ArticleNature metabolism2026
Chronic stress drives liver cancer by impairing the hepatic kynurenine pathway and immune surveillance.
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- The gut-bone axis: microbial metabolism and nutritional interventions for bone health.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Chronic stress and myeloid immunosuppression in cancer: A neuroimmune link to behavioral dysfunction.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Review
- Neural regulation of cancer: from microenvironmental hijacking to systemic circuit co-option.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Hypothalamic Control of Liver Health and Disease: From Circuits to Pathophysiology and Therapies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Trajectories of Frailty and Depression and Their Associations with the Risk of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Findings from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study and Validation of Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Metabolic Crosstalk Between Host and Tumor as a Circuit of Resilience in Cancer Therapy.Cells · 2026Review
- Spatial immune dysregulation in MASLD: integration of lobular zoning, metabolism and immune function.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Commentary: Immunometabolic control of cytokine production by micronutrients in health, aging, and inflammation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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Renhui SunKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Deyan JiaoKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Wenjing YuanKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Hao WangKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Lingtong RenKey Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhendong FuKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jiaxuan ZhangKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xuetian YueKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education and Department of Cell Biology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-4964
Zhuanchang WuKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Chunyang LiKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5798-2274
Huili HuKey Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jianping WangDepartment of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Lifen GaoKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-7439
Chunhong MaKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-4718
Xiaohong LiangKey Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province and Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China. liangxiaohong@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-3478
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81830017 (C.M)National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82171805 (X.L)National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82321002 (C.M)National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82371754 (X.L)Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province No. tstp20231212 (X.L)
Abstract
Psychological stress is increasingly linked to liver disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here we show that chronic stress disrupts a brain-liver circuit that impairs hepatic CD8
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Immunologic SurveillanceKynurenineLiverLiver NeoplasmsStress, PsychologicalAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Signal TransductionKynurenineReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
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