2024
Portal Fibrosis and the Ductular Reaction: Pathophysiological Role in the Progression of Liver Disease and Translational Opportunities
Gupta V, Sehrawat T, Pinzani M, Strazzabosco M. Portal Fibrosis and the Ductular Reaction: Pathophysiological Role in the Progression of Liver Disease and Translational Opportunities. Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39251168, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.07.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver diseasePortal fibrosisDuctular reactionPathological repairProgression of liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseTranslational opportunitiesChronic liver diseaseProgression of fibrosisCell typesChronic human liver diseaseHuman liver diseaseTumor microenvironmentTherapeutic advancesImmune modulationHistological abnormalitiesVascular changesLiver repairPathophysiological roleFibrosisTreatment prospectsPortal spacesMesenchymal cellsVascular cellsComplex crosstalk
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-TBGAnimal models of biliary injury and altered bile acid metabolism
Mariotti V, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Calvisi DF. Animal models of biliary injury and altered bile acid metabolism. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 1254-1261. PMID: 28709963, PMCID: PMC5764833, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile acid metabolismBiliary injuryMouse modelAnimal modelsDistinct immune systemCholestatic liver injuryAcid metabolismJesus BanalesMarco MarzioniNicholas LaRussoPeter JansenBiliary repairLiver injuryDuctular reactionLiver repairObstructive cholestasisDisease progressionPeribiliary inflammationMain phenotypic featuresBiliary dysgenesisViral infectionImmune systemLiver homeostasisLiver phenotypeHuman settingEmerging concepts in biliary repair and fibrosis
Fabris L, Spirli C, Cadamuro M, Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M. Emerging concepts in biliary repair and fibrosis. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2017, 313: g102-g116. PMID: 28526690, PMCID: PMC5582882, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00452.2016.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsReactive ductular cellsBiliary repairBiliary treeDuctular cellsProliferation of cholangiocytesCongenital hepatic fibrosisBiliary fibrosisInflammatory changesBiliary atresiaChronic cholangiopathiesClinical progressionClinical hepatologyHepatic fibrosisLiver repairMajor unmetBiliary epitheliumChronic diseasesChronic damageReparative responseAlagille syndromeLiver pathophysiologyReparative processesFibrosisPathological repairCellular elements
2013
Vascular biology of the biliary epithelium
Morell CM, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Vascular biology of the biliary epithelium. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2013, 28: 26-32. PMID: 23855292, PMCID: PMC3721432, DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietinsAnimalsAutocrine CommunicationBile Duct DiseasesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticEpithelial CellsEpitheliumHumansLiverLiver Diseases, AlcoholicLiver RegenerationNeovascularization, PathologicParacrine CommunicationPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorRatsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsBile ductIntrahepatic bile ductsHepatic arteryPeribiliary plexusUnderlying molecular mechanismsArterial supplyLiver repairNormal organ physiologyLiver pathophysiologyVascular cell typesPathophysiological settingsVascular structuresStrong associationVascular biologyDifferent vascular cell typesCholangiocytesAngiogenic signalsLiver developmentCell typesMolecular mechanismsOrgan physiologyDuctAssociationCross talkNotch signalling beyond liver development: Emerging concepts in liver repair and oncogenesis
Morell CM, Fiorotto R, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Notch signalling beyond liver development: Emerging concepts in liver repair and oncogenesis. Clinics And Research In Hepatology And Gastroenterology 2013, 37: 447-454. PMID: 23806629, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2013.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Duct NeoplasmsBiliary TractCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaHepatocytesHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJagged-1 ProteinLiverLiver NeoplasmsLiver RegenerationMembrane ProteinsReceptor Cross-TalkReceptors, NotchSerrate-Jagged ProteinsSignal TransductionVascular endothelial growth factors in progenitor cells mediated liver repair
Spirli C, Strazzabosco M. Vascular endothelial growth factors in progenitor cells mediated liver repair. HepatoBiliary Surgery And Nutrition 2013, 2: 657-667. PMID: 24570918, PMCID: PMC3924655, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2304-3881.2012.12.05.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The balance between Notch/Wnt signaling regulates progenitor cells’ commitment during liver repair: Mystery solved?
Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. The balance between Notch/Wnt signaling regulates progenitor cells’ commitment during liver repair: Mystery solved? Journal Of Hepatology 2012, 58: 181-183. PMID: 22902547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of the bile ducts: Essentials for the clinical hepatologist
Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. Development of the bile ducts: Essentials for the clinical hepatologist. Journal Of Hepatology 2012, 56: 1159-1170. PMID: 22245898, PMCID: PMC3328609, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseBile ductBiliary structuresFibropolycystic liver diseaseExtrahepatic biliary treeBiliary developmentLiver repair mechanismsHepatocellular damageBiliary treeDuctular reactionLiver repairReparative responseAlagille syndromePathogenic aspectsClinical hepatologistsCholangiopathyGrowth factorParacrine signalsEmbryonic lifeDiseaseDuctRepair mechanismsHepatologistsSyndromeTranscription factors
2011
Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in Biliary Diseases
Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in Biliary Diseases. Seminars In Liver Disease 2011, 31: 011-032. PMID: 21344348, PMCID: PMC3729030, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1272832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive cholangiocytesChemo/cytokinesBile secretory functionLiver repair mechanismsDe novo expressionDifferent mesenchymal cell typesMost cholangiopathiesCell typesPortal fibrosisPortal infiltratesLiver diseaseBiliary diseaseUnderlying molecular mechanismsBiliary epitheliumDifferent etiologiesLiver repairSecretory functionNovo expressionCholangiopathyBiliary cellsCentral mechanismsMesenchymal cell typesMesenchymal propertiesEndothelial cellsGrowth factor