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ReviewJACC. Basic to translational science2024

Targeting Soluble TGF-β Factors: Advances in Precision Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Clarissa Becher, Marius Wits, Frances S de Man, Gonzalo Sanchez-Duffhues, Marie-Jose Goumans

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Review in JACC. Basic to translational science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The emerging role of integrin signaling in pulmonary vascular disease.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026
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  10. Signaling pathways and targeted therapy for pulmonary hypertension.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Clarissa BecherDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, the Netherlands.
Marius WitsDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, the Netherlands.
Frances S de ManDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Gonzalo Sanchez-DuffhuesNanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), Spanish Research National Council (CSIC) Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
Marie-Jose GoumansDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, the Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare progressive disease characterized by pulmonary artery vascular remodeling, increased vascular resistance, and subsequent right ventricular hypertrophy and right heart failure. It is triggered by disrupted transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling, including loss-of-function mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) receptor 2. Emerging treatments aim to inhibit elevated TGF-β levels or enhance diminished endothelial BMP signaling. This review aims to summarize the role of the TGF-β superfamily in the pathobiology of PAH and recent discoveries highlighting altered expression of TGF-β-related soluble factors in PAH patients that can serve as potential biomarkers and drug targets. The discussion focuses on how these altered factors can guide treatment decisions and monitor therapeutic responses, facilitating personalized patient care through the integration of diagnostics and therapy, that is, precision medicine. This approach tailors treatment strategies to individual patients based on their unique disease characteristics.

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PMID39619136
PMCPMC11604486

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