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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Physiol (1985). 2007 Dec 6;104(3):588–600. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01096.2007

Table 2.

Cyclic strain effects on markers of endothelial cell inflammation, adhesion, and phenotype

Stimulus
Study Model Cyclic Strain, % Duration, h Cyclic Strain Effects (vs. static)
Awolesi et al. (2) BAEC on flexible membrane 10 and 24% 24 ● ↑ eNOS activity
● ↑ eNOS protein
Awolesi et al. (3) BAEC on flexible membrane 6 and 10% 0–24 ● ↑ eNOS mRNA
● ↑ eNOS protein
Wung et al. (141) HUVEC on flexible membrane 12% 0.5, 1, and 24 ● ↑ O2 production
● ↑ MCP-1
Wung et al. (142) HUVEC on flexible membrane 0.5 and 2 ● ↑ NO production
● ↓ O2 signaling of MCP-1
Cheng et al. (14) HUVEC on flexible membrane 9, 11, and 12% 24–48 ● ↑ soluble ICAM-1 release
● ↑ surface ICAM-1 expression
● ↑ ICAM-1 mRNA
Cheng et al. (15) HUVEC on flexible membrane 12% 0.25–20 ● ↑ ICAM-1 mRNA
● ↑ O2 production
● ↑ antioxidant activity
Yun et al. (145) HUVEC on flexible membrane 15 and 25% 0.5–24 ● ↑ E-selectin expression
● ↑ ICAM-1 expression
● ↑ monocyte adhesion
Ziegler et al. (148) Perfused BAEC silicon tubes 4% 24 ● ↓ eNOS promoter activation
● No change in eNOS mRNA
Ziegler et al. (147) Perfused BAEC silicon tubes 4% 1, 4, and 24 ● No change in ET-1 mRNA
● No change in eNOS mRNA