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Fluid flow mechanotransduction in vascular smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21479754     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Understanding how vascular wall endothelial cells (ECs), smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and fibroblasts (FBs) sense and transduce the stimuli of hemodynamic forces (shear stress, cyclic strain, and hydrostatic pressure) into intracellular biochemical signals is critical to prevent vascular disease development and progression. ECs lining the vessel lumen directly sense alterations in blood flow shear stress and then communicate with medial SMCs and adventitial FBs to regulate vessel function and disease. Shear stress mechanotransduction in ECs has been extensively studied and reviewed. In the case of endothelial damage, blood flow shear stress may directly act on the superficial layer of SMCs and transmural interstitial flow may be elevated on medial SMCs and adventitial FBs. Therefore, it is also important to investigate direct shear effects on vascular SMCs as well as FBs. The work published in the last two decades has shown that shear stress and interstitial flow have significant influences on vascular SMCs and FBs. This review summarizes work that considered direct shear effects on SMCs and FBs and provides the first comprehensive overview of the underlying mechanisms that modulate SMC secretion, alignment, contraction, proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, and migration in response to 2-dimensional (2D) laminar, pulsatile, and oscillating flow shear stresses and 3D interstitial flow. A mechanistic model of flow sensing by SMCs is also provided to elucidate possible mechanotransduction pathways through surface glycocalyx, integrins, membrane receptors, ion channels, and primary cilia. Understanding flow-mediated mechanotransduction in SMCs and FBs and the interplay with ECs should be helpful in exploring strategies to prevent flow-initiated atherosclerosis and neointima formation and has implications in vascular tissue engineering.
Authors:
Zhong-Dong Shi; John M Tarbell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review     Date:  2011-04-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of biomedical engineering     Volume:  39     ISSN:  1521-6047     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Biomed Eng     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-18     Completed Date:  2011-09-08     Revised Date:  2011-10-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361512     Medline TA:  Ann Biomed Eng     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1608-19     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Developmental Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA. zdshi@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Flow Velocity
Endothelial Cells / metabolism*
Fibroblasts / metabolism*
Humans
Mechanotransduction, Cellular*
Models, Cardiovascular*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / metabolism*
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / metabolism*
Stress, Physiological
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL 094889/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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