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Fibroblasts produce three types of connective tissue fibers: collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers. Of these, collagenous and elastic fibers are the most abundant. Fibroblasts produce three types of connective tissue fibers: collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers.
âª Abstract Cardiac fibroblasts play a central role in the maintenance of extracellular matrix in the normal heart and as mediators of inflammatory and fibrotic myocardial remodeling in the injured and failing heart. In this review, we evaluate the cardiac fibroblast as a therapeutic target in heart disease. Unique features of cardiac fibroblast cell biology are discussed in relation to normal and pathophysiological cardiac function.