"Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.
| Descriptor ID |
D005355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.355
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fibrosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fibrosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
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TNFa and endothelial IL-1 receptor signaling drive peritubular capillary regression and mature collagen accumulation in obstructive kidney injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2026 Oct 01; 331(4):F588-F599.
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A population-scale transcriptional atlas of blood and tissue in lupus nephritis. Sci Transl Med. 2026 Aug 19; 18(863):eaec0512.
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Time-restricted feeding improves metabolic flexibility, promotes beiging, and mitigates fibro-inflammation in the adipose tissue of aged mice. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 Apr 07; 81(5).
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Vagal Stimulation Rescues HFpEF by Altering Cardiac Resident Macrophage Function. Circ Res. 2025 Aug 15; 137(5):664-681.
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Cardiac autoantibodies promote a fibrotic transcriptome and reduced ventricular recovery in human myocarditis. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1500909.
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Deficient RPE mitochondrial energetics leads to subretinal fibrosis in age-related neovascular macular degeneration. Commun Biol. 2024 Sep 02; 7(1):1075.
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Osteopontin deletion attenuates cyst growth but exacerbates fibrosis in mice with cystic kidney disease. Physiol Rep. 2024 Sep; 12(17):e70038.
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Increased Gremlin1 Expression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Promotes a Fibrogenic Stromal Microenvironment. Pancreas. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 53(10):e808-e817.
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Fibrosis in burns: an overview of mechanisms and therapies. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2023 12 01; 325(6):C1545-C1557.
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Metabolic benefits of 17a-estradiol in liver are partially mediated by ER? in male mice. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 17; 13(1):9841.