Yiyuan Zheng, Zhekun Xiong, Lina Zhao, Chaoyuan Huang, Qiuhong Yong, Dan Fang, Fengbin Liu, Yong Li
{"title":"The role of SPP1 in MASLD pathogenesis: Therapeutic insights into ursolic acid's mechanisms of action.","authors":"Yiyuan Zheng, Zhekun Xiong, Lina Zhao, Chaoyuan Huang, Qiuhong Yong, Dan Fang, Fengbin Liu, Yong Li","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0471","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141554249","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":"Nucleos(t)ide Analog Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis B and Extrahepatic Cancer Risk: Is tenofovir better than entecavir?","authors":"Yewan Park, Dong Hyun Sinn","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0519","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141554248","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}
Dorothy Cheuk-Yan Yiu, Huapeng Lin, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Ken Liu, Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip
{"title":"Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors are associated with improved survival of patients with diabetes mellitus and hepatocellular carcinoma receiving immunotherapy.","authors":"Dorothy Cheuk-Yan Yiu, Huapeng Lin, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Ken Liu, Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0280","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141533799","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":"Class II Transactivator Restricts Viral Replication, Extending its Effect to HBV.","authors":"Cho-Rong Lee, Sung-Gyoo Park","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0465","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491125","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}
Man-Fung Yuen, Wan-Long Chuang, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Wen-Juei Jeng, Wei-Wen Su, Ting-Tsung Chang, Chi-Yi Chen, Yao-Chun Hsu, Guy De La Rosa, Alaa Ahmad, Ed Luo, Annie L Conery
{"title":"Phase 1 trial of the safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity of EDP-514 in untreated viremic chronic hepatitis B patients.","authors":"Man-Fung Yuen, Wan-Long Chuang, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Wen-Juei Jeng, Wei-Wen Su, Ting-Tsung Chang, Chi-Yi Chen, Yao-Chun Hsu, Guy De La Rosa, Alaa Ahmad, Ed Luo, Annie L Conery","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2023.0535","DOIUrl":"10.3350/cmh.2023.0535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Oral EDP-514 is a potent core protein inhibitor of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication, which produced a >4-log viral load reduction in HBV-infected chimeric mice with human liver cells. This study evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity of three doses of EDP-514 in treatment-naive viremic patients with HBeAgpositive or -negative chronic HBV infection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with HBsAg detectable at screening and at least 6 months previously were eligible. HBeAg-positive and -negative patients had a serum/plasma HBV DNA level ≥20,000 and ≥2,000 IU/mL, respectively. Twenty-five patients were randomized to EDP-514 200 (n=6), 400 (n=6) or 800 mg (n=7) or placebo (n=6) once daily for 28 days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A dose-related increase in EDP-514 exposure (AUClast and Cmax) was observed across doses. At Day 28, mean reductions in HBV DNA were -2.9, -3.3, -3.5 and -0.2 log10 IU/mL with EDP-514 200 mg, 400 mg, 800 mg, and placebo groups, respectively. The corresponding mean change from baseline for HBV RNA levels was -2.9, -2.4, -2.0, and -0.02 log10 U/mL. No virologic failures were observed. No clinically meaningful changes from baseline were observed for HBsAg, HBeAg or HBcrAg. Nine patients reported treatment emergent adverse events of mild or moderate severity with no discontinuations, serious AEs or deaths.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In treatment-naïve viremic patients, oral EDP-514 was generally safe and well-tolerated, displayed PK profile supportive of once-daily dosing, and markedly reduced HBV DNA and HBV RNA.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11261219/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Byoung Kuk Jang, Dae Won Jun, Sang Gyune Kim, Seung Up Kim, Won Kim, Sung Won Lee, Ju Hyun Shim, Su Jong Yu
{"title":"A New Korean Nomenclature for Steatotic Liver Disease.","authors":"Byoung Kuk Jang, Dae Won Jun, Sang Gyune Kim, Seung Up Kim, Won Kim, Sung Won Lee, Ju Hyun Shim, Su Jong Yu","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0467","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141466587","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":"Severity of microvascular invasion does matter in hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis.","authors":"Abdelrahman M Attia, Hasmik Adetyan, Ju Dong Yang","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2024.0482","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141466590","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}
Jiwon Hong, Jung Woo Eun, Geum Ok Baek, Jae Youn Cheong, Seryoung Park, Soon Sun Kim, Hyo Jung Cho, Su Bin Lim
{"title":"Multiomics profiling of buffy coat and plasma unveils etiology-specific signatures in hepatocellular carcinoma.","authors":"Jiwon Hong, Jung Woo Eun, Geum Ok Baek, Jae Youn Cheong, Seryoung Park, Soon Sun Kim, Hyo Jung Cho, Su Bin Lim","doi":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0042","DOIUrl":"10.3350/cmh.2024.0042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Despite identification of several biomarkers for HCC diagnosis, challenges such as low sensitivity and intratumoral heterogeneity have impeded early detection, highlighting the need for etiology-specific blood biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We generated whole-transcriptome sequencing (WTS) and targeted proteome data from buffy coat and plasma samples from HCC patients. By integrating etiological information on viral infection, we investigated the etiology-specific gene expression landscape at the blood level. Validation of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was performed using publicly available RNA-seq datasets and qRT‒PCR with AUC analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Differential expression analyses with multiomics data revealed distinct gene expression profiles between HBV-associated HCC and nonviral HCC, indicating the presence of etiology-specific blood biomarkers. The identified DEGs were validated across multiple independent datasets, underscoring their utility as biomarkers. Additionally, single-cell RNA-seq analysis of HCC confirmed differences in DEG expression across distinct immune cell types.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our buffy coat WTS data and plasma proteome data may serve as reliable sources for identifying etiology-specific blood biomarkers of HCC and might contribute to discovery of therapeutic targets for HCC across different etiologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10275,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Molecular Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11261225/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140130917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}