Mechanotransduction of the endothelial glycocalyx mediates nitric oxide production through activation of TRP channels - Dragovich, Matthew A.; Chester, Daniel; Fu, Bingmei M.; Wu, Chenyu; Xu, Yan; Goligorsky, Michael S.; Zhang, X. Frank (American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 2016)
Keywords: Animals; Carbohydrates; Cells; Cells, Cultured; Endothelium, Vascular - metabolism; Endothelium, Vascular - physiology; Fluorescence; Glycocalyx - metabolism; Glycocalyx - physiology; Glycoproteins; Heparitin Sulfate - metabolism; Hyaluronic Acid - metabolism; Mechanotransduction, Cellular - physiology; Nitric oxide; Nitric Oxide - metabolism; Rats; Rodents; Stress, Mechanical; Transient Receptor Potential Channels - metabolism; glycocalyx; endothelial cells; atomic force microscopy; mechanotransduction; TRP channels