Fatty Acid-Induced T Cell Loss Greases Liver Carcinogenesis.

Shalapour, Shabnam; Karin, Michael · Cell Metab · 2016

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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.

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