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Table 4 Cyclic mechanical stretch affects differentiation 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

Yao [51]

AoSMC (rat)

1.25 Hz

FX-4000

10 %

Gelatin

Equibiaxial

24 h

 

Differentiation ↑

Turczynska [17]

Mouse portal vein

 

0.3 g weight

   

5 min

 

Differentiation ↑

Hu [46]

AoSMC (human)

1 Hz

FX-5000

16 %

Collagen I

 

0–30 min

 

Differentiation ↓

Butcher [45]

AoSMC (rat)

1 Hz

Custom

10 %

Collagen I, Fibronectin, Cel-tak

Equibiaxial

48 h

Sinusoidal

Differentiation ↓

Wan [48]

AoSMC (rat)

1.25 Hz

FX-4000

5 %, 15 %

Collagen I

 

24 h

 

Differentiation ↓

Rodriguez [47]

AoSMC (rat)

1 Hz

FX-5000

10 %

Collagen I

Uniaxial

0–24 h

Sinusoidal

Differentiation ↓

Song [31]

Venous VSMC (rat)

1 Hz

Custom

   

0–24 h

 

Differentiation ↑