Fibrocytes in the Fibrotic Lung: Altered Phenotype Detected by Flow Cytometry

Fibrocytes in the Fibrotic Lung: Altered Phenotype Detected by Flow Cytometry

Fibrocytes are bone marrow hematopoietic-derived cells that also express a mesenchymal cell marker (commonly collagen I) and participate in fibrotic diseases of multiple organs. Given their origin, they or their precursors must be circulating cells before recruitment into target tissues. While most...

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Main Authors: Charles eReese, Rebecca eLee, Michael eBonner, Beth ePerry, Jonathan eHeywood, Richard M Silver, Elena eTourkina, Richard P Visconti, Stanley eHoffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Bone Marrow
Collagen
CXCR4
caveolin-1
CD44
scleroderma
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00141/full

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