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Table 6 Cyclic mechanical stretch affects migration 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

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 ↑