Development and validation of novel keloid-derived immortalized fibroblast cell lines

Keloids are a common connective tissue disorder with an ill-understood etiopathogenesis and no effective treatment. This is exacerbated because of the absence of an animal model. Patient-derived primary keloid cells are insufficient as they age through passaging and have a limited supply. Therefore,...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Alia Sadiq, Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo, Ardeshir Bayat
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Keloid Disease immortalized cell line keloid scarring keloid fibroblast in vitro model hTERT
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1326728/full