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- noun cytology A
cell that is intermediate between afibroblast andsmooth muscle
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Curcumin improves sclerosing cholangitis in Mdr2 -/- mice by inhibition of cholangiocyte inflammatory response and portal myofibroblast proliferation Curcumin, one of the principal
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TITLE: Epimorphin deletion protects mice from inflammation-induced colon carcinogenesis and alters stem cell niche myofibroblast secretion
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Curcumin improves sclerosing cholangitis in Mdr2 -/- mice by inhibition of cholangiocyte inflammatory response and portal myofibroblast proliferation Curcumin, one of the principal
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Untergasser G, Gander R, Lilg C, Lepperdinger G, Plas E, et al. (2005) Profiling molecular targets of TGF-β1 in prostate fibroblast-to - myofibroblast transdifferentiation.
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The ability of MSC to travel to solid tumors after intravenous administration and their ability to develop myofibroblast-like characteristics under defined culture conditions
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Taken together, these data suggest that "Notch1 signaling in response to FIZZ1 may play a significant role in myofibroblast differentiation during lung fibrosis."
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Liu et al hypothesized that Notch1, which regulates cell fate in numerous cell types, plays a role in FIZZ1-mediated myofibroblast differentiation.
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The third characteristic of TAF is the expression of myofibroblast-like cell markers, including α-SMA, desmin and another marker of neo-microvascularization, VEGF.
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Taken together, these data suggest that "Notch1 signaling in response to FIZZ1 may play a significant role in myofibroblast differentiation during lung fibrosis."
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Liu et al hypothesized that Notch1, which regulates cell fate in numerous cell types, plays a role in FIZZ1-mediated myofibroblast differentiation.
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The endometrium (the inner lining of the uterus) and lesions in women with endometriosis, they found, contained a cell called myofibroblasts.
‘It’s really only the beginning’: are we on the cusp of a breakthrough in endometriosis? Gabrielle Jackson 2023
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