"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
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.228
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fibroblasts".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Fibroblasts".
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2001 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2012 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2013 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2014 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 2017 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2019 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 2020 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibroblasts" by people in Profiles.
-
Targeting synovial fibroblast KCa1.1 channels in rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Immunol. 2026 Jun; 100:102747.
-
PTPN1 Regulation via YBX1-PTBP1 Interaction Promotes Fibroblast Activation and Fibrotic Remodeling in the Lung. Int J Biol Sci. 2026; 22(5):2233-2246.
-
Florid Pseudosarcomatous Polypoid Fibroplasia: An Unusual Cutaneous Manifestation of Chronic Lymphedema. Int J Surg Pathol. 2026 Jun; 34(4):970-975.
-
YAP-Induced Glycolysis Drives Fibroinflammation and Disrupts Fibroblast Fidelity. Circ Res. 2025 Dec 05; 137(12):1443-1458.
-
Serum response factor is essential for endometrial function and prevention of inflammatory fibrosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Nov 04; 122(44):e2510060122.
-
CEP76 impairment at the centrosome-cilium interface contributes to a spectrum of ciliopathies. Sci Adv. 2025 Oct 17; 11(42):eadw3717.
-
Fibroblasts Are the Primary Contributors to a Disrupted Micro-Environment in End-Stage Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2025 Dec; 18(6):e005192.
-
Multiomic and electrophysiologic analyses reveal that an inherited MRC2 variant causes fibroblast dysfunction and increased atrial fibrillation susceptibility. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Nov 01; 329(5):H1055-H1071.
-
Atrial fibroblast-derived macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes atrial macrophage accumulation in postoperative atrial fibrillation. JCI Insight. 2025 Sep 23; 10(18).
-
Pyruvate kinase splice variants in fibroblasts influence cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction in male mice. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2025 Sep; 206:11-26.