Tissue Repair, Contraction and the Myofibroblast

Cytomechanics in Connective Tissue Repair and Engineering.- Scleroderma Lung Fibroblasts.- Functional Assessment of Fibroblast Heterogeneity by the Cell-Surface Glycoprotein Thy-1.- Tissue Repair in Asthma.- Experimental Models to Study the Origin and Role of Myofibroblasts in Renal Fibrosis.- Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Mesothelial Cells as a Mechanism Responsible for Peritoneal Membrane Failure in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.- FIZZy Alveolar Epithelial Cells Induce Myofibroblast Differentiation.- Pro-Invasive Molecular Cross-Signaling between Cancer Cells and Myofibroblasts.- Proangiogenic Implications of Hepatic Stellate Cell Transdifferentiation into Myofibroblasts Induced by Tumor Microenvironment.- Matrix Metalloproteinases, Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase and Matrix Turnover and the Fate of Hepatic Stellate Cells.- Innate Immune Regulation of Lung Injury and Repair.- An Eye on Repair.