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Andreia Pena, Lenka Henao Misikova, Yi Jin…·Claudio Areias Franco
This study identifies PDGFD-ROCK-NMIIA signaling in pericytes as a driver of pathological neoangiogenesis in retinopathies, revealing cell-type-specific actomyosin contractility mechanisms.
Marie Ouarné, Andreia Pena, Daniela Ramalho…·Claudio Areias Franco
This study identifies EC volume changes as the key mechanism for AV shunt formation and regression, using a non-genetic model in mice.
Pedro Barbacena, Maria A Dominguez-Cejudo, Catarina G Fonseca…·Claudio Areias Franco
The paper shows that competition between biochemical and mechanical cues regulates endothelial cell polarity, driving vascular morphogenesis through tension shifts.