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ReviewNature cardiovascular research2023

The extracellular matrix mechanics in the vasculature.

Dafu Wang, Travis Brady, Lakshmi Santhanam, Sharon Gerecht

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Review in Nature cardiovascular research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Impact of obstructive sleep apnoea on nocturnal blood pressure: mechanisms and treatment responses - a narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  12. Mechanomedicine.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2026
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  14. Matrix stiffness induces endothelial network senescence.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Dafu Wang *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6805-2606
Travis Brady *Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5391-3573
Lakshmi SanthanamDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sharon GerechtDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. sharon.gerecht@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8542-4835

Funding

Lysyl Oxidase Like 2: A Novel Target in Aging Associated Vascular StiffeningR01HL148112 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SANTHANAM, LAKSHMI · 2020 to 2023
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL148112United States Department of Defense | U.S. Air Force (United States Air Force) FA9550-20-1-0356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanical stimuli from the extracellular matrix (ECM) modulate vascular differentiation, morphogenesis and dysfunction of the vasculature. With innovation in measurements, we can better characterize vascular microenvironment mechanics in health and disease. Recent advances in material sciences and stem cell biology enable us to accurately recapitulate the complex and dynamic ECM mechanical microenvironment for in vitro studies. These biomimetic approaches help us understand the signaling pathways in disease pathologies, identify therapeutic targets, build tissue replacement and activate tissue regeneration. This Review analyzes how ECM mechanics regulate vascular homeostasis and dysfunction. We highlight approaches to examine ECM mechanics at tissue and cellular levels, focusing on how mechanical interactions between cells and the ECM regulate vascular phenotype, especially under certain pathological conditions. Finally, we explore the development of biomaterials to emulate, measure and alter the physical microenvironment of pathological ECM to understand cell-ECM mechanical interactions toward the development of therapeutics.

Indexed as

Extracellular MatrixMechanotransduction, CellularAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaBlood VesselsHumansPhenotypeVascular Remodeling

Identifiers

PMID39195965
PMCPMC12377059

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