82 citations
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February 2017 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” The TGF-β family helps control how cells change and move, affecting skin, hair, and organ development.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the role of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in cutaneous fibrotic disorders and highlights potential molecular targets for therapy, but reports no new clinical results.
56 citations
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January 2022 in “Burns & Trauma” This study suggests that intercellular communication via the WNT5A and STAT pathways may partly drive EMT-like phenomena in keloid pathogenesis, based on findings in an animal model.
46 citations
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July 2015 in “Wound repair and regeneration” This study found that keloid tissues exhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related changes and alterations in gene expression, implicating these processes in the pathogenesis of keloids.
29 citations
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February 2010 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study explores the expression of Snail1 in the fibrotic dermis of postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia, suggesting a possible link to epithelial-mesenchymal transition.