Vascular mechanotransduction

MJ Davis, S Earley, YS Li, S Chien - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
This review aims to survey the current state of mechanotransduction in vascular smooth
muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs), including their sensing of mechanical …

TGF-β signaling in control of cardiovascular function

MJ Goumans, P Ten Dijke - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Genetic studies in animals and humans indicate that gene mutations that functionally perturb
transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling are linked to specific hereditary vascular …

Autophagy is required for endothelial cell alignment and atheroprotection under physiological blood flow

AC Vion, M Kheloufi, A Hammoutene… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
It has been known for some time that atherosclerotic lesions preferentially develop in areas
exposed to low SS and are characterized by a proinflammatory, apoptotic, and senescent …

P2Y2 and Gq/G11 control blood pressure by mediating endothelial mechanotransduction

SP Wang, A Iring, B Strilic, JA Juárez… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Elevated blood pressure is a key risk factor for develo** cardiovascular diseases. Blood
pressure is largely determined by vasodilatory mediators, such as nitric oxide (NO), that are …

Mechano‐sensing and transduction by endothelial surface glycocalyx: composition, structure, and function

BM Fu, JM Tarbell - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The endothelial cells (ECs) lining every blood vessel wall are constantly exposed to the
mechanical forces generated by blood flow. The EC responses to these hemodynamic …

Cardiac contraction activates endocardial Notch signaling to modulate chamber maturation in zebrafish

LA Samsa, C Givens, E Tzima, DYR Stainier… - …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Congenital heart disease often features structural abnormalities that emerge during
development. Accumulating evidence indicates a crucial role for cardiac contraction and the …

Endothelial Surface Glycocalyx Can Regulate Flow-Induced Nitric Oxide Production in Microvessels In Vivo

W Yen, B Cai, J Yang, L Zhang, M Zeng, JM Tarbell… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Due to its unique location, the endothelial surface glycocalyx (ESG) at the luminal side of the
microvessel wall may serve as a mechano-sensor and transducer of blood flow and thus …

The role of endothelial surface glycocalyx in mechanosensing and transduction

Y Zeng, XF Zhang, BM Fu, JM Tarbell - Molecular, cellular, and tissue …, 2018 - Springer
The endothelial cells (ECs) forming the inner wall of every blood vessel are constantly
exposed to the mechanical forces generated by blood flow. The EC responses to these …

Microvascular endothelial cells migrate upstream and align against the shear stress field created by im**ing flow

MA Ostrowski, NF Huang, TW Walker, T Verwijlen… - Biophysical journal, 2014 - cell.com
At present, little is known about how endothelial cells respond to spatial variations in fluid
shear stress such as those that occur locally during embryonic development, at heart valve …

Fluid shear stress induces upregulation of COX-2 and PGI2 release in endothelial cells via a pathway involving PECAM-1, PI3K, FAK, and p38

S Russell-Puleri, NG dela Paz… - American Journal …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Vascular endothelial cells play an important role in the regulation of vascular function in
response to mechanical stimuli in both healthy and diseased states. Prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) …