Association of folic acid with the development and progression of liver cancer

Yingwen LI; Li SHI; Min LIU; Hao YUAN; Ya ZHENG; Yuping WANG; Qinghong GUO

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.03.033

Volume 39 Issue 3

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Association of folic acid with the development and progression of liver cancer

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.03.033

Yingwen LI^{1, 2a, 2b},
Li SHI^{1, 2a, 2b},
Min LIU^{2a, 2b},
Hao YUAN^{2a, 2b},
Ya ZHENG^{2a, 2b},
Yuping WANG^{2a, 2b},
Qinghong GUO^{2a, 2b
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1.
The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
2a.
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
2b.
Gansu Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

Research funding:

Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (21JR1RA117);

Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (20JR5RA347);

In Hospital Fund of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University (ldyyyn2019-28);

In Hospital Fund of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University (ldyyyn2018-54)

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Corresponding author: GUO Qinghong, gqh@lzu.edu.cn (ORCID: 0000-0002-0438-3948)
Received Date: 2022-09-01
Accepted Date: 2022-10-20
Published Date: 2023-03-20

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So far, liver cancer is still a highly malignant tumor with a high incidence rate in China, and it seriously affects the life and health of Chinese people. Previous studies have shown that the development of liver cancer is associated with various factors such as virus, smoking, drinking, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. With continuous exploration, more and more studies have pointed out that nutritional factors and living environment are associated with the development and progression of liver cancer. Folic acid is a necessary nutrient for cell growth and reproduction, and its level in human body has an impact on the growth of tumor cells and is closely associated with liver cancer. This article reviews the research advances in the association between folic acid and liver cancer in recent years, so as to provide new reference and basis for the prevention and treatment of liver cancer.
- Liver Neoplasms,
- Folic Acid,
- DNA Methylation,
- Therapeutics

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