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Mechanical strains induced by tubular flow affect the phenotype of proximal tubular cells.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Oct 2001
Essig M, Terzi F, Burtin M, Friedlander G
Abstract excerpt
The effects of flow-induced mechanical strains on the phenotype of proximal tubular cells were addressed in vivo and in vitro by subjecting LLC-PK(1) and mouse proximal tubular cells to different levels of flow. Laminar flow (1 ml/min) induced a reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and significantly inhibited the expression of plasminogen activators [tissue-type (tPA) activity: 25% of control cells; tPA mRNA:...
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