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Table 2 Cyclic mechanical stretch affects proliferation 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

Standley [59]

AoSMC (rat)

1 Hz

Flexercell

20 %

Collagen I

Uniaxial

48 h

 

Proliferation ↑

Li [61]

AoSMC (bovine)

1 Hz

FX-4000

10 %

Collagen I

 

0–24 h

Square

Proliferation ↑

Chahine [24]

AoSMC (rabbit)

1 Hz

FX-4000

20 %

  

48 h

 

Proliferation ↑

Chang [23]

AoSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-2000

20 %

  

0–24 h

Sinusoidal

Proliferation ↑

Liu [27]

AoSMC (rat)

1 Hz

Flexercell

5 %, 15 %

Collagen I

 

2 h

 

Proliferation ↑

Liu [25]

AoSMC (mouse)

1 Hz

FX-3000

0–25 %

  

0–60 min

 

Proliferation ↑

Mata-Greenwood [22]

PASMC (sheep)

1 Hz

FX-4000

20 %

Collagen I

Biaxial

0–24 h

 

Proliferation ↑

Song [31]

Venous VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

Custom

   

0–24 h

 

Proliferation ↑

Song [32]

AoSMC (human)

1 Hz

FX-5000

10 %, 16 %

Collagen I

 

0–24 h

 

Proliferation ↑

Morrow [29]

VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-4000

0–15 %

  

0–24 h

Heart(P)

Proliferation ↓

Guha [28]

VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-4000

0–10 %

Pronectin

 

0–24 h

Heart(P)

Proliferation ↓