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Reversible change of endothelial cell shape, mutual orientation of cells in certain directions, changes in intercellular contacts, are controlled by a number of factors, such as, cooperative stimulation of the receptors or the systems of second messengers [ 32, 33], dietary ingredients, e.g., retinoids [ 34], exercise [ 35, 36], and fluid-imposed shear stress [ 37, 38, 39].
Resveratrol treatment also led to activation of ERK1/2 MAP kinase, similar to changes induced by shear [ 30, 31].
number of cells attached to a surface versus a range of shear forces) and 2) a constant shear perfusion experiment in which the number of attached cells is determined over a 10 min period.
To test whether functional changes may accompany the modified morphology, control and 2 day and 100 μM resveratrol-treated cells were exposed to 0 min (control), 2 min, or 5 min of simulated arterial shear stress using a parallel plate perfusion chamber (see Materials and Methods).
Treated cells resisted detachment from the plastic coverslips under simulated arterial shear stress conditions.