Shared and distinct mechanisms of fibrosis

JHW Distler, AH Györfi, M Ramanujam… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Fibrosis is defined as an excessive deposition of connective tissue components and can
affect virtually every organ system, including the skin, lungs, liver and kidney. Fibrotic tissue …

Multi-layered prevention and treatment of chronic inflammation, organ fibrosis and cancer associated with canonical WNT/β-catenin signaling activation

M Katoh - International journal of molecular medicine, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
β-catenin/CTNNB1 is an intracellular scaffold protein that interacts with adhesion molecules
(E-cadherin/CDH1, N-cadherin/CDH2, VE-cadherin/CDH5 and α-catenins), transmembrane …

Targeting TGF-β signaling for the treatment of fibrosis

AH Györfi, AE Matei, JHW Distler - Matrix biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is widely recognized as a core pathway of fibrosis.
Inhibition of TGF-β signaling may thus offer potential for antifibrotic therapies. Long-term …

Noncanonical WNT5A controls the activation of latent TGF-β to drive fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis

T Trinh-Minh, CW Chen, CT Manh, YN Li, H Zhu… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling is a core pathway of fibrosis, but the
molecular regulation of the activation of latent TGF-β remains incompletely understood …

TGFβ promotes fibrosis by MYST1-dependent epigenetic regulation of autophagy

A Zehender, YN Li, NY Lin, A Stefanica… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Activation of fibroblasts is essential for physiological tissue repair. Uncontrolled activation of
fibroblasts, however, may lead to tissue fibrosis with organ dysfunction. Although several …

Understanding the impact of fibroblast heterogeneity on skin fibrosis

MF Griffin, HE desJardins-Park… - Disease Models & …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Tissue fibrosis is the deposition of excessive extracellular matrix and can occur as part of the
body's natural wound healing process upon injury, or as a consequence of diseases such as …

The WNT signaling pathways in wound healing and fibrosis

O Burgy, M Königshoff - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The WNT signaling pathways are major regulators of organ development. Ample research
over the past few decades revealed that these pathways are critically involved in adult tissue …

Dipeptidylpeptidase 4 as a marker of activated fibroblasts and a potential target for the treatment of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis

A Soare, HA Györfi, AE Matei, C Dees… - Arthritis & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Expression of dipeptidylpeptidase 4 (DPP‐4) identifies a dermal fibroblast lineage
involved in scarring during wound healing. The role of DDP‐4 in tissue fibrosis is, however …

The role of Wnt signaling in skin fibrosis

MF Griffin, J Huber, FJ Evan, N Quarto… - Medicinal Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skin fibrosis is the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix in the dermis. Cutaneous
fibrosis can occur following tissue injury, including burns, trauma, and surgery, resulting in …

is Wnt signaling an attractive target for the treatment of osteoarthritis?

RJ Lories, S Monteagudo - Rheumatology and Therapy, 2020 - Springer
Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disease affecting millions of people
worldwide and a leading cause of pain and disability. Increasing incidence of obesity and …