Activin B promotes the initiation and progression of liver fibrosis
Yan Wang, Matthew Hamang, Alexander Culver, Huaizhou Jiang, Jennifer Yanum, Veronica Garcia, Joonyong Lee, Emily White, Praveen Kusumanchi, Naga Chalasani, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Benjamin C. Yaden, Guoli Dai – 21 July 2022 – The role of activin B, a transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily cytokine, in liver health and disease is largely unknown. We aimed to investigate whether activin B modulates liver fibrogenesis.