Commentary on "USP13 promotes hepatic stellate cells activation and aggravates liver fibrosis through deubiquitinating SMAD3"

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¹ The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), No. 54 Post Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
² Department of Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Shangcheng District, No. 54 Post Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. weiyidiandian@zcmu.edu.cn.

^# Contributed equally.

Comment

Meng-Yuan Shen et al. Hepatol Int. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 16.

doi: 10.1007/s12072-025-10911-6. Online ahead of print.

¹ The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), No. 54 Post Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
² Department of Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Shangcheng District, No. 54 Post Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. weiyidiandian@zcmu.edu.cn.

^# Contributed equally.

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Conflict of interest statement

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USP13 promotes hepatic stellate cells activation and aggravates liver fibrosis through deubiquitinating SMAD3.
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