[PDF][PDF] β‐catenin deficiency in hepatocytes aggravates hepatocarcinogenesis driven by oncogenic β‐catenin and MET

Y Liang, Y Feng, M Zong, XF Wei, J Lee, Y Feng… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Both activating and inactivating mutations in catenin β1 (ctnnb1), which encodes β‐catenin,
have been implicated in liver tumorigenesis in humans and mice, although the underlying …

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Old and Emerging Therapeutic Targets

G Pessino, C Scotti, M Maggi… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Liver cancer is one of the most difficult solid tumors to treat and is
responsible for one-third of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In particular, the quest for …

The hepatocyte growth factor/mesenchymal epithelial transition factor axis in high-risk pediatric solid tumors and the anti-tumor activity of targeted therapeutic agents

M Grundy, A Narendran - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Clinical trials completed in the last two decades have contributed significantly to the
improved overall survival of children with cancer. In spite of these advancements, disease …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatoblastoma: current knowledge and promises from preclinical studies

DF Calvisi, A Solinas - Translational Gastroenterology and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The survival rate for patients with metastatic hepatoblastoma (HB) is steadily increased in
the last thirty years from 27% to 79%. These achievements result from accurate risk …

Microenvironment of a tumor-organoid system enhances hepatocellular carcinoma malignancy-related hallmarks

Y Wang, K Takeishi, Z Li, E Cervantes-Alvarez… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Organ-like microenviroment and 3-dimensional (3D) cell culture conformations have been
suggested as promising approaches to mimic in a micro-scale a whole organ cellular …

Establishment of a novel mouse hepatocellular carcinoma model for dynamic monitoring of tumor development by bioluminescence imaging

X Cao, Y Zhang, Q Zhou, S Sun, M He, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this study, a novel mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was established by
simultaneously knocking out Pten and p53 suppressor genes and overexpressing c-Met …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in carcinogenesis and cancer therapy

P Song, Z Gao, Y Bao, L Chen, Y Huang, Y Liu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a crucial role in various physiological processes,
encompassing development, tissue homeostasis, and cell proliferation. Under normal …

Scaffolding protein IQGAP1 is dispensable, but its overexpression promotes hepatocellular carcinoma via YAP1 signaling

ER Delgado, HL Erickson, J Tao… - … and cellular biology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT IQ motif-containing GTPase-activating protein 1 (IQGAP1) is a ubiquitously
expressed scaffolding protein that is overexpressed in a number of cancers, including liver …

Preclinical mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma: An overview and update

CY Gu, TKW Lee - Experimental cell research, 2022 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is by far the most common histological subtype of primary
liver cancer. HCC often originates from chronic liver injuries and inflammation, subsequently …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of selective c-MET inhibitor on hepatocellular carcinoma in the MET-active, β-catenin-mutated mouse model

N Zhan, AA Michael, K Wu, G Zeng, A Bell, J Tao… - Gene …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Simultaneous mutations in CTNNB1 and activation of c-MET occur in 9%–12.5% of patients
with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Coexpression of c-MET-V5 and mutant β-catenin-Myc …