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Macrophages in the infarcted heart acquire a fibrogenic phenotype, expressing matricellular proteins, but do not undergo fibroblast conversion.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Nov 2024
Li Ruoshui, Hanna Anis, Huang Shuaibo, Hernandez Silvia C, Tuleta Izabela, Kubota Akihiko, Humeres Claudio, Chen Bijun, Liu Yang, Zheng Deyou, Frangogiannis Nikolaos G
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Although some studies have suggested that macrophages may secrete structural collagens, and convert to fibroblast-like cells, macrophage to fibroblast transdifferentiation in infarcted and remodeling hearts remains controversial. Our study uses linage tracing approaches and single cell transcriptomics to examine whether macrophages undergo fibroblast conversion, and to characterize the extracellular matrix...
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