Figure 7From: Effects of cyclic stretch on the molecular regulation of myocardin in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cellsCyclic stretch and aorta-caval shunt induce VSMC hypertrophy. Confocal microscopy showed increased VSMC size 24 hr after cyclic stretch, which represented a hypertrophic change of VSMCs (Figure 7B). In addition, VSMC hypertrophy was also noted after creation of aorta-caval shunt for 3 days (Figure 7D).Back to article page