Mechanical strain increases endothelin-1
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Danny Ling Wang; Being-Sun Wung; Yi-Ching Peng; Jaang Jung Wang
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Republic of China Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are constantly subjected to mechanical strain due to relaxation and contraction of vessel walls. The effects of cyclical strain on endothelin-1 (Et-1) secretion and Et-1 mRNA levels in human umbilical vein ECs were examined. Cultured ECs grown