Mesothelial cells in tissue repair and fibrosis

Mesothelial cells are fundamental to the maintenance of serosal integrity and homeostasis and play a critical role in normal serosal repair following injury. However, when normal repair mechanisms breakdown, mesothelial cells take on a profibrotic role, secreting inflammatory, and profibrotic mediat...

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Main Authors: Mutsaers, Steven E., Birnie, Kimberly, Lansley, Sally, Herrick, Sarah E., Lim, Chuan-Bian, PrĂȘle, Cecilia M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4460327/