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ReviewAnnals of plastic surgery2019

Targeting Fibrotic Signaling: A Review of Current Literature and Identification of Future Therapeutic Targets to Improve Wound Healing.

Peter Theodore Hetzler, Biraja C Dash, Shangqin Guo, Henry C Hsia

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Review in Annals of plastic surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Preliminary antifibrotic and vasoconstrictor effects of adrenaline in Schlemm's canal and suprachoroidal minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in primary open-angle glaucoma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  2. Pharmacotherapy of Liver Fibrosis and Hepatitis: Recent Advances.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Peter Theodore HetzlerFrom the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery.
Biraja C DashFrom the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery.
Shangqin GuoDepartment of Cell Biology & Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Henry C HsiaFrom the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery.

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Molecular definition of cancer cell-of-originDP2GM123507 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GUO, SHANGQIN · 2016 to 2016
$2.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM123507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrosis is a consequence of aberrant wound healing processes that can be debilitating for patients and often are associated with highly morbid disease processes. Myofibroblasts play an important role in determining an appropriate physiologic response to tissue injury or an excessive response leading to fibrosis. Specifically, "supermature" focal adhesions, α-smooth muscle actin, and the myocardin-related transcription factor/serum response factor pathway likely play a significant role in the differentiation and survival of myofibroblasts in fibrotic lesions. Thus, targeting each of these and disrupting their functioning could lead to the development of therapeutic options for patients suffering from fibrosis and other sequelae of dysregulated wound healing. In this paper, we review the current literature concerning the roles of these three constituents of fibrotic signaling pathways, work already done in attempting to regulate these processes, and discuss the potential of these biomolecular constituents as therapeutic targets in future translational research.

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Gene Expression RegulationSignal TransductionCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalFemaleFibrosisHumansMaleMyofibroblastsTranslational Research, BiomedicalWound Healing

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PMID31246672
PMCPMC6851445

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