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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

FGF19-Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Release ANGPTL4 that Promotes Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis.

Xueying Fan, Baoting Li, Fan Zhang, Meng Liu, Hiu-Yee Kwan, Zhongqiu Liu, Tao Su

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Xueying FanState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Baoting LiState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Fan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Meng LiuState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Hiu-Yee KwanCentre for Cancer and Inflammation Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 999077, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6088-7323
Zhongqiu LiuState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Tao SuState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine, International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5565-9214

Funding

Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province 20222042Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province 20241074Characteristic Innovation Projects of Universities in Guangdong Province 2023KTSCX023Health and Medical Research Fund 08193596Initial Grant for Faculty Niche Research Areas RC-FNRA-IG/23-24/SCM/01National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFC3502800National Natural Science Foundation of China 82074019National Natural Science Foundation of China 82274158Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2023A1515011811Seed Funding for Collaborative Research Grants RC-SFCRG/23-24/SCM/02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver and lung are the most common metastatic sites in colorectal cancer (CRC), where the tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in the progression and metastasis of CRC. Understanding the interactions between various types of cells in the TME can suggest innovative therapeutic strategies. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) and clinical samples, fibroblast growth factor-19 (FGF19, rodent FGF15) is found to mediate a significant interaction between CRC cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), activating the hepatic stellate cells (HSCs)-to-CAFs differentiation. In various CRC metastatic mouse models, it is shown that FGF15 has a more pronounced effect on liver metastasis compared to pulmonary metastasis. More importantly, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are also identified from the RNA-Seq dataset upon the activation of HSCs by FGF19 and compared the DEGs in matched primary and metastatic mRNA samples from patients with CRC liver metastasis (CRCLM), it is found that the ANGPTL4 gene is significantly associated with HSCs activation. Different mouse models also demonstrated the impact of the FGF19/ANGPTL4 axis on the severity of CRCLM. Importantly, disruption of this axis significantly inhibits CRCLM in vivo. This study is among the first to demonstrate the impact of the FGF19/ANGPTL4 axis on CRCLM, offering a novel therapeutic strategy.

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Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4Colorectal NeoplasmsFibroblast Growth FactorsHepatic Stellate CellsLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsCancer-Associated FibroblastsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceTumor MicroenvironmentAngiopoietin-Like Protein 4ANGPTL4 protein, humanFGF19 protein, humanFibroblast Growth FactorsANGPTL4cancer‐associated fibroblastscolorectal cancer liver metastasisFGF19tumor microenvironment

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PMID39716892
PMCPMC11831508

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