2020
The Emerging Role of Macrophages in Chronic Cholangiopathies Featuring Biliary Fibrosis: An Attractive Therapeutic Target for Orphan Diseases
Cadamuro M, Girardi N, Gores GJ, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. The Emerging Role of Macrophages in Chronic Cholangiopathies Featuring Biliary Fibrosis: An Attractive Therapeutic Target for Orphan Diseases. Frontiers In Medicine 2020, 7: 115. PMID: 32373615, PMCID: PMC7186419, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiliary fibrogenesisBiliary fibrosisChronic liver diseaseCongenital hepatic fibrosisEffective therapeutic approachHepatic stellate cellsPotential novel targetAttractive therapeutic targetMost cholangiopathiesChronic cholangiopathiesLiver diseasePortal fibroblastsHepatic fibrosisModern hepatologyLiver fibrosisBiliary epitheliumDisease progressionCell effectorsTherapeutic approachesCholangiopathyStellate cellsTherapeutic targetFibrosisOrphan diseaseNovel target
2017
Notch signaling and progenitor/ductular reaction in steatohepatitis
Morell CM, Fiorotto R, Meroni M, Raizner A, Torsello B, Cadamuro M, Spagnuolo G, Kaffe E, Sutti S, Albano E, Strazzabosco M. Notch signaling and progenitor/ductular reaction in steatohepatitis. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0187384. PMID: 29140985, PMCID: PMC5687773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsDuctular reactionRole of NotchMCD diet-fed miceMethionine-choline deficient (MCD) dietHepatic progenitor cell activationPrimary hepatic stellate cellsChronic liver diseaseDiet-fed miceTGF-β1 expressionAlternative therapeutic targetsTGF-β1 treatmentProgenitor cell activationNotch-1 activationLiver injuryMCD dietLiver diseaseFibrosis progressionNotch signalingDR responseLiver repairBSEP expressionHepatocyte cell lineLiver cancerAAV8-TBG