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Heather Murray

Vanderbilt University

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Substrate stiffness and shear stress collectively regulate the inflammatory phenotype in cultured human brain microvascular endothelial cells

Alexis K. Yates, Heather Murray, Andrew Kjar, Daniel Chavarría, Haley Masters, Hyosung Kim, Alexander P Ligocki, Angela Lee Jefferson, Ethan S. Lippmann

This study shows that intermediate substrate stiffness promotes inflammation in human brain microvascular endothelial cells, which is reduced by fluid shear stress.

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS · Jul 15, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience