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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1907-H1914, 2002; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01043.2001
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Vol. 283, Issue 5, H1907-H1914, November 2002

Cyclic stretch induces vascular smooth muscle cell alignment via NO signaling

Paul R. Standley, Antonino Camaratta, Brian P. Nolan, Christian T. Purgason, and Melinda A. Stanley

Department of Physiology, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona 85308

We investigated the effects of cyclic stretch on vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) alignment and potential overlap of signaling modalities with stretch-induced proliferation. VSMC were subjected to graded stretch (1 Hz at 100-124% of resting length) for 48 h. Graded stretch resulted in graded VSMC alignment from a minimum of completely random orientation to a maximum of ~80-85° to the stretch vector. Alignment was reversible within 48 h of stretch cessation and independent of signaling modalities mediating stretch-induced proliferation: modulation of IGF-1, MAPK, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, tyrosine kinase, and stretch-activated calcium channels did not affect alignment. Nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) blockade uncoupled alignment. Neither the NO donor, cytokine-induced NOS activity, nor L-citrulline affected alignment, but inhibited VSMC proliferation. Therefore, stretch-induced proliferation and alignment are differentially regulated, with NO a common signaling molecule for both. Targeting NOS in states such as restenosis and hypertension may prove to be beneficial.

strain; nitric oxide; cellular alignment; migration


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