Impact of E-cadherin and its transcription regulators on assessing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in chronic HCV infection.

CONCLUSIONS: E-cadherin and its transcriptional regulators; snail and slug may serve as indicators for assessing the stage of fibrosis and the progression of HCC associated with HCV infection but not for assessing the degree of hepatitis activity. Therefore, the snail family could be a promising target for designing effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for chronic HCV infection and its serious co-morbidities. PMID: 32677416 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol Source Type: research