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ArticleExperimental and molecular pathology2018

Expression of proteins upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH) compared to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH): An immunohistochemical analysis of candidate proteins.

Jiajie George Lu, Luan Nguyen, Sara Samadzadeh, Maryam Masouminia, Alejandro Mendoza, Owen Sweeney, Brittany Tillman, Nikoo Afifyan, Timothy Morgan, Barbara A French and 1 more

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Article in Experimental and molecular pathology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiajie George LuHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Luan NguyenHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Sara SamadzadehHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Maryam MasouminiaHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Alejandro MendozaHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Owen SweeneyHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Brittany TillmanHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Nikoo AfifyanHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Timothy MorganVeterans Affairs Medical Center Long Beach, 5901 E 7th St., Long Beach, CA 90822, United States.
Barbara A FrenchHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States.
Samuel W FrenchHarbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St., Torrance, CA 90502, United States. Electronic address: sfrench@labiomed.org.
UCLA Medical Center · USHarbor–UCLA Medical Center · USLong Beach Medical Center · US

Funding

ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS PATHOGENESIS AS DETERMINED FROM HUMAN LIVER TISSUE ANALYSISU01AA021898 · NIAAA · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI FRENCH, SAMUEL WILLIAM · 2013 to 2017
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NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA021898
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and alcoholic hepatitis (AH) can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the rate of progression to cirrhosis and tumorigenesis in AH is greater than that in NASH. We asked whether there are differences between the two conditions in the expression levels of proteins involved in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma. The proteins tested were presented at the 2017 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Liver Meeting as overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma: KLF4, SCL19A1, FANCG, HRH-1, DNMT1, DNMT3B, TNFR2, DUSP4, EGFR, Integrin α6, HDACII, PDE3A, BCL-XL, and MTCO2. The expression of these proteins was measured in liver biopsy sections from NASH and AH patients using immunohistochemical staining with fluorescent antibodies and then quantifying the fluorescence intensity morphometrically. In AH patients, levels of all tested proteins except HRH-1 were elevated compared to normal patients. In NASH patients, KLF4, SCL19A1, FANCG, HDACII, BCL-XL levels were increased compared to normal controls while HRH-1, DNMT1 and PDE3A levels were decreased. The relative expression of all proteins studied except BCL-XL was significantly higher in AH compared to NASH. In conclusion, proteins involved in hepatocellular cancer development are more highly expressed in AH compared to NASH and normal liver, which corresponds with the higher rate of tumorigenesis in AH patients compared to NASH patients.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis, AlcoholicHumansImmunohistochemistryKruppel-Like Factor 4Liver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseProteinsReference ValuesUp-RegulationKLF4 protein, humanKruppel-Like Factor 4Proteins

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PMID29425759
PMCPMC5891376
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