Ground-glass hepatocytes co-expressing hepatitis B virus X protein and surface antigens exhibit enhanced oncogenic effects and tumorigenesis

Human Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1294-1301

  Wu, Han Chieh ^a   Tsai, Hung Wen ^b   Teng, Chiao Fang ^a   Hsieh, Wen Chuan ^a   Lin, Yih Jyh ^b   Wang, Lily Hui Ching ^c   Yuan, Quan ^d   Su, Ih Jen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ground glass hepatocytes; HBx; Hepatocellular carcinoma; mTOR signals; Pre S2 deletion mutant

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN KINASE B; RAF PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROUND GLASS HEPATOCYTE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

GROUND-GLASS HEPATOCYTES; HBX; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; MTOR SIGNALS; PRE-S2 DELETION MUTANT;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84901414896     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.10.039     Document Type: Article

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