2021
The role of bile acids in cholestatic liver injury
Cai SY, Boyer JL. The role of bile acids in cholestatic liver injury. Annals Of Translational Medicine 2021, 9: 737-737. PMID: 33987435, PMCID: PMC8106037, DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-5110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCholestatic liver injuryBile duct proliferationLiver injuryParenchymal cell deathBile acidsDuct proliferationImmune cellsStellate cellsProliferation of cholangiocytesSphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2Bile acid receptorCell deathMajor cellular componentLiver inflammationClinical evidenceInflammatory cytokinesLiver fibrosisPathogenic rolePathologic effectsReceptor 2Mitochondrial injuryAcid receptorsClinical disordersInjuryOxidative stress
2010
Combination of retinoic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid attenuates liver injury in bile duct–ligated rats and human hepatic cells
He H, Mennone A, Boyer JL, Cai S. Combination of retinoic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid attenuates liver injury in bile duct–ligated rats and human hepatic cells. Hepatology 2010, 53: 548-557. PMID: 21274875, PMCID: PMC3069505, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsBile DuctsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCholestasis, IntrahepaticCholesterol 7-alpha-HydroxylaseCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainDisease Models, AnimalHepatocytesHumansLigationLiverMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2RatsRats, Sprague-DawleySmad2 ProteinTretinoinUrsodeoxycholic AcidConceptsBile duct ligationBile salt pool sizeLX-2 cellsUrsodeoxycholic acidHepatic stellate cellsRetinoic acidLiver fibrosisStellate cellsPhosphate-buffered salineCommon bile duct ligationMale Sprague-Dawley ratsPrimary human hepatic stellate cellsTumor necrosis factor αBile duct-ligated ratsHuman hepatic stellate cellsBile duct proliferationHuman hepatocytesLiver hydroxyproline contentNecrosis factor αSprague-Dawley ratsAcute promyelocytic leukemiaΑ-SMA expressionDuct-ligated ratsSmooth muscle actinMatrix metalloproteinase-2