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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Targeting Fibrosis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Therapies.

Xingpeng Di, Ya Li, Jingwen Wei, Tianyue Li, Banghua Liao

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xingpeng DiDepartment of Urology and Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1921-5509
Ya LiDepartment of Urology and Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Jingwen WeiDepartment of Urology and Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Tianyue LiDepartment of Urology and Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Banghua LiaoDepartment of Urology and Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.

Funding

National Natural Science Fund of China 32171301Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF GZC20231800Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China 2024M752268Post-Doctor Research Project, West China Hospital, Sichuan University 2024HXBH045Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program 2024NSFSC1497
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the final stage of disease-related tissue injury and repair, fibrosis is characterized by excessive accumulation of the extracellular matrix. Unrestricted accumulation of stromal cells and matrix during fibrosis impairs the structure and function of organs, ultimately leading to organ failure. The major etiology of fibrosis is an injury caused by genetic heterogeneity, trauma, virus infection, alcohol, mechanical stimuli, and drug. Persistent abnormal activation of "quiescent" fibroblasts that interact with or do not interact with the immune system via complicated signaling cascades, in which parenchymal cells are also triggered, is identified as the main mechanism involved in the initiation and progression of fibrosis. Although the mechanisms of fibrosis are still largely unknown, multiple therapeutic strategies targeting identified molecular mechanisms have greatly attenuated fibrotic lesions in clinical trials. In this review, the organ-specific molecular mechanisms of fibrosis is systematically summarized, including cardiac fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, renal fibrosis, and pulmonary fibrosis. Some important signaling pathways associated with fibrosis are also introduced. Finally, the current antifibrotic strategies based on therapeutic targets and clinical trials are discussed. A comprehensive interpretation of the current mechanisms and therapeutic strategies targeting fibrosis will provide the fundamental theoretical basis not only for fibrosis but also for the development of antifibrotic therapies.

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FibrosisAnimalsExtracellular MatrixHumansSignal Transductionclinical trialfibrosismechanismsignaling pathwaytherapy

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PMID39665319
PMCPMC11744640

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