Links between Fibrogenesis and Cancer: Mechanistic and Therapeutic Challenges

Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Sep 3;20(17):4313. doi: 10.3390/ijms20174313.

Authors

Liqiang Qin¹, Esteban C Gabazza²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 317000, China.
² Department of Immunology, Mie University School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu-city, Mie 514-8507, Japan. gabazza@doc.medic.mie-u.ac.jp.

Abstract

Fibrosis is the end-stage of chronic inflammatory diseases and tissue damage resulting from a dysregulated wound-healing response [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Animals
Fibrosis / metabolism*
Humans
Inflammation / metabolism
Neoplasms / metabolism*
Signal Transduction / physiology
Wound Healing / physiology