Entry
Name
Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis - Homo sapiens (human)
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
hsa05418 Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis
Ortholog table
Drug
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
3320 HSP90AA1; heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1 [KO:K04079 ]
3326 HSP90AB1; heat shock protein 90 alpha family class B member 1 [KO:K04079 ]
7184 HSP90B1; heat shock protein 90 beta family member 1 [KO:K09487 ]
59341 TRPV4; transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 [KO:K04973 ]
9817 KEAP1; kelch like ECH associated protein 1 [KO:K10456 ]
4780 NFE2L2; NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 2 [KO:K05638 ]
5175 PECAM1; platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 [KO:K06471 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5293 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
4205 MEF2A; myocyte enhancer factor 2A [KO:K09260 ]
4208 MEF2C; myocyte enhancer factor 2C [KO:K04454 ]
3674 ITGA2B; integrin subunit alpha 2b [KO:K06476 ]
9181 ARHGEF2; Rho/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 [KO:K12791 ]
387 RHOA; ras homolog family member A [KO:K04513 ]
7132 TNFRSF1A; TNF receptor superfamily member 1A [KO:K03158 ]
3554 IL1R1; interleukin 1 receptor type 1 [KO:K04386 ]
7850 IL1R2; interleukin 1 receptor type 2 [KO:K04387 ]
8517 IKBKG; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K07210 ]
1147 CHUK; component of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase complex [KO:K04467 ] [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
4790 NFKB1; nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 [KO:K02580 ]
5970 RELA; RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit [KO:K04735 ]
2353 FOS; Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04379 ]
3725 JUN; Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04448 ]
6347 CCL2; C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 [KO:K14624 ]
7412 VCAM1; vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 [KO:K06527 ]
3383 ICAM1; intercellular adhesion molecule 1 [KO:K06490 ]
5154 PDGFA; platelet derived growth factor subunit A [KO:K04359 ]
5155 PDGFB; platelet derived growth factor subunit B [KO:K17386 ]
7422 VEGFA; vascular endothelial growth factor A [KO:K05448 ]
652 BMP4; bone morphogenetic protein 4 [KO:K04662 ]
1535 CYBA; cytochrome b-245 alpha chain [KO:K08009 ]
4688 NCF2; neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 [KO:K08010 ]
6612 SUMO3; small ubiquitin like modifier 3 [KO:K12160 ]
6613 SUMO2; small ubiquitin like modifier 2 [KO:K12160 ]
7341 SUMO1; small ubiquitin like modifier 1 [KO:K12160 ]
596 BCL2; BCL2 apoptosis regulator [KO:K02161 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Nigro P, Abe J, Berk BC
Title
Flow shear stress and atherosclerosis: a matter of site specificity.
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Reference
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McSweeney SR, Warabi E, Siow RC
Title
Nrf2 as an Endothelial Mechanosensitive Transcription Factor: Going With the Flow.
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Heo KS, Fujiwara K, Abe J
Title
Disturbed-flow-mediated vascular reactive oxygen species induce endothelial dysfunction.
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Authors
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Title
Rubbing salt into wounded endothelium: sodium potentiates proatherogenic effects of TNF-alpha under non-uniform shear stress.
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Authors
Noguchi N, Jo H
Title
Redox going with vascular shear stress.
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Authors
Li X, Yang Q, Wang Z, Wei D
Title
Shear stress in atherosclerotic plaque determination.
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Reference
Authors
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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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Givens C, Tzima E
Title
Endothelial Mechanosignaling: Does One Sensor Fit All?
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Authors
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Title
Redox signaling in hypertension.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Key transcriptional regulators of the vasoprotective effects of shear stress.
Journal
Hamostaseologie 29:39-40, 41-3 (2009)
Reference
Authors
Bryan MT, Duckles H, Feng S, Hsiao ST, Kim HR, Serbanovic-Canic J, Evans PC
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
Liu HB, Zhang J, Xin SY, Liu C, Wang CY, Zhao D, Zhang ZR
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.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Whyte JJ, Laughlin MH
Title
The effects of acute and chronic exercise on the vasculature.
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Reference
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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Reference
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.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Hopkins PN
Title
Molecular biology of atherosclerosis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Johnson BD, Mather KJ, Wallace JP
Title
Mechanotransduction of shear in the endothelium: basic studies and clinical implications.
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Reference
Authors
Hu LS, George J, Wang JH
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
Nigro P, Abe J, Woo CH, Satoh K, McClain C, O'Dell MR, Lee H, Lim JH, Li JD, Heo KS, Fujiwara K, Berk BC
Title
PKCzeta decreases eNOS protein stability via inhibitory phosphorylation of ERK5.
Journal
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