Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Toll-like Receptor 4 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma—A Single-Center Study

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver tumor leading to significant morbidity and mortality; its exact genetic background is largely unrecognized. Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) reacts with lipopolysaccharides, molecules found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. In damaged liver, TLR4 expression is upregulated, leading to hepatic inflammation and injury. We tried to investigate the role of the two most common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TLR4 in HCC-genesis. Aged > 18 years old, cirrhotic patients were included in this study. Exclusion criteria were non-HCC tumors and HIV co-infection. TLR4 SNPs association with HCC occurrence was the primary endpoint, and associations with all-cause and liver-related mortality, as well as time durations between diagnosis of cirrhosis and HCC development or death and diagnosis of HCC and death were secondary endpoints. A total of 52 out of 260 included patients had or developed HCC. TLR4 SNPs showed no correlation with primary or secondary endpoints, except for the shorter duration between HCC development and death in patients with TLR4 mutations. Overall, TLR4 SNPs showed no correlation with carcinogenesis or deaths in patients with liver cirrhosis; patients with TLR4 SNPs that developed HCC had lower survival rates, a finding that should be further evaluated.

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Androutsakos, T., Bakasis, A. D., Pouliakis, A., Gazouli, M., Vallilas, C., & Hatzis, G. (2022). Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Toll-like Receptor 4 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma—A Single-Center Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23169430

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