Cellular Mechanotransduction Mechanisms in Cardiovascular and Fibrotic Diseases

<p>Preface <br>Yun Fang<br>1. Multi-scale geometry and mechanics of lipid monolayer collapse<br>Angelo Rosario Carotenuto, Nhung Nguyen, Kathleen Cao, Anna Gaffney, Ka Yee C. Lee, David Owen, Massimiliano Fraldi, Luca Deseri and Luka Pocivavsek<br>2. Cardiovascular mechanosensitive ion channels-Translating physical forces into physiological responses<br>Ibra S. Fancher<br>3. Atorvastatin and blood flow regulate expression of distinctive sets of genes in mouse carotid artery endothelium<br>Sandeep Kumar, Sanjoli Sur, Julian Perez, Catherine Demos, Dong-Won Kang, Chan Woo Kim, <br>Sarah Hu, Ke Xu, Jing Yang and Hanjoong Jo<br>4. Endothelial mechanotransduction in cardiovascular development and regeneration: Emerging approaches and animal models<br>Susana Cavallero, Ana M. Blázquez-Medela, Sandro Satta and Tzung K. Hsiai<br>5. "Enhancing" mechanosensing: Enhancers and enhancer-derived long non-coding RNAs in endothelial response to flow<br>Zhen Bouman Chen, Xuejing Liu and Aleysha T. Chen<br>6. SWI/SNF (BAF) complexes: From framework to a functional role in endothelial mechanotransduction<br>Sandeep Kumar<br>7. Mechanical forces and metabolic changes cooperate to drive cellular memory and endothelial phenotypes<br>Jin Li, Yun Fang and David Wu<br>8. Therapeutic perspectives of extracellular vesicles and extracellular microRNAs in atherosclerosis<br>Ya-Ju Chang and Kuei-Chun Wang<br>9. Mechanotransduction in fibrosis: Mechanisms and treatment targets<br>Chih-Fan Yeh, Caroline Chou and Kai-Chien Yang</p>