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Publication Name World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID 120591
Country China
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ISSN 1948-5182 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Opinion Review
Article Title LGALS3 signaling and macrophage ferroptosis in steatohepatitis
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Wei Liu and Zhuo-Jin Shi
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Wei Liu http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9918-5022
Zhuo-Jin Shi http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1515-8893
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Corresponding Author Zhuo-Jin Shi, DDS, School/Hospital of Stomatology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No.548 Binwen Road, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China. szj@zcmu.edu.cn
Key Words Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis; LGALS3; Ferroptosis; GPX4; Macrophage; Traditional Chinese medicine; Botanical drug development; Fibrosis
Core Tip Macrophage-linked ferroptosis has emerged as a plausible injury-amplifying layer in steatohepatitis. A recent study of Qiweizhigan granule proposes an LGALS3-TRAF6-GPX4 framework connecting inflammatory activation to ferroptotic vulnerability. Its main value lies in generating a testable translational model rather than a settled mechanism. Future progress will depend on cell-specific causality, human-relevant validation, mechanism-linked potency assays, and clinically deployable biomarker strategies.
Publish Date 2026-06-26 09:50
Citation

Liu W, Shi ZJ. LGALS3 signaling and macrophage ferroptosis in steatohepatitis. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(6): 120591

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i6/120591.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.120591
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