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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Stem Cells. Jan 26, 2021; 13(1): 30-48
Published online Jan 26, 2021. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v13.i1.30
Figure 2
Figure 2 Schematic representation of the adipocyte-to-myofibroblast transition process. In a pro-fibrotic microenvironment, both mature adipocytes de-differentiated into preadipocytes and undifferentiated adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) can give rise to pro-fibrotic myofibroblasts through adipocyte-to-myofibroblast transition. ADSCs: Adipose-derived stem cells; AMT: Adipocyte-to-myofibroblast transition; α-SMA: α-Smooth muscle actin; ECM: Extracellular matrix.