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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Melatonin Alleviates Graft Biliary Fibrosis by Inhibiting VIM

Zhaoyi Wu, Nengsheng Fu, Zhongxin Huang, Yu Mou, Ensi Ma, Xiaoshi Wang, Tian Dong, Yujun Zhang, Danqing Liu, Di Jiang and 5 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Zhaoyi WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Nengsheng FuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Zhongxin HuangDepartment of Radiology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6272-7913
Yu MouDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Ensi MaLiver Transplantation Center, Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital & Institute of Organ Transplantation, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoshi WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Tian DongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yujun ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Danqing LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Di JiangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Jingya KuangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Rui LiaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yifeng TaoLiver Transplantation Center, Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital & Institute of Organ Transplantation, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Leida ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6922-7882
Chengcheng ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.

Funding

General Program of Chongqing Natural Science Foundation CSTB2024NSCQ-MSX1156National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270687Southwest Hospital outstanding young talent cultivation fund program 2025YQBJ-4youth elite scientists sponsorship program 2024-JCJQ-QT-003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-anastomotic stricture (NAS), a severe liver transplantation (LT) complication, is pathologically defined by biliary fibrosis, with unclear mechanisms and limited pharmacological therapeutic strategies. Single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on the bile duct tissues of NAS patients, ongoing (fibrosis persistent group) or succeeding (fibrosis remission group) in endoscopic treatment. Integrated analysis indicated that biliary epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrosis were reduced in the fibrosis remission group than in the fibrosis persistent group. VIM

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Bile DuctsCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorLiver TransplantationMelatoninTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleFibrosisHumansHypoxiaMaleRatsSignal TransductionCREM protein, humanCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorMelatoninTransforming Growth Factor betabiliary fibrosisCREMepithelial‐mesenchymal transitionliver transplantationmelatonin

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PMID42234402
PMCPMC13336030

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