The role of fibroblast-specific canonical TGFb signaling in cardiac fibrosis

Abstract

Heart failure is characterized by cardiomyocyte loss, interstitial fibrosis, and chamber remodeling. During physiological conditions cardiac fibroblasts contribute to the homeostatic maintenance of myocardial structure. Injury... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Hadi Khalil (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center)
  2. Onur Kanisicak (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center)
  3. Ruijie Liu (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center)
  4. Tobias Schips (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center)
  5. Nathan Correll (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center)
  6. Jeffery Molkentin (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center)

Topic Area

Topics: Frontiers in Heart Failure, Cardiac Assist and Regeneration

Session

RF_Pos » Rapid Fire Poster Talks (18:30 - Thursday, 8th September, Max Bell 253)