2017
Optimising the clinical strategy for autoimmune liver diseases: Principles of value-based medicine
Carbone M, Cristoferi L, Cortesi PA, Rota M, Ciaccio A, Okolicsanyi S, Gemma M, Scalone L, Cesana G, Fabris L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Ideo G, Belli LS, Munari LM, Mantovani L, Strazzabosco M. Optimising the clinical strategy for autoimmune liver diseases: Principles of value-based medicine. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 1415-1422. PMID: 28844954, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcome indicatorsAutoimmune liver diseaseLiver diseaseMajor autoimmune liver diseasesTertiary clinical centersPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisDifferent clinical outcomesNatural history studiesValue of careAutoimmune hepatitisClinical practice environmentJesus BanalesMarco MarzioniNicholas LaRussoPeter JansenSclerosing cholangitisBiliary cholangitisConsecutive patientsClinical outcomesMedian timeCare pathwayClinical centersClinical strategiesValue-based medicine
2010
Insulin resistance and necroinflammation drives ductular reaction and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in chronic hepatitis C
Svegliati-Baroni G, Faraci G, Fabris L, Saccomanno S, Cadamuro M, Pierantonelli I, Trozzi L, Bugianesi E, Guido M, Strazzabosco M, Benedetti A, Marchesini G. Insulin resistance and necroinflammation drives ductular reaction and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in chronic hepatitis C. Gut 2010, 60: 108. PMID: 20966027, PMCID: PMC3784835, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.219741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis CFibroblast-specific protein-1Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionInsulin resistanceDuctular reactionHepatitis CHepatic fibrosisEpithelial componentOral glucose insulin sensitivityOral glucose tolerance testTertiary care academic centerEpithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markersNuclear Snail expressionProspective observational studyGlucose insulin sensitivityGlucose tolerance testDegree of necroinflammationStage of fibrosisTissue repairCK7-positive cellsNecroinflammatory activityNecroinflammatory scoreAdvanced fibrosisConsecutive patientsTotal inflammation