Wound Healing, and the Myofibroblast: A Historical and Biological Perspective is the fruit of an interdisciplinary and international collaboration involving a historian of medicine (Dr. Zampieri), a physician (Dr. Coen), and a researcher (Prof. Gabbiani, world-renowned for his discovery of the myofibroblast). This book aims to draw a concise yet complete description of the conceptual evolution of wound healing, fibrosis and fibrosis-related pathologies from antiquity to present time, as well as commenting on the role of the myofibroblast and the key cell type essential for tissue repair and fibrosis (from its identification in 1971 throughout its 50-years-old history).By viewing this complex and century-long history from different perspectives, the book's authors aim to draw an exhaustive overview, with the hope of inspiring new and fruitful basic and clinical research.

Interdisciplinary collaboration: complementary views from medical historian, a physician and a researcher
A concise but detailed history of fibrosis, readers can discover the major scientific breakthroughs along this history
Includes the pathophysiology of various fibrotic diseases
Explores the role of myofibroblast in fibrosis development

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Information

Publisher

Academic Press

Year

2021

ISBN

9780323906593

Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Biology

Index

Biological Sciences

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Cover image legend
Dedication
Preface I: The value of interdisciplinary collaboration in medicine and biology
Preface II: Myofibroblasts: 50 years and aging well
Preface III
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Fibrous tissue, fibrosis, and the fibroblast
Chapter 2: Wound healing and wound contraction
Chapter 3: Fibrotic diseases
Chapter 4: The myofibroblast: Role in fibrosis development
Chapter 5: Conclusions and perspectives
Index