Hydrostatic pressure influences morphology and expression of VE-cadherin of vascular endothelial cells

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2399-2405

  Ohashi, Toshiro ^a   Sugaya, Yoshiaki ^a,b   Sakamoto, Naoya ^a   Sato, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Cytoskeleton; Hydrostatic pressure; Multilayer; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

BLOT ANALYSIS; BOVINE AORTIC ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; CYTOSKELETON; MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE; VE-CADHERIN;

ANTIBODIES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOSKELETON; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; AORTA; CADHERINS; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

EID: 34447512624     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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