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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

Mechanistic insights into post-translational modifications in hepatic fibrosis: pathogenic roles and therapeutic potentials.

Xiwen Bai, Zhihan Liu, Xianbin Li, Ranran Sun, Zujiang Yu

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. 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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Xiwen Bai *Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
Zhihan Liu *Public Health Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University, S2005 Schurman Hall, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Xianbin LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
Ranran SunDepartment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China. fccsunrr@zzu.edu.cn.
Zujiang YuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China. johnyuem@zzu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0954-5472

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 82070643Scientific Research and Innovation Team of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University No. ZYCXTD2023002 and QNCXTD2023002The Academician Workstation, Center of Spatiotemporal Omics, the FirstAffiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. The Academician Workstation, Center of Spatiotemporal Omics, the FirstAffiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.The Funding for The Outstanding Young Scientist Program of the Henan Natural Science Foundation 252300421020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatic fibrosis, a critical progression in liver disease, has been widely studied. While the activation of stellate cells and the accumulation of extracellular matrix components are recognized as key mechanisms, additional research is necessary to uncover further complexities. Recent investigations underscore the pivotal role of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in hepatic fibrosis. This study explores nine PTMs-methylation, acetylation, SUMOylation, Neddylation, phosphorylation, crotonylation, glycosylation, lactylation, and ubiquitination-each implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis. Furthermore, six classes of drugs-ACC inhibitors, ASK1 inhibitors, Akt activators, FXR agonists, PTP1B inhibitors, and HDAC inhibitors-are reviewed for their therapeutic potential in targeting PTMs to treat hepatic fibrosis.

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Liver CirrhosisProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAnimalsHumansExtracellular matrixHepatic fibrosisPost-translational modificationStellate cell

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PMID41034921
PMCPMC12486870

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