2022
Bile acids and their receptors: modulators and therapeutic targets in liver inflammation
Bertolini A, Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M. Bile acids and their receptors: modulators and therapeutic targets in liver inflammation. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 547-564. PMID: 35415765, PMCID: PMC9256560, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00935-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBile acidsLiver diseaseTherapeutic targetAutoimmune liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseBile acid receptorAbsorption of lipidsFat-soluble vitaminsLiver inflammationInflammatory diseasesImmunomodulatory propertiesAcid receptorsInflammationDiseaseReceptorsClinical applicationLiverNutrient metabolismPathway
2019
The challenges of primary biliary cholangitis: What is new and what needs to be done
Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B, Mieli-Vergani G, Vergani D, Vierling JM, Adams D, Alpini G, Banales JM, Beuers U, Björnsson E, Bowlus C, Carbone M, Chazouillères O, Dalekos G, De Gottardi A, Harada K, Hirschfield G, Invernizzi P, Jones D, Krawitt E, Lanzavecchia A, Lian ZX, Ma X, Manns M, Mavilio D, Quigley EM, Sallusto F, Shimoda S, Strazzabosco M, Swain M, Tanaka A, Trauner M, Tsuneyama K, Zigmond E, Gershwin ME. The challenges of primary biliary cholangitis: What is new and what needs to be done. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2019, 105: 102328. PMID: 31548157, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.102328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cholangitisAnti-mitochondrial autoantibodiesBiochemical cholestasisBiliary cholangitisBiliary epitheliumUrsodeoxycholic acidPBC-specific anti-nuclear antibodiesBile acidsToxic hydrophobic bile acidsAutoimmune liver diseaseSecond-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentAnti-nuclear antibodiesReliable disease markersEarly disease stagesCholestatic biochemical profileNew therapeutic approachesHydrophobic bile acidsAutoimmune originSeronegative casesLiver histologyAutoimmune attackFemale preponderanceHistologic confirmationImmunologic pathways
2017
Optimising the clinical strategy for autoimmune liver diseases: Principles of value-based medicine
Carbone M, Cristoferi L, Cortesi PA, Rota M, Ciaccio A, Okolicsanyi S, Gemma M, Scalone L, Cesana G, Fabris L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Ideo G, Belli LS, Munari LM, Mantovani L, Strazzabosco M. Optimising the clinical strategy for autoimmune liver diseases: Principles of value-based medicine. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 1415-1422. PMID: 28844954, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcome indicatorsAutoimmune liver diseaseLiver diseaseMajor autoimmune liver diseasesTertiary clinical centersPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisDifferent clinical outcomesNatural history studiesValue of careAutoimmune hepatitisClinical practice environmentJesus BanalesMarco MarzioniNicholas LaRussoPeter JansenSclerosing cholangitisBiliary cholangitisConsecutive patientsClinical outcomesMedian timeCare pathwayClinical centersClinical strategiesValue-based medicine