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@ARTICLE{Siqin:303254,
author = {S. Siqin$^*$ and M. Rahbari$^*$ and C. Ernst$^*$ and I.
Grewe$^*$ and K. Gunst$^*$ and M. Neßling$^*$ and S.
Kaden$^*$ and K. Richter$^*$ and L. Häfele$^*$ and L.
Feuerbach$^*$ and D. Krunic$^*$ and C. Tessmer$^*$ and I.
Hofmann$^*$ and E. Birgin and A. Brobeil and N. Rahbari and
M. Heikenwälder$^*$ and T. Bund$^*$},
title = {{E}xpression of {B}ovine {M}eat and {M}ilk {F}actor in
{H}epatocellular {C}arcinoma and {C}olorectal {L}iver
{M}etastasis {P}atients.},
journal = {Journal of medical virology},
volume = {97},
number = {8},
issn = {0146-6615},
address = {Bognor Regis [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-01599},
pages = {e70507},
year = {2025},
note = {#EA:D460#LA:D460#},
abstract = {Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs) are plasmid-like DNA
molecules isolated from cow's milk, meat, and human cancer
tissues proposed to contribute to the development of
specific types of cancer including colorectal cancer (CRC)
and breast cancer based on chronic inflammation-associated
indirect carcinogenesis. Chronic necro-inflammation of the
liver poses a strong risk factor for the induction of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is associated with
high intake of meat. Whether BMMFs contribute to HCC
carcinogenesis or the development of colorectal liver
metastasis (CRLM) remains unknown. Therefore, in this study,
the presence of BMMFs was assessed in the liver of patients
with viral and nonviral hepatitis-related HCC (n = 25), CRLM
(14) and in healthy liver tissue from autopsy specimens (18)
using monoclonal antibodies against the conserved BMMF Rep
protein for immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence
detection, and immunoblotting. Rep was expressed in all
tumor-distant and peritumor tissue specimens of HCC and CRLM
patients and associated with CD68+ macrophages around portal
triads. The number of Rep+CD68+cells was increased in HCC
and CRLM patients compared to healthy liver tissue, which
may indicate a link between BMMFs and tumor-associated
chronic inflammation in the liver. Exclusively in viral
hepatitis-linked HCC, Rep expression was also detected in
the tumor. In addition, specifically in the liver of healthy
individuals, we observed a well-defined gradient Rep
expression in hepatocytes around the central veins.
Altogether, these observations may indicate that the
presence of BMMFs in the liver is associated with chronic
inflammation and may represent a novel risk factor or
surrogate marker for liver cancer.},
keywords = {Humans / Carcinoma, Hepatocellular: pathology / Liver
Neoplasms: pathology / Liver Neoplasms: secondary /
Colorectal Neoplasms: pathology / Animals / Female / Male /
Cattle / Middle Aged / Aged / Immunohistochemistry / Liver:
pathology / Adult / Milk: chemistry / bovine meat and milk
factors (BMMFs) (Other) / chronic inflammation (Other) /
chronic viral hepatitis (Other) / colorectal liver
metastasis (Other) / hepatocellular carcinoma (Other) /
infectious indirect carcinogenesis (Other)},
cin = {D460 / D440 / W230 / B330 / W210 / W170},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)D460-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)D440-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)W230-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)B330-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)W210-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)W170-20160331},
pnm = {314 - Immunologie und Krebs (POF4-314)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-314},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40741925},
doi = {10.1002/jmv.70507},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/303254},
}