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Increased Substrate Stiffness Elicits a Myofibroblastic Phenotype in Human Lamina Cribrosa Cells.
Liu Baiyun, Kilpatrick Jason I, Lukasz Bartlomiej, Jarvis Suzanne P, McDonnell Fiona, Wallace Deborah M et al.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis SciFeb 201827 citationsBasic Science
Studying human lamina cribrosa cells, researchers found stiffer environments activate myofibroblastic transformation, especially in glaucoma cells. This suggests mechanical changes drive optic nerve remodeling and fibrosis in glaucoma.