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

Tyler Thacher | Zendy; Rafaela da Silva | Zendy; Nikolaos Stergiopulos | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Tyler Thacher,

Rafaela da Silva,

Nikolaos Stergiopulos

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.193

Subject(s) - medicine , shear stress , vascular smooth muscle , anatomy , superoxide , fibronectin , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , smooth muscle , materials science , biology , biochemistry , extracellular matrix , composite material , enzyme

Cyclic circumferential stretch and shear stress act in concert and yet are capable of independently mediating arterial smooth muscle function, modulating the production of superoxide and stimulating arterial remodeling.

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