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Fibrosis is detrimental in a number of ways:1. The scar compresses and may ultimately obliterate theparenchymal cells and blood vessels.2. Deposition of basement membrane components between thecapillary endothelial cells and the parenchymal cells presentsa diffusional barrier which contributes to malnutrition of thetissue cells.3. An increased amount and rigidity of the extracellular matrixunfavorably affect the elasticity and flexibility of the wholetissue, compromising the mechanical function of organs suchas the heart and lungs.4. Furthermore, the altered extracellular environment is sensed byintegrins. Through these transmembrane proteins and the coupledintracellular signal transducing networks (see Fig. 3-11),fibrosis may modulate several aspects of cell behavior, includingpolarity, motility, and gene expression (Raghow, 1994).
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