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ReviewPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2020

It takes more than two to tango: mechanosignaling of the endothelial surface.

Benedikt Fels, Kristina Kusche-Vihrog

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Review in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Integrating molecular and cellular components of endothelial shear stress mechanotransduction.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024
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  15. Mechanosensory entities and functionality of endothelial cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benedikt FelsInstitute of Physiology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23562, Lübeck, Germany. benedikt.fels@uni-luebeck.de.
Kristina Kusche-VihrogInstitute of Physiology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23562, Lübeck, Germany.
University of Lübeck · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endothelial surface is a highly flexible signaling hub which is able to sense the hemodynamic forces of the streaming blood. The subsequent mechanosignaling is basically mediated by specific structures, like the endothelial glycocalyx building the top surface layer of endothelial cells as well as mechanosensitive ion channels within the endothelial plasma membrane. The mechanical properties of the endothelial cell surface are characterized by the dynamics of cytoskeletal proteins and play a key role in the process of signal transmission from the outside (lumen of the blood vessel) to the interior of the cell. Thus, the cell mechanics directly interact with the function of mechanosensitive structures and ion channels. To precisely maintain the vascular tone, a coordinated functional interdependency between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells is necessary. This is given by the fact that mechanosensitive ion channels are expressed in both cell types and that signals are transmitted via autocrine/paracrine mechanisms from layer to layer. Thus, the outer layer of the endothelial cells can be seen as important functional mechanosensitive and reactive cellular compartment. This review aims to describe the known mechanosensitive structures of the vessel building a bridge between the important role of physiological mechanosignaling and the proper vascular function. Since mutations and dysfunction of mechanosensitive proteins are linked to vascular pathologies such as hypertension, they play a potent role in the field of channelopathies and mechanomedicine.

Indexed as

Stress, MechanicalAnimalsEndothelial CellsGlycocalyxHumansIon ChannelsMechanotransduction, CellularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleIon ChannelsGlycocalyxMechanosensitive ion channelsMechanotransductionNanomechanicsShear stress sensor

Identifiers

PMID32239285
PMCPMC7165135
OpenAlexW3014610410

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