Hepatic stellate cells as key target in liver fibrosis

T Higashi, SL Friedman, Y Hoshida - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Progressive liver fibrosis, induced by chronic viral and metabolic disorders, leads to more
than one million deaths annually via development of cirrhosis, although no antifibrotic …

Repurposing of kinase inhibitors for treatment of COVID-19

E Weisberg, A Parent, PL Yang, M Sattler, Q Liu… - Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Springer
The outbreak of COVID-19, the pandemic disease caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spurred an intense search for treatments by the …

Nilotinib reduces muscle fibrosis in chronic muscle injury by promoting TNF-mediated apoptosis of fibro/adipogenic progenitors

DR Lemos, F Babaeijandaghi, M Low, CK Chang… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Depending on the inflammatory milieu, injury can result either in a tissue's complete
regeneration or in its degeneration and fibrosis, the latter of which could potentially lead to …

The PDGF/PDGFR pathway as a drug target

N Papadopoulos, J Lennartsson - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF) promotes cell proliferation, survival and migration,
primarily of cells of mesenchymal origin. Dysfunction of PDGF signaling has been observed …

[HTML][HTML] Luteolin as a potential hepatoprotective drug: Molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies

C Yao, S Dai, C Wang, K Fu, R Wu, X Zhao… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Luteolin is a flavonoid widely present in various traditional Chinese medicines. In recent
years, luteolin has received more attention due to its impressive liver protective effect, such …

[HTML][HTML] PDGF signaling pathway in hepatic fibrosis pathogenesis and therapeutics

HZ Ying, Q Chen, WY Zhang… - Molecular …, 2017 - … .spandidos-publications.com
The platelet‑derived growth factor (PDFG) signaling pathway exerts persistent activation in
response to a variety of stimuli and facilitates the progression of hepatic fibrosis. Since this …

Dissecting fibrosis: therapeutic insights from the small-molecule toolbox

CB Nanthakumar, RJD Hatley, S Lemma… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Fibrosis, which leads to progressive loss of tissue function and eventual organ failure, has
been estimated to contribute to~ 45% of deaths in the developed world, and so new …

The role of small molecule platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) inhibitors in the treatment of neoplastic disorders

R Roskoski Jr - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) was discovered as a serum-derived component
necessary for the growth of smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and glial cells. The PDGF family …

The PDGF system and its antagonists in liver fibrosis

E Borkham-Kamphorst, R Weiskirchen - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling plays an important role in activated hepatic
stellate cells and portal fibroblast proliferation, chemotaxis, migration and cell survival …

Involvement of platelet‐derived growth factor ligands and receptors in tumorigenesis

CH Heldin, J Lennartsson… - Journal of internal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF) isoforms and their receptors have important roles
during embryogenesis, particularly in the development of various mesenchymal cell types in …