Tissue Stiffness Regulates Immune Responses
2 min readJun 4, 2020
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Cells are remarkably sensitive to the mechanical properties of their environment, changing their behavior as a result of physical forces exerted by the surrounding tissues. Over the last 20 years, scientists have uncovered that this phenomenon, known as mechanosensing, dictates a plethora of cellular responses, from cell division and differentiation to the activation of the immune system.