The Effects of the Mechanical Stretch on the Adhesion and Growth of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in vitro
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This work was supported by a grant from National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (Stress-Growth Relationship of cells and Living Tissues,19732003).

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    An in vitro model was built for researching the effects of strain on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The cultured VSMCs was stretched by four-support-bending-beam system, then the project area of cells was measured by computer-image-processing, the adhesion force was measured by micropipette-aspirating system, the α-actin of VSMCs was distinguished by immunocytochemistry and the dynamic of VSMCs was determined by FCM. The results show that: (1) The adhesion force of VSMCs is positively related to time. The adhesion force of unit area is indistinct after stretched for four hour. (2) The amount of α-actin increases with stretching time. (3) The proliferation of VSMCs is a little inhibited by stretched 24 h. These results suggest that the VSMCs in vitro could adjust their behavious to adapt the tension.

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WANG Hong-Bing, HUANG Qi-Ping, LU Xiao, QIN Jian, WANG Yuan-Liang, CAI Shao-Xi. The Effects of the Mechanical Stretch on the Adhesion and Growth of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in vitro[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,2001,28(1):103-107

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  • Received:January 16,2000
  • Revised:March 31,2000
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