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ArticleInternational journal of experimental pathology2017

Hepatocellular carcinoma in a mouse model fed a choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined, high-fat diet.

Ayae Ikawa-Yoshida, Saori Matsuo, Atsuhiko Kato, Yusuke Ohmori, Atsuko Higashida, Eiji Kaneko, Masahiko Matsumoto

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Article in International journal of experimental pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ayae Ikawa-YoshidaChugai Research Institute for Medical Science, Inc., Gotemba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0072-0094
Saori MatsuoFuji-Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan.
Atsuhiko KatoFuji-Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan.
Yusuke OhmoriFuji-Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan.
Atsuko HigashidaChugai Research Institute for Medical Science, Inc., Gotemba, Japan.
Eiji KanekoChugai Research Institute for Medical Science, Inc., Gotemba, Japan.
Masahiko MatsumotoFuji-Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan.
Chugai Pharma (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer worldwide and represents the outcome of the natural history of chronic liver disease. The growing rates of HCC may be partially attributable to increased numbers of people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, details of the liver-specific molecular mechanisms responsible for the NAFLD-NASH-HCC progression remain unclear, and mouse models that can be used to explore the exact factors that influence the progression of NAFLD/NASH to the more chronic stages of liver disease and subsequent HCC are not yet fully established. We have previously reported a choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined, high-fat diet (CDAHFD) as a dietary NASH model with rapidly progressive liver fibrosis in mice. The current study in C57BL/6J mice fed CDAHFD provided evidence for the chronic persistence of advanced hepatic fibrosis in NASH and disease progression towards HCC in a period of 36 weeks. When mice fed CDAHFD were switched back to a standard diet, hepatic steatosis was normalized and NAFLD activity score improved, but HCC incidence increased and the phenotype of fibrosis-associated HCC development was observed. Moreover, when mice continued to be fed CDAHFD for 60 weeks, HCC further developed without severe body weight loss or carcinogenesis in other organs. The autochthonous tumours showed a variety of histological features and architectural patterns including trabecular, pseudoglandular and solid growth. The CDAHFD mouse model might be a useful tool for studying the development of HCC from NAFLD/NASH, and potentially useful for better understanding pathological changes during hepatocarcinogenesis.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularCell Transformation, NeoplasticDiet, High-FatAnimalsCholineCholine DeficiencyDisease Models, AnimalLiver NeoplasmsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseCholinecholine deficiencyfibrosishepatocarcinogenesisnon-alcoholic steatohepatitisspontaneous liver tumour model

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PMID28895242
PMCPMC5639266
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