Identifying the cellular origin of fibrosis
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 16:01
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified what they believe to be the cells responsible for fibrosis, the buildup of scar tissue. Fibrotic diseases, such as chronic kidney disease and failure, lung disease, heart failure and cirrhosis of the liver, are estimated to be responsible for up to 45 percent of deaths in the developed world.