Table 1 Cyclic mechanical stretch affects alignment in VSMCs in vitro
From: Variability in vascular smooth muscle cell stretch-induced responses in 2D culture
Study | Cell type | Freq. | Unit | Stretch | Plate | Axis | Time | Wave | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhu [62] | AoSMC (human) | 1 Hz | STREX | 10 % | Collagen I | Uniaxial | 0–3 h |  | Alignment ↑ |
Liu [63] | AoSMC (rat) | 0.5–2 Hz | FX-4000 | 10 % | Collagen I | Equibiaxial | 0–12 h |  | Alignment ↑ |
Chen [60] | AoSMC (bovine) | 1 Hz | FX-4000 | 10 % | Collagen I |  | 24 h, 48 h | Sinusoidal | Alignment ↑ |
Standley [59] | AoSMC (rat) | 1 Hz | Flexercell | 20 % | Collagen I | Uniaxial | 48 h |  | Alignment ↑ |
Li [61] | AoSMC (bovine) | 1 Hz | FX-4000 | 10 % | Collagen I |  | 0–24 h | Square | Alignment ↑ |