The autotaxin-lysophosphatidic acid pathway emerges as a therapeutic target to prevent liver cancer

Derek J. Erstad, Andrew M. Tager, Yujin Hoshida, Bryan C. Fuchs

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Abstract

Using transcriptome meta-analysis, we recently identified the autotaxin (ATX)-lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) pathway as a regulator of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in human cirrhosis patients. Pharmacological targeting of this pathway reduced fibrosis progression and HCC development in animals, identifying ATX-LPA signaling as a novel chemoprevention strategy for cirrhosis and HCC.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1311827
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 May 2017

Keywords

  • ATX
  • HCC
  • LPA
  • LPAR1
  • NASH
  • chemoprevention
  • cirrhosis
  • fibrosis
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

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