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Prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and associated factors of hepatitis C in the United States from 1999 to 2018: A population-based cross-sectional study 1999年至2018年美国丙型肝炎的患病率、诊断、治疗和相关因素:一项基于人群的横断面研究
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.12.003
Congnan Zhang , Jiahui Lu , Yajing Zhang , Pengyuan He , Jinyu Xia , Mingxing Huang
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引用次数: 1
Chemical basis of pregnane X receptor activators in the herbal supplement Gancao (licorice) 甘草中孕烷X受体激活剂的化学基础☆
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.007
Anqi Cheng , Saifei Lei , Junjie Zhu , Jie Lu , Mary F. Paine , Wen Xie , Xiaochao Ma
{"title":"Chemical basis of pregnane X receptor activators in the herbal supplement Gancao (licorice)","authors":"Anqi Cheng ,&nbsp;Saifei Lei ,&nbsp;Junjie Zhu ,&nbsp;Jie Lu ,&nbsp;Mary F. Paine ,&nbsp;Wen Xie ,&nbsp;Xiaochao Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>The herbal supplement Gancao, also known as licorice, belongs to the genus <em>Glycyrrhiza</em> and has been used worldwide for its hepatoprotective effect. Recent studies have raised concerns about potential herb-drug interactions associated with Gancao via pregnane X receptor (PXR)-mediated induction of hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). The current work aimed to determine the phytochemicals in Gancao that activate PXR and induce CYP3A4.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>DPX2 cells were used for cell-based PXR reporter assays. The phytochemicals in Gancao extract were identified using a metabolomics approach. The effects of PXR activators identified from <em>in vitro</em> studies were further investigated in PXR- and CYP3A4-humanized mouse models.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Gancao was verified to be a PXR-activating herb. Two major phytochemicals in Gancao, glycyrrhizin (GZ) and glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), did not activate PXR in the cell-based reporter assays. However, glabridin was shown to activate PXR in a dose-dependent manner. <em>In vivo</em> studies confirmed that GZ is not a PXR activator and glabridin is a weak PXR activator. Although GA did not active PXR <em>in vitro</em>, it induced CYP3A4 expression in a PXR-dependent manner in the PXR- and CYP3A4-humanized mice.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>GZ is not a PXR activator. GA could not activate PXR in cell-based reporter assays but it could activate PXR <em>in vivo</em>. Glabridin is a weak PXR activator. This work provides novel insights into the underlying mechanisms of Gancao-related herb-drug interactions via PXR.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36741,"journal":{"name":"Liver Research","volume":"6 4","pages":"Pages 251-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254256842200068X/pdfft?md5=bff88fec13aebaa46dadfe043b6ab64e&pid=1-s2.0-S254256842200068X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44955475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Pathogenesis of fatty liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma 脂肪肝和肝细胞癌的发病机制
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.12.001
John Y.L. Chiang, Tiangang Li
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Hepatic transcriptome profiling reveals early signatures associated with disease transition from non-alcoholic steatosis to steatohepatitis 肝脏转录组分析揭示了疾病从非酒精性脂肪变性向脂肪性肝炎转变的早期特征
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.001
Nancy Magee , Forkan Ahamed , Natalie Eppler , Elizabeth Jones , Priyanka Ghosh , Lily He , Yuxia Zhang
{"title":"Hepatic transcriptome profiling reveals early signatures associated with disease transition from non-alcoholic steatosis to steatohepatitis","authors":"Nancy Magee ,&nbsp;Forkan Ahamed ,&nbsp;Natalie Eppler ,&nbsp;Elizabeth Jones ,&nbsp;Priyanka Ghosh ,&nbsp;Lily He ,&nbsp;Yuxia Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aim</h3><p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. The molecular events that influence disease progression from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to aggressive non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) remain incompletely understood, leading to lack of mechanism-based targeted treatment options for NASH. This study aims to identify early signatures associated with disease progression from NAFL to NASH in mice and humans.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat, -cholesterol, and -fructose (HFCF) diet for up to 9 months. The extent of steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis was evaluated in liver tissues. Total RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was conducted to determine liver transcriptomic changes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>After being fed the HFCF diet, mice sequentially developed steatosis, early steatohepatitis, steatohepatitis with fibrosis, and eventually spontaneous liver tumor. Hepatic RNA-seq revealed that the key signatures during steatosis progression to early steatohepatitis were pathways related to extracellular matrix organization and immune responses such as T cell migration, arginine biosynthesis, C-type lectin receptor signaling, and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction. Genes regulated by transcription factors forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) and negative elongation factor complex member E (NELFE) were significantly altered during disease progression. This phenomenon was also observed in patients with NASH.