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    The serum tenascin C level is a marker of metabolic disorder-related inflammation affecting pancreatic cancer prognosis

    Obesity is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer development, partly due to the tissue environment of metabolic disorder-related inflammation. We aimed to detect a tissue environment marker triggered by obesity-...

    Katsuhiko Sato, Hayato Hikita, Minoru Shigekawa, Kazumasa Soma in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Hepatitis C virus enhances Rubicon expression, leading to autophagy inhibition and intracellular innate immune activation

    Autophagy, a degradation system, works to maintain cellular homeostasis. However, as the impact of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on hepatocyte autophagy and its effect on HCV replication remain unclear, we...

    Yuto Shiode, Hayato Hikita, Satoshi Tanaka, Kumiko Shirai, Akira Doi in Scientific Reports (2020)