Entry
Name
Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis - Rattus norvegicus (rat)
Description
Shear stress represents the frictional force that the flow of blood exerts at the endothelial surface of the vessel wall and plays a central role in vascular biology and contributes to the progress of atherosclerosis. Sustained laminar flow with high shear stress upregulates expressions of endothelial cell (EC) genes and proteins that are protective against atherosclerosis. The key shear stress-induced transcription factors that govern the expression of these genes are Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 (Nrf2). On the other hand, disturbed flow with associated reciprocating, low shear stress generally upregulates the EC genes and proteins that promote oxidative and inflammatory states in the artery wall, resulting in atherogenesis. Important transcriptional events that reflect this condition of ECs in disturbed flow include the activation of activator protein 1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB).
Class
Human Diseases; Cardiovascular disease
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
rno05418 Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis
Ortholog table
Organism
Rattus norvegicus (rat) [GN:
rno ]
Gene
299331 Hsp90aa1; heat shock protein HSP 90-alpha [KO:K04079 ]
66026 Trpv4; transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 [KO:K04973 ]
117519 Keap1; kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 [KO:K10456 ]
83619 Nfe2l2; nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 2 [KO:K05638 ]
79462 Txn2; thioredoxin, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K03671 ]
114593 Nppc; C-type natriuretic peptide precursor [KO:K12336 ]
29583 Pecam1; platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule precursor [KO:K06471 ]
85243 Pik3cb; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
170911 Pik3ca; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
366508 Pik3cd; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
134484121 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform-like [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
25513 Pik3r1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha [KO:K02649 ]
60664 Pik3r3; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K02649 ]
29741 Pik3r2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
29568 Map2k5; dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 isoform a [KO:K04463 ] [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
309957 Mef2a; myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2A [KO:K09260 ]
499497 Mef2c; myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C isoform 1 [KO:K04454 ]
296456 Itgav; integrin alpha-V isoform 1 precursor [KO:K06487 ]
310635 Arhgef2; rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 [KO:K12791 ]
297173 RSA-14-44; ras homolog gene family, member A [KO:K04513 ]
25625 Tnfrsf1a; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A precursor [KO:K03158 ]
25663 Il1r1; interleukin-1 receptor type 1 precursor [KO:K04386 ]
117022 Il1r2; interleukin-1 receptor type 2 precursor [KO:K04387 ]
81736 Nfkb1; nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit isoform 2 [KO:K02580 ]
363855 Map2k7; dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7 isoform 1 [KO:K04431 ] [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
287562 Ccl12; C-C motif chemokine ligand 12 precursor [KO:K14624 ]
24770 Ccl2; C-C motif chemokine 2 precursor [KO:K14624 ]
25361 Vcam1; vascular cell adhesion protein 1 precursor [KO:K06527 ]
25464 Icam1; intercellular adhesion molecule 1 precursor [KO:K06490 ]
25266 Pdgfa; platelet-derived growth factor subunit A precursor [KO:K04359 ]
24628 Pdgfb; platelet-derived growth factor subunit B precursor [KO:K17386 ]
83785 Vegfa; vascular endothelial growth factor A isoform 6 precursor [KO:K05448 ]
25296 Bmp4; bone morphogenetic protein 4 precursor [KO:K04662 ]
363875 Rac1; ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 [KO:K04392 ]
366957 Rac2; ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 [KO:K07860 ]
688319 Rac3; ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 3 [KO:K07861 ]
499417 Sumo3; small ubiquitin-related modifier 3 [KO:K12160 ]
690244 Sumo2; small ubiquitin-related modifier 2 [KO:K12160 ]
301442 Sumo1; small ubiquitin-related modifier 1 [KO:K12160 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Nigro P, Abe J, Berk BC
Title
Flow shear stress and atherosclerosis: a matter of site specificity.
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Title
Nrf2 as an Endothelial Mechanosensitive Transcription Factor: Going With the Flow.
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Title
Disturbed-flow-mediated vascular reactive oxygen species induce endothelial dysfunction.
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Title
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Authors
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Title
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Title
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Title
Role of endothelial shear stress in the natural history of coronary atherosclerosis and vascular remodeling: molecular, cellular, and vascular behavior.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Role of shear stress and stretch in vascular mechanobiology.
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Title
Endothelial Mechanosignaling: Does One Sensor Fit All?
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Title
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Boon RA, Horrevoets AJ
Title
Key transcriptional regulators of the vasoprotective effects of shear stress.
Journal
Hamostaseologie 29:39-40, 41-3 (2009)
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Authors
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Title
Mechanoresponsive networks controlling vascular inflammation.
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Authors
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Title
Role of biomechanical forces in the natural history of coronary atherosclerosis.
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Reference
Authors
Zhou J, Li YS, Chien S
Title
Shear stress-initiated signaling and its regulation of endothelial function.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Mechanosensitive properties in the endothelium and their roles in the regulation of endothelial function.
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Reference
Authors
Boon RA, Leyen TA, Fontijn RD, Fledderus JO, Baggen JM, Volger OL, van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Horrevoets AJ
Title
KLF2-induced actin shear fibers control both alignment to flow and JNK signaling in vascular endothelium.
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Reference
Authors
Whyte JJ, Laughlin MH
Title
The effects of acute and chronic exercise on the vasculature.
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Authors
Quillon A, Fromy B, Debret R
Title
Endothelium microenvironment sensing leading to nitric oxide mediated vasodilation: a review of nervous and biomechanical signals.
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Authors
Sorescu GP, Song H, Tressel SL, Hwang J, Dikalov S, Smith DA, Boyd NL, Platt MO, Lassegue B, Griendling KK, Jo H
Title
Bone morphogenic protein 4 produced in endothelial cells by oscillatory shear stress induces monocyte adhesion by stimulating reactive oxygen species production from a nox1-based NADPH oxidase.
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Reference
Authors
Hopkins PN
Title
Molecular biology of atherosclerosis.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Mechanotransduction of shear in the endothelium: basic studies and clinical implications.
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Authors
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Title
Current concepts on the role of nitric oxide in portal hypertension.
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Reference
Authors
Collins C, Guilluy C, Welch C, O'Brien ET, Hahn K, Superfine R, Burridge K, Tzima E
Title
Localized tensional forces on PECAM-1 elicit a global mechanotransduction response via the integrin-RhoA pathway.
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Reference
Authors
Conway DE, Schwartz MA
Title
Flow-dependent cellular mechanotransduction in atherosclerosis.
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Reference
Authors
Chen J, Green J, Yurdagul A Jr, Albert P, McInnis MC, Orr AW
Title
alphavbeta3 Integrins Mediate Flow-Induced NF-kappaB Activation, Proinflammatory Gene Expression, and Early Atherogenic Inflammation.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
PKCzeta decreases eNOS protein stability via inhibitory phosphorylation of ERK5.
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