# Autocrine CTHRC1 activates hepatic stellate cells and promotes liver fibrosis by activating TGF-β signaling

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/autocrine-cthrc1-activates-hepatic-stellate-cells-and-promotes-liver-fibrosis-by/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Jun Li,Yahui Wang,Mingze Ma,Shuheng Jiang,Xueli Zhang,Yanli Zhang,Xiaomei Yang,Chunjie Xu,Guang-Ang Tian,Qing Li,Yang Wang,Lei Zhu,Hui Nie,Mingxuan Feng,Qiang Xia,Jianren Gu,Qing Xu,Zhigang Zhang |
| Citations | 105 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.01.009 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.01.009 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2910858394 |
| PMID | 30639416 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2019 |

## Paper authors

- [Lei Zhu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lei-zhu/)

## Paper journal

- [EBioMedicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/ebiomedicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Liver physiology and pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-physiology-and-pathology/)

## Paper topics

- [Liver physiology and pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-physiology-and-pathology/)
- [TGF-β signaling in diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/tgf-signaling-in-diseases/)
- [Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/connective-tissue-growth-factor-research/)

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