2020
The Emerging Role of Macrophages in Chronic Cholangiopathies Featuring Biliary Fibrosis: An Attractive Therapeutic Target for Orphan Diseases
Cadamuro M, Girardi N, Gores GJ, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. The Emerging Role of Macrophages in Chronic Cholangiopathies Featuring Biliary Fibrosis: An Attractive Therapeutic Target for Orphan Diseases. Frontiers In Medicine 2020, 7: 115. PMID: 32373615, PMCID: PMC7186419, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiliary fibrogenesisBiliary fibrosisChronic liver diseaseCongenital hepatic fibrosisEffective therapeutic approachHepatic stellate cellsPotential novel targetAttractive therapeutic targetMost cholangiopathiesChronic cholangiopathiesLiver diseasePortal fibroblastsHepatic fibrosisModern hepatologyLiver fibrosisBiliary epitheliumDisease progressionCell effectorsTherapeutic approachesCholangiopathyStellate cellsTherapeutic targetFibrosisOrphan diseaseNovel target
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