2018
Depletion of S100A4+ stromal cells does not prevent HCC development but reduces the stem cell-like phenotype of the tumors
Jiao J, González Á, Stevenson H, Gagea M, Sugimoto H, Kalluri R, Beretta L. Depletion of S100A4+ stromal cells does not prevent HCC development but reduces the stem cell-like phenotype of the tumors. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2018, 50: e422-e422. PMID: 29303514, PMCID: PMC5992984, DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell DifferentiationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatitisHepatocytesLiver NeoplasmsLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeoplastic Stem CellsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePTEN PhosphohydrolaseS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4Stromal CellsConceptsDepletion of S100A4Hepatocellular carcinomaMouse modelCalcium-binding protein S100A4Stromal cellsStemness phenotypeDevelopment of HCCOval cell hyperplasiaReduction of inflammationStemness propertiesCell stemness propertiesNew mouse modelStem cell-like phenotypeViral thymidine kinaseCell-like phenotypeLiver diseaseCell hyperplasiaPoor prognosisGanciclovir injectionsNAS scoreAdjacent liverGastric cancerHCC developmentProtein S100A4Hepatic deletion
2017
Prevalence of Aflatoxin-associated TP53R249S mutation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hispanics in South Texas
Jiao J, Niu W, Wang Y, Baggerly K, Ye Y, Wu X, Davenport D, Almeda J, Betancourt-Garcia M, Forse R, Stevenson H, Watt G, McCormick J, Fisher-Hoch S, Beretta L. Prevalence of Aflatoxin-associated TP53R249S mutation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hispanics in South Texas. Cancer Prevention Research 2017, 11: 103-112. PMID: 29089331, PMCID: PMC5811406, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-17-0235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced fibrosisHepatocellular carcinomaCell-free DNAHCC patientsHispanic subjectsShorter overall survivalPlasma cell-free DNAAsian HCC patientsOverall survivalWorse prognosisAflatoxin exposureHigh incidenceCirrhosisHCC tumorsPromising biomarkerDietary exposureFibrosisYounger agePatientsDroplet digital PCRHispanicsSomatic mutationsFamily membersUpstream regulatorSubjects