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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2011

Reprogrammed fibrocytes induce a mixed Th1/Th2 cytokine response of naïve CD4(+) T cells.

Abelardo Medina, Aziz Ghahary

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The emerging role of fibrocytes in ocular disorders.Stem cell research & therapy · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Abelardo MedinaBurn/Wound Healing Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. abelardo.medina@gmail.com
Aziz Ghahary
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-84276
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Naïve CD4(+) T cells develop different effector T cells and cytokine profiles after antigenic stimulation. It has been previously documented that fibrocytes function as antigen presenting cells inducing proliferation as well as Th2 cytokine response in naïve CD4(+) T cells. Our group has reported that several circulating cell types recruited to the wound site can be transformed into anti-fibrotic profile cells, which subsequently induce MMP-1 stimulation in dermal fibroblasts. Here, we report how similar reprogramming pathway of fibrocytes could modify the CD4(+) T cell response. Our findings confirmed that reprogrammed fibrocytes induce CD4(+) T cell activation with a mixed Th1/Th2 cytokine response. Since a reciprocal positive feedback between Th2 cells and fibrocytes exist to amplify and perpetuate the pro-fibrotic stimulation in dermal fibroblasts, the novel transdifferentiation of regular mature fibrocytes into reprogrammed fibrocytes appears to be a promising strategy to reverse the Th2 cytokine overproduction, and subsequently control the local fibrogenesis.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFibroblastsHumansReceptors, Antigen, T-CellCytokinesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID20922464
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