Understanding Interstitial Cells
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 1705
Special Issue Editors
Interests: interstitial cells; connective tissue; telocyte; fibroblast
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A vague term encompassing fibroblasts, macrophages, Leydig cells, telocytes, dendritic cells, pericytes, interstitial cells of Cajal, etc. is identified as an interstitial cell which shares connective tissue components with parenchymal cells and fills the space outside functional cells. Interstitial cells can be easily seen in many locations on animal bodies, such as the dermis of the skin, mucosal layer of the intestine, medulla and cortex of the kidney, seminiferous tubules of the testes, etc. Although their biological importance is unquestionable, the level of their intra- and inter-organ properties deserves attention since it has rarely been analyzed in detail. In this issue, we hope to focus on the spatial structure, plasticity change and molecular biological levels, grouping and real influence of interstitial cells in in vivo and in vitro studies, including healthy and diseased tissues and organs.
Novel insights into morphological structure, classification, function, and physiology of interstitial cells and connected tissues are invited. Immunologic and regenerative effects on tissue and organ function involved in interstitial cells will be of special interest. Integrative analyses of gene and protein, regulatory mechanisms through different omics research on the origin, and differentiation of interstitial cells, including the use of newly described and advanced ideas, are especially invited. Outstanding experts interested in this thematic issue are very welcome to send original manuscripts and reviews dealing with any of the cells mentioned above.
Dr. Ping Yang
Dr. Tengfei Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- interstitial cell
- fibroblasts
- macrophages
- Leydig cells
- Telocyte
- dendritic cells
- pericyte
- interstitial cells of Cajal
