Hepatitis C virus-induced tumor-initiating cancer stem-like cells activate stromal fibroblasts in a xenograft tumor model

Hepatitis C virus-induced CCL5 secretion from macrophages activates hepatic stellate cells

(2017) Reina Sasaki et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Geographical variations in incidence, management and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Western country

(2017) Nathalie Goutté et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Revisiting the regulatory roles of the TGF-β family of cytokines

(2016) Keshi Fujio et al.   AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

Molecular insights on the effect of TGF-β1/-β3 in human corneal fibroblasts

(2016) Xiaoqing Guo et al.   EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH

Synergistic anti-liver fibrosis actions of total astragalus saponins and glycyrrhizic acid via TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway modulation

(2016) Yuping Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Early occurrence and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV-related cirrhosis treated with direct-acting antivirals

(2016) Fabio Conti et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Unexpected high rate of early tumor recurrence in patients with HCV-related HCC undergoing interferon-free therapy

(2016) María Reig et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Hepatitis C virus infection stimulates transforming growth factor-β1 expression through up-regulating miR-192

(2016) Ji Hyun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of transforming growth factor-β3 on the expression of Smad3 and Smad7 in tenocytes

(2016) KE JIANG et al.   Molecular Medicine Reports

Correlation of proliferation, TGF-β3 promoter methylation, and Smad signaling in MEPM cells during the development of ATRA-induced cleft palate

(2016) Xiaozhuan Liu et al.   REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY

TGF-β1 and TGF-β2 abundance in liver diseases of mice and men

(2016) Anne Dropmann et al.   Oncotarget

Hepatic Stellate Cells and microRNAs in Pathogenesis of Liver Fibrosis

(2016) Mio Kitano et al.   Journal of Clinical Medicine

Alternatively Activated (M2) Macrophage Phenotype Is Inducible by Endothelin-1 in Cultured Human Macrophages

(2016) Stefano Soldano et al.   PLoS One

Hepatic stellate cells activated by acidic tumor microenvironment promote the metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma via osteopontin

(2015) Jin Song et al.   CANCER LETTERS

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

(2015) Boju Pan et al.   Future Oncology

Therapeutic potential of regulatory cytokines that target B cells

(2015) Keishi Fujio et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Promotion of Cancer Stem-Like Cell Properties in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Hepatocytes

(2015) Young-Chan Kwon et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

TGF-β2 induces transdifferentiation and fibrosis in human lens epithelial cells via regulating gremlin and CTGF

(2014) Bo Ma et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Role of MMP-2 and MMP-9 and their natural inhibitors in liver fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis and non-specific inflammatory bowel diseases

(2014) Jacek Kurzepa et al.   Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International

Glycated Collagen Induces α11 Integrin Expression Through TGF-β2 and Smad3

(2014) Ilana Talior-Volodarsky et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Vascular pathobiology in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis – Current status and future directions

(2014) Yasuko Iwakiri et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

The Role of TGF-β2 and Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in the Trabecular Meshwork and Glaucoma

(2014) Robert J. Wordinger et al.   JOURNAL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS

Association Between Sustained Virological Response and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C and Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis

(2013) Adriaan J. van der Meer et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Hepatitis C Virus Infection Upregulates CD55 Expression on the Hepatocyte Surface and Promotes Association with Virus Particles

(2013) B. Mazumdar et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Attenuation of CCl4-Induced Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice by Vaccinating against TGF-β1

(2013) Xiaobao Fan et al.   PLoS One

Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

(2012) Hashem B. El-Serag   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Fibrosis-dependent mechanisms of hepatocarcinogenesis

(2012) David Y. Zhang et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Hepatitis C Virus Induces Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Primary Human Hepatocytes

(2012) S. K. Bose et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Joint TGF-β Type II Receptor-Expressing Cells: Ontogeny and Characterization as Joint Progenitors

(2012) Tieshi Li et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Magnesium chenoursodeoxycholic acid ameliorates carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis in rats

(2011) Jung-Woo Kang et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Hepatic stellate cells: Partners in crime for liver metastases?

(2011) Ningling Kang et al.   HEPATOLOGY

NF-κB in the liver—linking injury, fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

(2011) Tom Luedde et al.   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Hepatitis C virus-induced furin and thrombospondin-1 activate TGF-β1: Role of TGF-β1 in HCV replication

(2011) Lance D. Presser et al.   VIROLOGY

TGF-β-related mechanisms of bone destruction in multiple myeloma

(2010) Toshio Matsumoto et al.   BONE

Hepatitis C Virus Regulates Transforming Growth Factor β1 Production Through the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in a Nuclear Factor κB–Dependent Manner

(2010) Wenyu Lin et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Oncogenic Potential of Hepatitis C Virus Proteins

(2010) Arup Banerjee et al.   Viruses-Basel

Progressive pulmonary fibrosis is mediated by TGF-β isoform 1 but not TGF-β3

(2007) Kjetil Ask et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY