2024
Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA
Mezzacappa C, Wang Z, Lu L, Risch H, Taddei T, Yu H. Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA. Bioscience Reports 2024, 44: bsr20232063. PMID: 38457142, PMCID: PMC10958141, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20232063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinoma screeningCase patientsHepatocellular carcinomaControl subjectsDiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomaAssociated with hepatocellular carcinomaScreening testSalivary DNASaliva-based testCpG sitesStudy of risk factorsSalivary DNA methylationDNA methylationViral hepatitisCirculating DNAAlterations to DNA methylationRisk factorsMethylation markersPatientsRegulation of cell cycle progressionBlood samplesCell cycle progressionAffected individualsAlternative to blood samplingMultiple comparisons
2022
Nicotine dose-dependent epigenomic-wide DNA methylation changes in the mice with long-term electronic cigarette exposure.
Peng G, Xi Y, Bellini C, Pham K, Zhuang ZW, Yan Q, Jia M, Wang G, Lu L, Tang MS, Zhao H, Wang H. Nicotine dose-dependent epigenomic-wide DNA methylation changes in the mice with long-term electronic cigarette exposure. American Journal Of Cancer Research 2022, 12: 3679-3692. PMID: 36119846, PMCID: PMC9442002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic cigarette exposureCigarette exposureMale ApoE-/- miceApoE-/- miceCytokine mRNA expressionPoor health outcomesWhite blood cellsElectronic cigarette useDose-dependent mannerE-cigarette aerosolAerosol inhalationCigarette smokingActivation of MAPKHigher nicotine concentrationsMAPK pathway activationCell-damaging effectsCpG sitesHealth outcomesCigarette useMRNA expressionNicotine concentrationsPathway activationSignificant CpG sitesBlood cellsSignificant alterations