From MASLD to HCC: What's in the middle?

Alessia Provera, Cristina Vecchio, Anteneh Nigussie Sheferaw, Ian Stoppa, Deepika Pantham, Umberto DIANZANI, Salvatore SUTTI

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Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a progressive pathological condition characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides within hepatocytes that causes histological changes, which, in the long run, might compromise liver functional capacities. MASLD predisposes to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), in which the persistence of inflammatory reactions perpetuates tissue injury and induces alterations of the extracellular matrix, leading to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Furthermore, these processes are also fertile ground for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this latter respect, growing evidence suggests that chronic inflammation not only acts as the primary stimulus for hepatocellular malignant transformation, cell proliferation and cancer cell progression but also reshapes the immune landscape, inducing immune system exhaustion and favoring the loss of cancer immune surveillance. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms orchestrating hepatic inflammatory responses may open the way for fine-tuning therapeutic interventions that could, from one side, counteract MASLD progression and, on the other one, effectively treat HCCs.
Lingua originaleInglese
RivistaHeliyon
Volume10
Numero di pubblicazione15
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2024

Keywords

  • Chronic inflammation
  • HCC
  • Immunity
  • Immunotherapies
  • MASH
  • MASLD

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