Role of sex in liver tumor occurrence and clinical outcomes : A comprehensive review

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Clinical research on sex-based differences in the manifestations, pathophysiology, and prevalence of several diseases, including those affecting the liver, has expanded considerably in recent years. Increasing evidence suggests that liver diseases develop, progress, and respond to treatment differently depending on the sex. These observations support the concept that the liver is a sexually dimorphic organ in which estrogen and androgen receptors are present, which results in disparities between men and women in liver gene expression patterns, immune responses, and the progression of liver damage, including the propensity to develop liver malignancies. Sex hormones play protective or deleterious roles depending on the patient's sex, the severity of the underlying disease, and the nature of precipitating factors. Moreover, obesity, alcohol consumption, and active smoking, as well as social determinants of liver diseases leading to sex-related inequalities, may interact strongly with hormone-related mechanisms of liver damage. Drug-induced liver injury, viral hepatitis, and metabolic liver diseases are influenced by the status of sex hormones. Available data on the roles of sex hormones and gender differences in liver tumor occurrence and clinical outcomes are conflicting. Here, we critically review the main gender-based differences in the molecular mechanisms associated with liver carcinogenesis and the prevalence, prognosis, and treatment of primary and metastatic liver tumors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 79(2024), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1141-1157

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Toniutto, Pierluigi [VerfasserIn]
Shalaby, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Mameli, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Morisco, Filomena [VerfasserIn]
Gambato, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Cossiga, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Guarino, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Marra, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Brunetto, Maurizia R [VerfasserIn]
Burra, Patrizia [VerfasserIn]
Villa, Erica [VerfasserIn]
Special Interest Group Gender in Hepatology of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) [VerfasserIn]

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Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Journal Article
Review

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Date Completed 18.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/HEP.0000000000000277

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355181509