| Vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness as a mechanism for increased aortic stiffness with aging H Qiu, Y Zhu, Z Sun, JP Trzeciakowski, M Gansner, C Depre, ... Circulation research 107 (5), 615-619, 2010 | 357 | 2010 |
| Insulin resistance, cardiovascular stiffening and cardiovascular disease MA Hill, Y Yang, L Zhang, Z Sun, G Jia, AR Parrish, JR Sowers Metabolism 119, 154766, 2021 | 293 | 2021 |
| The role of tissue renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the development of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness AR Aroor, VG DeMarco, G Jia, Z Sun, R Nistala, GA Meininger, JR Sowers Frontiers in endocrinology 4, 161, 2013 | 250 | 2013 |
| Increased vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness: a novel mechanism for aortic stiffness in hypertension NL Sehgel, Y Zhu, Z Sun, JP Trzeciakowski, Z Hong, WC Hunter, ... American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 305 (9 …, 2013 | 213 | 2013 |
| Endothelial mineralocorticoid receptor mediates diet-induced aortic stiffness in females G Jia, J Habibi, AR Aroor, LA Martinez-Lemus, VG DeMarco, ... Circulation research 118 (6), 935-943, 2016 | 171 | 2016 |
| Mechanical properties of the interaction between fibronectin and α5β1-integrin on vascular smooth muscle cells studied using atomic force microscopy Z Sun, LA Martinez-Lemus, A Trache, JP Trzeciakowski, GE Davis, U Pohl, ... American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 289 (6 …, 2005 | 170 | 2005 |
| Low-dose mineralocorticoid receptor blockade prevents Western diet–induced arterial stiffening in female mice VG DeMarco, J Habibi, G Jia, AR Aroor, FI Ramirez-Perez, ... Hypertension 66 (1), 99-107, 2015 | 151 | 2015 |
| Augmented vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness and adhesion when hypertension is superimposed on aging NL Sehgel, Z Sun, Z Hong, WC Hunter, MA Hill, DE Vatner, SF Vatner, ... Hypertension 65 (2), 370-377, 2015 | 149 | 2015 |
| Extracellular matrix-specific focal adhesions in vascular smooth muscle produce mechanically active adhesion sites Z Sun, LA Martinez-Lemus, MA Hill, GA Meininger American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 295 (1), C268-C278, 2008 | 147 | 2008 |
| Temporal analysis of vascular smooth muscle cell elasticity and adhesion reveals oscillation waveforms that differ with aging Y Zhu, H Qiu, JP Trzeciakowski, Z Sun, Z Li, Z Hong, MA Hill, WC Hunter, ... Aging cell 11 (5), 741-750, 2012 | 98 | 2012 |
| Histamine effects on endothelial cell fibronectin interaction studied by atomic force microscopy A Trache, JP Trzeciakowski, L Gardiner, Z Sun, M Muthuchamy, M Guo, ... Biophysical journal 89 (4), 2888-2898, 2005 | 80 | 2005 |
| Cardiomyocyte contractile status is associated with differences in fibronectin and integrin interactions X Wu, Z Sun, A Foskett, JP Trzeciakowski, GA Meininger, M Muthuchamy American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 298 (6 …, 2010 | 77 | 2010 |
| Time-dependent changes in smooth muscle cell stiffness and focal adhesion area in response to cyclic equibiaxial stretch S Na, A Trache, J Trzeciakowski, Z Sun, GA Meininger, JD Humphrey Annals of biomedical engineering 36, 369-380, 2008 | 74 | 2008 |
| Coordination of fibronectin adhesion with contraction and relaxation in microvascular smooth muscle Z Hong, Z Sun, Z Li, WT Mesquitta, JP Trzeciakowski, GA Meininger Cardiovascular research 96 (1), 73-80, 2012 | 68 | 2012 |
| Vasoactive agonists exert dynamic and coordinated effects on vascular smooth muscle cell elasticity, cytoskeletal remodelling and adhesion Z Hong, Z Sun, M Li, Z Li, F Bunyak, I Ersoy, JP Trzeciakowski, ... The Journal of physiology 592 (6), 1249-1266, 2014 | 65 | 2014 |
| Vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness and adhesion to collagen I modified by vasoactive agonists Z Hong, KJ Reeves, Z Sun, Z Li, NJ Brown, GA Meininger PloS one 10 (3), e0119533, 2015 | 64 | 2015 |
| Integrins and regulation of the microcirculation: from arterioles to molecular studies using atomic force microscopy LA Martinez-Lemus, Z Sun, A Trache, JP Trzciakowski, GA Meininger Microcirculation 12 (1), 99-112, 2005 | 63 | 2005 |
| Uric acid promotes vascular stiffness, maladaptive inflammatory responses and proteinuria in western diet fed mice AR Aroor, G Jia, J Habibi, Z Sun, FI Ramirez-Perez, B Brady, D Chen, ... Metabolism 74, 32-40, 2017 | 57 | 2017 |
| Mechanical activation of angiotensin II type 1 receptors causes actin remodelling and myogenic responsiveness in skeletal muscle arterioles K Hong, G Zhao, Z Hong, Z Sun, Y Yang, PS Clifford, MJ Davis, ... The Journal of Physiology 594 (23), 7027-7047, 2016 | 57 | 2016 |
| Extracellular matrix disarray as a mechanism for greater abdominal versus thoracic aortic stiffness with aging in primates J Zhang, X Zhao, DE Vatner, T McNulty, S Bishop, Z Sun, YT Shen, ... Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 36 (4), 700-706, 2016 | 53 | 2016 |
