Mechanisms and disease consequences of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

R Loomba, SL Friedman, GI Shulman - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading chronic liver disease worldwide. Its
more advanced subtype, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), connotes progressive liver …

Liver fibrosis: Pathophysiology, pathogenetic targets and clinical issues

M Parola, M Pinzani - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The progression of chronic liver diseases (CLD), irrespective of etiology, involves chronic
parenchymal injury, persistent activation of inflammatory response as well as sustained …

Highly‐metastatic colorectal cancer cell released miR‐181a‐5p‐rich extracellular vesicles promote liver metastasis by activating hepatic stellate cells and remodelling …

S Zhao, Y Mi, B Zheng, P Wei, Y Gu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Liver metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRLM) is the most common cause of CRC‐related
mortality, and is typically caused by interactions between CRC cells and the tumour …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in gastrointestinal cancer

H Kobayashi, A Enomoto, SL Woods, AD Burt… - Nature reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment, also termed the tumour stroma or tumour mesenchyme,
includes fibroblasts, immune cells, blood vessels and the extracellular matrix and …

Mechanisms of hepatic stellate cell activation

T Tsuchida, SL Friedman - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2017 - nature.com
Hepatic fibrosis is a dynamic process characterized by the net accumulation of extracellular
matrix resulting from chronic liver injury of any aetiology, including viral infection, alcoholic …

Hepatic stellate cells as key target in liver fibrosis

T Higashi, SL Friedman, Y Hoshida - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Progressive liver fibrosis, induced by chronic viral and metabolic disorders, leads to more
than one million deaths annually via development of cirrhosis, although no antifibrotic …

Risk factors and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of precision medicine

N Fujiwara, SL Friedman, N Goossens, Y Hoshida - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Patients who develop chronic fibrotic liver disease, caused by viral or metabolic aetiologies,
are at a high risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Even after complete HCC …

Evidence-based diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

J Bruix, M Reig, M Sherman - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Evidence-based management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is key to
their optimal care. For individuals at risk for HCC, surveillance usually involves …

The role of cancer-associated fibroblasts and fibrosis in liver cancer

S Affo, LX Yu, RF Schwabe - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, causing more than
700,000 deaths annually. Because of the wide landscape of genomic alterations and limited …

The role of fibrosis and liver-associated fibroblasts in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma

J Baglieri, DA Brenner, T Kisseleva - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive types of cancer and lacks
effective therapeutic approaches. Most HCC develops in the setting of chronic liver injury …