The TGF-β /NADPH Oxidases Axis in the Regulation of Liver Cell Biology in Health and Disease

The Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-β) pathway plays essential roles in liver development and homeostasis and become a relevant factor involved in different liver pathologies, particularly fibrosis and cancer. The family of NADPH oxidases (NOXs) has emerged in recent years as targets of the TGF...

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Autores: Herranz Itúrbide, Macarena, Peñuelas Haro, Irene, Espinosa Sotelo, Rut, Bertran, Esther, Fabregat, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/180516
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/180516
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Malalties del fetge
Regeneració (Biologia)
Liver diseases
Regeneration (Biology)
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Sumario:The Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-β) pathway plays essential roles in liver development and homeostasis and become a relevant factor involved in different liver pathologies, particularly fibrosis and cancer. The family of NADPH oxidases (NOXs) has emerged in recent years as targets of the TGF-β pathway mediating many of its effects on hepatocytes, stellate cells and macrophages. This review focuses on how the axis TGF-β/NOXs may regulate the biology of different liver cells and how this influences physiological situations, such as liver regeneration, and pathological circumstances, such as liver fibrosis and cancer. Finally, we discuss whether NOX inhibitors may be considered as potential therapeutic tools in liver diseases.