The role of hepatokines in NAFLD

N Stefan, F Schick, AL Birkenfeld, HU Häring, MF White - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not only a consequence of insulin resistance,
but it is also an important cause of insulin resistance and major non-communicable diseases …

Cellular mechanotransduction in health and diseases: from molecular mechanism to therapeutic targets

X Di, X Gao, L Peng, J Ai, X Jin, S Qi, H Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular mechanotransduction, a critical regulator of numerous biological processes, is the
conversion from mechanical signals to biochemical signals regarding cell activities and …

Diversity and biology of cancer-associated fibroblasts

G Biffi, DA Tuveson - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Efforts to develop anti-cancer therapies have largely focused on targeting the epithelial
compartment, despite the presence of non-neoplastic stromal components that substantially …

N1-methyladenosine methylation in tRNA drives liver tumourigenesis by regulating cholesterol metabolism

Y Wang, J Wang, X Li, X Xiong, J Wang, Z Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the majority of primary liver cancers and is
characterized by high recurrence and heterogeneity, yet its mechanism is not well …

Circular RNA encoded MET variant promotes glioblastoma tumorigenesis

J Zhong, X Wu, Y Gao, J Chen, M Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Activated by its single ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), the receptor tyrosine kinase
MET is pivotal in promoting glioblastoma (GBM) stem cell self-renewal, invasiveness and …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial GATA4 controls liver fibrosis and regeneration by preventing a pathogenic switch in angiocrine signaling

M Winkler, T Staniczek, SW Kürschner, CD Schmid… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Angiocrine signaling by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs)
regulates hepatic functions such as growth, metabolic maturation, and regeneration …

The role of sinusoidal endothelial cells in the axis of inflammation and cancer within the liver

AL Wilkinson, M Qurashi, S Shetty - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) form a unique barrier between the liver sinusoids
and the underlying parenchyma, and thus play a crucial role in maintaining metabolic and …

Endothelial cell dysfunction and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A concise review

N Nasiri-Ansari, T Androutsakos, CM Flessa, I Kyrou… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases
worldwide. It is strongly associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and other …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics reveals zone-specific alterations of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in cirrhosis

T Su, Y Yang, S Lai, J Jeong, Y Jung… - Cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Dysfunction of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) is permissive for the
progression of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis and responsible for its clinical complications. Here …

A spatial vascular transcriptomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic atlas unveils an angiocrine Tie–Wnt signaling axis in the liver

D Inverso, J Shi, KH Lee, M Jakab, S Ben-Moshe… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
Single-cell transcriptomics (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized the understanding of the spatial
architecture of tissue structure and function. Advancing the" transcript-centric" view of scRNA …