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Rachel Flaugh

Philadelphia VA Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-0499-8096Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Alexandra A. SilvermaniD· 1 shared Brett J. CroeniD· 1 shared Carla R. ScanzelloiD· 1 shared Elizabeth R. BernsteiniD· 1 shared Georgios KotsarisiD· 1 shared Joel D. BoerckeliD· 1 shared Liane M. MilleriD· 1 shared Nathaniel A. DymentiD· 1 shared

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Mechano-activated synovial cells instigate OA-like disease progression in the absence of joint injury

Elizabeth R. Bernstein, Georgios Kotsaris, Alexandra A. Silverman, Tsegaw Bahlibi, Brett J. Croen, Rachel Flaugh, Carla R. Scanzello, Liane M. Miller, Joel D. Boerckel, Nathaniel A. Dyment, Robert L. Mauck

This study shows that altering synovial cell mechanotransduction drives OA-like disease without joint injury, with partial effects on symptoms versus structural damage.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintPathology