Role of High Mobility Group Box1 in Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma | ||
Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology | ||
Volume 29, Issue 4, October 2020, Pages 135-141 PDF (562.53 K) | ||
Document Type: Review articles | ||
DOI: 10.51429/EJMM29417 | ||
Authors | ||
Nouran E. Samra* 1; Shahira El-Etreby2; Rasha H. El- Mahdy1; Samah S. El-Kazzaz1; Nariman M. El-Nashar1 | ||
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University | ||
2Hepatology & Gastroenterology unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University | ||
Abstract | ||
Hepatocellular carcinoma "HCC" is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. High-mobility group box 1 "HMGB1" is a nuclear DNA-binding protein which involved in DNA stability, programmed cell death, immune response and inflammatory responses in HCV and HCC. Its over expression was revealed in HCC and different types of human cancers. | ||
Keywords | ||
HMGB1; HCV; HCC; Cancer; HMGB1 receptors | ||
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