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
Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways
Ogunwobi O, Liu C. Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2011, 28: 721-731. PMID: 21744257, PMCID: PMC3732749, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-011-9404-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclooxygenase 2Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHepatocyte Growth FactorLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm InvasivenessPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionUp-RegulationVimentinConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHepatocyte growth factorCyclooxygenase-2Hepatocellular carcinomaBNL cellsMarkers of EMTDevelopment of HCCAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaCOX-2 pathwayMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaUpregulation of HGFMesenchymal characteristicsGrowth factor upregulationE-cadherinCharacteristic epithelial morphologyCancer mortalitySubsequent metastasisEMT markersImportant causeMigratory capacityHCC cellsBNL CLCancer progressionCollagen 1Growth factor