..., chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. Further studies into the mechanisms of the pericyte-to-myofibroblast transition and migration to fibrotic foci will hopefully clarify the role of these cells in chronic lung disease and confirm the importance...

...F. Levi-Schaffer; A. Micera; F.X. Maquart; L. Aloe Some recent findings suggest the contribution of nerve growth factor (NGF) in tissue repair and fibrosis because of changed levels of this neurotrophin in these conditions that often follow an inflammatory insult. Data on the potential...

...David J. Wyler Tissue fibrosis accounts for considerable chronic morbidity in certain connective tissue diseases. Knowledge of the pathobiology of this complication, particularly the identification of fibrogenic proteins, is now sufficiently advanced to consider novel therapeutic strategies...

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... the abnormal growth of mast cells in mastocytosis. However, this mutation alone does not explain the entire clinical heterogeneity of the disease. Reticulin fibrosis is also commonly associated with systemic mastocytosis. Mast cells are known to be the source of fibrogenic cytokines, including platelet-derived...