ReviewBiologics : targets & therapy2016
Eag1 channels as potential early-stage biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- New insights into the physiological, pathological and pharmacological roles of voltage‑gated potassium channel Kv10.1 in cancer (Review).International journal of oncology · 2026Review
- The Antihistamine Astemizole Potentiates the Antitumor Efficacy of Sorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Suppressing Proliferation, Metastasis, and Angiogenesis.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- Role of Epigenetic Factors in Determining the Biological Behavior and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Advances in the role of ion channels in leukemia.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Potassium channels as novel molecular targets in hepatocellular carcinoma (Review).Oncology reports · 2023Review
- Multifaceted effect of chlorpromazine in cancer: implications for cancer treatment.Oncotarget · 2021Article
- How Dysregulated Ion Channels and Transporters Take a Hand in Esophageal, Liver, and Colorectal Cancer.Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology · 2021Review
- Role of ion channels in gastrointestinal cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer death worldwide. HCC is usually asymptomatic at potential curative stages, and it has very poor prognosis if detected later. Thus, the identification of early biomarkers and novel therapies is essential to improve HCC patient survival. Ion channels have been proposed as potential tumor markers and therapeutic targets for several cancers including HCC. Especially, the ether à-go-go-1 (Eag1) voltage-gated potassium channel has been suggested as an early marker for HCC. Eag1 is overexpressed during HCC development from the cirrhotic and the preneoplastic lesions preceding HCC in a rat model. The channel is also overexpressed in human HCC. Astemizole has gained great interest as a potential anticancer drug because it targets several proteins involved in cancer including Eag1. Actually, in vivo studies have shown that astemizole may have clinical utility for HCC prevention and treatment. Here, we will review first some general aspects of HCC including the current biomarkers and therapies, and then we will focus on Eag1 channels as promising tools in the early diagnosis of HCC.
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