"Fibroblasts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.
| Descriptor ID |
D005347
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.228
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fibroblasts" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fibroblasts" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1996 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1997 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2001 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2007 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2010 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2012 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 2013 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2016 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2017 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2018 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2020 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibroblasts" by people in Profiles.
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Smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in the ascending aorta exhibit minor differences between embryonic origins in angiotensin II-driven transcriptional alterations. Sci Rep. 2025 May 13; 15(1):16617.
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Influence of lung extracellular matrix from non-IPF and IPF donors on primary human lung fibroblast biology. Biomater Sci. 2025 Mar 25; 13(7):1721-1741.
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Osteoprotegerin is induced by transforming growth factor-beta 1 and regulates pro-fibrotic responses in human dermal fibroblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2025 03 25; 754:151524.
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The miR-290 and miR-302 clusters are essential for reprogramming of fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells. 2025 Feb 12; 43(2).
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Vitronectin regulates lung tissue remodeling and emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Mol Ther. 2025 Mar 05; 33(3):917-932.
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Fibroblast-specific TGF-? signaling mediates cardiac dysfunction, fibrosis, and hypertrophy in obese diabetic mice. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Dec 14; 120(16):2047-2063.
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Evidence that CRISPR-Cas9 Y537S-mutant expressing breast cancer cells activate Yes-associated protein 1 to driving the conversion of normal fibroblasts into cancer-associated fibroblasts. Cell Commun Signal. 2024 Nov 14; 22(1):545.
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Investigating p.Ala1035Val in NPC1: New Cellular Models for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Nov 13; 25(22).
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Expression levels of core spliceosomal proteins modulate the MBNL-mediated spliceopathy in DM1. Hum Mol Genet. 2024 11 05; 33(21):1873-1886.
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Brain malformations and seizures by impaired chaperonin function of TRiC. Science. 2024 11; 386(6721):516-525.