Fibroblasts, cells that repair heart damage, might cause a cycle of stiffening and scarring in certain heart conditions.

The effect of leukoregulin, a 50-kD lymphokine with unique antitumor properties, was studied in vitro on several fibroblast functions. Leukoregulin did not inhibit fibroblast proliferation, as ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers reported that microfibril-associated protein 5 (MFAP5) mediates wound healing through its pro-fibrotic effect by modulating collagen ...

These findings from research into diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are based on analyses of human patients and a murine model. The immunosuppressive role of fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) in ...

Scientists at the Babraham Institute have developed a method to “time jump” human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the cellular aging clock without losing specialized cellular function.

What if, long before the first signs of frailty appear, our cells carried clues about how we would age? Through the analysis ...

A team of University at Buffalo researchers has developed a new strontium-loaded scaffold that can be personalized to fit any size dental implant and could help improve healing and tissue attachment ...

July 29, 2003 -- Bethesda, MD -- Cigarette smoke is the major cause of pulmonary emphysema. This disease involves severe damage to the walls of the air sacs (alveoli), causing the lungs to lose their ...