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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Molecular Mechanisms and Animal Models of HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: With Emphasis on Metastatic Tumor Antigen 1.

Yung-Tsung Li, Hui-Lin Wu, Chun-Jen Liu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yung-Tsung LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0135-5260
Hui-Lin WuGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Chun-Jen LiuDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 105-2314-B-002-115-MY2Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 106-2622-B-002-007-CC3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 107-2314-B-002-028-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 108-2321-B-002-039National Taiwan University Hospital NTUH 108-S4124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important cause of cancer death worldwide, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major etiology, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Lack of sensitive biomarkers for early diagnosis of HCC and lack of effective therapeutics for patients with advanced HCC are the main reasons for high HCC mortality; these clinical needs are linked to the molecular heterogeneity of hepatocarcinogenesis. Animal models are the basis of preclinical and translational research in HBV-related HCC (HBV-HCC). Recent advances in methodology have allowed the development of several animal models to address various aspects of chronic liver disease, including HCC, which HBV causes in humans. Currently, multiple HBV-HCC animal models, including conventional, hydrodynamics-transfection-based, viral vector-mediated transgenic, and xenograft mice models, as well as the hepadnavirus-infected tree shrew and woodchuck models, are available. This review provides an overview of molecular mechanisms and animal models of HBV-HCC. Additionally, the metastatic tumor antigen 1 (MTA1), a cancer-promoting molecule, was introduced as an example to address the importance of a suitable animal model for studying HBV-related hepatocarcinogenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis BHepatitis B virusHumansLiver NeoplasmsLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMarmotaMiceMice, TransgenicRepressor ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsMTA1 protein, humanRepressor ProteinsTrans-Activatorsbiomarkerchronic hepatitishepatitis B virushepatocarcinogenesishydrodynamic injectionMTA1oncogenesplice varianttransgenic mice

Identifiers

PMID34502289
PMCPMC8431721
OpenAlexW3196380143

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