Biomechanical strain induces elastin and collagen production in human pluripotent stem cell-derived vascular smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 309, Issue 4, 2015, Pages C271-C281

  Wanjare, Maureen ^a   Agarwal, Nayan ^a   Gerecht, Sharon ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Human pluripotent stem cells; Smooth muscle cells; Strain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; ELASTIN; FIBRONECTIN; MESSENGER RNA; COLLAGEN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SILASTIC TUBE; STRESS FIBER; TENSILE STRENGTH; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; ANIMAL; AORTA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; HUMANS; MICE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84939534251     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00366.2014     Document Type: Article

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