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Deborah C. Vela

Baylor College of MedicineORCID 0000-0001-8049-2153Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scATAC-seq· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Abhijit ChakrabortyiD· 1 shared Alan DaughertyiD· 1 shared Bowen Li· 1 shared Chen ZhangiD· 1 shared Dianna M. MilewicziD· 1 shared Hernan G. Vasquez· 1 shared Hong S. LuiD· 1 shared Joseph S. CoselliiD· 1 shared

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Epigenetic Programming of Macrophage Phenotypes by STING-IRF3 Drives Inflammation in Ascending Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Bowen Li, Chen Zhang, Samantha Xu, Yanming Li, Deborah C. Vela, Hernan G. Vasquez, Lin Zhang, Abhijit Chakraborty, Hong S. Lu, Joseph S. Coselli, Toru Suzuki, Alan Daugherty, Dianna M. Milewicz, Ziad Mallat, Liwu Li, , Ying H. Shen

This study identifies STING-IRF3-mediated epigenetic programming of macrophages as a driver of inflammation in aortic dissection, showing its role in pro-inflammatory bias and therapeutic potential.

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2026 · PreprintImmunology