Overview

This volume provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of fibrocytes, written by the main researchers in the field. It is aimed at a broad audience of scientists and clinicians with an interest in the role of circulating fibrocytes in the etiopathogenesis of different fibrosing disorders, atherosclerosis, autoimmunity, and cancer.

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Author:   Richard Bucala (Yale Univ, Usa)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9789814343718

ISBN 10:   9814343714
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   16 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction (R Bucala); Fibrocytes and Collagen Producing Cells of the Peripheral Blood (D Pilling); Regulatory Pathways of Fibrocyte Development (R Gomer); Immunoregulatory Pathways for Fibrocyte Differentiation (M Macka); Fibrocyte Differentiation Pathways (R M Strieter); Role of Fibrocytes in Wound Repair (E E Tredget); Fibrocytes in Asthma (S Mattoli); Fibrocytes in the Interstitial Lung Diseases (R M Strieter); Circulating Fibrocytes and Progression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (M R J Kolb); Fibrocytes in Scleroderma Lung Disease (E Herzog); Fibrocytes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (M L Entman); Fibrocytes in Renal Injury (T Wada); Fibrocytes in Hepatic Injury (D Brenner); Activated Fibrocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis (E N Fish); Hematopoietic Origin of Skin Fibrocytes (M Abedi); Challenges in the Design of Therapies for Fibrosing Disorders (T L Born); Targeting Fibrocytes and Fibrogenic Pathways with Serum Amyloid P (M L Lupher).

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