Cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma—from origin to clinical implications

TKW Lee, XY Guan, S Ma - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive disease with a poor clinical outcome. The
cancer stem cell (CSC) model states that tumour growth is powered by a subset of tumour …

Roles for chemokines in liver disease

F Marra, F Tacke - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Sustained hepatic inflammation is an important factor in progression of chronic liver
diseases, including hepatitis C or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Liver inflammation is …

Cancer stem cells in the development of liver cancer

T Yamashita, XW Wang - The Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Liver cancer is an aggressive disease with a poor outcome. Several hepatic stem/progenitor
markers are useful for isolating a subset of liver cells with stem cell features, known as …

The evolving concept of liver cancer stem cells

K Nio, T Yamashita, S Kaneko - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Liver cancer is an often fatal malignant tumor with a high recurrence rate and
chemoresistance. The major malignant phenotypes of cancer, including recurrence …

CD133: a stem cell biomarker and beyond

Z Li - Experimental hematology & oncology, 2013 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor initiating cells (TICs) contribute to tumorigenesis,
metastasis, recurrence and chemoresistance. CD133, a pentaspan membrane glycoprotein …

RIPK3 acts as a lipid metabolism regulator contributing to inflammation and carcinogenesis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

MB Afonso, PM Rodrigues, M Mateus-Pinheiro… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) is a key player in necroptosis
execution and an emerging metabolic regulator, whose contribution to non-alcoholic fatty …

Research trends in pharmacological modulation of tumor‐associated macrophages

N Wang, S Wang, X Wang, Y Zheng… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the most abundant immune cell populations in the tumor microenvironment (TME),
tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) play important roles in multiple solid malignancies …

Liver cancer: molecular characterization, clonal evolution and cancer stem cells

G Castelli, E Pelosi, U Testa - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Liver cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The major forms of
primary liver cancer are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic …

Inflammatory breast cancer promotes development of M2 tumor-associated macrophages and cancer mesenchymal cells through a complex chemokine network

A Valeta-Magara, A Gadi, V Volta, B Walters, R Arju… - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer that displays
profound cancer stem cell (CSC) and mesenchymal features that promote rapid metastasis …

[PDF][PDF] Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3‐mediated CD133 up‐regulation contributes to promotion of hepatocellular carcinoma

C Won, BH Kim, EH Yi, KJ Choi, EK Kim… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Enhanced expression of the cancer stem cell (CSC) marker, CD133, is closely associated
with a higher rate of tumor formation and poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …