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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 337, Issue 1, Pages 401-409Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.272
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endothelial cell; cell migration; micropatterned matrix; mechanotaxis; haptotaxis; fluid shear stress
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Endothelial cell (EC) migration plays a critical role in vascular remodeling. Here we investigated the interactions between haptotaxis (induced by extracellular matrix gradient) and mechanotaxis (induced by mechanical forces) during EC migration. A micropatterning technique was used to generate step changes of collagen surface density. Due to haptotaxis, ECs developed focal adhesions and migrated into the area with higher surface density of collagen. Different levels of fluid shear stress were applied on ECs in the direction perpendicular to collagen strips. Shear stress at 2 dyn/cm(2) did not affect haptotaxis, while shear stress at 3 dyn/cm(2) or higher was sufficient to drive the migration of most ECs in the flow direction and against haptotaxis. Immunostaining revealed the increase of focal adhesions and lamellipodial protrusion in the direction of flow. These results suggest that shear stress beyond a certain threshold can be a predominant factor to determine the direction of EC migration. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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