2016
Revisiting Epithelial‐to‐Mesenchymal Transition in Liver Fibrosis: Clues for a Better Understanding of the “Reactive” Biliary Epithelial Phenotype
Fabris L, Brivio S, Cadamuro M, Strazzabosco M. Revisiting Epithelial‐to‐Mesenchymal Transition in Liver Fibrosis: Clues for a Better Understanding of the “Reactive” Biliary Epithelial Phenotype. Stem Cells International 2016, 2016: 2953727. PMID: 26880950, PMCID: PMC4736590, DOI: 10.1155/2016/2953727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuctular reactive cellsDuctular reactionHepatic progenitor cell compartmentMesenchymal transitionBiliary epithelial phenotypeChronic biliary damageSevere hepatic disordersBile duct epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsLiver disease progressionDuct epithelial cellsNew antifibrotic therapiesPortal fibrosisInflammatory cellsLiver fibrosisAntifibrotic therapyBiliary damageDisease progressionHepatic disordersEMT changesReactive cellsMesenchymal markersHepatic scarringProgenitor cell compartmentCholangiopathy
2000
Characterization and Isolation of Ductular Cells Coexpressing Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule and Bcl-2 from Primary Cholangiopathies and Ductal Plate Malformations
Fabris L, Strazzabosco M, Crosby H, Ballardini G, Hubscher S, Kelly D, Neuberger J, Strain A, Joplin R. Characterization and Isolation of Ductular Cells Coexpressing Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule and Bcl-2 from Primary Cholangiopathies and Ductal Plate Malformations. American Journal Of Pathology 2000, 156: 1599-1612. PMID: 10793072, PMCID: PMC1876925, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal plate malformationNeural cell adhesion moleculeReactive ductulesDuctular cellsLiver diseaseKi-67Cell adhesion moleculeDuctal plateChronic cholestatic liver diseaseDifferent chronic liver diseasesAdhesion moleculesReactive bile ductulesProliferation marker Ki-67Chronic liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseDuctal plate cellsBcl-2Different gestational agesDuctular reactive cellsGestational ageLKM-1Neuroendocrine featuresHEA 125Cirrhotic liverImmunohistochemical expression