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Molecular pathway depicting TGF-β-induced cutaneous fibrosis. The small-molecule inhibitor galunisertib prevents the phosphorylation of the intracellular domain on the TGF-βR-1/ALK5 serine-threonine kinase, thereby preventing downstream Smad2/3 signaling and nuclear translocation, resulting in the attenuation of fibrotic phenotypes.
