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The Roles of Cardiac Fibroblasts and Endothelial Cells in Myocarditis

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Xuan, Yunling, Chen, Chen, Wen, Zheng, Wang, Dao Wen·2022·Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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In myocarditis caused by various etiologies, activated immune cells and the immune regulatory factors released by them play important roles. But in this complex microenvironment, non-immune cells and non-cardiomyocytes in the heart, such as cardiomyocytes (CMs), cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and endothelial cells (ECs), play the role of “sentinel”, amplify inflammation, and interact with the cardiomyocytes. The complex interactions between them are rarely paid attention to. This review will re-examine the functions of CFs and ECs in the pathological conditions of myocarditis and their direct and indirect interactions with CMs, in order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis of myocarditis and better guide the drug development and clinical treatment of myocarditis.

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  • hCF contributes to structural integrity and contractility by producing ECM proteins, such as collagen and fibronectin, which support cellular organization and mechanical stability.

    “hCF contributes to structural integrity and contractility by producing ECM proteins, such as collagen and fibronectin, which support cellular organization and mechanical stability.[ 52 , 53 , 54 ]”

    From Engineered in vitro multi-cell type ventricle model generates long-term pulsatile flow and modulates cardiac output in response to cardioactive drugs (2025) · cites this paper as [52]

    The CFs section (page unavailable) says cardiac fibroblasts synthesize a collagen-rich ECM network that provides structural integrity and biomechanical signals. The ECM section (page unavailable) also describes that network as supporting cardiac cells. The passages do not specifically establish this for human cardiac fibroblasts (hCF), name fibronectin, or say that ECM production contributes to contractility. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Xuan, Y., Chen, C., Wen, Z., & Wang, D. W.
Affiliations
Tongji Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author
Wang, Dao Wen
Venue
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Published
2022-04-07
Volume
9
Pages
882027-882027
ISSN
2297-055X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4226201280
Cited by
35
References
105
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 1
FWCI
1.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81630010, 81790624, 82070395)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2020CFA016)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
Keywords
myocarditis, cardiac fibroblasts, endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, inflammation, immune cell interactions, cardiac microenvironment

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