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    PLoS One. 2011 Apr 19;6(4):e18516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018516.

    A comprehensive analysis of the dynamic biological networks in HCV induced hepatocarcinogenesis.

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    Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

    Abstract

    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver, which is closely related to hepatitis C and cirrhosis. The molecular mechanisms underlying the hepatocarcinogenesis induced by HCV infection remain clarified from a standpoint of systems biology. By integrating data from protein-protein interactions, transcriptional regulation, and disease related microarray analysis, we carried out a dynamic biological network analysis on the progression of HCV induced hepatocarcinogenesis, and systematically explored the potentially disease-related mechanisms through a network view. The dysfunctional interactions among proteins and deregulatory relationships between transcription factors and their target genes could be causes for the occurrence and progression of this disease. The six pathologically defined disease stages in the development and progression of HCC after HCV infection were included in this study. We constructed disease-related biological networks for each disease stage, and identified progression-related sub-networks that potentially play roles in the developmental stage of the corresponding disease and participate in the later stage of cancer progression. In addition, we identified novel risk factors related to HCC based on the analysis of the progression-related sub-networks. The dynamic characteristics of the network reflect important features of the disease development and progression, which provide important information for us to further explore underlying mechanisms of the disease.

    PMID:
    21526182
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3079719
    Free PMC Article

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