Contents

pp vii-viii

List of contributors

pp ix-xii

PART 1 - SOFT TISSUE

pp 1-2

Signal transduction pathways in vascular cells exposed to cyclic strain

pp 3-22

Effects of pressure overload on vascular smooth muscle cells

pp 23-36

Effect of increased flow on release of vasoactive substances from vascular endothelial cells

pp 37-60

Modulation of endothelium-derived relaxing factor activity by flow

pp 61-80

Stretch, overload and gene expression in muscle

pp 81-95

Stretch sensitivity in stretch receptor neurones

pp 96-106

Mechanical interactions with plant cells: a selective overview

pp 107-120

Mechanical tensing of cells and chromosome arrangement

pp 121-130

Alterations in gene expression induced by low-frequency, low-intensity electromagnetic fields

pp 131-144

PART 2 - HARD TISSUE

pp 145-146

Cellular modelling of mechanical interactions with the skeleton

pp 147-163

Mechanical and hormonal influences in vivo cause regional differences in bone remodelling

pp 164-177

Mechanically sensitive cells in bone

pp 178-186

Mechanical stress and bone development

pp 187-196

Application of homogenous, defined strains to cell cultures

pp 197-219

Role of arachidonate in load transduction in bone cells

pp 220-227

Effects of mechanical stretch on actin polymerisation in fibroblasts of the periodontium

pp 228-243

Modulation of cartilage extracellular matrix turnover by pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF)

pp 244-270

Index

pp 271-275