear Stress Within the Arterial Wall and on Smooth Muscle Function

(2009) T. Thacher et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Interstitial flow promotes vascular fibroblast, myofibroblast, and smooth muscle cell motility in 3-D collagen I via upregulation of MMP-1

(2009) Zhong-Dong Shi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Interstitial flow induces MMP-1 expression and vascular SMC migration in collagen I gels via an ERK1/2-dependent and c-Jun-mediated mechanism

(2009) Zhong-Dong Shi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Comparison of Artery Organ Culture and Co-culture Models for Studying Endothelial Cell Migration and Its Effect on Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration

(2009) Yong-Ung Lee et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Increased Synthetic Phenotype Behavior of Smooth Muscle Cells in Response to In Vitro Balloon Angioplasty Injury Model

(2009) K. Bethany Acampora et al.   ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY

PECAM-1 Is Necessary for Flow-Induced Vascular Remodeling

(2009) Zhongming Chen et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

A biomimetic hydrogel based on methacrylated dextran-graft-lysine and gelatin for 3D smooth muscle cell culture

(2009) Yunxiao Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Shear Stress Induces Synthetic-to-Contractile Phenotypic Modulation in Smooth Muscle Cells via Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α/δ Activations by Prostacyclin Released by Sheared Endothelial Cells

(2009) Min-Chien Tsai et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix alter expression of smooth muscle protein LPP and its partner palladin; relationship to early atherosclerosis and vascular injury

(2009) Li Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF MUSCLE RESEARCH AND CELL MOTILITY

Mechanical Strain Induces Expression of C-Reactive Protein in Human Blood Vessels

(2009) G. Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS

Differences in Lesion Severity and Cellular Composition between in vivo Assessed Upstream and Downstream Sides of Human Symptomatic Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques

(2009) Björn Fagerberg et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Cyclic tensile strain triggers a sequence of autocrine and paracrine signaling to regulate angiogenic sprouting in human vascular cells

(2009) Y. C. Yung et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effects of Reduced Cyclic Stretch on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function of Pig Carotids Perfused Ex Vivo

(2008) V. Gambillara et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Nitric oxide-dependent stimulation of endothelial cell proliferation by sustained high flow

(2008) Eleni Metaxa et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

PDGF-DD, a novel mediator of smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation, is upregulated in endothelial cells exposed to atherosclerosis-prone flow patterns

(2008) James A. Thomas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Cyclic Stretch Affects Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Control of Pulmonary Smooth Muscle Cell Growth

(2008) Cristhiaan D. Ochoa et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Time-dependent Changes in Smooth Muscle Cell Stiffness and Focal Adhesion Area in Response to Cyclic Equibiaxial Stretch

(2008) S. Na et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Substrate architecture and fluid-induced shear stress during chondrocyte seeding: Role of α5β1 integrin

(2008) Caroline G. Spiteri et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The effects of matrix stiffness and RhoA on the phenotypic plasticity of smooth muscle cells in a 3-D biosynthetic hydrogel system

(2008) Shelly R. Peyton et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Response of mesenchymal stem cells to the biomechanical environment of the endothelium on a flexible tubular silicone substrate

(2008) Eoin D. O'Cearbhaill et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor alpha downregulated by low shear stress promotes vascular smooth muscle cell migration and apoptosis: a proteomic analysis

(2008) Ying-Xin Qi et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Biomechanical Regulation of Endothelium-dependent Events Critical for Adaptive Remodeling

(2008) Peter J. Mack et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Laminar shear stress stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis via the Akt pathway

(2008) Tamara N. Fitzgerald et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells and Intimal Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis-Prone or Atherosclerosis-Resistant Regions of the Human Aorta

(2008) A.K.M. Khyrul Wara et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Impact of Endothelial Cells and Mechanical Conditioning on Smooth Muscle Cell Extracellular Matrix Production and Differentiation

(2008) Allen S. Bulick et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

The effects of stretch on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype in vitro

(2007) Anastassi T. Halka et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY

Shear stress and vascular smooth muscle cells promote endothelial differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells via activation of Akt

(2007) Cao Ye et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS