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
2022
Bile acids and their receptors: modulators and therapeutic targets in liver inflammation
Bertolini A, Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M. Bile acids and their receptors: modulators and therapeutic targets in liver inflammation. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 547-564. PMID: 35415765, PMCID: PMC9256560, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00935-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBile acidsLiver diseaseTherapeutic targetAutoimmune liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseBile acid receptorAbsorption of lipidsFat-soluble vitaminsLiver inflammationInflammatory diseasesImmunomodulatory propertiesAcid receptorsInflammationDiseaseReceptorsClinical applicationLiverNutrient metabolismPathway
2020
IL-17A/F enable cholangiocytes to restrict T cell-driven experimental cholangitis by upregulating PD-L1 expression
Stein S, Henze L, Poch T, Carambia A, Krech T, Preti M, Schuran FA, Reich M, Keitel V, Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M, Fischer L, Li J, Müller LM, Wagner J, Gagliani N, Herkel J, Schwinge D, Schramm C. IL-17A/F enable cholangiocytes to restrict T cell-driven experimental cholangitis by upregulating PD-L1 expression. Journal Of Hepatology 2020, 74: 919-930. PMID: 33197512, PMCID: PMC8778963, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.10.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-17A/FIL-17PD-L1T cellsOT-1Mouse modelAutoimmune cholestatic liver diseaseCell death ligand 1Cholangiocyte organoidsMajor histocompatibility complex IBile duct inflammationAntigen-specific CD8Bile duct injuryPD-L1 expressionDeath ligand 1Driver of inflammationTreatment of cholangitisCholestatic liver diseaseResponse of miceImportant protective effectDuct inflammationExperimental cholangitisDuct injuryAdoptive transferCytotoxic CD8
2009
Side chain structure determines unique physiologic and therapeutic properties of norursodeoxycholic acid in Mdr2−/− mice
Halilbasic E, Fiorotto R, Fickert P, Marschall H, Moustafa T, Spirli C, Fuchsbichler A, Gumhold J, Silbert D, Zatloukal K, Langner C, Maitra U, Denk H, Hofmann AF, Strazzabosco M, Trauner M. Side chain structure determines unique physiologic and therapeutic properties of norursodeoxycholic acid in Mdr2−/− mice. Hepatology 2009, 49: 1972-1981. PMID: 19475687, PMCID: PMC3569724, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorursodeoxycholic acidBile duct unitsUnique physiologicSerum bile acid levelsDuct unitsBile acid levelsCholestatic liver diseaseDramatic therapeutic effectsTherapeutic propertiesRelative resistanceCholehepatic shuntingCholestatic injuryPharmacologic featuresLiver histologyLiver diseaseRole of CFTRBile compositionPharmacologic propertiesCholeretic effectNorUDCATherapeutic effectExpression of MRP4Standard dietSerum biochemistryExperimental cholestasis
2000
Characterization and Isolation of Ductular Cells Coexpressing Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule and Bcl-2 from Primary Cholangiopathies and Ductal Plate Malformations
Fabris L, Strazzabosco M, Crosby H, Ballardini G, Hubscher S, Kelly D, Neuberger J, Strain A, Joplin R. Characterization and Isolation of Ductular Cells Coexpressing Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule and Bcl-2 from Primary Cholangiopathies and Ductal Plate Malformations. American Journal Of Pathology 2000, 156: 1599-1612. PMID: 10793072, PMCID: PMC1876925, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal plate malformationNeural cell adhesion moleculeReactive ductulesDuctular cellsLiver diseaseKi-67Cell adhesion moleculeDuctal plateChronic cholestatic liver diseaseDifferent chronic liver diseasesAdhesion moleculesReactive bile ductulesProliferation marker Ki-67Chronic liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseDuctal plate cellsBcl-2Different gestational agesDuctular reactive cellsGestational ageLKM-1Neuroendocrine featuresHEA 125Cirrhotic liverImmunohistochemical expression