fibroblast

July 7, 2023

Study reveals new clue to gastric cancer

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have uncovered evidence of fibroblast cells’ direct involvement in the development of gastric cancer.

By Bill Snyder
March 23, 2021

Prostate cancer microenvironment

Distinct cancer-associated fibroblasts in the prostate tumor microenvironment may influence tumor progression and could point to new therapeutic targets.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 4, 2020

Potential new cancer target

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered the involvement of a certain type of adenosine receptor in mediating signaling that supports tumor growth and metastasis.

By Bill Snyder
Pampee Young, MD, PhD, left, Sarika Saraswati, PhD, and colleagues are studying the different ways fibroblasts function following tissue injury.
August 8, 2019

Cellular engines of wound repair have distinct roles

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that, in contrast to prevailing dogma, fibroblasts are not all alike; instead, they have distinctive functions following tissue injury.

By Leigh MacMillan