PMID: 15250134Jul 15, 2004Paper

Force-dependent effects of interleukin-8 production in endothelial cells exposed to fluid shear stress

Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi
Rong TangHuaiqing Chen

Abstract

Fluid shear stress plays a key role in many physiological activities and pathological processes of the cardiovascular diseases. In vivo, endothelial cells (ECs) are constantly exposed to hemodynamic force which can modulate structure and function of ECs. Previous studies have demonstrated that IL-8 protein production in endothelial cells was modulated by fluid shear stress, and IL-8 protein production induced by fluid shear stress was time-dependent. In order to identify the role of intensity of fluid shear stress on IL-8 protein production of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), we had HUVECs exposed to shear stress 2.09, 4.61, 6.19, 8.51, 10.50, 12.59, 14.41, 17.22, 18.32 dyne/cm2 respectively and employed quantitative sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure the IL-8 protein. Here we show that HUVECs untreated with fluid shear stress secreted very little IL-8 in culture media. The IL-8 protein production induced by shear stress was force intensity-dependent. After HUVECs being subjected to low fluid shear stress (2.09 dyne/cm2) for 5 h or 6 h, IL-8 protein production increased and was nearly 6 times or 7 times over that of HUVECs subjected to high fluid shear stress (18.32 dyne/cm2). The line...Continue Reading

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