Abstract: Mechanical stress-induced apoptosis,as programmed cell death,is often correlated with many diseases.Research of mechanical stress-induced apoptosis could provide the prevention and therapy of relative diseases.In this review,the basic features of apoptosis,relative research of stress-induced apoptosis,the establishment of the strain model and the methods of cell apoptosis detection are all reviewed.The research direction of stress-induced apoptosis is also proposed.

Key words: Apoptosis, Mechanical stress, Detection