#SpatialTranscriptomics
#ThoracicAorticDisease
Human aorta is a mm-thick layered organ (50~60 circumferential Elastic-contractile units in adult)
Its lumen & adventitia sides receive different chemical/mechanical inputs
Any phenotypic/signaling gradients of
#SmoothMuscleCells across the aortic medial depth?😆👇
Here is a very cool & informative study from one of my most favorite scientists, Dr. Hiromi Yanagisawa
@HYanagisawaLab 👏
Micro-biopsies RNAseq from 4 distinct layers in human aortic media
5
#BicuspidAorticValue + 4 Sporadic
Extracellular Matrix signaling (FN1/VCAN/MGP/POSTN) enriched in innermost layer (Beautiful POSTN IHC😍)
TGFβ BAV > Sporadic
Inflamm Sporadic > BAV
Mechanosensing in innermost layer Sporadic > BAV🥸
#AortaEd
#JVSVS 2026
@JVascSurg