scholarly journals Cyclic strain stimulates -proline transport in vascular smooth muscle cells*1

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 712-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
S REYNA
2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (10) ◽  
pp. 8260-8270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Tang ◽  
Yanyan Liu ◽  
Qian Xiao ◽  
Qingping Yao ◽  
Molly Allen ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (5) ◽  
pp. H1778-H1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Asanuma ◽  
Richard Magid ◽  
Chad Johnson ◽  
Robert M. Nerem ◽  
Zorina S. Galis

Arteries remodel in response to environmental changes. We investigated whether mechanical strain modulates production of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9 by cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression were tested using human saphenous vein SMC cultured on silicone membranes at rest or subjected to physiological levels (5%) of stationary or cyclical (1 Hz) uniaxial strain. Compared with control, stationary strain significantly increased MMP-2 mRNA levels at all time points, whereas cyclic strain decreased it after 48 h. Both secreted and cell-associated pro-MMP-2 levels were increased by stationary strain at all times ( P < 0.01), whereas cyclic strain decreased secreted levels after 48 h ( P < 0.02). MMP-9 mRNA levels and pro-MMP-9 protein were increased after 48 h of stationary stretch ( P< 0.01) compared with both no strain and cyclic strain. Our study indicates that vascular SMC show a selective response to different types of strain. We suggest that local increases in stationary mechanical strain resulting from stenting, hypertension, or atherosclerosis may lead to enhanced matrix degradation by SMC.


2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 1497-1507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Liu ◽  
Ming-Juan Qu ◽  
Kai-Rong Qin ◽  
He Li ◽  
Zhen-Kun Li ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Xin Qi ◽  
Qing-Ping Yao ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Zhi-Qiang Yan ◽  
Zong-Lai Jiang

Vascular Cell ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph F Schad ◽  
Kate R Meltzer ◽  
Michael R Hicks ◽  
David S Beutler ◽  
Thanh V Cao ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Morrow ◽  
Catherine Sweeney ◽  
Yvonne A. Birney ◽  
Philip M. Cummins ◽  
Dermot Walls ◽  
...  

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