Endoplasmic reticulum stress: at the crossroads of inflammation and metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma development

Abstract

Steatohepatitis is a cause of hepatocellular carcinoma development; however, the underlying mechanisms are poorly defined. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Nakagawa and colleagues demonstrate that activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling is instrumental in the development of steatohepatitis and synergizes with proinflammatory pathways to promote hepatocarcinogenesis.