fibroproliferation

English

Etymology

From fibro- +‎ proliferation.

Noun

fibroproliferation (countable and uncountable, plural fibroproliferations)

1. proliferation of fibroblasts
   • 2015 July 17, Sirpa Loukovaara et al., “A Case of Abnormal Lymphatic-Like Differentiation and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Activation in Neovascularization Associated with Hemi-Retinal Vein Occlusion”, in Case Reports in Ophthalmology‎^[1], volume 6, →DOI:

     Regarding the pathogenesis of RVO, various proinflammatory cytokines and angiogenic growth factors induced by hypoxia have been implicated in increased microvascular permeability, inflammation, and fibroproliferation by controlling the inner blood-retinal barrier breakdown, extracellular matrix cytoskeletal remodeling, and endothelial-mesenchymal cell transition.