Heterogeneous Cytoskeletal Force Distribution Delineates the Onset Ca2+ Influx Under Fluid Shear Stress in Astrocytes

Mechanical perturbations increase intracellular Ca2+ in cells, but the coupling of mechanical forces to the Ca2+ influx is not well understood. We used a microfluidic chamber driven with a high-speed pressure servo to generate defined fluid shear stress to cultured astrocytes, and simultaneously mea...

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Main Authors: Mohammad M. Maneshi, Frederick Sachs, Susan Z. Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00069/full