Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Cardiac cell death and myocardial fibrosis after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury are the primary causes of impaired cardiac function ...

In a significant breakthrough in inflammatory arthritis research, a study published today (Feb. 23) in Nature Immunology has revealed that inflammation-associated fibroblasts—a type of cell in ...

Heart failure occurs when the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently to meet the body’s needs. Beyond weakened muscle cells, new research highlights the hidden role of fibroblasts—supporting cells ...

Fibroblasts play a central role in maintaining healthy tissue structures, as well as in the development and progression of diseases. For a long time, these specialized connective tissue cells were ...

Helmholtz Munich researchers revealed a conserved differentiation process with clinical implications for injury repair, identifying a multipotent fibroblast progenitor in the fascia— the deepest ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers reported that microfibril-associated protein 5 (MFAP5) mediates wound healing through its pro-fibrotic effect by modulating collagen ...

Older people may be at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer and have poorer prognoses because of age-related changes in cells in the pancreas called fibroblasts, according to new research.