Why the study?
Does NOTCH loss of function combined with oscillatory shear stress alter cell alignment and matrix protein expression in human aortic valve interstitial cells?
Population
Healthy and diseased human aortic valve interstitial cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Comparison
NOTCH loss of function combined with cyclic… vs Normal NOTCH function and/or baseline conditions…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for NOTCH-OSS interactions in calcific aortic valve disease; should not yet change practice.
Does NOTCH loss of function combined with oscillatory shear stress alter cell alignment and matrix protein expression in human aortic valve interstitial cells?
The study demonstrates that complex NOTCH signaling interacts with biomechanical forces to regulate matrix homeostasis in healthy aortic valves and contributes to disorganization in calcific aortic valve disease.
Godby et al. (2014) studied this question.
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