Does extracellular matrix of mechanically stretched cardiac fibroblasts improve viability and metabolic activity of ventricular cells?
Mechanical stretch promotes ECM formation of cardiac fibroblasts in vitro, the ECM of mechanically stretched cardiac fibroblasts improves metabolic activity of ventricular cells cultured in vitro, and the GAG of the ECMs is involved in regulating metabolic activity of ventricular cells.
Uric acid and hsCRP levels are independently and positively associated with subclinical thoracic atherosclerosis.