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fibroblast
Also known as fibroblasts
A fibroblast is a type of biological cell typically with a spindle shape that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, produces the structural framework (stroma) for animal tissues, and plays a critical role in wound healing. Fibroblasts are the most common cells of connective tissue in animals.
Key facts
- Cell.Name
- Fibroblast
- Cell.Latin
- fibroblastus
- Cell.Image
- NIH 3T3.jpg
- Cell.Caption
- NIH/3T3 Fibroblasts in cell culture
- Cell.Function
- Extracellular matrix and collagen creation
- Cell.Location
- Connective tissue
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
403,995 papers- A single-cell and spatial genomics atlas of human skin fibroblasts reveals shared disease-related fibroblast subtypes across tissues.Nature immunology · 2025
- Lymph node fibroblast-produced extracellular matrix shapes immune function.Trends in immunology · 2025
- Different fibroblast subtypes propel spatially defined ileal inflammation through TNFR1 signalling in murine ileitis.
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Relationship with fibrocytes
- Development
- Function
- Inflammation
- Tumour mediation
- Use of fibroblasts as feeder cells
- Host immune response
- See also
- References
- External links
A fibroblast is a type of biological cell typically with a spindle shape that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, produces the structural framework (stroma) for animal tissues, and plays a critical role in wound healing. Fibroblasts are the most common cells of connective tissue in animals.
== Structure ==