Evolving roles of cardiac fibroblasts in cardiogenesis and immunology, electrophysiology, and aging

Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), one of the major groups of cardiac cells, play a prominent role in the cardiac microenvironment through communicating with other cells such as cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and immune cells. These communications are required not only during cardiac development but also...

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Published inReviews in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 1173 - 1183
Main Authors Lodi, Rathna Silviya, Xia, Lin, Zhang, Yeping, Liu, Fang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore IMR Press 22.12.2021
Subjects
Aging
cardiac development
cardiac fibroblasts
cardiac microenvironment
electrophysiology
Endothelial Cells
Fibroblasts - pathology
Fibroblasts - physiology
Humans
Myocardium - pathology
Myocytes, Cardiac
senescence
Electrophysiology
Cardiac development
Cardiac fibroblasts
Cardiac microenvironment
Senescence
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Summary:Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), one of the major groups of cardiac cells, play a prominent role in the cardiac microenvironment through communicating with other cells such as cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and immune cells. These communications are required not only during cardiac development but also during pathogenesis. CFs are also involved in developmental changes in the post-natal and pre-natal heart through depositing extra cellular matrix (ECM) and maintaining cardiac tissue structure. Furthermore, CFs show both detrimental and beneficial effects in maintenance of the electrophysiology of the heart. Senescent CFs in the cardiac microenvironment influence other cardiac cells through paracrine signaling, which would worsen or cure the diseases. Therefore, there is a need of exclusive study on CFs' role in the developmental stage of the heart, electrophysiology, and senescence. This review discusses the current research about CFs' function, especially the CFs' role in cardiac development, electrophysiology, and senescence, and proposes a certain gap filling future prospective.
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ISSN:1530-6550
2153-8174
DOI:10.31083/j.rcm2204126