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Epigenetic Regulation Through Histone Deacetylation: Implications and Therapeutic Potential in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Khulah Sadia, Annalisa Castagna, Silvia Udali, Francesca Ambrosani, Patrizia Pattini, Ruggero Beri, Giuseppe Argentino, Maria Masutti, Sara Moruzzi, Simonetta Friso

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Review in Cells, 2025. 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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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Crosstalk BetweenCancers · 2026
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  4. Article
  5. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Around the Clock.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026
    Review
  6. Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Khulah SadiaDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Annalisa CastagnaDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4650-0823
Silvia UdaliDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1259-497X
Francesca AmbrosaniDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Patrizia PattiniDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3679-4458
Ruggero BeriDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Giuseppe ArgentinoDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4747-4655
Maria MasuttiDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Sara MoruzziDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Simonetta FrisoDepartment of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9606-6711

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of global cancer-related mortality worldwide. Increasing evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms, which are potentially reversible and modifiable by environmental and nutritional factors, play a key role in hepatocarcinogenesis. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are fundamental epigenetic modulators that regulate chromatin dynamics and ultimately gene transcription with important pathophysiological implications and promising therapeutic perspectives. The role of HDACs is gaining interest for the understanding of HCC development mechanisms and for the potential therapeutic implications of their natural and synthetic inhibitors. This review provides an overview on HDACs classification and their peculiar expression patterns in HCC, with a focus on zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs). HDAC inhibitors (HDACis), both synthetic and natural-derived compounds, are also discussed for their emerging effects in optimizing the anticancer efficacy of the current therapeutic strategies. Novel dietary-derived and bioactive compounds-based interventions are discussed in the context of HCC management as promising nutri-epigenetic avenues. Targeting HDACs bears a significant therapeutic potential for HCC management while further confirmatory clinical investigation is warranted.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularEpigenesis, GeneticHistone DeacetylasesHistonesLiver NeoplasmsAcetylationAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHistonescombination therapyepigeneticsHDACshepatocellular carcinomahistone deacetylasesnatural HDAC inhibitorssynthetic HDAC inhibitors

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PMID40940750
PMCPMC12427918

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