ReviewStem cell research & therapy2018
The emerging role of fibrocytes in ocular disorders.
Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2018. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Targeted Delivery of CD34 Aptamer-Coupled Tocilizumab Microspheres for Effective Treatment of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Different distribution and density of myofibroblasts in idiopathic epiretinal membrane and epiretinal membrane in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The miR-183/96/182 cluster is a checkpoint for resident immune cells and shapes the cellular landscape of the cornea.The ocular surface · 2023Article
- ZD6474 attenuates TGF-β1-induced fibrosis in human Tenon fibroblasts and inhibits neovascularization via AKT-mTOR signaling pathway.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Depletion of Bone Marrow-Derived Fibrocytes Attenuates TAA-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Mice.Cells · 2019Article
- Potential Roles of CD34+ Fibrocytes Masquerading as Orbital Fibroblasts in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2019Review
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Abstract
The fibrocyte, which was first described in 1994, is a type of circulating mesenchymal progenitor cell in the peripheral blood. Fibrocytes play important roles in chronic inflammation, wound healing, tissue remodeling, and fibrosis. Emerging evidence indicates that fibrocytes are involved in a wide variety of ocular disorders associated with inflammation and fibrosis. In this review, we summarize recent advances regarding the general characteristic profile of fibrocytes, molecular mechanisms underlying the fibrocyte recruitment to target tissues, their differentiation into fibroblasts, and the potential role of fibrocytes in ocular disease. Given the critical role of fibrocytes in ocular disorders, fibrocytes may serve as a promising pharmaceutical target in the development of novel therapeutic strategies to treat ocular inflammation and fibrosis.
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