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• Cover
• Frontmatter
• 1. The Role of Cytoskeleton in Mechanosensitivity and Mechanotransduction
• 1. Integrin-Mediated Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
• 2. The Role of the Actin Cytoskeleton in Mechanosensation
• 3. Effect of Cytoskeleton on the Mechanosensitivity of Genes in Osteoblasts
• 4. Involvement of the Cytoskeletal Elements in Articular Cartilage Mechanotransduction
• 2. Molecular Mechanisms of Mechanotransduction and Ion Channels Modulation
• 5. The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Mechanically Gated Channels in the Heart
• 6. Role of Signaling Pathways in the Myocardial Response to Biomechanical Stress and in Mechanotransduction in the Heart
• 7. Atomistic Molecular Simulation of Gating Modifier Venom Peptides – Two Binding Modes and Effects of Lipid Structure
• 3. Mechanosensitivity and Mechanotransduction in Vascular Cells
• 8. Cellular and Molecular Effects of Mechanical Stretch on Vascular Cells
• 9. Role of Proteoglycans in Vascular Mechanotransduction
• 4. Mechanotransduction in the Lung
• 10. Control of TRPV4 and Its Effect on the Lung
• 11. The Role of Protein-protein Interactions in Mechanotransduction: Implications in Ventilator Induced Lung Injury
• 5. Mechanosensing and Mechanotransduction in Bone and Joint Tissues
• 12. Cellular Mechanisms of Mechanotransduction in Bone
• 13. The Mechanosensitivity of Cells in Joint Tissues: Role in the Pathogenesis of Joint Diseases
• 6. Mechanotransduction of Sensor System
• 14. Primary Cilia are Mechanosensory Organelles in Vestibular Tissues
• 7. Mechanosensitivity and Mechanotransduction in Blood Cells
• 15. Mechanosensitive K+ Channels in Mouse B Lymphocytes: PLC-Mediated Release of TREK-2 from Inhibition by PIP2
• Backmatter