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Review
. 2021 Jul;302(1):86-103.
doi: 10.1111/imr.12989. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

Fibroblasts and macrophages: Collaborators in tissue homeostasis

Ruth A Franklin  1   2
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Review

Fibroblasts and macrophages: Collaborators in tissue homeostasis

Ruth A Franklin. Immunol Rev. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Fibroblasts and macrophages are universal cell types across all mammalian tissues. These cells differ in many ways including their cellular origins; dynamics of renewal, recruitment, and motility within tissues; roles in tissue structure and secretion of signaling molecules; and contributions to the activation and progression of immune responses. However, many of the features that make these two cell types unique are not opposing, but instead complementary. This review will present cell-cell communication in this context and discuss how complementarity makes fibroblasts and macrophages highly compatible partners in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis.

Keywords: cell circuits; cell-cell communication; fibroblasts; homeostasis; inflammation; macrophages.

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