2012
Development 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