A high-resolution real-time quantification of astrocyte cytokine secretion under shear stress for investigating hydrocephalus shunt failure

Khodadadei et al. investigate the mechanisms underlying cerebral shunt failure using a microfluidic chip to simulate shear forces in the shunt. Employing total internal reflection fluorescence imaging, their findings indicate that astrocyte interleukin-6 cytokine secretions increase under higher shu...

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Autores principales: Fatemeh Khodadadei, Allen P. Liu, Carolyn A. Harris
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/6d92a8dbeefe415a8009577049576d65
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Sumario:Khodadadei et al. investigate the mechanisms underlying cerebral shunt failure using a microfluidic chip to simulate shear forces in the shunt. Employing total internal reflection fluorescence imaging, their findings indicate that astrocyte interleukin-6 cytokine secretions increase under higher shunt shear stresses, informing future shunt design and potential drug therapies to reduce shunt failure in patients.