Stem cells and liver regeneration

AW Duncan, C Dorrell, M Grompe - Gastroenterology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
One of the defining features of the liver is the capacity to maintain a constant size despite
injury. Although the precise molecular signals involved in the maintenance of liver size are …

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: current perspectives

S Buettner, JLA van Vugt, JNM IJzermans… - OncoTargets and …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common malignancy arising from
the liver. ICC makes up about 10% of all cholangiocarcinomas. It arises from the peripheral …

A novel prognostic subtype of human hepatocellular carcinoma derived from hepatic progenitor cells

JS Lee, J Heo, L Libbrecht, IS Chu, P Kaposi-Novak… - Nature medicine, 2006‏ - nature.com
The variability in the prognosis of individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) suggests
that HCC may comprise several distinct biological phenotypes. These phenotypes may …

Intratumor heterogeneity in hepatocellular carcinoma

J Friemel, M Rechsteiner, L Frick, F Böhm… - Clinical Cancer …, 2015‏ - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: Morphologic intratumor heterogeneity is well known to exist in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC), but very few systematic analyses of this phenomenon have been …

The clinicopathological and prognostic relevance of cytokeratin 7 and 19 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma. A possible progenitor cell origin

A Durnez, C Verslype, F Nevens, J Fevery… - …, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Cytokeratin (CK) 7 and CK19 expression, present in hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs)
and in cholangiocytes but not in normal hepatocytes, has been reported in some …

Clinicopathological study on cholangiolocellular carcinoma suggesting hepatic progenitor cell origin

M Komuta, B Spee, S Vander Borght, R De Vos… - Hepatology, 2008‏ - journals.lww.com
Cholangiolocellular carcinoma (CLC), a subtype of cholangiocellular carcinoma (CC), is
thought to originate from the ductules/canals of Hering, where hepatic progenitor cells …

CK19-positive hepatocellular carcinoma is a characteristic subtype

JY Zhuo, D Lu, WY Tan, SS Zheng, YQ Shen… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The heterogeneity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) commonly leads to therapeutic failure
of HCC. Cytokeratin 19 (CK19) is well acknowledged as a biliary/progenitor cell marker and …

Combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC): an update of genetics, molecular biology, and therapeutic interventions

C Stavraka, H Rush, P Ross - Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a rare and aggressive primary
hepatic malignancy with significant histological and biological heterogeneity. It presents with …

Entry of hepatitis B virus into immortalized human primary hepatocytes by clathrin-dependent endocytosis

HC Huang, CC Chen, WC Chang, MH Tao… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - journals.asm.org
The lack of a suitable in vitro hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectivity model has limited
examination of the early stages of the virus-cell interaction. In this study, we used an …

Cytokeratin 19 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma predicts early postoperative recurrence

T Uenishi, S Kubo, T Yamamoto, T Shuto… - Cancer …, 2003‏ - Wiley Online Library
Clinicopathologic features and postoperative outcomes were investigated for patients who
underwent curative surgery for biliary marker (CK7 and CK19)‐positive hepatocellular …