Clinicogenomic Landscape of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Identifies KRAS Mutant Dosage as Prognostic of Overall Survival

Medicine, Hepatobiliary System, Gastroenterology, Oncology,
pancreatic cancer   KRAS mutation   genomic landscape   prognostic marker   clinical study  

Clinicogenomic Landscape of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: The Prognostic Role of KRAS Mutation Dosage Academic Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common histological type of pancreatic cancer, is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality and has the lowest five-year survival rate among all cancer types. Over ...

CDC42 is crucial for the early regulation of hepatic stellate cell activation

Medicine, Hepatobiliary System, Gastroenterology, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology,
hepatic stellate cells   liver fibrosis   morphological alterations   CDC42   cell cycle  

CDC42 Plays a Crucial Role in the Early Regulation of Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation Academic Background Liver fibrosis is a pathological process associated with various liver diseases, which may eventually progress to cirrhosis—a life-threatening condition. Currently, there are no effective treatments to halt the progression of liver fibrosis. H...

Increasing Cellular NAD+ Protects Hepatocytes Against Palmitate-Induced Lipotoxicity

Medicine, Hepatobiliary System, Gastroenterology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry,
lipotoxicity   PARP-1   mTORC1   NAD+   hepatocyte protection  

NAD+ Protects Hepatocytes Against Palmitate-Induced Lipotoxicity by Preventing PARP-1 Inhibition and mTORC1-p300 Pathway Activation Research Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of liver diseases ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis/cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular ca...

In Vivo Expansion of Gene-Targeted Hepatocytes through Transient Inhibition of an Essential Gene

Medicine, Hepatobiliary System, Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Genetics,
gene therapy   hepatocytes   in vivo expansion   essential gene   genome editing  

Breakthrough in Gene Therapy: Repair Drive Technology Enables In Vivo Expansion of Hepatocytes Academic Background Gene therapy has become a hot topic in medical research in recent years, especially for liver diseases. Due to the central role of the liver in metabolism, it has become a critical target for research. Although existing gene-editing te...

Organ-Specific Microenvironments Drive Divergent T Cell Evolution in Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hepatobiliary System, Respiratory System, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Life Sciences, Immunology,
Graft-versus-host disease   T cell evolution   Organ microenvironment   Immunopathology   Single-cell RNA sequencing  

Study on Organ-Specific T Cell Differentiation in Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (AGVHD) Academic Background Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (AGVHD) is a common and severe complication following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT), caused by the immune attack of donor T cells on host tissues. Although the pathological mechanis...