Fig. 1From: Fibroblasts in cancer dormancy: foe or friend?The origins of CAFs. The origins of CAFs are primarily categorized into 6 groups. (1) resident normal fibroblasts or quiescent stellate cells (2) fibrocytes recruited from bone marrow (3) mesenchymal stem cells (4) epithelial cells (5) endothelial cells (6) mature somatic cells such as: pericyte, smooth muscle cell, adipocyte (from left to right)Back to article page