RT Journal Article T1 Role of p63 and p73 isoforms on the cell death in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma submitted to orthotopic liver transplantation. A1 Gonzalez, Raul A1 De la Rosa, Angel J A1 Rufini, Alessandro A1 Rodriguez-Hernandez, Maria A A1 Navarro-Villaran, Elena A1 Marchal, Trinidad A1 Pereira, Sheila A1 De la Mata, Manuel A1 Müller-Schilling, Martina A1 Pascasio-Acevedo, Juan M A1 Ferrer-Rios, Maria T A1 Gomez-Bravo, Miguel A A1 Padillo, Francisco J A1 Muntane, Jordi K1 Protein Isoforms K1 Receptors, Death Domain K1 Transcription Factors K1 Tumor Protein p73 K1 Tumor Suppressor Proteins AB Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) submitted to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have a variable 5-year survival rate limited mostly by tumor recurrence. The etiology, age, sex, alcohol, Child-Pugh, and the immunesuppressor have been associated with tumour recurrence. The expression of ΔNp73 is related to the reduced survival of patients with HCC. The study evaluated the expression of p63 and p73 isoforms and cell death receptors, and their relation to tumour recurrence and survival. The results were in vitro validated in HCC cell lines. HCC sections from patients submitted to OLT were used. The in vitro study was done in differentiated hepatitis B virus (HBV)-expressing Hep3B and control HepG2 cells. The expression of cell death receptors and cFLIPS/L, caspase-8 and -3 activities, and cell proliferation were determined in control and p63 and p73 overexpressing HCC cells. The reduced tumor expression of cell death receptors and TAp63 and TAp73, and increased ΔNp63 and ΔNp73 expression were associated with tumor recurrence and reduced survival. The in vitro study demonstrated that HBV-expressing Hep3B vs HepG2 cells showed reduced expression of p63 and p73, cell death receptors and caspase activation, and increased cFLIPL/cFLIPS ratio. The overexpression of TAp63 and TAp73 exerted a more potent pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects in Hep3B than HepG2-transfected cells which was related to cFLIPL upregulation. The reduction of TAp63 and TAp73 isoforms, rather than alteration of ΔN isoform expression, exerted a significant functional repercussion on cell death and proliferation in HBV-expressing HepB cells. PB Public Library of Science YR 2017 FD 2017-03-07 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11017 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11017 LA en NO González R, De la Rosa ÁJ, Rufini A, Rodríguez-Hernández MA, Navarro-Villarán E, Marchal T, et al. Role of p63 and p73 isoforms on the cell death in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma submitted to orthotopic liver transplantation. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 28;12(3):e0174326 DS RISalud RD Apr 5, 2025