2008
Functional Anatomy of Normal Bile Ducts
Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. Functional Anatomy of Normal Bile Ducts. The Anatomical Record 2008, 291: 653-660. PMID: 18484611, PMCID: PMC3743051, DOI: 10.1002/ar.20664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile ductBiliary treeExtrahepatic bile ductSmall bile ductsNormal bile ductsLiver progenitor cellsBile productionBiliary epitheliumMajor ductsSecretory functionVascular structuresProgenitor cellsCholangiocyte functionFunctional anatomyBileDuctCholangiocytesIntestineFunctional interactionMorphological heterogeneityNerveGallbladderVariety of functionsEpithelium
1997
New insights into cholangiocyte physiology
Strazzabosco M. New insights into cholangiocyte physiology. Journal Of Hepatology 1997, 27: 945-952. PMID: 9382988, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(97)80338-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransport systems in cholangiocytes: their role in bile formation and cholestasis.
Strazzabosco M. Transport systems in cholangiocytes: their role in bile formation and cholestasis. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1997, 70: 427-34. PMID: 9626763, PMCID: PMC2589334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary epitheliumCa-activated Cl channelsChronic cholestatic disorderPathogenesis of cholestasisBile duct diseaseCholangiocyte deathFormation of bilePortal inflammationBiliary cirrhosisProinflammatory mediatorsLiver diseaseClinical picturePathophysiological pointCholestatic disordersDuct diseaseProliferative responseBiliary constituentsBile acidsCystic fibrosisPortal spacesSecretory functionBile formationCholestasisDuctular secretionSecretory activity
1993
Intracellular alkalinization stimulates bile flow and vesicular-mediated exocytosis in IPRL
Bruck R, Benedetti A, Strazzabosco M, Boyer J. Intracellular alkalinization stimulates bile flow and vesicular-mediated exocytosis in IPRL. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: g347-g353. PMID: 8368316, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1993.265.2.g347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic AcidAlkaliesAnimalsAnionsBariumBicarbonatesBileBiological TransportColchicineExocytosisHorseradish PeroxidaseHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Vitro TechniquesIntracellular MembranesLiverMalePotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsBiliary HCO3- excretionBile flowHCO3- excretionIntracellular alkalinizationHCO3- exchangerAcute alkaline loadVesicle-mediated exocytosisBiliary excretionTransient increasePH recoveryAlkaline loadMembrane depolarizationRat liverChannel blocker BaCl2Intact liverLiverAlkalinizationMM NH4ClHCO3- concentrationDisulfonic acidDIDSRat hepatocytesColchicinePretreatmentExocytosis
1991
Effect of Silibinin on biliary lipid composition experimental and clinical study
Nassuato G, Iemmolo R, Strazzabosco M, Lirussi F, Deana R, Francesconi M, Muraca M, Passera D, Fragasso A, Orlando R, Csomós G, Okolicsányi L. Effect of Silibinin on biliary lipid composition experimental and clinical study. Journal Of Hepatology 1991, 12: 290-295. PMID: 1940257, DOI: 10.1016/0168-8278(91)90829-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary lipid compositionBiliary cholesterol concentrationTotal bile salt concentrationBile salt concentrationBile flowBiliary cholesterolCholesterol concentrationsBody weightTotal liver cholesterol contentBile saturation indexSignificant dose-dependent inhibitionEffect of silymarinLiver cholesterol contentEffect of silibininDose-dependent inhibitionCoA reductase activitySilymarin treatmentLiver cholesterolPlacebo administrationCholecystectomized patientsControl ratsClinical studiesLipid compositionSilibinin doseSilibinin
1989
Quantitative assessment of canalicular bile formation in isolated hepatocyte couplets using microscopic optical planimetry.
Gautam A, Ng O, Strazzabosco M, Boyer J. Quantitative assessment of canalicular bile formation in isolated hepatocyte couplets using microscopic optical planimetry. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1989, 83: 565-573. PMID: 2913052, PMCID: PMC303716, DOI: 10.1172/jci113919.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
The Effect of Drugs on Bile Flow and Composition
Okolicsanyi L, Lirussi F, Strazzabosco M, Jemmolo R, Orlando R, Nassuato G, Muraca M, Crepaldi G. The Effect of Drugs on Bile Flow and Composition. Drugs 1986, 31: 430-448. PMID: 2872047, DOI: 10.2165/00003495-198631050-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBileBile Acids and SaltsCatsChlorpromazineCholagogues and CholereticsCholesterolClofibrateColchicineCricetinaeDehydrocholic AcidDiureticsDogsEnterohepatic CirculationEstrogensGlucagonGuinea PigsHumansInsulinLiverMacaca mulattaPhospholipidsRabbitsRatsRifampinRifamycinsSomatostatinTheophyllineUrsodeoxycholic AcidConceptsBile flowBile acidsBile acid sequestrant cholestyramineBiliary bile acid secretionBiliary cholesterol concentrationBiliary cholesterol saturationBiliary cholesterol secretionBile acid concentrationsBile acid secretionBiliary phospholipid concentrationDrug-induced changesComposition of bileUnconjugated bile acidsEffects of drugsVariety of drugsCholesterol secretionHepatic secretionDrug therapyCholesterol saturationUrsodeoxycholic acidBiliary lipidsAcid secretionCholesterol concentrationsD-thyroxineHepatobiliary route
1983
Effect of silybin on biliary lipid composition in rats
Nassuato G, Iemmolo R, Lirussi F, Orlando R, Giacon L, Venuti M, Strazzabosco M, Csomos G, Okolicsanyi L. Effect of silybin on biliary lipid composition in rats. Pharmacological Research Communications 1983, 15: 337-346. PMID: 6867072, DOI: 10.1016/s0031-6989(83)80043-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research