2001
Ductular morphogenesis and functional polarization of normal human biliary epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture
Ishida Y, Smith S, Wallace L, Sadamoto T, Okamoto M, Auth M, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Medina J, Prieto J, Strain A, Neuberger J, Joplin R. Ductular morphogenesis and functional polarization of normal human biliary epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture. Journal Of Hepatology 2001, 35: 2-9. PMID: 11495037, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00078-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen gel cultureHuman biliary epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsGel cultureGrowth factorHuman hepatocyte growth factorThree-dimensional cultureBiliary epithelial cellsThree-dimensional aggregatesNormal human biliary epithelial cellsFoetal bovine serumMorphogenesisCell typesAnion exchanger 2Hepatocyte growth factorFunctional polarizationFunctional differentiationFunctional markersExchanger 2Monolayer culture systemCentral lumenPhenotypic markersCollagen gelsNumber of aggregatesCulture system
1997
Na+‐dependent and ‐independent Cl−/HCO exchange mediate cellular HCO transport in cultured human intrahepatic bile duct cells
Strazzabosco M, Joplin R, Zsembery A, Wallace L, Spirli C, Fabris L, Granato A, Rossanese A, Poci C, Neuberger J, Okolicsanyi L, Crepaldi G. Na+‐dependent and ‐independent Cl−/HCO exchange mediate cellular HCO transport in cultured human intrahepatic bile duct cells. Hepatology 1997, 25: 976-985. PMID: 9096607, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial membrane antigenIntracellular acid loadHuman cholangiocytesAcid loadIntrahepatic bile duct cellsFactor VIII-related antigenIntracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrationsBiliary HCO3- secretionPediatric liver transplantationAdministration of agentsCyclic adenosine monophosphate concentrationsHuman hepatocyte growth factorVIII-related antigenBile duct cellsNormal liver tissueBiliary epithelial cellsCl- channel inhibitorsHepatocyte growth factorAdenosine monophosphate concentrationsIntracellular cAMP concentrationLiver transplantationReduced graftAbsence of HCO3Biliary treeAcid loader