Fig. 6

Hepatic metabolic gene profile during MASH-HCC disease progression in DIAMOND mice. NanoString nCounter mouse metabolic mRNA panel with a customized sphingolipid metabolic panel was used to profile the significant changes in key genes related to both hepatic lipid and sphingolipid metabolism in MASH-HCC progression. Liver RNA samples from each group (n = 3) were used. DEGs were identified in different groups using FC and p-values (FC ≥ 1.5 and p-value < 0.05). (A) Hierarchical clustering heatmaps display changes in sphingolipid metabolism-related genes between WDSW-6 M and CDNW-6M. (B) Volcano plots highlight major upregulated and downregulated genes in WDSW-6 M compared to the CDNW-6 M group. (C) Hierarchical clustering heatmaps display changes in sphingolipid metabolism-related genes between WDSW-1Y and CDNW-1Y. (D) Volcano plots highlight major upregulated and downregulated genes in WDSW-1Y compared to the CDNW-1Y group. Statistical significance relative to CDNW group: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (n = 3, male). DEG: Differentially Expressed Gene; FC: Fold Change