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. 2015 Aug 21;7:7. doi: 10.1186/s13221-015-0032-0

Table 6.

Cyclic mechanical stretch affects migration in VSMCs in vitro

Study Cell type Freq. Unit Stretch Plate Axis Time Wave Results
Rodriguez [47] AoSMC (rat) 1 Hz FX-5000 10 % Collagen I Uniaxial 0–24 h Sinusoidal Migration ↑
Chiu [26] AoSMC (rat) 1 Hz FX-2000 10 %, 20 % 0–30 h Sinusoidal Migration ↑
Li [57] AoSMC (mouse) 1 Hz FX-4000 5 %, 15 %, 20 % Collagen I 0–24 h Migration ↑
Scherer [56] Arterial SMC (human) 0.5 Hz FX-5000 0–13 % Collagen I 24 h Migration ↑