Liver Fibrosis: Therapeutic Targets and Advances in Drug Therapy

Liver fibrosis is an abnormal wound repair response caused by a variety of chronic liver injuries, which is characterized by over-deposition of diffuse extracellular matrix (ECM) and anomalous hyperplasia of connective tissue, and it may further develop into liver cirrhosis, liver failure or liver c...

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Main Authors: Zui Tan, Hongbao Sun, Taixiong Xue, Cailing Gan, Hongyao Liu, Yuting Xie, Yuqin Yao, Tinghong Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.730176/full