2018
Liver diseases in the dish: iPSC and organoids as a new approach to modeling liver diseases
Fiorotto R, Amenduni M, Mariotti V, Fabris L, Spirli C, Strazzabosco M. Liver diseases in the dish: iPSC and organoids as a new approach to modeling liver diseases. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2018, 1865: 920-928. PMID: 30264693, PMCID: PMC6658095, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLiver diseaseStem cell fieldHepatocyte-like cellsPluripotent stem cellsRegenerative medicineNext-generation toolsSurvival of patientsRecent technological advancesMononuclear blood cellsPotential applicationsGene editingQuality of lifeLiver cell typesDisease modelingCell fieldAdequate cellular modelsLiver transplantationOrgan failureLiver specimensDiseaseStem cellsBlood cellsLiver cellsDrug testingSkin fibroblasts
2015
Stimulation of nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor‐γ limits NF‐κB‐dependent inflammation in mouse cystic fibrosis biliary epithelium
Scirpo R, Fiorotto R, Villani A, Amenduni M, Spirli C, Strazzabosco M. Stimulation of nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor‐γ limits NF‐κB‐dependent inflammation in mouse cystic fibrosis biliary epithelium. Hepatology 2015, 62: 1551-1562. PMID: 26199136, PMCID: PMC4618241, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis-associated liver diseaseNF-κB-dependent inflammationCFTR knockout miceLiver diseaseToll-like receptor-4/nuclear factor kappaB-cells inhibitor alphaCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator knockout miceKappa light polypeptide gene enhancerPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorStimulation of PPARDextran sodium sulfateAnti-inflammatory effectsChronic inflammatory stateLight polypeptide gene enhancerNuclear receptorsNuclear factor kappaProliferator-activated receptorDependent immune mechanismQuality of lifeActivated B cellsCystic fibrosis patientsChronic cholangiopathiesInflammatory stateProinflammatory cytokinesPortal endotoxemia