Pivotal Role of TGF-β/Smad Signaling in Cardiac Fibrosis: Non-coding RNAs as Effectual Players

Unintended cardiac fibroblast proliferation in many pathophysiological heart conditions, known as cardiac fibrosis, results in pooling of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in the heart muscle. Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) as a pivotal cytokine/growth factor stimulates fibroblasts and haste...

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Main Authors: Somayeh Saadat, Mahdi Noureddini, Maryam Mahjoubin-Tehran, Sina Nazemi, Layla Shojaie, Michael Aschner, Behnaz Maleki, Mohammad Abbasi-kolli, Hasan Rajabi Moghadam, Behrang Alani, Hamed Mirzaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2020.588347/full