Transcriptome-Guided Development of a Fibrosis-Reversal Compound Reduces Skin Scarring and Allows Regeneration via Mitochondrial Uncoupling

    May 2026 in “ Cell Reports Medicine ”
    Chun-Ye Chen, 许锐林, Mingguang Mo … Yang Zhao
    Studysummary This study develops FR-1, a topical small molecule, which reduces scarring and avoids skin atrophy in a murine wound model, showing potential for treating fibrosis without the side effects of current therapies.
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