2015
Effects of Alcohol metabolism on Hepatocellular carcinoma progression
Puszyk W, Hlady R, Tiedemann R, Robertson K, Liu C. Effects of Alcohol metabolism on Hepatocellular carcinoma progression. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.45.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinomaTumor progressionModel of HCCRisk of developmentHepatocellular carcinoma progressionEffects of alcoholCancer deathCommon causeAlcohol consumptionCell culture modelCarcinoma progressionCIMP cancersAlcohol metabolismEthanol metabolismTumor developmentProgressionCancerCulture modelPrimary tissuesDNA methylationMethylation abnormalitiesGene targetsMetabolismCarcinomaAbnormalities
2014
The UPF1 RNA surveillance gene is commonly mutated in pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma
Liu C, Karam R, Zhou Y, Su F, Ji Y, Li G, Xu G, Lu L, Wang C, Song M, Zhu J, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Foo W, Zuo M, Valasek M, Javle M, Wilkinson M, Lu Y. The UPF1 RNA surveillance gene is commonly mutated in pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma. Nature Medicine 2014, 20: 596-598. PMID: 24859531, PMCID: PMC4048332, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingBase SequenceCarcinoma, AdenosquamousGene ComponentsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisMutationNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayPancreatic NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA HelicasesSequence Analysis, DNATrans-Activators
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
2011
Therapeutic and prognostic importance of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in liver cancers: Insights from experimental models
Ogunwobi O, Liu C. Therapeutic and prognostic importance of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in liver cancers: Insights from experimental models. Critical Reviews In Oncology/Hematology 2011, 83: 319-328. PMID: 22178416, DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2011.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHepatocellular carcinomaHepatic metastasesPrognostic importanceExperimental modelColon cancerTreatment of patientsRole of EMTHuman cancer patientsPotential therapeutic targetHuman malignant diseaseSignificant morbidityCancer patientsMalignant diseaseMalignant conditionsLiver cancerTherapeutic targetBasic scientistsCancerFurther studiesPatientsCarcinomaMetastasisLiverHuman tissuesGenomic analysis identifies association of Fusobacterium with colorectal carcinoma
Kostic A, Gevers D, Pedamallu C, Michaud M, Duke F, Earl A, Ojesina A, Jung J, Bass A, Tabernero J, Baselga J, Liu C, Shivdasani R, Ogino S, Birren B, Huttenhower C, Garrett W, Meyerson M. Genomic analysis identifies association of Fusobacterium with colorectal carcinoma. Genome Research 2011, 22: 292-298. PMID: 22009990, PMCID: PMC3266036, DOI: 10.1101/gr.126573.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal carcinomaColorectal carcinoma pathogenesisColorectal tumorsCarcinomaTumor microenvironmentTumor/normal pairsNonneoplastic cellsCancer cellsWhole genome sequencesPrecise roleTumorsMicrobiotaRDNA sequence analysisQuantitative PCRFurther investigationComplex communitiesGenome sequenceGenomic analysisSequence analysisFirmicutes phylumFusobacteriaNormal pairsCellsDiverse collectionDNA pairs