Journal article
Fibrocytes and fibroblasts—Where are we now
Abstract
Fibroblasts are considered major contributors to the process of fibrogenesis and the progression of matrix deposition and tissue distortion in fibrotic diseases such as Pulmonary Fibrosis. Recent discovery of the fibrocyte, a circulating possible precursor cell to the tissue fibroblast in fibrosis, has raised issues regarding the characterization of fibrocytes with respect to their morphology, growth characteristics in vitro, their biological …
Authors
Chong SG; Sato S; Kolb M; Gauldie J
Journal
The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Vol. 116, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.biocel.2019.105595
ISSN
1357-2725