Hypertrophic scarring affects a large proportion of patients following burns, trauma, or surgery and arises from prolonged fibroblast hyperactivity and excessive extracellular matrix accumulation.

“Novel senomorphic and senolytic agents can be evaluated in this model as they are identified.” Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an age-related disease with poor prognosis and limited ...

Human lung fibroblasts stimulated with TGF-β1 to detect extracellular collagen I (pink), alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) (green), and cell nuclei (blue) as a measure of matrix production and ...

Researchers reveal TGF-β1 promotes scar tissue formation and restricts recovery CHINA, March 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Fibrotic scarring is a major challenge in recovery post spinal cord injury ...

Blood tests, ultrasounds, and MRIs often fail to detect the earliest changes in cardiomyopathy, when fibroblasts activate and start the scarring process. Since early detection is crucial for the best ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on March 3, 2026, titled "P38 MAPK is involved in epigenetic regulation of fibrotic genes in replication induced senescence in lung ...

Association of genomic alterations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) with clinical response to telisotuzumab vedotin (Teliso-V) in 2L+ EGFR wildtype (EGFRwt) non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer ...

A new molecular imaging technique -- 18F-FAPI PET -- can detect the first signs of tissue remodeling in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), providing physicians with an early marker ...

NUDT21 regulates fibroblast senescence and is significantly decreased in aged and fibrotic lungs, impacting IPF progression. Alternative polyadenylation (APA) and NUDT21 downregulation enhance STAT3 ...

A new PET/CT imaging technique that visualizes activated fibroblasts in the heart muscle enables early detection of multiple forms of cardiomyopathy, according to research presented at the Society of ...