Common and unique mechanisms regulate fibrosis in various fibroproliferative diseases

TA Wynn - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Fibroproliferative diseases, including the pulmonary fibroses, systemic sclerosis, liver
cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease, progressive kidney disease, and macular degeneration …

Therapy for fibrotic diseases: nearing the starting line

SL Friedman, D Sheppard, JS Duffield… - Science translational …, 2013 - science.org
Fibrosis, or the accumulation of extracellular matrix molecules that make up scar tissue, is a
common feature of chronic tissue injury. Pulmonary fibrosis, renal fibrosis, and hepatic …

Deciphering the cellular mechanisms underlying fibrosis-associated diseases and therapeutic avenues

H Miao, XQ Wu, DD Zhang, YN Wang, Y Guo… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fibrosis is the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components, which results in
disruption of tissue architecture and loss of organ function. Fibrosis leads to high morbidity …

Human fibrotic diseases: current challenges in fibrosis research

J Rosenbloom, E Macarak, S Piera-Velazquez… - Fibrosis: methods and …, 2017 - Springer
Human fibrotic diseases constitute a major health problem worldwide owing to the large
number of affected individuals, the incomplete knowledge of the fibrotic process …

Drugs and targets in fibrosis

X Li, L Zhu, B Wang, M Yuan, R Zhu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Fibrosis contributes to the development of many diseases and many target molecules are
involved in fibrosis. Currently, the majority of fibrosis treatment strategies are limited to …

Cellular mechanisms of tissue fibrosis. 1. Common and organ-specific mechanisms associated with tissue fibrosis

M Zeisberg, R Kalluri - American Journal of Physiology-Cell …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Fibrosis is a pathological scarring process that leads to destruction of organ architecture and
impairment of organ function. Chronic loss of organ function in most organs, including bone …

Therapeutic pro-fibrogenic signaling pathways in fibroblasts

S Cannito, E Novo, M Parola - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Myofibroblasts (MFs) play a critical role in the progression of chronic inflammatory and
fibroproliferative diseases in different tissues/organs, whatever the etiology. Fibrosis is …

Mechanisms of organ fibrosis: Emerging concepts and implications for novel treatment strategies

I Lurje, NT Gaisa, R Weiskirchen, F Tacke - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Fibrosis, or tissue scarring, develops as a pathological deviation from the physiological
wound healing response and can occur in various organs such as the heart, lung, liver …

Targeting fibrosis: Mechanisms and clinical trials

M Zhao, L Wang, M Wang, S Zhou, Y Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive extracellular matrix deposition due to
dysregulated wound and connective tissue repair response. Multiple organs can develop …

Fibrosis: from mechanisms to medicines

NC Henderson, F Rieder, TA Wynn - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Fibrosis can affect any organ and is responsible for up to 45% of all deaths in the
industrialized world. It has long been thought to be relentlessly progressive and irreversible …