The role of pulsatile flow in controlling microvascular retinal endothelial and pericyte cell apoptosis and proliferation
Author(s) -
Tony E. Walshe,
Paul Connell,
Lorna M. Cryan,
Gail Ferguson,
Colm O’Brien,
Paul A. Cahill
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvq341
Subject(s) - pulsatile flow , pericyte , apoptosis , biology , endothelial stem cell , endocrinology , medicine , endothelium , enos , nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , biochemistry , in vitro
Aberrant retinal blood flow is a hallmark of various retinopathies and may be a causative factor in the pathology associated with these conditions. We examined the effects of pulsatile flow on bovine retinal endothelial cell (BREC) and bovine retinal pericyte (BRP) apoptosis and proliferation.
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