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Megan Ballard

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

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ORGANOTYPIC ENDOTHELIAL IDENTITY DETERMINES DIVERGENT MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES TO LPS AND IL-6

Mariko Kudo, Martijn A. van der Ent, Megan Ballard, Jacquelyn A. Gorman, Audrey C. A. Cleuren

This study shows that endothelial origin, not inflammatory stimulus, primarily determines transcriptional and functional responses to LPS and IL-6/IL-6R.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology