周期的なストレッチは,動脈の滑らかな筋肉細胞によるマトリックス成分の合成を in vitro で刺激する

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 6, 1976
PubMed
まとめ

ウサギの大動脈細胞をエラスティン膜に機械的に伸ばすと,コラーゲンとヒアルウロナート合成が著しく増加した. この研究は,機械的な力が血管細胞の細胞外マトリックス生成にどのように影響するかを明らかにしています.

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