{"title":"Bridging the Gap: The GOLM1-OPN-ABCG5 Axis in MASH and Gallstone Disease: Editorial on \"GOLM1 promotes cholesterol gallstone formation via ABCG5-mediated cholesterol efflux in MASH livers\".","authors":"Nahee Hwang, Sungsoon Fang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143078149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to correspondence to editorial on \"Bariatric Surgery Reduces Long-Term Mortality in Patients with MASLD and Cirrhosis\".","authors":"Jing Zeng, Jian-Gao Fan","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143078192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic Insights into Sarcomatoid Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Critical Role of ARID2 in Pathogenesis and Immune Feature.","authors":"Naoshi Nishida","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0071","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143028068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intrapatient variability of tacrolimus trough level may be not the cause, but an indirect parameter of comorbidities.","authors":"Jongman Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2025.0076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2025.0076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143028069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jae Yeon Kim, Hyeri Park, Soo Young Park, Se Ho Kim, Ja Yun Lim, Ki Seog Lee, Si Hyun Bae, Gi Jin Kim
{"title":"Modulation of PRL-1 within placental MSCs instigates the transition between EMT and MET subsequent to hepatic fibrosis.","authors":"Jae Yeon Kim, Hyeri Park, Soo Young Park, Se Ho Kim, Ja Yun Lim, Ki Seog Lee, Si Hyun Bae, Gi Jin Kim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0741","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a crucial role in hepatic fibrogenesis and liver repair in chronic liver disease. Our research highlights the antifibrotic potential of placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (PD-MSCs) and the role of phosphatase of regenerating liver-1 (PRL-1) in promoting liver regeneration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluated the efficacy of PD-MSCs overexpressing PRL-1 (PD-MSCsPRL-1) in a bile duct ligation (BDL)-induced rat injury model, focusing on their ability to regulate EMT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PD-MSCsPRL-1 significantly reduced mesenchymal markers by downregulating TGFB1/SMAD2, outperforming naïve PD-MSCs. The transplantation of PD-MSCsPRL-1 enhanced BMP7/SMAD1/5 expression, promoting epithelial marker expression and stimulating BMP7 within hepatocytes, modulating downstream SMAD signaling. Importantly, further validation confirmed that PRL-1 directly interacts with BMP7 in hepatocytes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PRL-1 expression in PD-MSCsPRL-1 restores TGFB1/BMP7 balance, promoting hepatic regeneration through mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET). These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of engineered MSCs for liver disease and suggest innovative strategies for future stem cell therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Di Wu, Jia-Horng Kao, Teerha Piratvisuth, Xiaojing Wang, Patrick T F Kennedy, Motoyuki Otsuka, Sang Hoon Ahn, Yasuhito Tanaka, Guiqiang Wang, Zhenghong Yuan, Wenhui Li, Young-Suk Lim, Junqi Niu, Fengmin Lu, Wenhong Zhang, Zhiliang Gao, Apichat Kaewdech, Meifang Han, Weiming Yan, Hong Ren, Peng Hu, Sainan Shu, Paul Yien Kwo, Fu-Sheng Wang, Man-Fung Yuen, Qin Ning
{"title":"Update on the treatment navigation for functional cure of chronic hepatitis B: expert consensus 2.0.","authors":"Di Wu, Jia-Horng Kao, Teerha Piratvisuth, Xiaojing Wang, Patrick T F Kennedy, Motoyuki Otsuka, Sang Hoon Ahn, Yasuhito Tanaka, Guiqiang Wang, Zhenghong Yuan, Wenhui Li, Young-Suk Lim, Junqi Niu, Fengmin Lu, Wenhong Zhang, Zhiliang Gao, Apichat Kaewdech, Meifang Han, Weiming Yan, Hong Ren, Peng Hu, Sainan Shu, Paul Yien Kwo, Fu-Sheng Wang, Man-Fung Yuen, Qin Ning","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As new evidence emerges, treatment strategies toward the functional cure of chronic hepatitis B are evolving. In 2019, a panel of national hepatologists published a Consensus Statement on the functional cure of chronic hepatitis B. Currently, an international group of hepatologists has been assembled to evaluate research since the publication of the original consensus, and to collaboratively develop the updated statements. The 2.0 Consensus was aimed to update the original consensus with the latest available studies, and provide a comprehensive overview of the current relevant scientific literatures regarding functional cure of hepatitis B, with a particular focus on issues that are not yet fully clarified. These cover the definition of functional cure of hepatitis B, its mechanisms and barriers, the effective strategies and treatment roadmap to achieve this endpoint, in particular new surrogate biomarkers used to measure efficacy or to predict response, the appropriate approach to pursuing a functional cure in special populations, the development of emerging antivirals and immunomodulators with potential for curing hepatitis B. The statements are primarily intended to offer international guidance for clinicians in their practice to enhance the functional cure rate of chronic hepatitis B.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xindi Ke, Shangze Jiang, Qiaoxin Wei, Minghao Sun, Hang Sun, Mingchang Pang, Mei Liu, Lejia Sun, Huayu Yang, Yilei Mao
