2021
The role of bile acids in cholestatic liver injury
Cai SY, Boyer JL. The role of bile acids in cholestatic liver injury. Annals Of Translational Medicine 2021, 9: 737-737. PMID: 33987435, PMCID: PMC8106037, DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-5110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCholestatic liver injuryBile duct proliferationLiver injuryParenchymal cell deathBile acidsDuct proliferationImmune cellsStellate cellsProliferation of cholangiocytesSphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2Bile acid receptorCell deathMajor cellular componentLiver inflammationClinical evidenceInflammatory cytokinesLiver fibrosisPathogenic rolePathologic effectsReceptor 2Mitochondrial injuryAcid receptorsClinical disordersInjuryOxidative stress
2020
The Role of Bile Acid‐Mediated Inflammation in Cholestatic Liver Injury
Cai S, Li M, Boyer J. The Role of Bile Acid‐Mediated Inflammation in Cholestatic Liver Injury. 2020, 728-736. DOI: 10.1002/9781119436812.ch56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCholestatic liver injuryBile acidsLiver injuryProinflammatory mediatorsInflammatory responseCauses of cholestasisAlcoholic liver diseasePrimary biliary cholangitisConjugated bile acidsEffects of drugsHepatic infiltrationBile acid transporterLiver transplantationViral hepatitisBiliary cholangitisBiliary cirrhosisMetabolic syndromeDuct obstructionLiver diseaseImmune cellsNeutrophil activationPathophysiological levelsCholangitisInflammationInjury
2017
Mechanisms of bile acid mediated inflammation in the liver
Li M, Cai SY, Boyer JL. Mechanisms of bile acid mediated inflammation in the liver. Molecular Aspects Of Medicine 2017, 56: 45-53. PMID: 28606651, PMCID: PMC5662014, DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2017.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver injuryBile acidsCholestatic animal modelsCauses of cholestasisCholestatic liver injuryInnate immune cellsBiliary injuryNeutrophil recruitmentBile flowImmune cellsEffective therapyInflammatory responseAnimal modelsMolecular mediatorsCholestasisInjuryNovel targetLiverElevated levelsPathological processesMolecular mechanismsHepatocytesInflammationPatientsPathogenesisBile acids initiate cholestatic liver injury by triggering a hepatocyte-specific inflammatory response
Cai SY, Ouyang X, Chen Y, Soroka CJ, Wang J, Mennone A, Wang Y, Mehal WZ, Jain D, Boyer JL. Bile acids initiate cholestatic liver injury by triggering a hepatocyte-specific inflammatory response. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e90780. PMID: 28289714, PMCID: PMC5333973, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.90780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver injuryInflammatory responseBile acid-induced liver injuryCholestatic liver injuryInflammatory liver injuryProinflammatory cytokine expressionCholestatic liver diseaseBile duct ligationVivo mouse modelHepatic infiltrationInflammatory injurySerum aminotransferasesLiver diseaseCholestatic patientsCytokine expressionChemokine inductionPathophysiologic concentrationsNeutrophil chemotaxisDuct ligationPathophysiologic levelsMouse modelNew therapiesInnate immunityInjuryPeriportal areasStudies on the mechanisms of bile acid initiated hepatic inflammation in cholestatic liver injury.
Cai SY, Boyer JL. Studies on the mechanisms of bile acid initiated hepatic inflammation in cholestatic liver injury. Inflammation And Cell Signaling 2017, 4 PMID: 28804737, PMCID: PMC5553904, DOI: 10.14800/ics.1561.Peer-Reviewed Original Research