Maria Oorloff, Adam Hruby, Maxim Averbukh, Athena Alcala, Naibedya Dutta, Toni Castro Torres, Darius Moaddeli, Matthew Vega, Juri Kim, Andrew Bong, Aeowynn J Coakley, Daniel Hicks, Jing Wang, Tiffany Wang, Sally Hoang, Kevin M Tharp, Gilberto Garcia, Ryo Higuchi-Sanabria
Mechanical stress is a measure of internal resistance exhibited by a body or material when external forces, such as compression, tension, bending, etc. are applied. The study of mechanical stress on health and aging is a continuously growing field, as major changes to the extracellular matrix and cell-to-cell adhesions can result in dramatic changes to tissue stiffness during aging and diseased conditions. For example, during normal aging, many tissues including the ovaries, skin, blood vessels, and heart exhibit increased stiffness, which can result in a significant reduction in function of that organ...
April 12, 2024: bioRxiv