2013
Linking metabolism and epigenetic regulation in development of hepatocellular carcinoma
Puszyk W, Le Trinh T, Chapple S, Liu C. Linking metabolism and epigenetic regulation in development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Laboratory Investigation 2013, 93: 983-990. PMID: 23917878, PMCID: PMC4028619, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2013.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaLate-stage hepatocellular carcinomaDevelopment of HCCAltered liver metabolismHepatitis B virusMajor risk factorProgression of HCCHepatitis CLiver functionB virusMicro RNA expressionRisk factorsLiver metabolismMetabolic organSurvival rateCancerRNA expressionCommon formCarcinomaUnderlying metabolic processesLiverExogenous environmental factorsEnvironmental factorsExcessive consumptionExposure
2012
Cyclooxygenase‐2 and Akt mediate multiple growth‐factor‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Ogunwobi O, Wang T, Zhang L, Liu C. Cyclooxygenase‐2 and Akt mediate multiple growth‐factor‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2012, 27: 566-578. PMID: 22097969, PMCID: PMC3288221, DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06980.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminsAlpha 1-AntitrypsinAnimalsCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell MovementCell TransplantationCollagen Type ICyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneEpidermal Growth FactorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibronectinsGene ExpressionHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansMiceOncogene Protein v-aktRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Cells, CulturedVimentinConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCyclooxygenase-2Hepatocellular carcinomaBasic fibroblast growth factorGrowth factorProstaglandin E2Metastatic hepatocellular carcinomaProgression of HCCEffective therapeutic strategyExpression of vimentinHepatocyte growth factorGrowth factor βHuman hepatocellular carcinomaFibroblast growth factorAssociated hepatitisChemopreventive strategiesEpidermal growth factorMultiple growth factorsTherapeutic strategiesMesenchymal changesSignificant mortalityAkt pathwayMolecular targetingCancer invasionAkt