Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19584318›Full record

ReviewPhysiological reviews2009

Vascular extracellular matrix and arterial mechanics.

Jessica E Wagenseil, Robert P Mecham

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Review in Physiological reviews, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 504 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
504citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
21.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

504 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,004 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hereditary connective tissue disorders in unselected patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection: a targeted next generation sequencing approach and systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  8. Abdominal aortic aneurysm progression: A review of preclinical and clinical data.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026
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  10. Mechanics and mechanobiology of arterial development.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2026
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  19. Ciliary Zonule of the Human Eye: Structural and Mechanical Aspects.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026
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444 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica E WagenseilDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Robert P Mecham
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

ASSEMBLY OF LUNG ELASTINR37HL053325 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 2000 to 2009
$4.1M
ASSEMBLY OF LUNG ELASTINR01HL053325 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 1995 to 2019
$3.6M
ELASTIN IN VESSEL DEVELOPMENT & VASCULAR DISEASESR01HL074138 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 2004 to 2012
$3.0M
MAGP: A Matricellular Protein with Multiple FunctionsR01HL071960 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 2003 to 2007
$1.7M
Mechanical Signals in Vessel DevelopmentR00HL087563 · NHLBI · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI WAGENSEIL, JESSICA · 2009 to 2011
$747k
Mechanical Signals in Vessel DevelopmentK99HL087563 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WAGENSEIL, JESSICA · 2008 to 2008
$86k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL-53325NHLBI NIH HHS HL-71960NHLBI NIH HHS HL-74138NHLBI NIH HHS HL-87563NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL087563NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL087563NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL053325NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL071960NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL074138NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL053325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An important factor in the transition from an open to a closed circulatory system was a change in vessel wall structure and composition that enabled the large arteries to store and release energy during the cardiac cycle. The component of the arterial wall in vertebrates that accounts for these properties is the elastic fiber network organized by medial smooth muscle. Beginning with the onset of pulsatile blood flow in the developing aorta, smooth muscle cells in the vessel wall produce a complex extracellular matrix (ECM) that will ultimately define the mechanical properties that are critical for proper function of the adult vascular system. This review discusses the structural ECM proteins in the vertebrate aortic wall and will explore how the choice of ECM components has changed through evolution as the cardiovascular system became more advanced and pulse pressure increased. By correlating vessel mechanics with physiological blood pressure across animal species and in mice with altered vessel compliance, we show that cardiac and vascular development are physiologically coupled, and we provide evidence for a universal elastic modulus that controls the parameters of ECM deposition in vessel wall development. We also discuss mechanical models that can be used to design better tissue-engineered vessels and to test the efficacy of clinical treatments.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsArteriesElasticityExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsHumansModels, CardiovascularMuscle, Smooth, VascularExtracellular Matrix Proteins

Identifiers

PMID19584318
PMCPMC2775470
OpenAlexW1994589849

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Registered trials

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