Nanomechanical testing of drug activities at the cellular level: Case study for endothelium-targeted drugs

The anti-inflammatory activity of the simvastatin is well illustrated by the endothelium cell elasticity changes returning from the characteristic inflammation time cycle “soft-stiff-soft” to control values. Furthermore, the elasticity results and F-actin labeling data indicated a preventive effect for 1- MP, whereas 1,4-DMP does not exhibit endothelium activity even at toxic concentrations.