Advances on TGF-β/Smad signal pathway in hepatic fibrosis
Journal Title: Biomedical Transformation - Year 2021, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway plays a vital role in regulating cell processes. As far as the liver is concerned, the TGF-β signaling pathway runs through liver diseases, from the initial liver cell injury to inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and cancer. TGF-β causes hepatic stellate cells to acti‐ vate into fibroblasts, and promotes the death of a large number of hepatocytes, which promotes the development of liver fibrosis to cirrhosis, and the over-activated TGF-β signal is closely related to the development of liver can‐ cer. In this review, the author will describe the mechanism of action of the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway in the process of liver fibrosis, as well as the new progress made in the experimental and clinical diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases through the TGF-β signaling pathway. In order to provide new evidence for the study of liver fibrosis.
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Han Daoning, Su Xiulan
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