A positive mechanobiological feedback loop controls bistable switching of cardiac fibroblast phenotype
Abstract Cardiac fibrosis is associated with activation of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), a pathological, phenotypic transition that is widely believed to be irreversible in the late stages of disease development. Sensing of a stiffened mechanical environment through regulation of integrin-based adhesio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2022-09-01
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Series: | Cell Discovery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-022-00427-w |