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ArticleCell & bioscience2021

The hepatic senescence-associated secretory phenotype promotes hepatocarcinogenesis through Bcl3-dependent activation of macrophages.

Yihua Huang, Xue Yang, Yan Meng, Changchun Shao, Jianping Liao, Fengwei Li, Rong Li, Yingying Jing, Aimin Huang

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Article in Cell & bioscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Role of cellular senescence in hepatic diseases (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yihua Huang *Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 88 Jiaotong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350004, People's Republic of China.
Xue Yang *Tumor Immunology and Gene Therapy Center, Third Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yan Meng *Tumor Immunology and Gene Therapy Center, Third Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Changchun ShaoTumor Immunology and Gene Therapy Center, Third Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jianping LiaoDepartment of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 88 Jiaotong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350004, People's Republic of China.
Fengwei LiDepartment of Hepatic Surgery IV, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Rong LiTumor Immunology and Gene Therapy Center, Third Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yingying JingInstitute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China. jingy4172@shu.edu.cn.
Aimin HuangDepartment of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 88 Jiaotong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350004, People's Republic of China. aimin@fjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-8676
Second Military Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CNShanghai University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81630070, 81772940, 81972599, 81972254, 81802737Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China 2019J01298the National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFA0107500, 2017YFA0504503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLiver cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world with a poor prognosis. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent primary liver cancer, accounting for 80-90% of cases. The initiation and progression of HCC are closely associated with chronic liver inflammation. In addition, HCC is often accompanied by cell senescence. Senescent hepatocytes can secrete various inflammatory factors, collectively called the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). The SASP has been confirmed to promote the occurrence of liver cancer by affecting the inflammatory microenvironment. However, its role and the underlying mechanism of hepatic SASP in hepatocarcinogenesis are not clearly understood. Therefore, a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of the effect of the hepatic SASP on the occurrence of HCC is still needed.

methodsThe study aims to explore the role of SASP factors and the underlying mechanism in tumorigenesis and the progression of HCC in vivo. We used diethylnitrosamine (DEN) combined with carbon tetrachloride (CCl

resultsDEN-CCl

conclusionThe hepatic SASP can further induce the activation of macrophages during hepatocarcinogenesis, thereby promoting the occurrence of HCC, and that this process is closely related to the expression of Bcl3 in hepatocytes.

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Bcl3Hepatic senescence-associated secretory phenotypeLiver cancerMacrophage

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