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. 2025 Apr 7;16:1580500. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1580500

TABLE 3.

TGF-β superfamily in liver cancer/HCC.

S.N Title Type of article References
1 TGF-β signaling in liver and gastrointestinal cancers Review Katz et al. (2013)
2 TGF-β signaling in liver metastasis Review Marvin et al. (2020)
3 Transforming growth factor-β-induced cell plasticity in liver fibrosis and hepatocarcinogenesis Review Fabregat and Caballero-Díaz (2018)
4 Roles of transforming growth factor-β signaling in liver disease Review Wang, X. L. et al. (2024)
5 TGF-β in progression of liver disease Review Dooley and ten Dijke (2012)
6 Targeting transforming growth factor β signaling in liver cancer Review Rao and Mishra (2019)
7 The TGF-β pathway: A pharmacological target in hepatocellular carcinoma? Review Gonzalez-Sanchez et al. (2021)
8 The rationale for targeting TGF-β in chronic liver diseases Review Giannelli et al. (2016b)
9 TGF-β1 and TGF-β2 abundance in liver diseases of mice and men Research paper Dropmann et al. (2016)
10 TGF-β and HIPPO signaling pathways interplay in distinct hepatic contexts Review Color-Aparicio et al. (2024)
11 The activin axis in liver biology and disease Review Rodgarkia-Dara et al. (2006)
12 Activins and activin antagonists in hepatocellular carcinoma Review Deli et al. (2008)
13 Activins and follistatins: Emerging roles in liver physiology and cancer Review Kreidl et al. (2009)
14 Gastrointestinal pharmacology activins in liver health and disease Review Hamang et al. (2023)
15 Inhibin/activin expression in human and rodent liver: subunits a and bB as new players in human hepatocellular carcinoma? Research paper Frost et al. (2011)
16 Potential roles of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-9 in human liver diseases Review Herrera et al. (2014)
17 Unveiling the impact of BMP9 in liver diseases: Insights into pathogenesis and therapeutic potential Review Chen et al. (2024)
18 Growth differentiation factor 15: Emerging role in liver diseases Review Li et al. (2024)
19 Expression and function of BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (BAMBI) in chronic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma Review Weber et al. (2023)
20 SMAD4 exerts a tumor-promoting role in hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Hernanda et al. (2015)
21 The role of TGF-β/SMAD signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma: from mechanism to therapy and prognosis Review Xin et al. (2024)
22 Smad7 regulates compensatory hepatocyte proliferation in damaged mouse liver and positively relates to better clinical outcome in human hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Feng, X. et al. (2015)
23 Hepatic stem cells and transforming growth factor β in hepatocellular carcinoma Review Majumdar et al. (2012)
24 Transforming growth factor-β signaling in hepatocytes promotes hepatic fibrosis and carcinogenesis in mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion of TAK1 Research paper Yang et al. (2013)
25 A transforming growth factor-β and H19 signaling axis in tumor-initiating hepatocytes that regulates hepatic carcinogenesis Research paper Zhang et al. (2019)
26 TGFβR1 inhibition drives hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation through induction of toll-like-receptor signaling Research paper Mohamed et al. (2024)
27 Epithelial transforming growth factor-β signaling does not contribute to liver fibrosis but protects mice from cholangiocarcinoma Research paper Mu et al. (2016)
28 Involvement of programmed cell death 4 in transforming growth factor-β1-induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Zhang et al. (2006)
29 Ethanol sensitizes hepatocytes for TGF-β-triggered apoptosis Research paper Gaitantzi et al. (2018)
30 Autophagy is activated by TGF-β and potentiates TGF-β-mediated growth inhibition in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells Research paper Kiyono et al. (2009)
31 Transforming growth factor-β induces senescence in hepatocellular carcinoma cells and inhibits tumor growth Research paper Senturk et al. (2010)
32 TGF-β/SMAD canonical pathway induces the expression of transcriptional cofactor TAZ in liver cancer cells Research paper Ríos-López et al. (2023)
33 TGF-β signaling in onset and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma Review Meindl-Beinker et al. (2012)
34 TGF-β and hepatocellular carcinoma: When a friend becomes an enemy Review Arrese et al. (2018)
35 Analysis of genomes and transcriptomes of hepatocellular carcinomas identifies mutations and gene expression changes in the transforming growth factor-β pathway Research paper Chen, J. et al. (2018)
36 Transforming growth factor-β promotes liver tumorigenesis in mice via upregulation of Snail Research paper Moon et al. (2017)
37 MFSD2A overexpression inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma through TGF-β/Smad Signaling Research paper Xiao et al. (2025)
38 The TGF-β1 target WISP1 is highly expressed in liver cirrhosis and cirrhotic HCC microenvironment and involved in pro- and anti-tumorigenic effects Research paper Dropmann et al. (2024)
39 Differential TGFβ pathway targeting by miR-122 in humans and mice affects liver cancer metastasis Research paper Yin et al. (2016)
40 Transforming growth factor-β drives the transendothelial migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells Research paper Koudelkova et al. (2017)
41 The level of caveolin-1 expression determines response to TGF-β as a tumour suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma cells Research paper Moreno-Càceres et al. (2017)
42 Cholesterol pathway inhibition induces TGF-β signaling to promote basal differentiation in pancreatic cancer Research paper Gabitova-Cornell et al. (2020)
43 Biomarkers and overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with TGF-βRI inhibitor galunisertib Research paper Giannelli et al. (2020)
44 Identification of EMT signaling cross-talk and gene regulatory networks by single-cell RNA sequencing Research paper Deshmukh et al. (2021)
45 TGF-β downstream of Smad3 and MAPK signaling antagonistically regulate the viability and partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition of liver progenitor cells Research paper Sun et al. (2024)
46 Novel transforming growth factor β receptor I kinase inhibitor galunisertib (LY2157299) in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Faivre et al. (2019)
47 New and old key players in liver cancer Review Cuesta et al. (2023)
48 Galunisertib modifies the liver fibrotic composition in the Abcb4Ko mouse model Research paper Hammad et al. (2018)
49 Targeting TGF-beta I with the transforming growth factor receptor type I kinase inhibitor, LY2157299, modulates stemness-related biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Rani et al. (2015)
50 A phase 2 study of galunisertib (TGF-β1 receptor type I inhibitor) and sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Kelley et al. (2019)
51 Phase 1b study of galunisertib and ramucirumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Research paper Harding et al. (2021)