Dual farnesoid X receptor/TGR5 agonist INT‐767 reduces liver injury in the Mdr2−/− (Abcb4−/−) mouse cholangiopathy model by promoting biliary HCO output
Baghdasaryan A, Claudel T, Gumhold J, Silbert D, Adorini L, Roda A, Vecchiotti S, Gonzalez FJ, Schoonjans K, Strazzabosco M, Fickert P, Trauner M. Dual farnesoid X receptor/TGR5 agonist INT‐767 reduces liver injury in the Mdr2−/− (Abcb4−/−) mouse cholangiopathy model by promoting biliary HCO output. Hepatology 2011, 54: 1303-1312. PMID: 22006858, PMCID: PMC3744065, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BBile Acids and SaltsBiliary Tract DiseasesCholic AcidsDisease Models, AnimalLiver DiseasesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRandom AllocationReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledStatistics, NonparametricConceptsFarnesoid X receptorINT-767Liver injuryChronic cholangiopathiesTGR5 agonistsINT-747Hepatic inflammationINT-777Bile secretionBiliary bile acid outputActivation of FXRNuclear farnesoid X receptorSerum liver enzymesBile acid outputBile acid homeostasisFXR-dependent mannerBile acid synthesisMembrane G protein-coupled receptorsG protein-coupled receptorsLiver transplantationProtein-coupled receptorsBiliary fibrosisAcid outputChow dietTherapeutic optionsEpithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in Biliary Diseases
Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in Biliary Diseases. Seminars In Liver Disease 2011, 31: 011-032. PMID: 21344348, PMCID: PMC3729030, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1272832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiliary TractBiliary Tract DiseasesCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansMesodermSignal TransductionConceptsReactive cholangiocytesChemo/cytokinesBile secretory functionLiver repair mechanismsDe novo expressionDifferent mesenchymal cell typesMost cholangiopathiesCell typesPortal fibrosisPortal infiltratesLiver diseaseBiliary diseaseUnderlying molecular mechanismsBiliary epitheliumDifferent etiologiesLiver repairSecretory functionNovo expressionCholangiopathyBiliary cellsCentral mechanismsMesenchymal cell typesMesenchymal propertiesEndothelial cellsGrowth factor