ReviewNPJ Regenerative medicine2021
The bright side of fibroblasts: molecular signature and regenerative cues in major organs.
Review in NPJ Regenerative medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 98 papers.
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98 citing papers in PubMed, 155 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparative Effects of Two Hyaluronic Acid-Based Formulations on Cellular Repair Mechanisms in Human Keratinocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- TGFβ-Smad3 signaling restores cell-autonomous Srsf1-mediated splicing of fibronectin in aged skeletal muscle stem cells.Nature communications · 2025Article
- ZNF469 promotes extracellular matrix production in normal and keloid dermal fibroblasts.Molecular medicine reports · 2025Article
- Angiotensin II Promotes Progressive Activation of Fibrogenic Periostin-Lineage Cells in Lung and Kidney.Cells · 2025Article
- Atrial Fibroblasts-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Exacerbate Atrial Arrhythmogenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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- ROCK-dependent mechanotransduction of macroscale forces drives fibrosis in degenerative spinal disease.Nature biomedical engineering · 2025Article
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Fibrosis is a pathologic process characterized by the replacement of parenchymal tissue by large amounts of extracellular matrix, which may lead to organ dysfunction and even death. Fibroblasts are classically associated to fibrosis and tissue repair, and seldom to regeneration. However, accumulating evidence supports a pro-regenerative role of fibroblasts in different organs. While some organs rely on fibroblasts for maintaining stem cell niches, others depend on fibroblast activity, particularly on secreted molecules that promote cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation, to guide the regenerative process. Herein we provide an up-to-date overview of fibroblast-derived regenerative signaling across different organs and discuss how this capacity may become compromised with aging. We further introduce a new paradigm for regenerative therapies based on reverting adult fibroblasts to a fetal/neonatal-like phenotype.
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