# Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/connective-tissue-growth-factor-research-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 203,238 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the role of CCN proteins, particularly Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF), in various signaling pathways such as TGF-ß and BMP, and their involvement in processes like angiogenesis, fibrosis, cell adhesion, regulation of gene expression, cancer progression, and wound healing. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13223 |
| Works | 13,826 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [John P. A. Ioannidis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-p-a-ioannidis/)
- [Robert A. Weinberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-a-weinberg/)
- [Piotr Ponikowski](https://scholariq.org/researchers/piotr-ponikowski/)
- [André G. Uitterlinden](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andre-g-uitterlinden/)
- [Nicholas G. Martin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-g-martin/)
- [David Botstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-botstein/)
- [Alberto Ortíz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alberto-ortiz/)
- [Kāri Stefánsson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kari-stefansson/)
- [Gerasimos Filippatos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gerasimos-filippatos/)
- [Albert Hofman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/albert-hofman/)
- [Rudolf Jaenisch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rudolf-jaenisch/)
- [Eliezer Masliah](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eliezer-masliah/)

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