2015
Leukemia inhibitory factor protects cholangiocarcinoma cells from drug-induced apoptosis via a PI3K/AKT-dependent Mcl-1 activation
Morton SD, Cadamuro M, Brivio S, Vismara M, Stecca T, Massani M, Bassi N, Furlanetto A, Joplin RE, Floreani A, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Leukemia inhibitory factor protects cholangiocarcinoma cells from drug-induced apoptosis via a PI3K/AKT-dependent Mcl-1 activation. Oncotarget 2015, 6: 26052-26064. PMID: 26296968, PMCID: PMC4694885, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBile Duct NeoplasmsBlotting, WesternCell Line, TumorCholangiocarcinomaCisplatinDeoxycytidineGemcitabineGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLeukemia Inhibitory FactorLeukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha SubunitMicroscopy, FluorescenceMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionConceptsLeukemia inhibitory factorDrug-induced apoptosisChemotherapy-induced apoptosisPI3K inhibitionLIF effectsLIFR expressionExpression of LIFInhibitory factorRole of LIFCholangiocarcinoma cellsK inhibitionPI3K/Akt-dependent pathwayTumor stromal cellsHuman cholangiocarcinoma cell linesCell-like phenotypeCholangiocarcinoma cell linesMcl-1Akt-dependent pathwayUp-regulating Mcl-1IL-6 family cytokinesLIF secretionLiver malignanciesCholangiocarcinoma cell proliferationAnti-apoptotic proteinsFamily cytokines
1994
Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on intracellular pH in a bile duct epithelium‐like cell line
Strazzabosco M, Poci C, Spirlí C, Sartori L, Knuth A, Crepaldi G. Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on intracellular pH in a bile duct epithelium‐like cell line. Hepatology 1994, 19: 145-154. PMID: 8276351, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840190124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrsodeoxycholic acidDuct epitheliumUnconjugated ursodeoxycholic acidSK-ChA-1 cellsBile duct epitheliumSK-ChA-1Acid-induced increaseFluorescent indicator 2Human cholangiocarcinoma cell linesCell linesIntracellular pH regulatory mechanismsCholangiocarcinoma cell linesCl/HCO3 exchangePreincubation of cellsAbsence of HCO3Furosemide administrationPH regulatory mechanismsAcid/base transportersDuct levelUDCAHCO3- exchange