Effects of Disturbed Flow On Endothelial Cells (original) (raw)
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Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan; Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
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J.-J. Chiu
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
D. L. Wang
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
S. Chien
Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
R. Skalak
Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
S. Usami
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan; Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
J Biomech Eng. Feb 1998, 120(1): 2-8 (7 pages)
Published Online: February 1, 1998
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Chiu, J., Wang, D. L., Chien, S., Skalak, R., and Usami, S. (February 1, 1998). "Effects of Disturbed Flow On Endothelial Cells." ASME. J Biomech Eng. February 1998; 120(1): 2–8. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2834303
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Atherosclerotic lesions tend to localize at curvatures and branches of the arterial system, where the local flow is often disturbed and irregular (e.g., flow separation, recirculation, complex flow patterns, and nonuniform shear stress distributions). The effects of such flow conditions on cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were studied in vitro by using a vertical-step flow channel (VSF). Detailed shear stress distributions and flow structures have been computed by using the finite volume method in a general curvilinear coordinate system. HUVECs in the reattachment areas with low shear stresses were generally rounded in shape. In contrast, the cells under higher shear stresses were significantly elongated and aligned with the flow direction, even for those in the area with reversed flow. When HUVECs were subjected to shearing in VSF, their actin stress fibers reorganized in association with the morphological changes. The rate of DNA synthesis in the vicinity of the flow reattachment area was higher than that in the laminar flow area. These in vitro experiments have provided data for the understanding of the in vivo responses of endothelial cells under complex flow environments found in regions of prevalence of atherosclerotic lesions.
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