Question

what are fibroblasts? How are fibroblasts related to the cytoskeleton?

Answer 1

Fibroblasts are typically spindle-shaped cells with an oval flat nucleus found in the interstitial spaces of organs. In the lung, they reside in highly complex multicellular environments, usually closely apposed to the epithelium or endothelium.  cell that is responsible for making the extracellular matrix and collagen. Together, this extracellular matrix and collagen form the structural framework of tissues in animals and plays an important role in tissue repair. Fibroblasts are the main connective tissue cells present in the body,Fibroblasts produce tropocollagen, which is the forerunner of collagen, and ground substance, an amorphous gel-like matrix that fills the spaces between cells and fibres in connective tissue.