Embryonic Durotaxis: A Mechanical Framework for Understanding Cesarean Scar Pregnancy
Jialing Cao, Huanyu You, Jianwen Li, Shiping Yue, Bingqi Song, Hangyu Li, Jiaqi Wei, Jine Zhang, Jiyu Wei, Zheng Guo, Dongshi Guan, Yan Zu, Zheng Xu, Yan Wang, Yubo Fan, Jing Du
This study identifies embryonic durotaxis as a mechanism driving cesarean scar pregnancy, showing that embryos migrate toward stiffer tissues and that inhibiting this migration reduces CSP incidence in mice.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology