Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2007 Feb;56(2):284-92.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.088690.

Emerging insights into Transforming growth factor beta Smad signal in hepatic fibrogenesis

Y Inagaki  1 , I Okazaki
Affiliations
Review

Emerging insights into Transforming growth factor beta Smad signal in hepatic fibrogenesis

Y Inagaki et al. Gut. 2007 Feb.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

References

    1. Roberts A B, Lamb L C, Newton D L.et al Transforming growth factors: isolation of polypeptides from virally and chemically transformed cells by acid/ethanol extraction. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1980773494–3498. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bissell D M, Roulot D, George J. Transforming growth factor‐β and the liver. Hepatology 200134859–867. - PubMed
    1. Gressner A M, Weiskirchen R. Modern pathogenetic concepts of liver fibrosis suggest stellate cells and TGF‐β as major players and therapeutic targets. J Cell Mol Med 20051076–99. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Massague J, Seoane J, Wotton D. Smad transcription factors. Gene Dev 2005192783–2810. - PubMed
    1. Breitkopf K, Sawitza I, Westhoff J H.et al Thrombospondin 1 acts as a strong promoter of transforming growth factor β effects via two distinct mechanisms in hepatic stellate cells. Gut 200554673–681. - PMC - PubMed

MeSH terms