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Fabiola Milosa

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Neoangiogenesis-related genes are hallmarks of fast-growing hepatocellular carcinomas and worst survival. Results from a prospective study

2016

Objective The biological heterogeneity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) makes prognosis difficult. We translate the results of a genome-wide high-throughput analysis into a tool that accurately predicts at presentation tumour growth and survival of patients with HCC.Design Ultrasound surveillance identified HCC in 78 (training set) and 54 (validation set) consecutive patients with cirrhosis. Patients underwent two CT scans 6 weeks apart (no treatment in-between) to determine tumour volumes (V-0 and V-1) and calculate HCC doubling time. Baseline-paired HCC and surrounding tissue biopsies for microarray study (Agilent Whole Human Genome Oligo Microarrays) were also obtained. Predictors of su…

AdultMale0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsCarcinoma HepatocellularTime FactorMicroarrayHepatocellular carcinomamolecular carcinogenesisGastroenterologyliver imagingHEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; LIVER IMAGING; MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS; MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Carcinoma Hepatocellular; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Neovascularization Pathologic; Prospective Studies; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Tumor Burden; Medicine (all); Gastroenterology03 medical and health sciencesmolecular oncology0302 clinical medicineHepatocellular carcinoma liver imaging molecular carcinogenesis molecular oncologyInternal medicinemedicineCarcinomaHumansDoubling timeProspective StudiesProspective cohort studySurvival rateAgedAged 80 and overNeovascularization Pathologicbusiness.industryProportional hazards modelLiver NeoplasmsGastroenterologyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseTumor BurdenSurvival RateProspective Studie030104 developmental biologyQuartileLiver Neoplasm030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaDisease ProgressionFemalebusinessHumanGut
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Ovarian senescence increases liver fibrosis in humans and zebrafish with steatosis

2015

ABSTRACT Contrasting data exist on the effect of gender and menopause on the susceptibility, development and liver damage progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Our aim was to assess whether menopause is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in individuals with NAFLD and to explore the issue of ovarian senescence in experimental liver steatosis in zebrafish. In 244 females and age-matched males with biopsy-proven NAFLD, we assessed anthropometric, biochemical and metabolic features, including menopausal status (self-reported); liver biopsy was scored according to ‘The Pathology Committee of the NASH Clinical Research Network’. Young and old male and female zebraf…

Liver CirrhosisMaleFibrosiBiopsyPhysiologylcsh:MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Body Mass IndexCohort StudiesImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)FibrosisNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRisk FactorsOdds RatioZebrafishCellular Senescencemedicine.diagnostic_testAnthropometryFatty liverMiddle AgedOvarian senescenceMenopauseLiver biopsyModels AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleMenopauselcsh:RB1-214Research ArticleSenescenceAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyFibrosis Menopause Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Ovarian senescence ZebrafishNeuroscience (miscellaneous)Fibrosis; Menopause; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Ovarian senescence; Zebrafish; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Medicine (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Neuroscience (miscellaneous)BiologyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyInternal medicinemedicinelcsh:PathologyAnimalsHumansAgedBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)lcsh:RSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAOvaryOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseFibrosisEndocrinologySteatosisBody mass indexDisease Models & Mechanisms
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Endothelial angiopoietin-2 overexpression in explanted livers identifies subjects at higher risk of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after live…

2022

BackgroundThough the precise criteria for accessing LT are consistently being applied, HCC recurrence (HCC-R_LT) still affects more than 15% of the patients. We analyzed the clinical, histopathological, and biological features of patients with HCC to identify the predictive factors associated with cancer recurrence and survival after LT.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed 441 patients with HCC who underwent LT in our center. Overall, 70 (15.8%) of them developed HCC-R_LT. We matched them by age at transplant and etiology with 70 non-recurrent patients. A comparable cohort from the Liver Transplant Centre of Bologna served as validation. The clinical and biochemical characteristics and pre-LT…

Cancer ResearchneoangiogenesisimmunocytochemistryrecurrenceOncologyliver transplantationneoangiogenesiangiopoietin-2hepatocellular carcinomaangiopoietin-2; hepatocellular carcinoma; immunocytochemistry; liver transplantation; neoangiogenesis; recurrence; survivalsurvival
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