| Autor: |
Jacopo Di Gregorio, Iole Robuffo, Sonia Spalletta, Giulia Giambuzzi, Vincenzo De Iuliis, Elena Toniato, Stefano Martinotti, Pio Conti, Vincenzo Flati |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 8 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-634X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fcell.2020.607483 |
| Popis: |
Fibrosis is a chronic and progressive disorder characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, which leads to scarring and loss of function of the affected organ or tissue. Indeed, the fibrotic process affects a variety of organs and tissues, with specific molecular background. However, two common hallmarks are shared: the crucial role of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and the involvement of the inflammation process, that is essential for initiating the fibrotic degeneration. TGF-β in particular but also other cytokines regulate the most common molecular mechanism at the basis of fibrosis, the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT). EMT has been extensively studied, but not yet fully explored as a possible therapeutic target for fibrosis. A deeper understanding of the crosstalk between fibrosis and EMT may represent an opportunity for the development of a broadly effective anti-fibrotic therapy. Here we report the evidences of the relationship between EMT and multi-organ fibrosis, and the possible therapeutic approaches that may be developed by exploiting this relationship. |
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