Fibrosis is omnipresent and contributes to a substantial proportion of all natural deaths. A recent study (pages 1262–1270) provides evidence that the mysterious perivascular cell, also known as the pericyte, is the cell type responsible for fibrotic disease in skin and skeletal muscle.
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J.S.D. is on the scientific advisory board of Promedior, Inc. and Regulus Therapeutics. He holds stock options in Promedior, Inc. and receives research support from Regulus Therapeutics. He is also a consultant to Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biogen Idec, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Duffield, J. The elusive source of myofibroblasts: problem solved?. Nat Med 18, 1178–1180 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.2867
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