Persistent hepatocyte apoptosis promotes tumorigenesis from diethylnitrosamine-transformed hepatocytes through increased oxidative stress, independent of compensatory liver regeneration

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma highly occurs in chronic hepatitis livers, where hepatocyte apoptosis is frequently detected. Apoptosis is a mechanism that eliminates mutated cells. Hepatocyte apoptosis induces compensatory liver regeneration, which is believed to contribute to tumor formation. He...

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Main Authors: Yasutoshi Nozaki, Hayato Hikita, Satoshi Tanaka, Kenji Fukumoto, Makiko Urabe, Katsuhiko Sato, Yuta Myojin, Akira Doi, Kazuhiro Murai, Sadatsugu Sakane, Yoshinobu Saito, Takahiro Kodama, Ryotaro Sakamori, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83082-7