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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

TAK1: A Molecular Link Between Liver Inflammation, Fibrosis, Steatosis, and Carcinogenesis.

Weijun Wang, Wenkang Gao, Qingjing Zhu, Afnan Alasbahi, Ekihiro Seki, Ling Yang

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Weijun WangDivision of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Wenkang GaoDivision of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qingjing ZhuDepartment of Liver Diseases, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Afnan AlasbahiDivision of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ekihiro SekiDepartment of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Ling YangDivision of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USJinyintan Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

LPS binding to TLR4 regulates hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrosisR01DK085252 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI EKIHIRO SEKI · 2011 to 2026
$4.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK085252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic insult and persistent injury can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, and carcinogenesis; it can also be associated with metabolic disorders. Identification of critical molecules that link the process of inflammation and carcinogenesis will provide prospective therapeutic targets for liver diseases. Rapid advancements in gene engineering technology have allowed the elucidation of the underlying mechanism of transformation, from inflammation and metabolic disorders to carcinogenesis. Transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) is an upstream intracellular protein kinase of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and c-Jun N-terminal kinases, which are activated by numerous cytokines, growth factors, and microbial products. In this study, we highlighted the functional roles of TAK1 and its interaction with transforming growth factor-β, WNT, AMP-activated protein kinase, and NF-κB signaling pathways in liver inflammation, steatosis, fibrosis, and carcinogenesis based on previously published articles.

Indexed as

AMPK signalingcarcinogenesishepatosteatosisinflammationliver fibrosisTAK1TGF-β signalingWNT signaling

Identifiers

PMID34722513
PMCPMC8551703
OpenAlexW3206979698

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