KUO-SHYANG JENG1, PO-YU CHENG2, YUEH-HSIEN LIN2, PO-CHUN LIU2, PING-HUI TSENG3, YU-CHAO WANG4, CHIUNG-FANG CHANG5, CHUEN-MIIN LEU2,*
Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 163-174, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.030975
- 15 November 2023
Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Current therapies are effective for HCC patients with early disease, but many patients suffer recurrence after surgery and have a poor response to chemotherapy. Therefore, new therapeutic targets are needed. We analyzed gene expression profiles between HCC tissues and normal adjacent tissues from public databases and found that the expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism was significantly different. The analysis showed that AKR1C3 was upregulated in tumors, and high AKR1C3 expression was associated with a poorer prognosis in HCC patients. In vitro, assays demonstrated that… More >