Functional Roles of Shear Stress in Vascular Endothelial Cells
Baohua Huang1, Fang Yang1, Wei Shu2, Zhenfeng Chen1, Ming Chen1*
Affiliation
- 1State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, China
- 2Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Guangxi Medical University, China
Corresponding Author
Ming Chen, State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China, E-mail: chenmingprotein@163.com
Citation
Chen, M., et al. Functional Roles of Shear Stress in Vascular Endothelial Cells. (2017) Cell Immunol Serum Biol 3(1): 64- 67.
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© 2016 Chen, M. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Abstract
Endothelial cells play remarkable roles in regulating vascular function in health and disease. Meanwhile, shear stress, which is created due to the friction of the flowing blood on the endothelium of the arterial wall, is critical for vascular homeostasis. Here, the shear stress patterns and its effect on gene expression and vascular function are reviewed.
