Stretch Systems Articles

Amount of β-actin in cells is not considered to change so drastically under stresses, except for long-term experiments.

We currently do not have any references on the amount of mRNA in genes of mechanosensitive channels.

We recommend phosphorylation of ERK with Western Blotting.

Gene transfer can be done while stretching, but it comes with some drawbacks.

The Strex cell stretch system is intended to work with adhesive cells, therefore it is difficult to load shear stress with this system.

This article contains a reference to follow to stretch myocardial cells.

This article provides a paper containing images of cells being stretched in a stretch chamber.

This article outlines the general density of cells to put into the stretch chamber.

This article explains that coating the cells with laminin should not give any issues, but we do not have any experience with the process.