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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

STAT3 Decoy Oligodeoxynucleotides Suppress Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis in Liver Cancer Cells and a DDC-Induced Liver Injury Mouse Model.

Hye Jin Choi, Young-Ah Kim, Junghwa Ryu, Kwan-Kyu Park, Sun-Jae Lee, Byung Seok Kim, Jeong-En Song, Joo Dong Kim

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hye Jin ChoiDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0002-9483-6716
Young-Ah KimSeoul Clinical Laboratories of Daegu, Daegu 41238, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7850-5509
Junghwa RyuDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7756-4857
Kwan-Kyu ParkDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5317-750X
Sun-Jae LeeDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8552-6049
Byung Seok KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4318-4570
Jeong-En SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.
Joo Dong KimDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 42472, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0133-9017
Daegu Catholic University · KRSeoul Medical Center · KR

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Daegu Catholic University Medical Center there is no grant number
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver damage caused by various factors results in fibrosis and inflammation, leading to cirrhosis and cancer. Fibrosis results in the accumulation of extracellular matrix components. The role of STAT proteins in mediating liver inflammation and fibrosis has been well documented; however, approved therapies targeting STAT3 inhibition against liver disease are lacking. This study investigated the anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects of STAT3 decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) in hepatocytes and liver fibrosis mouse models. STAT3 decoy ODN were delivered into cells using liposomes and hydrodynamic tail vein injection into 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC)-fed mice in which liver injury was induced. STAT3 target gene expression changes were verified using qPCR and Western blotting. Liver tissue fibrosis and bile duct proliferation were assessed in animal experiments using staining techniques, and macrophage and inflammatory cytokine distribution was verified using immunohistochemistry. STAT3 decoy ODN reduced fibrosis and inflammatory factors in liver cancer cell lines and DDC-induced liver injury mouse model. These results suggest that STAT3 decoy ODN may effectively treat liver fibrosis and must be clinically investigated.

Indexed as

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, ChronicHepatitisLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsCell LineFibrosisLiverLiver CirrhosisMiceOligodeoxyribonucleotidesOligonucleotides, AntisenseOligodeoxyribonucleotidesOligonucleotides, Antisensebile duct proliferationDDC-induced liver injury mouse modeldecoy oligodeoxynucleotidesliver fibrosisliver inflammationSTAT3

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PMID38338338
PMCPMC10856653
OpenAlexW4391217966

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