Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 11, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom11060789
Keywords
fibrosis; myofibroblast; PGE2; PGD2; PGI2; PGF2 alpha; TXA2
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- Health Special Project of Jilin Provincial Finance Department [2020SCZT030]
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Organ fibrosis is a common pathology of chronic diseases, characterized by excessive extracellular matrix deposition leading to tissue destruction and organ dysfunction. Prostaglandins synthesized through cyclooxygenases and receptors play key roles in regulating fibrosis, highlighting their clinical significance in fibrosis treatment.
Organ fibrosis is a common pathological result of various chronic diseases with multiple causes. Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix and eventually leads to the destruction of the tissue structure and impaired organ function. Prostaglandins are produced by arachidonic acid through cyclooxygenases and various prostaglandin-specific synthases. Prostaglandins bind to homologous receptors on adjacent tissue cells in an autocrine or paracrine manner and participate in the regulation of a series of physiological or pathological processes, including fibrosis. This review summarizes the properties, synthesis, and degradation of various prostaglandins, as well as the roles of these prostaglandins and their receptors in fibrosis in multiple models to reveal the clinical significance of prostaglandins and their receptors in the treatment of fibrosis.
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