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ArticleGenes & cancer2020

Fatty changes associated with N-Nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) induced hepatocellular carcinoma: a role of sonic hedgehog signaling pathway.

Anindita Tripathy, Sudhir Thakurela, Manoj Kumar Sahu, Kanishka Uthansingh, Ayaskanta Singh, Jimmy Narayan, Amrendra Kumar Ajay, Vinay Singh, Ratna Kumari

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Article in Genes & cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anindita TripathyDisease Biology Laboratory, KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.
Sudhir ThakurelaBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Manoj Kumar SahuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India.
Kanishka UthansinghDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India.
Ayaskanta SinghDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India.
Jimmy NarayanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India.
Amrendra Kumar AjayBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Vinay SinghDisease Biology Laboratory, KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.
Ratna KumariDisease Biology Laboratory, KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.
Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital · INKIIT University · INHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsHepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality across the world. Non-viral etiological factors including obesity and metabolic syndrome have now become prevalent cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) pathway is activated in hepatocellular carcinoma but its role in regulation of lipogenic molecules during the hepatocarcinogenesis is not known. The aim of present study is to explore the role of SHH pathway in fatty changes associated with hepatocarcinogenesis at different stages and to further correlate the expression of SHH with lipogenic pathways.

resultsOur results demonstrated significant increase in lipidosis and fibrosis in DEN+CCl4 treated animals. It was simultaneously associated with the enhanced expression level of SHH, E2F1, adiponectin, and lipogenic molecules in DEN+CCl4 treated animals. These results were also corroborated with the similar findings in higher stage patients' biospecimens.

methodsN-Nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) and Carbon TetraChloride (CCl4) induced hepatocellular acrcinoma model in male Wistar rats were established to study the expression level of SHH pathway and associated fatty changes during different stages of hepatocarcinogenesis. The expression levels of SHH, E2F1, and lipogenic molecules were checked at different stages of hepatocellular carcinoma. These results were further compared with biospecimens of hepatocellular carcinoma patients of different stages.

conclusionsOur results revealed an unknown aspect of SHH pathway in hepatocarcinogenesis via its control over lipogenesis. It gives insight into the lipogenic properties of DEN+CCl4 induced rodent hepatocarcinogenesis model and how SHH pathway operate to arbitrate this response.

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adiponectinadiposityhepatocellular carcinomalipogenic moleculesSHH-E2F1 pathway

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