"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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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2012 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2014 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2017 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2020 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Mechanistic analysis of an IRF7-dependent pathway in virus-induced fibrosis in chronic lung allograft dysfunction. EBioMedicine. 2026 Jun; 128:106285.
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Intracoronary Imaging and Transcriptomic Characteristics Before and After Maximum Lipid-Lowering Therapy: YELLOW-III Study of Evolocumab and Maximum Statin Therapy in Chronic Coronary Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Apr; 19(4):516-534.
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The added value of cardiac MRI in paediatric rheumatologic disorders: a preliminary single-centre experience. Cardiol Young. 2026 Feb; 36(2):386-388.
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Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High-Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 May; 78(5):582-590.
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YAP-Induced Glycolysis Drives Fibroinflammation and Disrupts Fibroblast Fidelity. Circ Res. 2025 Dec 05; 137(12):1443-1458.
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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.
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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.
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Presence of myocardial fibrosis on cardiac MRI and its impact on short-term outcomes in an Asian cohort of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Indian Heart J. 2026 Jan-Feb; 78(1):32-39.
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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.