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In summary, we identified early signatures associated with disease progression from NAFL to early NASH in a mouse model that recapitulated key metabolic, histologic, and transcriptomic changes seen in humans. The findings from our study may shed light on the development of novel preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies for NASH.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36741,"journal":{"name":"Liver Research","volume":"6 4","pages":"Pages 238-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9977163/pdf/nihms-1856467.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9372128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Iron metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A promising therapeutic target 铁代谢在非酒精性脂肪肝中的作用:一个有前景的治疗靶点
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.09.003
Hanqing Chen
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引用次数: 4
Corrigendum to <’Deficiency of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 sensitizes mouse liver to diethylnitrosamine and arsenic toxicity through inducing apoptosis’>Liver Research volume 2 (2018) 100–107 更正肝脏研究卷2 (2018)100-107
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.004
Jonathan Choiniere, Matthew Junda Lin, Li Wang, Jianguo Wu
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引用次数: 0
Impact of antibiotics on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of primary liver cancer 抗生素对免疫检查点抑制剂治疗原发性癌症疗效的影响☆
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.05.004
Jia-Ren Wang , Rui-Ning Li , Chao-Yi Huang , Chang Hong , Qi-Mei Li , Lin Zeng , Jing-Zhe He , Cheng-Yi Hu , Hao Cui , Li Liu , Lu-Shan Xiao
{"title":"Impact of antibiotics on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of primary liver cancer","authors":"Jia-Ren Wang ,&nbsp;Rui-Ning Li ,&nbsp;Chao-Yi Huang ,&nbsp;Chang Hong ,&nbsp;Qi-Mei Li ,&nbsp;Lin Zeng ,&nbsp;Jing-Zhe He ,&nbsp;Cheng-Yi Hu ,&nbsp;Hao Cui ,&nbsp;Li Liu ,&nbsp;Lu-Shan Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aim</h3><p>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used in the treatment of liver cancer. However, the interaction with other drugs may change the efficacy of ICIs. Few studies investigated the effects of antibiotics (ATBs) on the efficacy of immunotherapy and the survival of patients with primary liver cancer receiving immunotherapy. This study aimed to explore the impact of ATBs on the efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with primary liver cancer.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In total, 215 patients with primary liver cancer who received ICIs from June 2018 to October 2020 were included for retrospective analysis. The progression-free survival (PFS), disease control rate (DCR), and overall survival (OS) were compared between patients treated with and without ATBs within 30 days before and after immunotherapy.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>No significant differences in PFS (<em>P</em> = 0.376) and OS (<em>P</em> = 0.121) were found between patients treated with and without ATBs. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that using ATBs was not associated with PFS, DCR, and OS.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The use of ATBs within 30 days before and after immunotherapy in patients with primary liver cancer had no adverse effects on PFS, DCR, and OS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36741,"journal":{"name":"Liver Research","volume":"6 3","pages":"Pages 175-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542568422000228/pdfft?md5=d885f83d21f0312736ae12d0b3bf3841&pid=1-s2.0-S2542568422000228-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45562982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Efficacy and safety of low-dose rifampicin in patients with benign intrahepatic cholestasis 低剂量利福平治疗良性肝内胆汁淤积症的疗效和安全性
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.08.006
Xiaoyan Guo, Xinhua Li, Ying Yan, Huijuan Cao, Yufeng Zhang, Jing Lai
