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Previous studies suggest shear stress (SS) can increase or decrease ABCA1 expression in a cell-type-dependent manner.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Hypothesis<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    SS sustains lower EC membrane cholesterol concentration through ABCA1-mediated cholesterol transport, facilitating H\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S-mediated vasodilation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    The effect of SS on ABCA1 and membrane cholesterol content was assessed in pressurized mesenteric arteries from male Sprague-Dawley rats and cultured human aortic endothelial cells. Pressure myography was used to assess the effects of ABCA1 inhibition on H\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S-mediated vasodilation. Filipin was used to assess EC membrane cholesterol content.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    SS increased ABCA1 expression in the endothelium of mesenteric arteries and cultured human aortic endothelial cells and markedly reduced EC membrane cholesterol. Inhibition of ABCA1 increased EC membrane cholesterol content and abolished H\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S-induced vasodilation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>SS facilitation of EC-dependent vasodilation appears to be mediated by membrane cholesterol content.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2025.04.21.649801","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,25]],"date-time":"2025-04-25T14:55:14Z","timestamp":1745592914000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Shear Stress Regulates ABCA1-dependent Membrane Cholesterol Content in Endothelial Cells Facilitating H2S-dependent Vasodilation"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"given":"Jacob R.","family":"Anderson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nancy L.","family":"Kanagy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura V.","family":"Gonzalez Bosc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jay S.","family":"Naik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/ATVBAHA.116.306940"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jcp.10333"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.3","unstructured":"Vascular Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide: Methods and Protocols. vol. 2007 (Springer New York, New York, NY, 2019)."},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.08964"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/ars.2012.4645"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1152\/ajpcell.00329.2016"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.7","first-page":"85","article-title":"Hydrogen sulfide and vascular regulation \u2013 An update","volume":"27","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Adv Res"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1680","DOI":"10.3390\/antiox11091680","article-title":"Role of Cholesterol in the Regulation of Hydrogen Sulfide Signaling within the Vascular Endothelium","volume":"11","year":"2022","journal-title":"Antioxidants (Basel)"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7554\/eLife.02882"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1152\/physiolgenomics.00126.2022"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1479-7364-3-3-281"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1152\/physrev.00005.2005"},{"key":"2025090810252330000_2025.04.21.649801v2.13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"527","DOI":"10.1161\/ATVBAHA.107.143487","article-title":"Laminar Shear Stress Regulates Liver X Receptor in Vascular Endothelial Cells. 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