[Therapeutic strategy targeting membrane molecular meshanosensing.]
Our bodies possess systems to detect various mechanical stimuli, called mechanosensing. Mechanosensing taking place in the membrane can be classified into to ion channel-dependent one and ion channel-independent one. Ion channel-dependent mechanosensing is a relatively rapid response, involving various mechanosen sensitive channels, including recently identified pannexin. In contrast, ion-channel-independent mechanosensing is a slow response, such as tissue remodeling, and the mechanism via integrin-actin interaction at the focal adhesion is well known.