Notch in fibrosis and as a target of anti-fibrotic therapy

B Hu, SH Phan - Pharmacological research, 2016 - Elsevier
The Notch pathway represents a highly conserved signaling network with essential roles in
regulation of key cellular processes and functions, many of which are critical for …

Recent advances in molecular targets and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: focus on TGFβ signaling and the myofibroblast

M Gharaee-Kermani, B Hu, SH Phan… - Current medicinal …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by injury and loss of lung epithelial
cells, accumulation of fibroblasts/myofibroblasts and abnormal remodeling of the lung …

Targeting tumor micro-environment for design and development of novel anti-angiogenic agents arresting tumor growth

RN Gacche, RJ Meshram - Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis: a process of generation of new blood vessels has been proved to be
necessary for sustained tumor growth and cancer progression. Inhibiting angiogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of myofibroblastic Notch signaling attenuates liver fibrosis by modulating fibrosis progression and regression

Z Yue, Z Jiang, B Ruan, J Duan, P Song… - … journal of biological …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The phenotypic transformation of hepatic myofibroblasts (MFs) is involved in the whole
process of the progression and regression of liver fibrosis. Notch signaling has been …

Caveolin-1 gene therapy inhibits inflammasome activation to protect from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

X Lin, M Barravecchia, R Matthew Kottmann, P Sime… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating and fatal disease and characterized by
increased deposition of extracellular matrix proteins and scar formation in the lung, resulting …

Impact of low oxygen on the secretome of human adipose-derived stromal/stem cell primary cultures

TP Frazier, JM Gimble, I Kheterpal, BG Rowan - Biochimie, 2013 - Elsevier
Tissue fibrosis can lead to organ dysfunction, patient morbidity, and mortality. Adipose-
derived Stromal/stem Cells (ASCs) represent a potential therapeutic. Immediately following …

Protective effects of nintedanib against polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate-induced lung fibrosis in mice

HY Kim, MS Kim, SH Kim, D Joen, K Lee - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nintedanib (NDN), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been shown to have anti-tumor, anti-
inflammatory, and anti-fibrotic effects in several reports. We investigated the protective …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal deficiency of Notch1 attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

B Hu, Z Wu, D Bai, T Liu, MR Ullenbruch… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Notch signaling pathway is involved in the regulation of cell fate, differentiation, proliferation,
and apoptosis in development and disease. Previous studies suggest the importance of …

Antifibrosis effects of triterpene acids of Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. leaf in a rat model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Y Yang, Y Huang, C Huang, X Lv, L Liu… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the prophylactic effect and some
mechanisms of action of triterpene acids of loquat (TAL) on bleomycin A5-induced …

Yin yang 1 is a novel regulator of pulmonary fibrosis

X Lin, PJ Sime, H Xu, MA Williams… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts is a cardinal feature of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The transcription factor Yin Yang 1 (YY1) plays a role in …