Do macrophages acquire fibroblast characteristics in a rat model of proliferative vitreoretinopathy?
Macrophages effectively and reproducibly induce the development of proliferative fibrocellular membranes in rats. In this PVR model, macrophages acquire fibroblast-like cell phenotype and contribute to fibrocellular membranes directly, suggesting that macrophages may be a cell origin of fibroblast-like cells involved in PVR.
Nonverbal synchrony can be an objective and sensitive indicator of the severity of patients' problems. Furthermore, quantitative analysis of nonverbal synchrony may provide novel insights into specific relationships between symptoms, cognition, and core communicative problems in schizophrenia.