2014
Epigenetic regulation of OPA1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma to sorafenib‐induced apoptosis (59.1)
Puszyk W, Dong H, Zhao F, Shisgal P, Cabrera R, Neslon D, Liu C. Epigenetic regulation of OPA1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma to sorafenib‐induced apoptosis (59.1). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.59.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA methylationHepatocellular carcinomaEpigenetic regulationProtein OPA1HCC cellsMitochondrial fragmentationGene promoterC releaseEpigenetic analysisXenograft tumor growthEpigenetic markersSorafenib-induced apoptosisAkt pathwayOPA1HCC xenograft tumor growthHepatocellular carcinoma cellsNovel therapeutic targetExpression levelsTumorigenesis of HCCIdentification of patientsPathogenesis of HCCOPA1 knockdownApoptosisPrimary hepatocytesSensitivity of HCC
2011
Survivin Inhibition Is Critical for Bcl-2 Inhibitor-Induced Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
Zhao X, Ogunwobi O, Liu C. Survivin Inhibition Is Critical for Bcl-2 Inhibitor-Induced Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e21980. PMID: 21829603, PMCID: PMC3148218, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 inhibitorsCombination treatmentHCC cellsABT-263Survivin inhibitionHepatocellular carcinomaHuman liver cancer tissuesSingle treatmentFuture clinical trialsApoptotic effectsLiver cancer tissuesLiver cancer therapyERK activationHCC cell linesHepatocellular carcinoma cellsPreclinical dataClinical trialsTherapeutic effectLow doseNormal human hepatocytesCancer tissuesYM-155High dosesNovel Bcl-2 inhibitorABT-263-induced apoptosisDNA Methylation Suppresses Expression of the Urea Cycle Enzyme Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase 1 (CPS1) in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Liu H, Dong H, Robertson K, Liu C. DNA Methylation Suppresses Expression of the Urea Cycle Enzyme Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase 1 (CPS1) in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. American Journal Of Pathology 2011, 178: 652-661. PMID: 21281797, PMCID: PMC3069978, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)Carcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-betaHepatocytesHumansLiver NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsRNA, MessengerUreaConceptsHCC cellsNoncancerous tissuesTumor tissueHepatocyte paraffin 1 antibodySurgical pathology practiceLiver cancer tissuesHuman HCC cellsCPS1 expressionHCC tumor tissuesLiver tumor tissuesHuman hepatocellular carcinomaHuman hepatocellular carcinoma cellsCultured human primary hepatocytesHuman primary hepatocytesHepatocellular carcinoma cellsHepatocellular carcinomaCPS1 geneRate-limiting enzymeLiver carcinogenesisCancer tissuesSynthetase 1Potential biomarkersCarbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1Pathology practiceCarcinoma cells