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ReviewCells2024

Molecular Mechanisms of Fibrosis in Cholestatic Liver Diseases and Regenerative Medicine-Based Therapies.

Wei-Lu Wang, Haoran Lian, Yingyu Liang, Yongqin Ye, Paul Kwong Hang Tam, Yan Chen

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Review in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Selenium and Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis: Opposing Direct and Steatosis-Mediated Associations in a Large Cohort.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Wei-Lu WangSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.
Haoran LianSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.ORCID 0009-0002-9693-2234
Yingyu LiangSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.
Yongqin YeFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.
Paul Kwong Hang TamSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6231-3035
Yan ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China.

Funding

Paul Kwong Hang TAM 0097/2022/A2Paul Kwong Hang TAM FRG-22-089-FMDYan Chen 0086/2022/AYan Chen FRG-22-088-FMD
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this review is to explore the potential of new regenerative medicine approaches in the treatment of cholestatic liver fibrosis. Cholestatic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and biliary atresia (BA), due to the accumulation of bile, often progress to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver failure. When the disease becomes severe enough to require liver transplantation. Deeply understanding the disease's progression and fibrosis formation is crucial for better diagnosis and treatment. Current liver fibrosis treatments mainly target the root causes and no direct treatment method in fibrosis itself. Recent advances in regenerative medicine offer a potential approach that may help find the ways to target fibrosis directly, offering hope for improved outcomes. We also summarize, analyze, and discuss the current state and benefits of regenerative medicine therapies such as mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and organoid technology, which may help the treatment of cholestatic liver diseases. Focusing on the latest research may reveal new targets and enhance therapeutic efficacy, potentially leading to more effective management and even curative strategies for cholestatic liver diseases.

Indexed as

CholestasisLiver CirrhosisRegenerative MedicineAnimalsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsBAcholestatic liver fibrosisliver transplantationmechanismPBCPSCregenerative medicine

Identifiers

PMID39682745
PMCPMC11640075

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