Joe Samson
Assistant Professor of Medical Illustration
RTX Project
A series of illustrations and animation made to explain the mechanism of action and therapeutic benefits of Resiniferatoxin (RTX) treatment in response to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
Animated in Maya and rendered with Redshift.
Afferent nerves of the pulmonary nervous system
Injection of RTX under ultrasound guidance
Lungs and radiograph of ARDS patient
Epidural injection of RTX at T2 spinal nerve using fluoroscopic guidance
Afferent nerves releasing cytokines
RTX binding to calcium channels on afferent nerves, leading to calcium influx
Mitochondrial disruption from calcium influx
RTX MOA excerpt