[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Liver fibrosis: mechanistic concepts and therapeutic perspectives

N Roehlen, E Crouchet, TF Baumert - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Liver fibrosis due to viral or metabolic chronic liver diseases is a major challenge of global
health. Correlating with liver disease progression, fibrosis is a key factor for liver disease …

[HTML][HTML] TGF-β in hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrogenesis—updated 2019

B Dewidar, C Meyer, S Dooley, N Meindl-Beinker - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Liver fibrosis is an advanced liver disease condition, which could progress to cirrhosis and
hepatocellular carcinoma. To date, there is no direct approved antifibrotic therapy, and …

[HTML][HTML] Liver fibrosis: therapeutic targets and advances in drug therapy

Z Tan, H Sun, T Xue, C Gan, H Liu, Y Xie… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Liver fibrosis is an abnormal wound repair response caused by a variety of chronic liver
injuries, which is characterized by over-deposition of diffuse extracellular matrix (ECM) and …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell analysis of developing and azoospermia human testicles reveals central role of Sertoli cells

LY Zhao, CC Yao, XY Xing, T Jing, P Li, ZJ Zhu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Clinical efficacy of treatments against non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), which affects 1%
of men, are currently limited by the incomplete understanding of NOA pathogenesis and …

[HTML][HTML] WNT signaling in disease

LF Ng, P Kaur, N Bunnag, J Suresh, ICH Sung, QH Tan… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Developmental signaling pathways control a vast array of biological processes during
embryogenesis and in adult life. The WNT pathway was discovered simultaneously in …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular mechanisms of liver fibrosis and its potential therapy in application

D Zhang, Y Zhang, B Sun - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Liver fibrosis results from repeated and persistent liver damage. It can start with hepatocyte
injury and advance to inflammation, which recruits and activates additional liver immune …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic strategy in renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis

SS Li, Q Sun, MR Hua, P Suo, JR Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays important roles in embryonic development and
tissue homeostasis. Wnt signaling is induced, and β-catenin is activated, associated with the …

Wnt signaling pathway in aging-related tissue fibrosis and therapies

HH Hu, G Cao, XQ Wu, ND Vaziri, YY Zhao - Ageing research reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Fibrosis is the final hallmark of pathological remodeling, which is a major contributor to the
pathogenesis of various chronic diseases and aging-related organ failure to fully control …

Therapeutic implications of targeting autophagy and TGF-β crosstalk for the treatment of liver fibrosis

S Siapoush, R Rezaei, H Alavifard, B Hatami, MR Zali… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Liver fibrosis is characterized by the excessive deposition and accumulation of extracellular
matrix components, mainly collagens, and occurs in response to a broad spectrum of …