Open AccessMIOFIBROBLASTOS, CÉLULAS RELEVANTES NA SAÚDE E NA DOENÇA: REVISÕES DE LITERATURA
Author(s) -
Flávia Godinho Costa Wanderley,
Sílvia Regina de Almeida Reis,
Alena Peixoto Medrado
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of dentistry and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2596-3368
DOI - 10.17267/2596-3368dentistry.v5i2.416
Subject(s) - myofibroblast , ultrastructure , pathological , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathology , fibrosis
Recently, a large number of studies about myofibroblasts have been published. These cellular elements were primarily described for over 40 years and their ultrastructural characteristics, as well as its role in various physiological and pathological conditions continue stirring interest in health area. This paper aims to describe the cellular and molecular biology of myofibroblasts, and contextualize scientific findings of these cells recorded in articles over the past 40 years since its initial discovery.