Figure 1

Cyclic stretch induces myocardin protein and mRNA expressions in VSMCs. Western blots for myocardin in VSMCs subjected to cyclic stretch by 10% or 20% (A) for varying periods of time. VSMCs were kept as control or subjected to cyclic stretch and their protein (B) and mRNA (C) expressions were determinated by western blot and quantitative real time PCR analyses, respectively. Data are shown as mean ± SEM from 5 independent experiments. *P < 0.01 vs. control.