TGF-β as a driver of fibrosis: physiological roles and therapeutic opportunities
| Autor: | Johanna R. Schaub, Rik Derynck, Erine H. Budi, Martin Decaris, Scott M. Turner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Cell type Population Clinical settings Pathology and Forensic Medicine Extracellular matrix 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Fibrosis Transforming Growth Factor beta medicine Animals Humans education Fibroblast Pathological education.field_of_study business.industry medicine.disease 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cancer research business Transforming growth factor |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of pathologyReferences. 254(4) |
| ISSN: | 1096-9896 |
| Popis: | Many chronic diseases are marked by fibrosis, which is defined by an abundance of activated fibroblasts and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, resulting in loss of normal function of the affected organs. The initiation and progression of fibrosis are elaborated by pro-fibrotic cytokines, the most critical of which is transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). This review focuses on the fibrogenic roles of increased TGF-β activities and underlying signaling mechanisms in the activated fibroblast population and other cell types that contribute to progression of fibrosis. Insight into these roles and mechanisms of TGF-β as a universal driver of fibrosis has stimulated the development of therapeutic interventions to attenuate fibrosis progression, based on interference with TGF-β signaling. Their promise in preclinical and clinical settings will be discussed. © 2021 The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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