"Fibrosis" 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.
Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.
| Descriptor ID |
D005355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.355
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fibrosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fibrosis" 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2013 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2014 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2015 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2017 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2020 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibrosis" 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 Nov 01; 329(5):H1055-H1071.
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Microbiota-derived corisin accelerates kidney fibrosis by promoting cellular aging. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 25; 16(1):7591.
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Left Atrial Function Correlates With Fibrosis in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. Echocardiography. 2025 Jul; 42(7):e70234.
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The microRNA miR-30a blocks adipose tissue fibrosis accumulation in obesity. J Clin Invest. 2025 Aug 01; 135(15).
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The effect of CTLA4-Ig on fibrotic progression in a murine model of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Sep; 44(9):1504-1509.
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Assessment of skin fibrosis in a murine model of systemic sclerosis with multifunctional optical coherence tomography. J Biomed Opt. 2025 03; 30(3):036007.
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LKB1 activated by NaB inhibits the IL-4/STAT6 axis and ameliorates renal fibrosis through the suppression of M2 macrophage polarization. Life Sci. 2025 Jun 01; 370:123564.
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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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Exploring Quantitative MRI Biomarkers of Head and Neck Post-Radiation Lymphedema and Fibrosis: Post Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Trial. Head Neck. 2025 May; 47(5):1487-1496.
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Fibroblast-specific TGF-? signaling mediates cardiac dysfunction, fibrosis, and hypertrophy in obese diabetic mice. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 12 14; 120(16):2047-2063.