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Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Anna O. Giarratana
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2
De‐Zhen Guo
Sun Yat-sen University
3
Felix A. Trogisch
University of Mannheim
4
Jiateng Hu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5
Cheng Lyu
Harbin Medical University
6
Vanessa Neiens
German Center for Lung Research
7
Naiyuan Cheng
University of Illinois Chicago
8
Ziyun Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
9
Wanxin Guo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
10
Hanting Zhu
Nanchang University

Papers

1
TGF-β signaling: critical nexus of fibrogenesis and cancer
Journal of Translational Medicine|2024
120 cit.
2
Single-cell tumor heterogeneity landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma: unraveling the pro-metastatic subtype and its interaction loop with fibroblasts
Molecular Cancer|2024
59 cit.
3
Endothelial cells drive organ fibrosis in mice by inducing expression of the transcription factor SOX9
Science Translational Medicine|2024
56 cit.
4
Early detection and prognosis evaluation for hepatocellular carcinoma by circulating tumour DNA methylation: A multicentre cohort study
Clinical and Translational Medicine|2024
37 cit.
5
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [12 citations, W4409151379]
Nature Communications|2025
12 cit.
6
Utilization of tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA in detecting minimal residual disease and guiding adjuvant therapy in liver cancer.
Journal of Clinical Oncology|2024
4 cit.
7
Postoperative circulating tumor cells predict the benefits of tyrosine kinase inhibitor for hepatocellular carcinoma after transplantation
Hepatology Research|2025
2 cit.
8
An Extravascular Synergistic Cocktail Therapeutic Strategy Based on Lanifibranor Loaded Self‐Healing Bioelastomer for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Advanced Materials|2026
1 cit.
9
Genetic ablation of Lmp2 increases the susceptibility for impaired cardiac function
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences|2024
0 cit.
10
Publication in Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (2025) [W4413782207]
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Federica Accornero
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
2
Gen‐Shui Zhang
Guangzhou Medical University
3
Shuang-Yin Wang
Weizmann Institute of Science
4
Kathleen M. Capaccione
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
5
Kai‐Chien Yang
National Taiwan University
6
Qingan Jia
Northwestern Polytechnical University
7
Runmin Guo
Foshan Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
8
Markella Ponticos
Centre for Inflammation Research
9
Bo Wu
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
10
Jinpeng Zhou
Northwest University

Papers

1
TGF-β signaling: critical nexus of fibrogenesis and cancer
Journal of Translational Medicine|2024
120 cit.
2
Magnesium metal and its corrosion products: Promising materials for tumor interventional therapy
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys|2023
53 cit.
3
Positive Correlation Between LTA Expression and Overall Immune Activity Suggests an Increased Probability of Survival in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology|2022
23 cit.
4
Anti-Tumor Role of CAMK2B in Remodeling the Stromal Microenvironment and Inhibiting Proliferation in Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
Frontiers in Oncology|2022
19 cit.
5
Loss of YTHDF2 Alters the Expression of m6A-Modified Myzap and Causes Adverse Cardiac Remodeling
JACC Basic to Translational Science|2023
19 cit.
6
Evaluating the Combined Anticancer Response of Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy and FAP-Targeted Molecular Radiotherapy in Murine Models of Melanoma and Lung Cancer
Cancers|2022
17 cit.
7
YTHDF2 governs muscle size through a targeted modulation of proteostasis
Nature Communications|2024
13 cit.
8
YTHDF1 is pivotal for maintenance of cardiac homeostasis
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology|2024
13 cit.
9
The Macklin effect closely correlates with pneumomediastinum in acutely ill intubated patients with COVID-19 infection
Clinical Imaging|2023
12 cit.
10
MiR-128-1-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis via targeting PRKCQ in colorectal cancer
Cancer Biology & Therapy|2023
12 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Lester F. Lau
University of Illinois Chicago
2
Masaharu Takigawa
Okayama University
3
Andrew Leask
University of Saskatchewan
4
Joan Massagué
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
5
Peter ten Dijke
Leiden University Medical Center
6
Tong‐Chuan He
Northwestern University
7
John Varga
Michigan Medicine
8
David R. Brigstock
Nationwide Children's Hospital
9
Chih‐Hsin Tang
Asia University
10
Kohei Miyazono
The University of Tokyo

Papers

1
A simplified system for generating recombinant adenoviruses
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1998
3.2k cit.
2
Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to lung
Nature|2005
3k cit.
3
A multigenic program mediating breast cancer metastasis to bone
Cancer Cell|2003
2.6k cit.
4
Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the expression of fibronectin and collagen and their incorporation into the extracellular matrix.
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1986
2.5k cit.
5
ACCF/AHA 2009 Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Hypertension
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2009
2.4k cit.
6
Mechanism of activation of the TGF-β receptor
Nature|1994
2.3k cit.
7
Cloning of p27Kip1, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and a potential mediator of extracellular antimitogenic signals
Cell|1994
2.1k cit.
8
Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the brain
Nature|2009
1.9k cit.
9
Endogenous human microRNAs that suppress breast cancer metastasis
Nature|2008
1.9k cit.
10
Identification of Smad7, a TGFβ-inducible antagonist of TGF-β signalling
Nature|1997
1.8k cit.

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