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In the present study, we explored the therapeutic effect of TBMS1 in the progression of HS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic> studies tested the effects of TBMS1 on the biological behaviors of hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) were investigated by cell counting kit-8, flow cytometry, wound healing, transwell, and collagen gel contraction assays. Further, the regulatory mechanism of TBMS1 in alleviating HS was elucidated. <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic> experiments were utilized to reveal the influences of TBMS1 on HS formation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic> studies indicated that TBMS1 hindered HSFs proliferation, migration, and myofibroblast activation. The PI3K\/AKT signaling pathway mediates TBMS1-induced ferroptosis, which was accompanied by altered expression of NRF2, SLC40A1, and GPX4, ultimately suppressing cell proliferation and collagen synthesis. <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic> experiments confirmed that local TBMS1 injection exerted potent antifibrotic effects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study revealed the effect of TBMS1 in activating ferroptosis, suggesting that inducing ferroptosis is probably a novel therapeutic strategy for hypertrophic scar.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2025.1654108","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,29]],"date-time":"2025-09-29T05:26:22Z","timestamp":1759123582000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Targeted ferroptosis of myofibroblasts by tubeimoside I attenuates hypertrophic scar formation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jianzhang","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yulei","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fengchao","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Youbin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e3469","DOI":"10.1097\/GOX.0000000000003469","article-title":"Scoping review of therapeutic strategies for keloids and hypertrophic scars","volume":"9","author":"Anderson","year":"2021","journal-title":"PRS-GLOB. 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