MicroRNA/gene profiling unveils early molecular changes and nuclear factor erythroid related factor 2 (NRF2) activation in a rat model recapitulating human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Annalisa Petrelli, Andrea Perra, Davide Cora, Pia Sulas, Silvia Menegon, Claudia Manca, Cristina Migliore, Marta Anna Kowalik, Giovanna Maria Ledda‐Columbano, Silvia Giordano, Amedeo Columbano – 15 July 2013 – Studies on gene and/or microRNA (miRNA) dysregulation in the early stages of hepatocarcinogenesis are hampered by the difficulty of diagnosing early lesions in humans. Experimental models recapitulating human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are then used to perform this analysis.