Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34696886›Full record

ReviewCurrent topics in membranes2021

Mechanical forces and metabolic changes cooperate to drive cellular memory and endothelial phenotypes.

Jin Li, Yun Fang, David Wu

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Review in Current topics in membranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Glycocalyx and basal lamina in neurological disorders.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2026
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  6. Endothelial metabolic zonation in the vascular network: a spatiotemporal blueprint for angiogenesis.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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  9. Role of glycolysis in diabetic atherosclerosis.World journal of diabetes · 2023
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  10. Endothelial mechanobiology in atherosclerosis.Cardiovascular research · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jin LiCommittee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Yun FangCommittee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
David WuCommittee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. Electronic address: dwu1@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
University of Chicago · US

Funding

Coronary artery disease locus 1p32.2 and miR92a-PPAP2B signaling in endothelial mechanobiologyR01HL136765 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI FANG, YUN · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Spatial Delivery of MicroRNA Inhibitor via Targeted Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles to Treat Atherosclerosis.R01HL138223 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI FANG, YUN · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Regulation of vascular metabolism in acute lung injuryR00HL145113 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WU, DAVID D · 2021 to 2022
$341k
NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL145113NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL136765NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL138223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endothelial cells line the innermost layer of arterial, venous, and lymphatic vascular tree and accordingly are subject to hemodynamic, stretch, and stiffness mechanical forces. Normally quiescent, endothelial cells have a hemodynamic set point and become "activated" in response to disturbed hemodynamics, which may signal impending nutrient or gas depletion. Endothelial cells in the majority of tissue beds are normally inactivated and maintain vessel barrier functions, are anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant, and anti-thrombotic. However, under aberrant mechanical forces, endothelial signaling transforms in response, resulting cellular changes that herald pathological diseases. Endothelial cell metabolism is now recognized as the primary intermediate pathway that undergirds cellular transformation. In this review, we discuss the various mechanical forces endothelial cells sense in the large vessels, microvasculature, and lymphatics, and how changes in environmental mechanical forces result in changes in metabolism, which ultimately influence cell physiology, cellular memory, and ultimately disease initiation and progression.

Indexed as

Endothelial CellsMechanical PhenomenaMechanotransduction, CellularPhenotypeSignal TransductionBarrierContractionEndothelial cell metabolismGlycolysisInflammationOxidative phosphorylationShear stressStiffness

Identifiers

PMID34696886
PMCPMC8639155
OpenAlexW3210040729

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