Table 1. Some examples of genes that exhibit different expression levels as a function of substrate stiffness.

Gene name	Cell lines	Ref
cyclin A, p27, and Rb	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells	[11]
IL-2	Primary peripheral blood lymphocytes	[12]
TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6	Murine bone marrow-derived primary macrophages	[13]
α-SMA, ET-1, and IL-1β	Colonic human myofibroblast cells	[14]
YAP, TAZ, TGM2, and sFRP-1,	Primary human trabecular meshwork cells	[15]
α-SMA and CTGF,	Primary valvular interstitial cells	[16]
COX-2, PGE2, MMP10, and MMP3	Lung fibroblasts	[17]
Actin, Tubulin, and PFKP-1	A549	[18]