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