2017
Pathophysiologic implications of innate immunity and autoinflammation in the biliary epithelium
Strazzabosco M, Fiorotto R, Cadamuro M, Spirli C, Mariotti V, Kaffe E, Scirpo R, Fabris L. Pathophysiologic implications of innate immunity and autoinflammation in the biliary epithelium. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 1374-1379. PMID: 28754453, PMCID: PMC5785585, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsToll-like receptorsLiver damageCystic fibrosis-related liver diseaseInnate immunityDamage-associated molecular patternsEpithelial innate immunityPro-inflammatory behaviorBiliary epithelial cellsNumber of receptorsJesus BanalesMarco MarzioniNicholas LaRussoPeter JansenLiver injuryLiver diseaseBile flowInflammatory processBiliary epitheliumInflammatory responsePathophysiologic implicationsReparative processesNumber of evidencesFirst defense lineCholangiocytesMolecular patterns
2016
The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator controls biliary epithelial inflammation and permeability by regulating Src tyrosine kinase activity
Fiorotto R, Villani A, Kourtidis A, Scirpo R, Amenduni M, Geibel PJ, Cadamuro M, Spirli C, Anastasiadis PZ, Strazzabosco M. The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator controls biliary epithelial inflammation and permeability by regulating Src tyrosine kinase activity. Hepatology 2016, 64: 2118-2134. PMID: 27629435, PMCID: PMC5115965, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary epithelial cellsLiver diseaseToll-like receptor 4 activityToll-like receptor 4 responsesCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorToll-like receptor 4Nuclear factorEpithelial cellsProinflammatory cytokine productionNovel therapeutic targetEpithelial barrier functionActivated B cellsFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorCytokine productionEpithelial inflammationInflammatory cellsInflammatory processReceptor 4Biliary damageInflammatory responseInflammatory cholangiopathyProtective effectBile secretionImmune pathways
2011
Loss of CFTR Affects Biliary Epithelium Innate Immunity and Causes TLR4–NF-κB—Mediated Inflammatory Response in Mice
Fiorotto R, Scirpo R, Trauner M, Fabris L, Hoque R, Spirli C, Strazzabosco M. Loss of CFTR Affects Biliary Epithelium Innate Immunity and Causes TLR4–NF-κB—Mediated Inflammatory Response in Mice. Gastroenterology 2011, 141: 1498-1508.e5. PMID: 21712022, PMCID: PMC3186841, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.06.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBile DuctsCholagogues and CholereticsCholangitisColitisCytokinesDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammation MediatorsKeratin-19Leukocyte Common AntigensLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CFTRMice, KnockoutNeomycinNF-kappa BPhosphorylationPolymyxin BSrc-Family KinasesTime FactorsToll-Like Receptor 4TransfectionUrsodeoxycholic AcidConceptsCFTR KO miceBiliary epitheliumCystic fibrosisPortal inflammationBiliary damageInflammatory responseInnate immunityGut-derived bacterial productsTLR4 inhibitor TAK-242Toll-like receptor 4Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorInhibitor TAK-242Wild-type littermatesActivation of NFNuclear factor κBOral neomycinTLR4-NFTAK-242Liver damagePathogenetic roleBile flowDuctular reactionReceptor 4Cytokine secretionUrsodeoxycholic acid