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Table 3 Cyclic mechanical stretch affects apoptosis 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

Cheng [41]

AoSMC (human)

1 Hz

FX-2000

20 %

Collagen I

 

0–24 h

Sinusoidal

Apoptosis ↑

Su [44]

Portal vein VSMC (swine)

1 Hz

FX-4000

10 %

Laminin

 

24 h

 

Apoptosis ↑

Sotoudeh [43]

VSMC (porcine)

1 Hz

Custom

7 %, 25 %

 

Equibiaxial

0–48 h

Sinusoidal

Apoptosis ↑

Wernig [42]

VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-4000

7 %, 15 %

Collagen I

 

0–60 min

 

Apoptosis ↑

Song [32]

AoSMC (human)

1 Hz

FX-5000

10 %, 16 %

Collagen I

 

0–24 h

 

Apoptosis ↑

Morrow [29]

VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-4000

0–15 %

  

0–24 h

Heart(P)

Apoptosis ↑

Guha [28]

VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-4000

0–10 %

Pronectin

 

0–24 h

Heart(P)

Apoptosis ↑