Abstract:
:Fibrotic diseases occur in virtually every tissue of the body and are a major cause of mortality, yet they remain largely untreatable and poorly understood on a mechanistic level. The development of anti-fibrotic agents has been hampered, in part, by the insufficient fibrosis biomimicry provided by traditional in vitro platforms. This review focuses on recent advancements toward creating 3-D platforms that mimic key features of fibrosis, as well as the application of novel imaging and sensor techniques to analyze dynamic extracellular matrix remodeling. Several opportunities are highlighted to apply new tools from the fields of biomaterials, imaging, and systems biology to yield pathophysiologically relevant in vitro platforms that improve our understanding of fibrosis and may enable identification of potential treatment targets.
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Curr Opin Biotechnoljournal_title
Current opinion in biotechnologyauthors
Porras AM,Hutson HN,Berger AJ,Masters KSdoi
10.1016/j.copbio.2016.02.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-08-01 00:00:00pages
24-30eissn
0958-1669issn
1879-0429pii
S0958-1669(16)30029-5journal_volume
40pub_type
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