2004
Circulating fibrocytes: collagen-secreting cells of the peripheral blood
Quan TE, Cowper S, Wu SP, Bockenstedt LK, Bucala R. Circulating fibrocytes: collagen-secreting cells of the peripheral blood. The International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2004, 36: 598-606. PMID: 15010326, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2003.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic fibrosing dermopathyAntigen-presenting cellsNaïve T cellsNew disease entityPresentation of antigensImportant etiopathogenic roleRenal insufficiencyUnique cell populationFibrosing disorderLocal tissue environmentImmunological markersInflammatory cytokinesPeripheral bloodEtiopathogenic roleFibrotic lesionsGranuloma formationAntigen presentationDisease entityT cellsHypertrophic scarsMatrix metalloproteinasesRemodeling responseFibrocytesContractile myofibroblastsCollagen-secreting cells
2003
Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy: Suspect Identified, Motive Unclear
Cowper SE, Bucala R. Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy: Suspect Identified, Motive Unclear. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2003, 25: 358. PMID: 12876500, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200308000-00017.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters