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ReviewCirculation research2025

Biophysical and Biochemical Roles of Shear Stress on Endothelium: A Revisit and New Insights.

Chak Kwong Cheng, Nanping Wang, Li Wang, Yu Huang

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Review in Circulation research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chak Kwong ChengDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, China (C.K.C., L.W., Y.H.).
Nanping WangLaboratory for Molecular Vascular Biology and Bioengineering, and Wuhu Hospital, Health Science Center, East China Normal University, Shanghai (N.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-8528-8132
Li WangDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, China (C.K.C., L.W., Y.H.).ORCID 0000-0002-3377-8092
Yu HuangDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, China (C.K.C., L.W., Y.H.).ORCID 0000-0002-1277-6784

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemodynamic shear stress, the frictional force exerted by blood flow on the endothelium, mediates vascular homeostasis. This review examines the biophysical nature and biochemical effects of shear stress on endothelial cells, with a particular focus on its impact on cardiovascular pathophysiology. Atherosclerosis develops preferentially at arterial branches and curvatures, where disturbed flow patterns are most prevalent. The review also highlights the range of shear stress across diverse human arteries and its temporal variations, including aging-related alterations. This review presents a summary of the critical mechanosensors and flow-sensitive effectors that respond to shear stress, along with the downstream cellular events that they regulate. The review evaluates experimental models for studying shear stress in vitro and in vivo, as well as their potential limitations. The review discusses strategies targeting shear stress, including pharmacological approaches, physiological means, surgical interventions, and gene therapies. Furthermore, the review addresses emerging perspectives in hemodynamic research, including single-cell sequencing, spatial omics, metabolomics, and multiomics technologies. By integrating the biophysical and biochemical aspects of shear stress, this review offers insights into the complex interplay between hemodynamics and endothelial homeostasis at the preclinical and clinical levels.

Indexed as

Endothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHemodynamicsStress, MechanicalAnimalsAtherosclerosisHumansMechanotransduction, CellularShear Strengthatherosclerosisendothelial cellsexercisehemodynamicsmultiomics

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PMID40146803
PMCPMC11949231

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