Chemokines, a group of small chemotactic cytokines, and their G-protein-coupled receptors
were originally identified for their ability to mediate various pro-and anti-inflammatory …

Hepatitis C imposes a significant burden on global healthcare. Chronic infection is
associated with progressive inflammation of the liver which typically manifests in cirrhosis …

Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been subjected to continuous investigation
and its symptoms are well-known, early stage diagnosis of this disease remains difficult and …

Abstract The CCL20/CCR6 chemokine/receptor axis has previously been shown to
contribute to the initiation and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through the …

Background Epigenetic alterations, such as aberrant DNA methylation of promoter and
enhancer regions, which lead to atypical gene expression, have been associated with …

HCV is a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC development in
chronically infected HCV patients has until now been attributed to persistent inflammation …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 170 million people worldwide, and thereby
becomes a series global health challenge. Chronic infection with HCV is considered one of …

Abstract CCL20 (CC chemokine ligand 20) is emerging as an important regulatory molecule
in a pathway common to virus infection, alcoholic hepatitis, and non-alcoholic fatty liver …

Microwave ablation (MWA) is widely applied in the treatment of cancer, especially
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the lack of indicators for evaluating ablation …

Accumulating evidence suggests that chemokines may play an important role in the
formation and mediating of the immune microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma …