Cardiac myofibroblasts: cells out of balance. A new thematic series

Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair

Ian M C Dixon¹ 

[1] Principal Investigator, Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, University of Manitoba, 351 Tache Ave, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Winnipeg, Canada

关键词: Extracellular matrix;    Phenoconversion;    Myofibroblasts;    Cardiac fibroblasts;    Cardiac fibrosis;   

Others  :  803580
DOI  :  10.1186/1755-1536-5-14

 received in 2012-07-26, accepted in 2012-07-30,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

We are pleased to introduce a new thematic series dealing with cardiac fibrosis and its association with cardiovascular diseases. A wide variety of cardiovascular diseases are associated with cardiac fibrosis, which is now widely recognized to be not a secondary, but rather a primary contributor to cardiac dysfunction. The purpose of the current series of papers and reviews is to provide the reader with an up-to-date synopsis of the very latest research results and hypotheses that impact on cardiac fibrosis and disease.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Dixon; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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