ABSTRACT

Areas addressed in this excellent text include the overall response of the endothelium to hemodynamic forces, and molecular biology with gene regulation taking a central role.

chapter 1|32 pages

The Hemodynamic Environment of Endothelium In Vivo and its Simulation In Vitro

chapter 2|22 pages

Chloride Channels in Endothelium: The Role of Mechano-stimulation and Changes in Cell Volume

chapter 3|14 pages

Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (PECAM-1) and Mechanosignal Transduction

chapter 4|20 pages

Protein Phosphorylation in Shear Stress Activated Endothelial Cells

chapter 5|22 pages

Mechanical Forces and the Endothelium

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|32 pages

The Hemodynamic Environment of Endothelium In Vivo and its Simulation In Vitro

chapter 2|22 pages

Chloride Channels in Endothelium: The Role of Mechano-stimulation and Changes in Cell Volume

chapter 3|14 pages

Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (PECAM-1) and Mechanosignal Transduction

chapter 4|20 pages

Protein Phosphorylation in Shear Stress Activated Endothelial Cells

chapter 5|22 pages

In Vitro Simulation of Shear Stress and Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Responses to Shear Stress in Endothelial Cells

chapter 6|38 pages

Flow-induced Endothelial Gene Regulation

chapter 8|40 pages

Shear Stress Mediated Gene Regulation

chapter 9|18 pages

Flow-induced Endothelial Cell Activation and Gene Regulation by Mechanical Forces

chapter 10|14 pages

Hemodynamics and Endothelial Phenotype: New Insights into the Modulation of Vascular Gene Expression by Fluid Mechanical Stimuli

chapter 11|28 pages

Differential Regulation of Endothelial Cell Surface Molecules by Diverse Hemodynamic Forces

chapter 12|26 pages

Endothelium and Cyclic Strain

chapter 13|16 pages

Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on Endothelial Cells

chapter 14|70 pages

The Role of Hemodynamic and Mechanical Factors in Vascular Growth and Remodeling