Cellular Mechanotransduction Mechanisms in Cardiovascular and Fibrotic Diseases

Preface Yun Fang1. Multi-scale geometry and mechanics of lipid monolayer collapseAngelo Rosario Carotenuto, Nhung Nguyen, Kathleen Cao, Anna Gaffney, Ka Yee C. Lee, David Owen, Massimiliano Fraldi, Luca Deseri and Luka Pocivavsek2. Cardiovascular mechanosensitive ion channels-Translating physical forces into physiological responsesIbra S. Fancher3. Atorvastatin and blood flow regulate expression of distinctive sets of genes in mouse carotid artery endotheliumSandeep Kumar, Sanjoli Sur, Julian Perez, Catherine Demos, Dong-Won Kang, Chan Woo Kim, Sarah Hu, Ke Xu, Jing Yang and Hanjoong Jo4. Endothelial mechanotransduction in cardiovascular development and regeneration: Emerging approaches and animal modelsSusana Cavallero, Ana M. Blázquez-Medela, Sandro Satta and Tzung K. Hsiai5. "Enhancing" mechanosensing: Enhancers and enhancer-derived long non-coding RNAs in endothelial response to flowZhen Bouman Chen, Xuejing Liu and Aleysha T. Chen6. SWI/SNF (BAF) complexes: From framework to a functional role in endothelial mechanotransductionSandeep Kumar7. Mechanical forces and metabolic changes cooperate to drive cellular memory and endothelial phenotypesJin Li, Yun Fang and David Wu8. Therapeutic perspectives of extracellular vesicles and extracellular microRNAs in atherosclerosisYa-Ju Chang and Kuei-Chun Wang9. Mechanotransduction in fibrosis: Mechanisms and treatment targetsChih-Fan Yeh, Caroline Chou and Kai-Chien Yang