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Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance

  • Authors:
    • Hironori Kusano
    • Sachiko Ogasawara
    • Minori Omuraya
    • Masayuki Okudaira
    • Shinji Mizuochi
    • Yutaro Mihara
    • Yoshinao Kinjo
    • Yuta Yano
    • Masamichi Nakayama
    • Reiichiro Kondo
    • Yoshiki Naito
    • Jun Akiba
    • Osamu Nakashima
    • Hirohisa Yano
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    Affiliations: Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka 830‑0011, Japan, Omuta City Hospital, Omuta, Fukuoka 836‑8567, Japan, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Fukuoka 856‑0835, Japan, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka 830‑0011, Japan, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka 830‑0011, Japan, Department of Clinical Laboratory, St Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka 830‑8543, Japan
    Copyright: © Kusano et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Abstract

Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, and the sonic Hh (SHh) protein, a pivotal molecule in the Hh pathway, is expressed in ballooned hepatocytes. The present study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological significance of SHh expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma (SH‑HCC). Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry were performed to examine SHh gene and SHh protein expression in SH‑HCC. Additionally, patients with conventional HCC (C‑HCC) were included in the control group. Comparisons of patient and tumor characteristics were also performed. The prevalence of SH‑HCC was 3% in the whole cohort, and it was significantly associated with a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus. SHh mRNA was detected in all patients with SH‑HCC, but not in 23% of patients with C‑HCC. Notably, SHh mRNA expression was not significantly different between patients with SH‑HCC and those with C‑HCC; however, high SHh protein expression was significantly more frequent in SH‑HCC patients than in those with C‑HCC. Although the prognosis was not significantly different between the SH‑HCC and C‑HCC groups, high SHh protein expression was an independent poor prognostic factor for HCC. In conclusion, SHh could potentially serve as a therapeutic target for patients with HCC.
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Kusano H, Ogasawara S, Omuraya M, Okudaira M, Mizuochi S, Mihara Y, Kinjo Y, Yano Y, Nakayama M, Kondo R, Kondo R, et al: Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance. Oncol Lett 28: 442, 2024.
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Kusano, H., Ogasawara, S., Omuraya, M., Okudaira, M., Mizuochi, S., Mihara, Y. ... Yano, H. (2024). Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance. Oncology Letters, 28, 442. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14575
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Kusano, H., Ogasawara, S., Omuraya, M., Okudaira, M., Mizuochi, S., Mihara, Y., Kinjo, Y., Yano, Y., Nakayama, M., Kondo, R., Naito, Y., Akiba, J., Nakashima, O., Yano, H."Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance". Oncology Letters 28.3 (2024): 442.
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Kusano, H., Ogasawara, S., Omuraya, M., Okudaira, M., Mizuochi, S., Mihara, Y., Kinjo, Y., Yano, Y., Nakayama, M., Kondo, R., Naito, Y., Akiba, J., Nakashima, O., Yano, H."Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance". Oncology Letters 28, no. 3 (2024): 442. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14575
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Kusano H, Ogasawara S, Omuraya M, Okudaira M, Mizuochi S, Mihara Y, Kinjo Y, Yano Y, Nakayama M, Kondo R, Kondo R, et al: Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance. Oncol Lett 28: 442, 2024.
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Kusano, H., Ogasawara, S., Omuraya, M., Okudaira, M., Mizuochi, S., Mihara, Y. ... Yano, H. (2024). Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance. Oncology Letters, 28, 442. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14575
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Kusano, H., Ogasawara, S., Omuraya, M., Okudaira, M., Mizuochi, S., Mihara, Y., Kinjo, Y., Yano, Y., Nakayama, M., Kondo, R., Naito, Y., Akiba, J., Nakashima, O., Yano, H."Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance". Oncology Letters 28.3 (2024): 442.
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Kusano, H., Ogasawara, S., Omuraya, M., Okudaira, M., Mizuochi, S., Mihara, Y., Kinjo, Y., Yano, Y., Nakayama, M., Kondo, R., Naito, Y., Akiba, J., Nakashima, O., Yano, H."Sonic hedgehog expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance". Oncology Letters 28, no. 3 (2024): 442. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14575
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