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 …

Fibroblasts as immune regulators in infection, inflammation and cancer

S Davidson, M Coles, T Thomas, G Kollias… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In chronic infection, inflammation and cancer, the tissue microenvironment controls how
local immune cells behave, with tissue-resident fibroblasts emerging as a key cell type in …

Revisiting fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease: the gut thickens

S D'Alessio, F Ungaro, D Noviello, S Lovisa… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Intestinal fibrosis, which is usually the consequence of chronic inflammation, is a common
complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative …

Anti-Inflammatory and Intestinal Microbiota Modulation Properties of Jinxiang Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Polysaccharides toward Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced …

X Shao, C Sun, X Tang, X Zhang, D Han… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Garlic polysaccharides are great potential agents because of their anti-inflammation,
antioxidation, and immunomodulation properties. However, few studies have reported their …

Fibroblasts: Immunomodulatory factors in refractory diabetic wound healing

Y Liu, Y Liu, W He, X Mu, X Wu, J Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes is a systemic disease in which patients with diabetes may develop peripheral
neuropathy of the lower extremities and peripheral vascular disease due to long-term …

Mesenchymal stem cells in fibrotic diseases—the two sides of the same coin

L Qin, N Liu, C Bao, D Yang, G Ma, W Yi… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Fibrosis is caused by extensive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which
play a crucial role in injury repair. Fibrosis attributes to~ 45% of all deaths worldwide. The …

Intestinal fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease and the prospects of mesenchymal stem cell therapy

Y Wang, B Huang, T Jin, DKW Ocansey… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Intestinal fibrosis is an important complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In the
course of the development of fibrosis, certain parts of the intestine become narrowed …

Novel mechanisms and clinical trial endpoints in intestinal fibrosis

J Wang, S Lin, JM Brown, D van Wagoner… - Immunological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) worldwide has resulted in a global
public health challenge. Intestinal fibrosis leading to stricture formation and bowel …

The pregnane X receptor and indole-3-propionic acid shape the intestinal mesenchyme to restrain inflammation and fibrosis

KL Flannigan, KM Nieves, HE Szczepanski… - Cellular and molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Fibrosis is a common complication of inflammatory bowel diseases
(IBDs). The pregnane X receptor (PXR)(encoded by NR1I2) suppresses intestinal …

Investigating causality with fecal microbiota transplantation in rodents: applications, recommendations and pitfalls

CE Gheorghe, NL Ritz, JA Martin, HR Wardill… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, studies investigating the role of the gut microbiota in health and diseases
have increased enormously–making it essential to deepen and question the research …