Contribution of STAT3 to Inflammatory and Fibrotic Diseases and Prospects for its Targeting for Treatment

Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 plays a central role in the host response to injury. It is activated rapidly within cells by many cytokines, most notably those in the IL-6 family, leading to pro-proliferative and pro-survival programs that assist the host in regaining homeo...

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Main Authors: Moses M. Kasembeli, Uddalak Bharadwaj, Prema Robinson, David J. Tweardy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/8/2299