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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Liver Disease and Cancer

Wenjun Wang1, Chunguang Wang2, Hongxin Xu1, Yanhang Gao1✉

1. Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
2. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Clinical College, Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China.

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Wang W, Wang C, Xu H, Gao Y. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Liver Disease and Cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(6):921-934. doi:10.7150/ijbs.42300. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p0921.htm
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Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is the key enzyme responsible for metabolism of the alcohol metabolite acetaldehyde in the liver. In addition to conversion of the acetaldehyde molecule, ALDH is also involved in other cellular functions. Recently, many studies have investigated the involvement of ALDH expression in viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease (ALD), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), liver fibrosis, and liver cancer. Notably, ALDH2 expression has been linked with liver cancer risk, as well as pathogenesis and prognosis, and has emerged as a promising therapeutic target. Of note, approximately 8% of the world's population, and approximately 30-40% of the population in East Asia carry an inactive ALDH2 gene. This review summarizes new progress in understanding tissue-specific acetaldehyde metabolism by ALDH2 as well as the association of ALDH2 gene polymorphisms with liver disease and cancer. New research directions emerging in the field are also briefly discussed.

Keywords: aldehyde dehydrogenase, gene polymorphism, liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma


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Wang, W., Wang, C., Xu, H., Gao, Y. (2020). Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Liver Disease and Cancer. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 16(6), 921-934. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.42300.

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Wang, W.; Wang, C.; Xu, H.; Gao, Y. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Liver Disease and Cancer. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2020, 16 (6), 921-934. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.42300.

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Wang W, Wang C, Xu H, Gao Y. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Liver Disease and Cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(6):921-934. doi:10.7150/ijbs.42300. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p0921.htm

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Wang W, Wang C, Xu H, Gao Y. 2020. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Liver Disease and Cancer. Int J Biol Sci. 16(6):921-934.

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