2024
PPAR-Mediated Bile Acid Glucuronidation: Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Cholestatic Liver Diseases
Gallucci G, Hayes C, Boyer J, Barbier O, Assis D, Ghonem N. PPAR-Mediated Bile Acid Glucuronidation: Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Cholestatic Liver Diseases. Cells 2024, 13: 1296. PMID: 39120326, PMCID: PMC11312002, DOI: 10.3390/cells13151296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary biliary cholangitisPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorCholestatic liver diseaseUrsodeoxycholic acidUridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferaseObeticholic acidBile acid metabolismAdjunctive therapyIncomplete response to UDCAProgression of primary biliary cholangitisResponse to UDCALiver diseasePeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonistsSecond-line treatmentMarkers of cholestasisImpairment of bile flowTherapeutic targetTreatment of cholestatic liver diseasesRetention of bile acidsAlternative treatment strategiesProgression to fibrosisProliferator-activated receptorsAcid metabolismBiliary cholangitis
2022
PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF BIOLOGIC/IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY FOR PSC-ASSOCIATED IBD
Sayed A, Silveira M, Assis D, Deng Y, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF BIOLOGIC/IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY FOR PSC-ASSOCIATED IBD. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2022, 28: s76-s76. DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac015.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseasePSC-IBDSmall bowel involvementClinical remissionEndoscopic healingIMM groupAutoimmune hepatitisBowel involvementUrsodeoxycholic acidExact testBackground Inflammatory bowel diseaseEpisodes of cholangitisRate of cholangitisThird of patientsUnpaired Student's t-testFisher's exact testT-testSmall molecule therapiesStudent's t-testThiopurine monotherapyImmunosuppressive therapySclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBiologic therapy
2021
Oral Vancomycin or Ursodeoxycholic Acid for Pediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis? The Uncontroversial Need for Randomized Controlled Trials
Assis DN, Levy C. Oral Vancomycin or Ursodeoxycholic Acid for Pediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis? The Uncontroversial Need for Randomized Controlled Trials. Hepatology 2021, 73: 887-889. PMID: 33403699, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31702.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
2797 Fenofibrate and PSC: A Case Series From a Single Center Liver Registry
Shah S, Silveira M, Assis D, Cusack L. 2797 Fenofibrate and PSC: A Case Series From a Single Center Liver Registry. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2019, 114: s1544-s1545. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000600720.33625.bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisCase seriesUrsodeoxycholic acidLarge-duct primary sclerosing cholangitisTreatment of primary sclerosing cholangitisNo current effective therapyRetrospective single-center case seriesPrimary sclerosing cholangitis patientsSingle-center case seriesAlkaline phosphataseRisk scorePrimary sclerosing cholangitis treatmentPost-FFSAlkaline phosphatase reductionPatients due to lackAcute kidney injuryCholestatic liver diseaseAlkaline phosphatase levelsCurrent effective therapiesSerum alkaline phosphataseInflammatory bowel diseaseIntrahepatic diseaseAutoimmune hepatitisRecurrent cholangitis
2017
Combination Therapy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Assis DN, Abdelghany O, Cai SY, Gossard AA, Eaton JE, Keach JC, Deng Y, Setchell KD, Ciarleglio M, Lindor KD, Boyer JL. Combination Therapy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: e11-e16. PMID: 27428727, PMCID: PMC5218875, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlanine TransaminaseAlkaline PhosphataseBile Acids and SaltsCholagogues and CholereticsCholangitis, SclerosingCholestenonesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLiverLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeTretinoinUrsodeoxycholic AcidYoung AdultConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisUrsodeoxycholic acidAlanine aminotransferaseUDCA monotherapyPrimary endpointSclerosing cholangitisMedian serum alanine aminotransferasePilot studyWeeks of therapyMarkers of inflammationSerum alanine aminotransferaseRetinoic acidAlkaline phosphataseAll-Trans Retinoic AcidSerum ALP levelsHuman pilot studyCombination of ATRAAddition of ATRABile acid synthesisTrans retinoic acidExploratory pilot studyALT levelsAccepted therapyWeek 12C4 levels
2015
Fibrates and cholestasis
Ghonem NS, Assis DN, Boyer JL. Fibrates and cholestasis. Hepatology 2015, 62: 635-643. PMID: 25678132, PMCID: PMC4515188, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27744.BooksConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cirrhosisCholestatic liver diseaseUDCA therapyLiver diseaseUrsodeoxycholic acidNuclear receptorsProgression of PBCHepatic transportersPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaProliferator-activated receptor alphaToxic bile constituentsApical sodium-dependent bile salt transporterOnly therapeutic optionCholestatic liver disordersBile acid homeostasisBile acid synthesisBile salt transportersMultidrug resistance protein 3Cytochrome P450PPARα effectLiver transplantationSclerosing cholangitisBiliary cirrhosisLiver failure