title: Multiaxial myocardial mechanics and extracellular matrix remodeling: mechanochemical regulation of cardiac fibroblast function.
abstract: Substantial evidence suggests that not only does the structure of the cardiac extracellular matrix affect the mechanical properties of myocardium, but that mechanical loading affects the synthesis of the extracellular matrix. However, loading conditions in vivo are nonhomogeneous and multiaxial. An experimental approach that combines mechanics and cell biology is used to examine the mechanisms of extracellular matrix remodeling in the heart. The results indicate that differential biological responses in adult cardiac fibroblasts can be correlated with specific physical signals, such as the magnitude and two dimensional (2D) pattern of strain. Some effects of flow-function relations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: McCulloch
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D000804:Angiotensin II