ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2024
The Role of TGF-β/SMAD Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: from Mechanism to Therapy and Prognosis.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Dual Drug-Loaded Enzyme-Responsive Liposomes Exert Specific Modulation on Liver Cancer Cells and Tumor-Associated Macrophages In Vitro.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- ETV1/TGF-β/SMAD4-CTGF Axis Activated Tumor-CAFs Crosstalk Promotes Poor Progression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Up-Regulated Factor Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Lung Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- GOLPH3 promotes papillary thyroid carcinoma by regulating the TGF-β signaling pathway.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2026Article
- Exosomes liquid biopsy in Lymphoma precision medicine: applications and challenges.Cancer cell international · 2026Review
- GFPT2 upregulation predicts poor prognosis and is associated with TGF-β/Smad activation in lung adenocarcinoma.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- miR-574-3p Regulates Smad/Snail Signaling to Promote Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells.Biochemical genetics · 2026Article
- From bench to bedside: Molecular mechanisms, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic strategies in liver fibrosis.Liver research (Beijing, China) · 2026Review
- Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanisms and Clinical Studies.MedComm · 2026Review
- Curcumin Inhibits Fibroblast Differentiation and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition to Alleviate Adenomyosis through TGF-β1/Smad3 Pathway.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Article
- NF-κB signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma: Mechanisms of tumor progression, immune evasion, and therapeutic resistance.Translational oncology · 2026Review
- Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles (PMSC-EVs) as an Innovative Therapy for Diabetic Wound Healing.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with high incidence and mortality, accounting for approximately 90% of liver cancer. The development of HCC is a complex process involving the abnormal activation or inactivation of multiple signaling pathways. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Small mothers against decapentaplegic (SMAD) signaling pathway regulates the development of HCC. TGF-β activates intracellular SMADs protein through membrane receptors, resulting in a series of biological cascades. Accumulating studies have demonstrated that TGF-β/SMAD signaling plays multiple regulatory functions in HCC. However, there is still controversy about the role of TGF-β/SMAD in HCC. Because it involves different pathogenic factors, disease stages, and cell microenvironment, as well as upstream and downstream relationships with other signaling pathways. This review will summary the regulatory mechanism of the TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway in HCC, involving the regulation of different pathogenic factors, different disease stages, different cell populations, microenvironments, and the interaction with microRNAs. In addition, we also introduced small molecule inhibitors, therapeutic vaccines, and traditional Chinese medicine extracts based on targeting the TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway, which will provide future research direction for HCC therapy targeting the TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway.
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