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of low-dose rifampicin in patients with benign intrahepatic cholestasis","authors":"Xiaoyan Guo,&nbsp;Xinhua Li,&nbsp;Ying Yan,&nbsp;Huijuan Cao,&nbsp;Yufeng Zhang,&nbsp;Jing Lai","doi":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.08.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aim</h3><p>Some previous studies supported that rifampicin was an effective treatment for benign intrahepatic cholestasis. However, the efficacy and safety of rifampicin remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate its efficacy and safety on benign intrahepatic cholestasis.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A retrospective, single-center, observational study was conducted on patients diagnosed with benign intrahepatic cholestasis between 2019 and 2021, who were administered 150 mg of rifampicin orally once a day. We collected and analyzed the data at baseline and post-treatment, including total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), total bile acid (TBA), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase levels. Statistical analysis was performed using appropriate tests.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 17 rifampicin-treated patients were enrolled in the study from January 2019 to January 2021. Among them, 14 patients (82%) improved, with significantly decreased TBIL, DBIL, and TBA levels after 3 weeks of treatment (all <em>P</em> &lt; 0.05), whereas the remaining 3 had no improvement. Moreover, GGT levels of the former were significantly lower than those of the latter (34 (12–227) U/L <em>vs</em>. 244 (76–293) U/L, <em>P</em> = 0.023) at baseline. No severe adverse effect was observed during treatment.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Low-dose rifampicin (150 mg per day) was an effective and safe treatment for benign intrahepatic cholestasis. Low GGT level at baseline and a significant decrease of TBIL, DBIL, and TBA levels within the first 3 weeks of treatment may lead to the good curative effect.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36741,"journal":{"name":"Liver Research","volume":"6 3","pages":"Pages 181-185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542568422000423/pdfft?md5=f03f83d7ab84e7b61cd7ef305c3d4f49&pid=1-s2.0-S2542568422000423-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46411178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Berberine enhances the anti-hepatocellular carcinoma effect of NK92-MI cells through inhibiting IFN-gamma-mediated PD-L1 expression 小檗碱通过抑制ifn - γ介导的PD-L1表达增强NK92-MI细胞的抗肝癌作用
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.08.003
Kunyuan Wang , Chengxin Gu , Ganxiang Yu , Jiaen Lin , Zhilei Wang , Qianting Lu , Yangzhi Xu , Dan Zhao , Xiaofeng Jiang , Weijian Mai , Shiming Liu , Hui Yang
{"title":"Berberine enhances the anti-hepatocellular carcinoma effect of NK92-MI cells through inhibiting IFN-gamma-mediated PD-L1 expression","authors":"Kunyuan Wang ,&nbsp;Chengxin Gu ,&nbsp;Ganxiang Yu ,&nbsp;Jiaen Lin ,&nbsp;Zhilei Wang ,&nbsp;Qianting Lu ,&nbsp;Yangzhi Xu ,&nbsp;Dan Zhao ,&nbsp;Xiaofeng Jiang ,&nbsp;Weijian Mai ,&nbsp;Shiming Liu ,&nbsp;Hui Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.livres.2022.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>Berberine is one of the most promising clinically tested natural alkaloids, and immunotherapy using natural killer (NK) cells is a potentially effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aims to elucidate the effect of berberine on the anti-HCC effect of NK92-MI cells.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Human HCC SMMC-7721 and Hep3B cells were co-incubated with NK92-MI cells, berberine (60 or 80 μmol/L), or their combination for 36 h. To evaluate the killing effect of NK92-MI cells on HCC cells, the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in HCC cells was measured. The anti-tumor effects of berberine, NK92-MI cells, and their combinations were evaluated by MTS, EdU, Tunel, and Western blot assays. A male BALB/c nude mouse subcutaneous tumor model was used to investigate the anti-HCC effect of berberine and NK92-MI cells <em>in vivo</em>.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The LDH assay showed that berberine enhanced the cytotoxicity of NK92-MI cells on HCC cells. The combination of berberine and NK92-MI cells demonstrated more obvious anti-HCC effect than did the berberine or NK92-MI single treatment in inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis both <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em>. Mechanistically, the expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in HCC cells was upregulated after co-culture with NK-92MI cells. PD-L1 expression was knocked down, thereby inhibiting the proliferation and promoting apoptosis of HCC cells, and inhibited by berberine that blocked the secretion of interferon gamma (IFN-γ), thereby enhancing the anti-tumor effect of NK92-MI cells.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Current data show that the immunomodulatory role of berberine is to enhance the cytotoxic effect of NK92-MI cells and inhibit tumor immune escape by reducing the expression of PD-L1. Our study provides a rationale for the clinical application of berberine in combination with NK cells for the treatment of HCC.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36741,"journal":{"name":"Liver Research","volume":"6 3","pages":"Pages 167-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542568422000393/pdfft?md5=9a6fe0da7ef4d2aef15efde414e3c243&pid=1-s2.0-S2542568422000393-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55273550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Wu Mengchao: A blade warrior against liver cancer 吴孟超:对抗肝癌的刀锋战士
Liver Research Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2021.11.002
Tian Yang, Qi Zhang, Ming-Da Wang, Feng Shen
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