2000
Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis
Chesney J, Bucala R. Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis. Current Rheumatology Reports 2000, 2: 501-505. PMID: 11123104, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-000-0027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesTissue injuryDistinct cell surface phenotypePersistent T-cell activationNaïve T cellsPathogenesis of fibrosisCell surface phenotypeT cell activationCognate immunityAutoimmune disordersConnective tissue cellsImmunohistochemical studyForeign antigensT cellsSurface phenotypeMesenchymal precursor cellsScar formationFibrotic tissueFibrocytesGrowth factorPrecursor cellsNovel populationMatrix depositionInjury
1994
Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair
Bucala R, Spiegel L, Chesney J, Hogan M, Cerami A. Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair. Molecular Medicine 1994, 1: 71-81. PMID: 8790603, PMCID: PMC2229929, DOI: 10.1007/bf03403533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsCD4 AntigensCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCentrifugationChimeraCollagenConnective TissueCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeSex-Determining Region Y ProteinTime FactorsTranscription FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinWound HealingConceptsTissue injuryLeukocyte subpopulationsScar formationLong-term remodelingFibroblast-like propertiesNormal wound repairConnective tissue scarConnective tissue elementsCell typesFibrotic responseTissue scarWound chambersPathological fibrotic responsesHost responseInjuryConnective tissueFibrocytesWound repairFibroblast propertiesTissue repairTissue elementsDistinctive phenotypeSubpopulationsTissueNovel cell types
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