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ArticleOncology letters2018

A-kinase anchoring protein 12 is downregulated in human hepatocellular carcinoma and its deficiency in mice aggravates thioacetamide-induced liver injury.

Hye Shin Lee, Jinhyeok Choi, Taekwon Son, Eun Ji Lee, Jeong-Gyun Kim, Soo Hyung Ryu, Danbi Lee, Myoung Kuk Jang, Eunsil Yu, Young-Hwa Chung and 2 more

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Article in Oncology letters, 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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12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Hye Shin LeeCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Jinhyeok ChoiCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Taekwon SonCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Eun Ji LeeCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Jeong-Gyun KimCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Soo Hyung RyuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul 04551, Republic of Korea.
Danbi LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Myoung Kuk JangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul 05355, Republic of Korea.
Eunsil YuDepartment of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Young-Hwa ChungDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Irwin H GelmanDepartment of Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
Kyu-Won KimCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Seoul National University · KRAsan Medical Center · KRInje University Seoul Paik Hospital · KRKangdong Sacred Heart Hospital · KRRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USUlsan College · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AKAP12 belongs to A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP) family of scaffold proteins and is known as a tumor suppressor in several human cancer types. Its role as a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was proposed due to its downregulation and epigenetic modification in human HCC; however, the effect of its deficiency on liver injuries, such as liver fibrosis and cancer has been poorly studied. By analyzing tumor and non-tumor tissues of 15 patients with HCC, it was confirmed that AKAP12 expression was downregulated in human HCC as compared with adjacent non-tumor tissues. Immunohistochemical staining of mouse liver tissue for AKAP12 revealed that its sinusoidal expression was diminished in capillarized endothelium after 8 weeks of thioacetamide (TAA) administration. AKAP12 deficiency resulted in the promotion of ductular response of biliary epithelial cells, whereas overall fibrosis and myofibroblast activation were comparable between genotypes after short-term TAA treatment. The mRNA expressions of some fibrosis-related genes such as those encoding epithelial cell adhesion molecule, collagen type 1 α1 and elastin were upregulated in liver tissues of AKAP12-knockout mice. Long-term administration of TAA for 26 weeks led to the development of liver tumors; the incidence of tumor development was higher in AKAP12-deficient mice than in wild-type littermates. Together, these results suggest that AKAP12 functions as a tumor suppressor in liver cancer and is associated with the regulation of hepatic non-parenchymal cells.

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A-kinase anchoring protein 12hepatocellular carcinomaliver fibrosisliver sinusoidthioacetamide

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