Probiotics promote cellular wound healing responses by modulating the PI3K and TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways

Sixuan Zhang; Yvonne Elbs-Glatz; Siyuan Tao; Steven Schmitt; Zhihao Li; Markus Rottmar; Katharina Maniura-Weber; Qun Ren

doi:10.1186/s12964-025-02179-y

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Probiotics promote cellular wound healing responses by modulating the PI3K and TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways

Sixuan Zhang Yvonne Elbs-Glatz Siyuan Tao

Steven Schmitt

Zhihao Li

Markus Rottmar

Katharina Maniura-Weber

Qun Ren

Cell Communication and Signaling Vol. 23 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Apr 23, 2025
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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung Award: 310030_197617 / 1

China Scholarship Council Award: 202006920022

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Sixuan Zhang, Yvonne Elbs-Glatz, Siyuan Tao, et al. (2025). Probiotics promote cellular wound healing responses by modulating the PI3K and TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways. Cell Communication and Signaling, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02179-y

Probiotics promote cellular wound healing responses by modulating the PI3K and TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways

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