El estrés de cizallamiento fisiológico crónico inhibe las respuestas proinflamatorias inducidas por el factor de

Hideyuki Yamawaki1, Stephanie Lehoux, Bradford C Berk

  • 1Center for Cardiovascular Research, Box 679, 601 Elmwood Ave, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Circulation
|September 10, 2003
PubMed
Resumen

El estrés de cizallamiento fisiológico, como el flujo laminar, reduce la inflamación en los vasos sanguíneos al inhibir vías de señalización específicas. Este estudio muestra que el estrés de cizallamiento normal previene las respuestas inflamatorias inducidas por el factor de necrosis tumoral alfa en las células endoteliales.

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