Let-7 suppresses liver fibrosis by inhibiting hepatocyte apoptosis and TGF-β production
Song J, Lv H, Liu B, Hao M, Taylor H, Zhang X, Li D, Huang Y. Let-7 suppresses liver fibrosis by inhibiting hepatocyte apoptosis and TGF-β production. Molecular Metabolism 2023, 78: 101828. PMID: 37898449, PMCID: PMC10641683, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFas-mediated apoptosisLet-7Hepatocyte apoptosisNegative feedback loopMouse primary hepatocytesLet-7 miRNAsTGF-b signalingSignaling networksApoptosis of hepatocytesTransient transfectionFas expressionInhibiting hepatocyte apoptosisSiRNA knockdownLet-7 expressionLet-7 overexpressionMouse modelApoptosisPrimary hepatocytesSuppressed hepatocyte apoptosisTET3Liver fibrosisFeedback loopExpressionDriver of liver fibrosisAdeno-associated viral vectorsPostinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis in Native and Allograft Livers: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 70 Cases
Jiao J, Chezar K, Zhang X, Wang D, Cao W, Bindu C, Chen W, Neto A, Henn P, Riahi I, Wang H, Papke D, Zhao L, Xue Y, Liao X, Zhang X. Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis in Native and Allograft Livers: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 70 Cases. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100298. PMID: 37544363, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostinfantile giant cell hepatitisAutoimmune liver diseaseGiant cell hepatitisAlkaline phosphatase levelsClinical outcomesPhosphatase levelsLiver diseaseMulti-institutional retrospective studyAssociated with better survivalAssociated with poor survivalClinicopathological characteristics of patientsAdverse prognostic factorAssociated with autoimmune liver diseasesGiant cellsVariable clinical outcomesFollow-up resultsCharacteristics of patientsDistribution of giant cellsOlder ageLiver disease etiologyPrognostic factorsAdvanced fibrosisBetter survivalClinicopathological characteristicsLiver allografts