title: Regulation of resistin by cyclic mechanical  stretch in cultured rat vascular smooth  muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei County, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bao-Wei
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kou-Gi
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Shyu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006439:Hemodynamics; D007093:Imidazoles; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D011725:Pyridines; D034622:RNA Interference; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D052243:Resistin / Q000378:metabolism*; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D052243:Resistin; C499622:Retn protein, rat; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494088:Stat3 protein, rat; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C093642:SB 203580