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The myofibroblast and Giulio Gabbiani: An inseparable couple celebrates their 50 years golden wedding anniversary
Author(s) -
Desmoulière Alexis,
Hinz Boris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wound repair and regeneration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.847
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1524-475X
pISSN - 1067-1927
DOI - 10.1111/wrr.12942
Subject(s) - myofibroblast , wound healing , theme (computing) , medicine , subject (documents) , pathology , immunology , library science , fibrosis , computer science , world wide web
The term myofibroblast has been introduced 50 years ago by Gabbiani and coworkers in two subsequent studies that characterized these enigmatic cells morphologically and functionally. This editorial provides a brief historical overview on the discoverer and the subject to introduce a theme issue on myofibroblasts that celebrates this important discovery. Owing to their central roles in promoting physiological wound healing but also excessive scarring of skin and internal organs, understanding myofibroblasts is key in developing strategies to manage scarless wound healing.