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ReviewJournal of clinical and translational hepatology2025

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of TGF-β Inhibitors for Liver Fibrosis: Targeting Multiple Signaling Pathways.

Wanchun Zhu, Yu Cui, Jiahao Qiu, Xin Zhang, Yueqiu Gao, Zhi Shang, Lingying Huang

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Review in Journal of clinical and translational hepatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Reversal of injury-induced fibrosis and anal sphincter muscle dysfunction by sFRP2 in rabbits.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2026
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  9. Antifibrotic Effects ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  14. [Analysis of serum lipidomics for a spontaneous hepatic fibrosis mouse model].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wanchun ZhuLaboratory of Cellular Immunity, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yu CuiLaboratory of Cellular Immunity, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiahao QiuLaboratory of Cellular Immunity, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xin ZhangLaboratory of Cellular Immunity, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yueqiu GaoShanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhi ShangLaboratory of Cellular Immunity, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000
Lingying HuangDepartment of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver fibrosis is a pathological process resulting from various chronic liver injuries that lead to the formation of liver fibrous scars. It can further progress to cirrhosis and even liver cancer. Currently, there are no effective drugs specifically approved for the treatment of liver fibrosis; etiological therapy remains the main treatment strategy. Therefore, it is necessary to develop anti-fibrotic drugs targeting different pathways involved in liver fibrosis. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is a key driver of fibrosis, and targeting TGF-β can effectively reduce liver fibrosis. In this review, we discussed the anti-liver fibrosis effects of TGF-β inhibitors through different signaling pathways, including the application of certain active ingredients from Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Antifibrotic agentsEnzyme inhibitorsFibrosisLiver cirrhosisMolecular targeted therapyTransforming growth factor-beta

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PMID40937077
PMCPMC12422146

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