Hedgehog signalling in liver pathophysiology.
J Hepatol
; 68(3): 550-562, 2018 03.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29107151
ABSTRACT
Liver disease remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide despite recent successes in the field of viral hepatitis, because increases in alcohol consumption and obesity are fuelling an epidemic of chronic fatty liver disease for which there are currently no effective medical therapies. About 20% of individuals with chronic liver injury ultimately develop end-stage liver disease due to cirrhosis. Hence, treatments to prevent and reverse cirrhosis in individuals with ongoing liver injury are desperately needed. The development of successful treatments requires an improved understanding of the mechanisms controlling liver disease progression. The liver responds to diverse insults with a conserved wound healing response, suggesting that it might be generally beneficial to optimise pathways that are crucial for effective liver repair. The Hedgehog pathway has emerged as a potential target based on compelling preclinical and clinical data, which demonstrate that it critically regulates the liver's response to injury. Herein, we will summarise evidence of the Hedgehog pathway's role in liver disease and discuss how modulating pathway activity might be applied to improve liver disease outcomes.
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Proteínas Hedgehog
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Hepatopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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J Hepatol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal