Combating Adaptation to Cyclic Stretching by Prolonging Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase

Mechanosensitive mechanisms in transcriptional regulation

(2012) Akiko Mammoto et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Redirecting Valvular Myofibroblasts into Dormant Fibroblasts through Light-mediated Reduction in Substrate Modulus

(2012) Huan Wang et al.   PLoS One

Development of high-throughput perfusion-based microbioreactor platform capable of providing tunable dynamic tensile loading to cells and its application for the study of bovine articular chondrocytes

(2011) Min-Hsien Wu et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

TGF-β1 diminishes collagen production during long-term cyclic stretching of engineered connective tissue: Implication of decreased ERK signaling

(2011) Zeeshan H. Syedain et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Optimizing an Intermittent Stretch Paradigm Using ERK1/2 Phosphorylation Results in Increased Collagen Synthesis in Engineered Ligaments

(2011) Jennifer Z. Paxton et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Akt inactivates ERK causing decreased response to chemotherapeutic drugs in advanced CaP cells

(2010) John T. Lee et al.   CELL CYCLE

Pivotal role of connective tissue growth factor in lung fibrosis: MAPK-dependent transcriptional activation of type I collagen

(2009) Markella Ponticos et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Angiotensin II Induces Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Collagen I Expression via Transforming Growth Factor–β–Dependent and –Independent Smad Pathways

(2009) Fuye Yang et al.   HYPERTENSION

Mechanical force induces type I collagen expression in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts through activation of ERK/JNK and AP-1

(2009) Sung-Ho Kook et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Zebrafish chemical screening reveals an inhibitor of Dusp6 that expands cardiac cell lineages

(2009) Gabriela Molina et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

High-Throughput Measurements of Hydrogel Tissue Construct Mechanics

(2009) Juan Pablo Marquez et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Effect of streptomycin on the active force of bioengineered heart muscle in response to controlled stretch

(2008) R. K. Birla et al.   IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL

Regulatory Effect of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases (ERK) on Type I Collagen Synthesis in Human Dermal Fibroblasts Stimulated by IL-4 and IL-13

(2008) Rashpal K. Bhogal et al.   INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS OF IMMUNOLOGY

Role of MAPK in mechanical force-induced up-regulation of type I collagen and osteopontin in human gingival fibroblasts

(2008) Young-Mi Jeon et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Cyclic distension of fibrin-based tissue constructs: Evidence of adaptation during growth of engineered connective tissue

(2008) Z. H. Syedain et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Intermittent Straining Accelerates the Development of Tissue Properties in Engineered Heart Valve Tissue

(2008) Mirjam P. Rubbens et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A