{"title":"Unveiling the Intratumor Microbiome in Liver Cancer: Current Insights and Prospective Applications.","authors":"Xindi Ke, Shangze Jiang, Qiaoxin Wei, Minghao Sun, Hang Sun, Mingchang Pang, Mei Liu, Lejia Sun, Huayu Yang, Yilei Mao","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.1039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.1039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The role of the gut microbiome in the development and progression of liver cancer has long been recognized. However, the presence of microbes in tumors that were previously considered sterile has only recently been discovered. The intratumor microbiome in liver cancer likely originates from various sources, including the gut, hematogenous spread from other mucosal locations, adjacent non-cancerous tissues, and co-metastasis with the tumor cells. As a newly discovered component of the tumor microenvironment, it regulates host immune responses, promotes chronic inflammation, modulates metabolic pathways, and exerts other influences in liver cancer. These unique features offer potential new biomarkers for liver cancer prognosis and treatment response. Exploring the complex interactions between intratumor microbiome and the host to modulate or target the intratumor microbiome may provide new avenues for liver cancer treatment. This article provides a comprehensive review of our current understanding regarding the potential origins of the intratumor microbiome in liver cancer, its unique characteristics, and the underlying mechanisms by which it affects liver cancer. Furthermore, we discuss the promising clinical implications and potential challenges that remain before this knowledge can be fully integrated into clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is new in the 2024 Chinese guidelines for fatty liver disease?","authors":"Rui-Xu Yang, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Jian-Gao Fan","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.1165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.1165","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyung Joon Yim, Yeon Seok Seo, Ji Hoon Kim, Won Kim, Young Kul Jung, Jae Young Jang, Sae Hwan Lee, Yun Soo Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Hyoung Su Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Eun-Young Cho, In Hee Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Byung Seok Kim, Jeong Won Jang, Hyun Woong Lee, Jung Hyun Kwon, Moon Young Kim, Do Seon Song, Jung Gil Park, Yoon Seok Lee, Eileen L Yoon, Han Ah Lee, Seong Hee Kang, Jin Mo Yang
{"title":"Switching to Besifovir in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Receiving Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate: A Randomized Trial.","authors":"Hyung Joon Yim, Yeon Seok Seo, Ji Hoon Kim, Won Kim, Young Kul Jung, Jae Young Jang, Sae Hwan Lee, Yun Soo Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Hyoung Su Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Eun-Young Cho, In Hee Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Byung Seok Kim, Jeong Won Jang, Hyun Woong Lee, Jung Hyun Kwon, Moon Young Kim, Do Seon Song, Jung Gil Park, Yoon Seok Lee, Eileen L Yoon, Han Ah Lee, Seong Hee Kang, Jin Mo Yang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Besifovir (BSV) showed comparable antiviral activity superior safety profiles to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, no data are available regarding the antiviral efficacy and safety of BSV in patients with CHB who switched from long-term TDF to BSV. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of a 48-week BSV therapy in patients with CHB who switched from long-term TDF treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this non-inferiority trial, 153 CHB patients treated with TDF for ≥48 weeks who had hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA <20 IU/mL were randomized to receive either BSV 150 mg or TDF 300 mg for 48 weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The per-protocol analysis included 130 patients (BSV group, 64; TDF group, 66). The median duration of TDF use before enrollment was 4.14 years. After 48 weeks, 100.0% and 98.5% patients in the BSV and TDF groups, respectively, met the primary endpoint (HBV DNA <20 IU/mL), demonstrating the non-inferior antiviral efficacy of BSV to TDF (95% CI -0.01 to 0.04; P=1.000), with a predefined margin of -0.18. The mean percentage changes in estimated glomerular filtration rates were slightly better in the BSV group (1.67±11.73%) than in the TDF group (-1.24±11.02%). The BSV group showed a significant improvement in bone turnover biomarkers compared to the TDF group; accordingly, hip and spine bone mineral density increased in the BSV group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with CHB receiving long-term TDF, switching to BSV may improve renal and bone safety with non-inferior antiviral efficacy compared to that of maintaining TDF. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04202536.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}