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 …

Effects of disturbed flow on vascular endothelium: pathophysiological basis and clinical perspectives

JJ Chiu, S Chien - Physiological reviews, 2011‏ - journals.physiology.org
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are exposed to hemodynamic forces, which modulate EC
functions and vascular biology/pathobiology in health and disease. The flow patterns and …

Mitral valve disease—morphology and mechanisms

RA Levine, AA Hagége, DP Judge, M Padala… - Nature reviews …, 2015‏ - nature.com
Mitral valve disease is a frequent cause of heart failure and death. Emerging evidence
indicates that the mitral valve is not a passive structure, but—even in adult life—remains …

Mechanical regulation of cardiac development

SE Lindsey, JT Butcher, HC Yalcin - Frontiers in physiology, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
Mechanical forces are essential contributors to and unavoidable components of cardiac
formation, both inducing and orchestrating local and global molecular and cellular changes …

Potential drug targets for calcific aortic valve disease

JD Hutcheson, E Aikawa, WD Merryman - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2014‏ - nature.com
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality and, given its association with age, the prevalence of CAVD is expected to continue …

Effects of shear stress pattern and magnitude on mesenchymal transformation and invasion of aortic valve endothelial cells

GJ Mahler, CM Frendl, Q Cao… - Biotechnology and …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role of mechanical forces on cell behavior is critical for tissue
engineering, regenerative medicine, and disease initiation studies. Current hemodynamic …

Microarray analyses to quantify advantages of 2D and 3D hydrogel culture systems in maintaining the native valvular interstitial cell phenotype

KM Mabry, SZ Payne, KS Anseth - Biomaterials, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Valvular interstitial cells (VICs) actively maintain and repair heart valve tissue; however,
persistent activation of VICs to a myofibroblast phenotype can lead to aortic stenosis. To …

Hemodynamic and cellular response feedback in calcific aortic valve disease

ST Gould, S Srigunapalan, CA Simmons… - Circulation …, 2013‏ - ahajournals.org
This review highlights aspects of calcific aortic valve disease that encompass the entire
range of aortic valve disease progression from initial cellular changes to aortic valve …

Development of calcific aortic valve disease: do we know enough for new clinical trials?

AE Kostyunin, AE Yuzhalin, EA Ovcharenko… - Journal of molecular and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), previously thought to represent a passive
degeneration of the valvular extracellular matrix (VECM), is now regarded as an intricate …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and valvular endothelial cells in aortic valve calcification

L Shu, Z Yuan, F Li, Z Cai - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Calcified aortic valve disease (CAVD) is a common cardiovascular disease in elderly
individuals. Although it was previously considered a degenerative disease, it is, in fact, a …