Identifying the Cellular Origin of Fibrosis (IMAGE)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Identifying the Cellular Origin of Fibrosis

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This is a Gli1 progenitor cell (red) located in a healthy kidney. During fibrosis these cells differentiate into myofibroblasts, causing scarring and organ failure.

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Photo credit: Rafael Kramann, M.D.

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