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Karen Zhu

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0002-3577-2540Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Adam D. LietzaniD· 1 shared Angela CheniD· 1 shared Cameron T. DixoniD· 1 shared Christina L. GravesiD· 1 shared

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Acid stress modulates metabolo-inflammatory pathways in oral epithelial cells

Angela Chen, Karen Zhu, Cameron T. Dixon, Adam D. Lietzan, Christina L. Graves

This study shows acid stress alters oral epithelial cell responses to microbial ligands by changing morphology, gene expression, and TGF-β1 production.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology