Fructose Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Promotion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fructose Consumption
2.1. Fructose Consumption and MAFLD
2.1.1. Steatotic Stage
2.1.2. Inflammatory Stage
2.2. Fructose Consumption and HCC. Cancer Hallmarks
2.2.1. Reprogramming Energy Metabolism
2.2.2. Fructose Metabolism Promotes Invasion, Metastasis, and Sustaining Proliferative Signaling
2.2.3. Tumor-Promoting Inflammation
3. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chávez-Rodríguez, L.; Escobedo-Calvario, A.; Salas-Silva, S.; Miranda-Labra, R.U.; Bucio, L.; Souza, V.; Gutiérrez-Ruiz, M.C.; Gomez-Quiroz, L.E. Fructose Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Promotion. Livers 2021, 1, 250-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/livers1040020
Chávez-Rodríguez L, Escobedo-Calvario A, Salas-Silva S, Miranda-Labra RU, Bucio L, Souza V, Gutiérrez-Ruiz MC, Gomez-Quiroz LE. Fructose Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Promotion. Livers. 2021; 1(4):250-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/livers1040020
Chicago/Turabian StyleChávez-Rodríguez, Lisette, Alejandro Escobedo-Calvario, Soraya Salas-Silva, Roxana U. Miranda-Labra, Leticia Bucio, Verónica Souza, María Concepción Gutiérrez-Ruiz, and Luis E. Gomez-Quiroz. 2021. "Fructose Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Promotion" Livers 1, no. 4: 250-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/livers1040020
APA StyleChávez-Rodríguez, L., Escobedo-Calvario, A., Salas-Silva, S., Miranda-Labra, R. U., Bucio, L., Souza, V., Gutiérrez-Ruiz, M. C., & Gomez-Quiroz, L. E. (2021). Fructose Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Promotion. Livers, 1(4), 250-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/livers1040020