国际医药卫生导报 ›› 2023, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 149-.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-1245.2023.02.001

• 医学新进展 •    下一篇

TCF7L2及经典Wnt信号通路在肝癌中作用的研究进展

姚宝乐  朱晓娟  温望文  戴伟  刘圣兰  黄浩   

  1. 赣南医学院,赣州 341000

  • 出版日期:2023-01-15 发布日期:2023-01-30
  • 通讯作者: 黄浩,Email: hhuang@gmu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金(82111530101、81803493);江西省杰出青年基金项目(20212ACB216002);江西省青年井冈学者奖励计划(QNJG2019089)

Roles of TCF7L2 and canonical Wnt signaling pathway in liver cancer

Yao Baole, Zhu Xiaojuan, Wen Wangwen, Dai Wei, Liu Shenglan, Huang Hao   

  1. Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, China

  • Online:2023-01-15 Published:2023-01-30
  • Contact: Huang Hao, Email: hhuang@gmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation (82111530101 and 81803493); Jiangxi Distinguished Young Scholar Fund Proejct (20212ACB216002); Jiangxi Province Young Jinggang Scholar Award Plan (QNJG2019089)

摘要:

肝癌(liver cancer,LC)是最常见的致命恶性肿瘤,而早期不易被发现、难诊断,是其高致死率的主要原因。转录因子7样2(transcription factor 7 like 2,TCF7L2)是Wnt/β连环蛋白(β-catenin)信号通路的转录因子,β-catenin对TCF7L2的激活具有直接调控作用。在肝发育和肝再生阶段,激活Wnt/β-catenin信号通路可促进肝组织的生成。然而,在正常的成熟肝细胞中,β-catenin活性被抑制。肝损伤和肝癌激活β-catenin对TCF7L2的转录功能活化,诱导肝损伤因子和促肝癌因子的表达,且TCF7L2的表达与肝癌的发生和进展呈正相关。TCF7L2是一个潜在的肝癌诊断及治疗靶点。

关键词:

肝癌, Wnt/β-catenin, TCF7L2

Abstract:

Liver cancer (LC), the most common malignant tumor with a high mortality rate, has been a globally tricky health problem characterized by difficult detection and diagnosis. Transcription factor 7 like 2 (TCF7L2) is the transcription factor in the canonical Wnt/β-catenin singnaling pathway, and β-catenin directly activates TCF7L2. During liver development and regeneration, the activation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin induces the formation of liver tissue. However, in normal mature healthy hepatocytes, β-catenin is inhibited. Liver damage and LC initiate the event that TCF7L2 transcriptionally activites downstream damaged targets in the β-catenin-dependent manner. The expression of TCF7L2 is positively correlated with the occurrence and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. TCF7L2 is a potential target for the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer.

Key words:

Liver cancer, Wnt/β-catenin, TCF7L2