About this Research Topic
The goal of this Research Topic is to update the current knowledge of inflammation-fibrosis interplays in digestive diseases. We would like to clarify the mechanisms how the interplays lead to the development of fibrosis, the roles of interplays in the diseases (promoting or suppressive), the organ- and disease-specific interplays, and how we could control the interplays to treat and prevent the fibrosis.
The scope of this Research Topic is wide and the papers dealing with wide aspects of the inflammation-fibrosis interplays, from basic (in vitro and in vivo), translational, and clinical studies are welcome. Papers which eventually could lead to the application in clinics (biomarkers and treatments) are also welcome.
Keywords: Pancreatic cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Tumor microenvironment, Liver fibrosis, Stellate cells
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