Racial differences in the responses to shear stress in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

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Authors

Deborah L. Feairheller, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
Joon-Young Park
Victor Rizzo, Temple University
Boa Kim
Michael D. Brown, Temple University

Abstract

African American ethnicity is an independent risk factor for exaggerated oxidative stress, which is related to inflammation, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Recently, we reported that in vitro oxidative stress and inflammation levels differ between African American and Caucasian human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), African American HUVECs having higher levels of both. However, it remains to be shown whether the cells would respond differently to external stimuli.

Department

Kinesiology

Publication Date

7-11-2011

Journal Title

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Publisher

DovePress

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S22435

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Feairheller D, Park, Rizzo, Kim, Brown M. Racial differences in the responses to shear stress in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2011;7:425-431 https://doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S22435

Comments

This is an article published by DovePress in Vascular Health and Risk Management in 2011, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S22435