Fatty Acid Elongation in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) represents a risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is characterized by quantitative and qualitative changes in hepatic lipids. Since elongation of fatty acids from C16 to C18 has recently been reported to promote both hepatic lipid...

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Main Authors: Sonja M. Kessler, Yvette Simon, Katja Gemperlein, Kathrin Gianmoena, Cristina Cadenas, Vincent Zimmer, Juliane Pokorny, Ahmad Barghash, Volkhard Helms, Nico van Rooijen, Rainer M. Bohle, Frank Lammert, Jan G. Hengstler, Rolf Mueller, Johannes Haybaeck, Alexandra K. Kiemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
HCC
MCD
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/4/5762