Mechanosensitive properties in the endothelium and their roles in the regulation of endothelial function

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 461-470

  Liu, Hui Bin ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Xin, Shi Yue ^a   Liu, Cong ^a   Wang, Chun Yu ^a   Zhao, Dan ^a   Zhang, Zhi Ren ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells and endothelium; Mechanosensors; Mechanotransduction; Shear stress; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; CD31 ANTIGEN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CRK ASSOCIATED SUBSTRATE PROTEIN; EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; ION CHANNEL; PAXILLIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN KINASE FYN; PURINERGIC P2X4 RECEPTOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CAVEOLA; GLYCOCALYX; HEART CYCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE SRC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84879881424     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31828c0933     Document Type: Review

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