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Increased DNA Methyltransferase Expression Is Associated with an Early Stage of Human Hepatocarcinogenesis

The present study was designed to determine whether changes in DNA methyltransferase (DNA MTase) expression are involved in hepatocarcinogenesis. We examined DNA MTase expression in normal liver tissue (with no remarkable histological findings), liver tissue showing chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, w...

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Autores principales: Sun, Lin, Hui, Ai‐Min, Kanai, Yae, Sakamoto, Michiie, Hirohashi, Setsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5921336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9473734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00345.x
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author Sun, Lin
Hui, Ai‐Min
Kanai, Yae
Sakamoto, Michiie
Hirohashi, Setsuo
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description The present study was designed to determine whether changes in DNA methyltransferase (DNA MTase) expression are involved in hepatocarcinogenesis. We examined DNA MTase expression in normal liver tissue (with no remarkable histological findings), liver tissue showing chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, which are generally thought to be precancerous conditions, and hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) using the reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay. DNA MTase mRNA levels were significantly higher in liver tissue showing chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis (DNA MTase mRNA/β‐actin mRNA ratio=0.30±0.22, n=24, P<0.01) than in normal liver tissue either from patients with liver metastatic lesions of colonic cancer (0.14±0.05, n= 6) or from patients with HCCs (0.16±0.07, n= 3). DNA MTase mRNA levels were even higher in HCC tissue (0.34±0.18, n=29). These results suggest that increased DNA MTase expression may be an early event during hepatocar‐cinogenesis. DNA MTase is a potential target for HCC preventive therapy.
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spelling pubmed-59213362018-05-11 Increased DNA Methyltransferase Expression Is Associated with an Early Stage of Human Hepatocarcinogenesis Sun, Lin Hui, Ai‐Min Kanai, Yae Sakamoto, Michiie Hirohashi, Setsuo Jpn J Cancer Res Article The present study was designed to determine whether changes in DNA methyltransferase (DNA MTase) expression are involved in hepatocarcinogenesis. We examined DNA MTase expression in normal liver tissue (with no remarkable histological findings), liver tissue showing chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, which are generally thought to be precancerous conditions, and hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) using the reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay. DNA MTase mRNA levels were significantly higher in liver tissue showing chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis (DNA MTase mRNA/β‐actin mRNA ratio=0.30±0.22, n=24, P<0.01) than in normal liver tissue either from patients with liver metastatic lesions of colonic cancer (0.14±0.05, n= 6) or from patients with HCCs (0.16±0.07, n= 3). DNA MTase mRNA levels were even higher in HCC tissue (0.34±0.18, n=29). These results suggest that increased DNA MTase expression may be an early event during hepatocar‐cinogenesis. DNA MTase is a potential target for HCC preventive therapy. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1997-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5921336/ /pubmed/9473734 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00345.x Text en
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title_full Increased DNA Methyltransferase Expression Is Associated with an Early Stage of Human Hepatocarcinogenesis
title_fullStr Increased DNA Methyltransferase Expression Is Associated with an Early Stage of Human Hepatocarcinogenesis
title_full_unstemmed Increased DNA Methyltransferase Expression Is Associated with an Early Stage of Human Hepatocarcinogenesis
title_short Increased DNA Methyltransferase Expression Is Associated with an Early Stage of Human Hepatocarcinogenesis
title_sort increased dna methyltransferase expression is associated with an early stage of human hepatocarcinogenesis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5921336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9473734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00345.x
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