Compression injury regulates astrocyte morphology, metabolic function, and extracellular matrix modification in a 3D hydrogel
Ana Nicolle Strat, Suhani Patel, Minh‐Tri Ho Thanh, Alexander Kirschner, Souvik Ghosh, Michael P. Geiss, Arunkumar Venkatesan, Audrey M. Bernstein, Mariano Sebastian Viapiano, Yutao Liu, Alison E. Patteson, Samuel Herberg, Preethi S. Ganapathy
This study investigates how compressive strain affects astrocyte morphology, metabolism, and ECM modification in a 3D hydrogel model of the optic nerve head.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience