Mesothelial cells in tissue repair and fibrosis

Mesothelial cells in tissue repair and fibrosis

Mesothelial cells are fundamental to the maintenance of serosal integrity and homeostasis and play a critical role in normal serosal repair following injury. However, when normal repair mechanisms breakdown, mesothelial cells take on a profibrotic role, secreting inflammatory and profibrotic mediat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Steven Eugene Mutsaers, Kimberly eBirnie, Sally eLansley, Sarah E Herrick, Chuan Bian eLim, Cecilia M Prêle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Extracellular Matrix
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Inflammation
Coagulation and fibrinolysis
tissue repair and fibrosis
mesothelial to mesenchymal transition
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00113/full

Internet

http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00113/full

Similar Items