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Merel Willemse

Radboud University Nijmegen

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A. Essen· 1 shared A. van CaamiD· 1 shared Birgitte Walgreen· 1 shared Daphne N. DorstiD· 1 shared E.L. VittersiD· 1 shared Hans J. P. M. KoeneniD· 1 shared Marije I. KoendersiD· 1 shared Peter M van der Kraan· 1 shared

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CD8+ T cells drive myofibroblast activation and contraction via JAK/STAT3 and TGFβ signaling

Theodoros Ioannis Papadimitriou, A. Essen, Merel Willemse, Daphne N. Dorst, E.L. Vitters, Birgitte Walgreen, Hans J. P. M. Koenen, Peter M van der Kraan, Marije I. Koenders, Rogier M. Thurlings, A. van Caam

This study shows CD8+ T cells drive myofibroblast activation and contraction through JAK/STAT3 and TGFβ signaling, not cytotoxicity, and suggests combined inhibition of these pathways could treat fibrosis.

iScience · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology