Research Article Details

Article ID: A47989
PMID: 27166937
Source: Cell Metab
Title: Fatty Acid-Induced T Cell Loss Greases Liver Carcinogenesis.
Abstract: A new study has added loss of CD4(+) T cells caused by aberrant lipid metabolism to the list of mechanisms promoting nonalcoholic steatohepatitis progression to liver cancer (Ma et al., 2016). Exposure of CD4(+) T cells to free linoleic acid causes their ROS-mediated depletion, thereby favoring liver cancer growth.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.04.018