ArticleAdvanced biosystems2018
Mechanoregulation of Myofibroblast Fate and Cardiac Fibrosis.
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- Effects of Stiffness and Degradability on Cardiac Fibroblast Contractility and Extracellular Matrix Secretion in Three-Dimensional Hydrogel Scaffolds.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2025Article
- Angiotensin II-induced cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction are exacerbated by deletion of cGKI in periostin+ myofibroblasts.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2025Article
- Sympathetic overactivation and catecholamine toxicity: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for neurogenic heart injury following acute ischemic stroke.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- BRD4: an effective target for organ fibrosis.Biomarker research · 2024Review
- Causal association of calcific aortic valve stenosis and atrial fibrillation: a Mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Biomimetic Electrospun Scaffold-Based In Vitro Model Resembling the Hallmarks of Human Myocardial Fibrotic Tissue.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2023Article
- Atrial Fibrillation: Pathogenesis, Predisposing Factors, and Genetics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- High-Density Lipoprotein-Targeted Therapies for Heart Failure.Biomedicines · 2020Review
- Forensic interrogation of diabetic endothelitis in cardiovascular diseases and clinical translation in heart failure.World journal of cardiology · 2020Review
- Toward Cardiac Regeneration: Combination of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Therapies and Bioengineering Strategies.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Review
- Ischemic Preconditioning in Atrial Fibrillation.Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)Review
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Abstract
During myocardial infarction, myocytes die and are replaced by a specialized fibrotic extracellular matrix, otherwise known as scarring. Fibrotic scarring presents a tremendous hemodynamic burden on the heart, as it creates a stiff substrate, which resists diastolic filling. Fibrotic mechanisms result in permanent scarring which often leads to hypertrophy, arrhythmias, and a rapid progression to failure. Despite the deep understanding of fibrosis in other tissues, acquired through previous investigations, the mechanisms of cardiac fibrosis remain unclear. Recent studies suggest that biochemical cues as well as mechanical cues regulate cells in myocardium. However, the steps in myofibroblast transdifferentiation, as well as the molecular mechanisms of such transdifferentiation in vivo, are poorly understood. This review is focused on defining myofibroblast physiology, scar mechanics, and examining current findings of myofibroblast regulation by mechanical stress, stiffness, and topography for understanding fibrotic disease dynamics.
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