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. 2009 Jul;11(7):1669–1682. doi: 10.1089/ars.2009.2487

FIG. 5.

FIG. 5.

Laminar shear stress is anti-inflammatory through its downregulation of TXNIP and VCAM-1 expression. Downregulation of TXNIP increases Trx activity, which inhibits ASK1 and downstream molecules, such as JNK and p38. Downregulation of TXNIP also decreases TNFα-induced VCAM-1 expression.