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Akshaya K. Meher

East Carolina UniversityORCID 0000-0002-2802-9599Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Alexander D. HondrosiD· 1 shared Brandon L. GarciaiD· 1 shared Changhong YiniD· 1 shared Coleen A. McNamaraiD· 1 shared Dean J. Yamaguchi· 1 shared Gabriel S. Dubis· 1 shared John CavanaghiD· 1 shared Li V. YangiD· 1 shared

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Spatial multi-omics implicates vascular adipocytes proximal to tertiary lymphoid structures in human aortic aneurysm and B-cell autoreactivity.

Akshaya K. Meher, Weihua Huang, Dean J. Yamaguchi, Changhong Yin, Madison M. Swyers, Gabriel S. Dubis, Li V. Yang, Mark D. Mannie, Coleen A. McNamara

This study uses spatial multi-omics to show that vascular adipocytes near tertiary lymphoid structures in human aortic aneurysms contribute to B-cell autoreactivity and inflammation.

bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 as a novel regulator of glucose utilization by adipocytes

Melissa D Lempicki, Ryan J. Garrigues, Alexander D. Hondros, Tonya N. Zeczycki, Brandon L. Garcia, John Cavanagh, Thurl E. Harris, Akshaya K. Meher

This study identifies MMP2 as a regulator of glucose absorption in adipocytes by cleaving GLUT4, contributing to hyperglycemia in obesity.

Scientific Reports · Jul 7, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology