2009
ERK1/2-Dependent Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling Sustains Cyst Growth in Polycystin-2 Defective Mice
Spirli C, Okolicsanyi S, Fiorotto R, Fabris L, Cadamuro M, Lecchi S, Tian X, Somlo S, Strazzabosco M. ERK1/2-Dependent Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling Sustains Cyst Growth in Polycystin-2 Defective Mice. Gastroenterology 2009, 138: 360-371.e7. PMID: 19766642, PMCID: PMC3000794, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCystsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIndolesLiver DiseasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3PhenotypePhosphorylationProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrrolesRepressor ProteinsTRPP Cation ChannelsTumor Suppressor ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorPolycystic liver diseaseVEGF secretionLiver cystsLiver diseaseVEGFR-2Cyst growthLiver/body weight ratioAdult dominant polycystic kidney diseaseParacrine vascular endothelial growth factorSecretion of VEGFHIF-1alphaBody weight ratioEffects of VEGFAutocrine vascular endothelial growth factorDominant polycystic kidney diseaseExpression of pERKVascular endothelial growth factor signalingPhosphorylated VEGFR-2Liver cyst growthEndothelial growth factorPolycystic kidney diseaseCyst epithelial cellsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Hypoxia-inducible factor
2001
Ductular morphogenesis and functional polarization of normal human biliary epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture
Ishida Y, Smith S, Wallace L, Sadamoto T, Okamoto M, Auth M, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Medina J, Prieto J, Strain A, Neuberger J, Joplin R. Ductular morphogenesis and functional polarization of normal human biliary epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture. Journal Of Hepatology 2001, 35: 2-9. PMID: 11495037, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00078-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen gel cultureHuman biliary epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsGel cultureGrowth factorHuman hepatocyte growth factorThree-dimensional cultureBiliary epithelial cellsThree-dimensional aggregatesNormal human biliary epithelial cellsFoetal bovine serumMorphogenesisCell typesAnion exchanger 2Hepatocyte growth factorFunctional polarizationFunctional differentiationFunctional markersExchanger 2Monolayer culture systemCentral lumenPhenotypic markersCollagen gelsNumber of aggregatesCulture system
2000
Advances in familial and congenital cholestatic diseases. Clinical and diagnostic implications
Colombo C, Okolicsanyi L, Strazzabosco M. Advances in familial and congenital cholestatic diseases. Clinical and diagnostic implications. Digestive And Liver Disease 2000, 32: 152-159. PMID: 10975791, DOI: 10.1016/s1590-8658(00)80403-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCalcium-Binding ProteinsCholestasisDiagnosis, DifferentialGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJagged-1 ProteinMembrane ProteinsMolecular BiologyMutationPhenotypeProteinsSerrate-Jagged ProteinsConceptsGenetic analysisP-type ATPasesUnknown physiological functionBile salt export pump geneDifferent genetic diseasesProgressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis patientsAnalysis of mutationsCell fateEarly embryogenesisLiver cell biologyCell biologyMolecular geneticsPhysiological functionsGenesGenetic diseasesCanalicular bile salt export pumpSpecific mutationsMDR3 proteinMutationsJagged-1Export pumpNotch-1Acid synthesisAcid analysisBile salt export pump