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Zyxin mediation of stretch-induced gene expression in human endothelial cells.
Circulation research - 1 Oct 2010
Wójtowicz Agnieszka, Babu Sahana Suresh, Li Li, Gretz Norbert, Hecker Markus, Cattaruzza Marco
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RATIONALE: Prolonged exposure to enhanced stretch, such as in hypertension, triggers endothelial dysfunction, a hallmark of pathological vascular remodeling processes. Despite its clinical relevance, little is known about stretch-induced gene expression in endothelial cells. OBJECTIVE: Here, we have characterized a new stretch-inducible signaling pathway and the subsequent changes in endothelial gene expression...
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