Hedgehog Signaling Demarcates a Niche of Fibrogenic Peribiliary Mesenchymal Cells
Gupta V, Gupta I, Park J, Bram Y, Schwartz RE. Hedgehog Signaling Demarcates a Niche of Fibrogenic Peribiliary Mesenchymal Cells. Gastroenterology 2020, 159: 624-638.e9. PMID: 32289375, PMCID: PMC8204800, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.03.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholestatic injuryStellate cellsLiver tissueStromal cellsLiver diseaseBile ductBiliary treePortal tractsMesenchymal cellsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisAlcoholic liver diseaseEpithelial cellsMyofibroblast phenotypeQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionBile duct ligationReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionCanals of HeringControl liver tissueHedgehog signalingSclerosing cholangitisHepatic injuryHepatocellular injuryNonalcoholic steatohepatitisPortal fibroblasts