Sun YL, Zhao HC*. Mechanical stimulation induces electrical coupling via TNTs through calcium-dependent mechanisms in C2C12 cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2025, 152186.
Sun YL, Zhang HK, Zavodnik IB, Zhao HC*, Feng XQ*. Mechanical properties of intercellular tunneling nanotubes formed by different mechanisms. Heliyon, 2024, 10: e36265.
Liu SS, Wu XA , Yu Y, Wen XW, Yu Z Feng XQ, Zhao HC*. Geometric confinement guides the expression of cancer stem cell molecular markers CD44 via cell traction forces. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineerring, 2020, 6: 4623-4630.
Yu Y, Liu SS, Wu XA, Yu Z, Xu YS, Zhao WJ, Zayodnik I, Zheng JP, Li C, Zhao HC*. Mechanism of stiff substrates up-regulate cultured neuronal network activity. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineerring , 2019, 5: 3475-3482.
Wen YQ, Gao XH, Wang AP, Yang Y, Liu SS, Yu Z, Song GB, Zhao HC*. Substrate stiffness affects neural network activity in an extracellular matrix proteins dependent manner. Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces, 2018, 170, 7290735.
Zhang ZG, Wen YQ, Du J, Yu Y, Liu SS, Wu XA, Zhao HC*. Effects of mechanical stretch on the functions of BK and L-type Ca2+ channels in vascular smooth muscle cells. Journal of Biomechanics, 2018, 67: 18-23.
Zhao HC, Yu Y, Wu XA, Liu SS , Liu BL , Jiang LH, Feng XQ. A Role of BK channel in regulation of Ca2+ channel in ventricular myocytes by substrate stiffness. Biophysical Journal, 2017, 112: 1406-1416.
Zhang QY, Yu Y, Zhao HC*. The effect of matrix stiffness on biomechanical properties of chondrocytes. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 2016, 48: 958-965.
Zhang QY, Zhang YY, Xie J, Liu BL, Wu XA, Huo B, Jiang LH*, Zhao HC*. Stiff substrates enhance cultured neuronal network activity. Scientific Reports, 2014, 4: 6215.
Xie J, Zhang QY, Zhu T, Zhang YY, Liu BL, Xu JW, Zhao HC*. Substrate stiffness-regulated matrix metalloproteinase output in myocardial cells and cardiac fibroblasts: Implications for myocardial fibrosis. Acta Biomaterialia, 2014, 10:2463-2472.
Xie J, Zhang YY, Xu JW, Kolesnikov SS, Sung KLP, Zhao HC. TGF-beta1 induces the different expressions of lysyl oxidases and matrix metalloproteinases in anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament fibroblasts after mechanical injury. Journal of Biomechanics, 2013, 46;890-898.
Zhao HC*, Sokabe M. Tuning the mechanosensitivity of a BK channel by changing the linker length. Cell Research, 2008: 18: 871-878.