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. 2014 Feb 26;9(2):e90213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090213

Figure 6. Effect of different mechanical stimuli on endothelial gene expression.

Figure 6

A) Low flow plus stent application (disturbed shear stress) induce down-expression of genes involved in cytoskeleton organization and extracellular matrix and an up- regulation of genes that are involved in cholesterol synthesis and transport. B) Low flow instead increases the expression of inflammatory and apoptotic mediators.