Research progress in the origins of myofibroblasts in skin fibrotic diseases

• Main Authors: Xianzhong ZHU (Author), Peijun MAI (Author), Yanghai WEI (Author), Maoyun WEI (Author), Chuangye QIU (Author), Peiran ZHANG (Author), Qing QI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: editoiral office of Journal of Diagnosis and Therapy on Dermato-venereology, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Typical skin fibrotic diseases include hypertrophic scar, keloid and scleroderma. These diseases characterized by excessive activation of myofibroblast, and abnormal deposition of extracellular matrix can lead to permanent scarring and organ dysfunction, and seriously affect the physical and mental...