Liver Myofibroblasts

• Yazar: Jiri Kanta (auth)
• Diğer Yazarlar: Alena Mrkvicova (auth), Ralf Weiskirchen (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Seri Bilgileri: Frontiers Research Topics
• Konular: Physiology; Xanthohumol; Hepatic Stellate Cells; therapy; Portal myofibroblasts; Cytoglobin; miRNA; Myofibroblasts; Autophagy; Matrix stiffness; NADPH Oxidase
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Myofibroblasts (MFB) are found in most tissues of the body. They have the matrix-producing functions of fibroblasts and contractile properties that are known from smooth muscle cells. Fundamental work of the last decades has shed remarkable light on their origin, biological functions and role in dis...