"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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| 1996 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2012 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 2013 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2014 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2017 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2019 | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| 2020 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibroblasts" by people in Profiles.
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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 11 01; 329(5):H1055-H1071.
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Atrial fibroblast-derived macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes atrial macrophage accumulation in postoperative atrial fibrillation. JCI Insight. 2025 09 23; 10(18).
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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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Endothelium- and Fibroblast-Derived C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Prevents the Development and Progression of Aortic Aneurysm. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 07; 45(7):1044-1063.
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Tuftelin1 drives experimental pulmonary fibrosis progression by facilitating stress fiber assembly. Respir Res. 2023 Dec 17; 24(1):318.
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Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Provides New Insights into Therapeutic Roles of Thyroid Hormone in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2023 10; 69(4):456-469.
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Improved Cardiac Function in Postischemic Rats Using an Optimized Cardiac Reprogramming Cocktail Delivered in a Single Novel Adeno-Associated Virus. Circulation. 2023 10 03; 148(14):1099-1112.
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Stricturing Crohn's Disease Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Fibroblast Heterogeneity and Intercellular Interactions. Gastroenterology. 2023 11; 165(5):1180-1196.
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Human and murine fibroblast single-cell transcriptomics reveals fibroblast clusters are differentially affected by ageing and serum cholesterol. Cardiovasc Res. 2023 07 04; 119(7):1509-1523.
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Biallelic variants in CRIPT cause a Rothmund-Thomson-like syndrome with increased cellular senescence. Genet Med. 2023 07; 25(7):100836.