BioengineeringbioRxiv
Native Adiponectin Plays a Role in the Adipocyte Mediated Conversion of Fibroblasts to Myofibroblasts
M. Y. El-Hattab, N. Sinclair, J. N. Liszewski…·J. A. Ankrum
This study identifies adiponectin as a key adipokine secreted by mature adipocytes that induces fibroblast-to-myofibroblast conversion through a TGF-β1-independent pathway.
DOI 10.1098/rsif.2023.0004