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. 2017 Mar 3;10:1403–1412. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S111681

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Pathways of androgen and AR in the pathogenesis of NASH, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Note: Visual Art: © 2015 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Abbreviations: AR, androgen receptor; CCRK, cycle cycle-related kinase; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IL, interleukin; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; STAT 3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; GSK3b, glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta; FFA, free fatty acid; HBVX, hepatitis B virus protein X; TGF1, tumor growth factor 1.