Cellular crosstalk of fibroblast–myofibroblast transition in intestinal homeostasis and disease
Fibroblasts are central components of the intestinal microenvironment and can acquire a myofibroblast phenotype through fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition (FMT), a process linked to increased tissue mechanosensitivity and active extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. In this way, FMT participates in normal intestin...