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Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Acquire Myofibroblast Characteristics in Granulation Tissue

Alexander Jabs, Gustavo Moncada, Christopher Nichols, Edmund K. Waller, Josiah N. Wilcox

Journal of Vascular Research · 2005 · 60 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Transplanted PBMCs contribute to granulation tissue, and acquire myofibroblast characteristics during de novo tissue formation. Mononuclear cells may transdifferentiate into myofibroblast-like cells within an inflammatory environment.

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