Abstract 537: Nature’s Surfaces: a Potential Role for Arterial Wrinkles in Vascular Homeostasis

Biologic interfaces play important roles in tissue function. The tissue-blood interface in blood vessels represents a dynamic interaction between the endothelium and circulating RBCs, platelets and inflammatory cells. This interface is critical in regulating vascular thrombosis. While the study of vascular homeostasis has focused on the endothelium, the arterial lumen has been shown to possess a regular wrinkled pattern that has been previously...