Given the fibrotic nature of the scars, they reasoned that extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins would be prominent. “We indeed found that many different extracellular matrix proteins—many collagens, ...

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the development of subretinal fibrotic scar formation in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) that developed during systemic ...

Hepatic fibrosis is a reversible wound healing response characterized by accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), or "scar," that follows chronic but not self-limited liver disease. The ECM ...

Uri Alon. That model, initially designed to classify scar tissue in various organs, suggested that fibrosis could be categorized based on interactions between just two cell types: fibroblasts ...

A collaborative study reveals two kinds of scarring, dubbed hot and cold, in injured heart tissue, suggesting that treatments must take the type of scar into account Not all scars are created equal.

Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting ...

Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting ...