Unveiling the complex relationship between gut microbiota and liver cancer: Opportunities for novel therapeutic interventions

J Rajapakse, S Khatiwada, AC Akon, KL Yu, S Shen… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been linked to the gut microbiota, with recent studies
revealing the potential of gut-generated responses to influence several arms of the immune …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota, deranged immunity, and hepatocellular carcinoma

E Scarpellini, GGM Scarlata, V Santori, M Scarcella… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Liver cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is a significant
gastrointestinal disease with a mortality rate as high as nearly 80% within five years. The …

[HTML][HTML] Sex dimorphic effects of bile acid metabolism in liver cancer in mice

RM Golonka, B San Yeoh, P Saha, Y Tian… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a male-dominant disease, but
targeted sex hormone therapies have not been successful. Bile acids are a potential liver …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial transformations of bile acids and their receptors in the regulation of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Y Gao, J Lin, C Ye, S Guo, C Jiang - Liver Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Bile acids (BAs) play important roles in the digestion of dietary fats and molecular signal
transduction, and modulation of the BA composition usually affects the progression of …

Urine-based detection of congenital portosystemic shunt in C57BL/6 mice

BS Yeoh, RM Golonka, P Saha, MR Kandalgaonkar… - Function, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sporadic occurrence of congenital portosystemic shunt (PSS) at a rate of∼ 1 out of 10
among C57BL/6 J mice, which are widely used in biomedical research, results in …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated systemic total bile acids escalate susceptibility to alcohol-associated liver disease

D Paudel, F Hao, UK Goand, S Tian, AM Koehle… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Excessive alcohol consumption is a major global health problem. Individuals with alcoholic
liver disease often exhibit elevated serum total bile acids (TBAs). Nevertheless, the extent to …

Physiological and behavioural implications of the portosystemic shunt in C57Bl/6J mice

KK Lehtimäki, J Rytkönen, R Pussinen… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A significant fraction of the popular inbred C57Bl/6J mice show structural and biochemical
features of the congenital portosystemic shunt (PSS). How this hepatic abnormality affects …

[HTML][HTML] Could intratumoural microbiota be key to unlocking treatment responses in hepatocellular carcinoma?

KL Yu, S Shen - European Journal of Cancer, 2024 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide.
Current treatments include surgery and immunotherapy with variable response. Despite …

Digestive dynamics: Unveiling interplay between the gut microbiota and the liver in macronutrient metabolism and hepatic metabolic health

MR Kandalgaonkar, V Kumar… - Physiological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although the liver is the largest metabolic organ in the body, it is not alone in functionality
and is assisted by “an organ inside an organ,” the gut microbiota. This review attempts to …

Gut microbiota and metabolite interface-mediated hepatic inflammation

M Yang, K Massad, ET Kimchi… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Immunologic and metabolic signals regulated by gut microbiota and relevant metabolites
mediate bidirectional interaction between the gut and liver. Gut microbiota dysbiosis, due to …