2019
The role of necroptosis in cancer biology and therapy
Gong Y, Fan Z, Luo G, Yang C, Huang Q, Fan K, Cheng H, Jin K, Ni Q, Yu X, Liu C. The role of necroptosis in cancer biology and therapy. Molecular Cancer 2019, 18: 100. PMID: 31122251, PMCID: PMC6532150, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-019-1029-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed lineage kinase domain-likeReceptor-interacting protein 1Apoptosis resistanceNecrotic cell death modalitiesCell deathMode of programmed cell deathCaspase-independent fashionCancer metastasisTumor progressionLineage kinase domain-likeCancer cellsInduce cancer cell deathCell death modalitiesCell death mechanismsCancer cell deathCancer immunity regulationImmunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentPrognosis of cancer patientsApoptotic pathwayAdaptive immune responsesDeath modalitiesPromote oncogenesisNecroptotic pathwayDeath mechanismsMetabolic signals
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
2013
Epigenetic Upregulation of HGF and c-Met Drives Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ogunwobi O, Puszyk W, Dong H, Liu C. Epigenetic Upregulation of HGF and c-Met Drives Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e63765. PMID: 23723997, PMCID: PMC3665785, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansLiver NeoplasmsMesodermMiceMice, Inbred BALB CModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metUp-RegulationConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHepatocyte growth factorExpression of HGFHepatocellular carcinomaC-MetHematogenous disseminationTumor cellsRole of HGFOrthotopic syngeneic modelsMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaMouse HCC modelC-Met expressionUpregulation of HGFPrimary tumor cellsPromoter demethylationNovel non-invasive approachPotential clinical applicationsPeripheral bloodSyngeneic modelHCC managementDrives metastasisEpigenetic upregulationHCC modelTumor progressionMetastatic potential