# Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/papers/evidence-that-fibroblasts-derive-from-epithelium-during-tissue-fibrosis-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Masayuki Iwano,David Plieth,Theodore M. Danoff,Chengsen Xue,Hirokazu Okada,Eric G. Neilson |
| Citations | 1,578 |
| DOI | 10.1172/jci0215518 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4244774747 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2002 |

## Paper authors

- [Hirokazu Okada](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/hirokazu-okada/)
- [Eric G. Neilson](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/eric-g-neilson/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Clinical Investigation](https://picoportal.org/library/journals/journal-of-clinical-investigation/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Mesenchymal stem cell research](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/mesenchymal-stem-cell-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Mesenchymal stem cell research](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/mesenchymal-stem-cell-research/)
- [Wound Healing and Treatments](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/wound-healing-and-treatments-2/)
- [Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/periodontal-regeneration-and-treatments/)

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