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Tissue Repair and Fibrosis

The Role of the Myofibroblast

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Editors:
  1. Alexis Desmoulière

    1. GREF, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux Cedex, France

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  2. Beatriz Tuchweber

    1. Départment de Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Pathology (CT PATHOLOGY, volume 93)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Some Historical and Philosophical Reflections on the Myofibroblast Concept

    • G. Gabbiani
    Pages 1-5

  3. Transcriptional Regulation of the Desmin and SM22 Genes in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    • M. Mericskay, Z. Li, D. Paulin
    Pages 7-17

  4. Modulation of Myofibroblast and Smooth-Muscle Phenotypes in the Lung

    • R. B. Low
    Pages 19-26

  5. Role of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors in Angiogenesis and Alveogenesis

    • P. Lindahl, H. Boström, L. Karlsson, M. Hellström, M. Kalén, C. Betsholtz
    Pages 27-33

  6. Transforming Growth Factor-β Gene Transfer to the Lung Induces Myofibroblast Presence and Pulmonary Fibrosis

    • J. Gauldie, P. J. Sime, Z. Xing, B. Marr, G. M. Tremblay
    Pages 35-45

  7. Transforming Growth Factor-β Induction of α-Smooth Muscle Actin Is Dependent on the Deformability of the Collagen Matrix

    • N. Narani, P. D. Arora, A. Lew, L. Luo, M. Glogauer, B. Ganss et al.
    Pages 47-60

  8. Signal Transduction Pathways Activated During Fibroblast Contraction of Collagen Matrices

    • F. Grinnell
    Pages 61-73

  9. Extracellular Matrix, Integrins and Focal Adhesions

    • D. Dogic, B. Eckes, M. Aumailley
    Pages 75-85

  10. What Is New in Mechanical Properties of Tissue-Engineered Organs

    • F. A. Auger, F. Berthod, F. Goulet, L. Germain
    Pages 87-93

  11. Fibroblast — Cytokine — Extracellular Matrix Interactions in Wound Repair

    • A. Siméon, F. Monier, H. Emonard, Y. Wegrowski, G. Bellon, J. C. Monboisse et al.
    Pages 95-101

  12. Myofibroblastic Differentiation and Extracellular Matrix Deposition in Early Stages of Cholestatic Fibrosis in Rat Liver

    • B. Tuchweber, A. Desmoulière, A. M. A. Costa, I. M. Yousef, G. Gabbiani
    Pages 103-109

  13. Gene Therapy of Wounds with Growth Factors

    • J. M. Davidson, J. S. Whitsitt, B. Pennington, C. B. Ballas, S. Eming, S. I. Benn
    Pages 111-121

  14. What’s New in Human Wound-Healing Myofibroblasts?

    • V. Moulin, D. Garrel, F. A. Auger, M. O’Connor-McCourt, G. Castilloux, L. Germain
    Pages 123-133

  15. The Myofibroblast in Neoplasia

    • W. Schürch
    Pages 135-148

  16. The Concept of Organizing Pneumonia

    • J.-F. Cordier
    Pages 149-156

  17. Endothelial Repair in Atherogenesis

    • A. I. Gotlieb, T.-Y. Joseph Lee
    Pages 157-166

  18. Glomerulosclerosis: The Role of Interstitial Myofibroblasts in its Progression

    • M. El Nahas, E. C. Muchaneta-Kubara, N. Tamimi, D. Goumenos
    Pages 167-171

  19. The Myofibroblast as an Inflammatory Cell in Pulmonary Fibrosis

    • S. H. Phan, K. Zhang, H. Y. Zhang, M. Gharaee-Kermani
    Pages 173-182

  20. Cell—Cell and Cell—Matrix Interactions During Breast Cancer Progression

    • A. Noel, F. Kebers, E. Maquoi, J. M. Foidart
    Pages 183-193
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Editors and Affiliations

  • GREF, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Alexis Desmoulière

  • Départment de Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

    Beatriz Tuchweber

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tissue Repair and Fibrosis

  • Book Subtitle: The Role of the Myofibroblast

  • Editors: Alexis Desmoulière, Beatriz Tuchweber

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Pathology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58456-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-65244-1Published: 17 March 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63603-5Published: 21 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58456-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-2188

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 224

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Oncology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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