2019
Pathobiology of inherited biliary diseases: a roadmap to understand acquired liver diseases
Fabris L, Fiorotto R, Spirli C, Cadamuro M, Mariotti V, Perugorria MJ, Banales JM, Strazzabosco M. Pathobiology of inherited biliary diseases: a roadmap to understand acquired liver diseases. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2019, 16: 497-511. PMID: 31165788, PMCID: PMC6661007, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-019-0156-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCystic fibrosis-related liver diseaseFibropolycystic liver diseaseLiver diseasePolycystic liver diseaseBiliary repairAlagille syndromeEpithelial toll-like receptor 4Toll-like receptor 4Acquired liver diseasesGut-derived productsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisDuct epithelial cellsSclerosing cholangitisΒ-catenin signalingPortal fibrosisBiliary diseaseIL-1βUnknown etiologyDependent cytokinesReceptor 4Peribiliary inflammationRole of NotchCholangiopathyNovel treatmentsCyst growthCholangiocyte pathobiology
Banales JM, Huebert RC, Karlsen T, Strazzabosco M, LaRusso NF, Gores GJ. Cholangiocyte pathobiology. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2019, 16: 269-281. PMID: 30850822, PMCID: PMC6563606, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-019-0125-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityBile Duct DiseasesBile DuctsEpithelial CellsFibrosisHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationLiver FailureLiver RegenerationConceptsCholangiocyte pathobiologyNew disease-modifying therapiesLiver regenerationRole of cholangiocytesAdvanced liver failureDisease-modifying therapiesExtrahepatic bile ductChronic disease statesAdaptive immune responsesReactive ductular cellsLiver failureBiliary tractLiver diseaseBile ductBile productionImmune responseHepatocyte regenerationImmune systemDuctular cellsCholangiopathyDisease statesCholangiocytesEpithelial cellsAnatomic nicheRepair response
2018
Fibroinflammatory Liver Injuries as Preneoplastic Condition in Cholangiopathies
Cannito S, Milani C, Cappon A, Parola M, Strazzabosco M, Cadamuro M. Fibroinflammatory Liver Injuries as Preneoplastic Condition in Cholangiopathies. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 3875. PMID: 30518128, PMCID: PMC6321547, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Duct DiseasesEpitheliumHumansLiverLiver CirrhosisMesodermPrecancerous ConditionsConceptsMain molecular mechanismsDifferent lineagesPrimary sclerosing cholangitisMolecular mechanismsProfibrotic chemokinesNeoplastic transformationSclerosing cholangitisCaroli's diseaseOrgan dysfunctionChronic cholangiopathiesInflammatory infiltrateLiver injuryPeriportal fibrosisLiver diseaseInflammatory cellsProinflammatory cytokinesBiliary treePreneoplastic conditionsDifferent etiologiesTumor developmentMurine modelLiver responseParacrine fashionHepatic responseCellular types
2017
Animal models of biliary injury and altered bile acid metabolism
Mariotti V, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Calvisi DF. Animal models of biliary injury and altered bile acid metabolism. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 1254-1261. PMID: 28709963, PMCID: PMC5764833, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile acid metabolismBiliary injuryMouse modelAnimal modelsDistinct immune systemCholestatic liver injuryAcid metabolismJesus BanalesMarco MarzioniNicholas LaRussoPeter JansenBiliary repairLiver injuryDuctular reactionLiver repairObstructive cholestasisDisease progressionPeribiliary inflammationMain phenotypic featuresBiliary dysgenesisViral infectionImmune systemLiver homeostasisLiver phenotypeHuman settingEmerging concepts in biliary repair and fibrosis
Fabris L, Spirli C, Cadamuro M, Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M. Emerging concepts in biliary repair and fibrosis. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2017, 313: g102-g116. PMID: 28526690, PMCID: PMC5582882, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00452.2016.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsReactive ductular cellsBiliary repairBiliary treeDuctular cellsProliferation of cholangiocytesCongenital hepatic fibrosisBiliary fibrosisInflammatory changesBiliary atresiaChronic cholangiopathiesClinical progressionClinical hepatologyHepatic fibrosisLiver repairMajor unmetBiliary epitheliumChronic diseasesChronic damageReparative responseAlagille syndromeLiver pathophysiologyReparative processesFibrosisPathological repairCellular elements
2013
Vascular biology of the biliary epithelium
Morell CM, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Vascular biology of the biliary epithelium. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2013, 28: 26-32. PMID: 23855292, PMCID: PMC3721432, DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietinsAnimalsAutocrine CommunicationBile Duct DiseasesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticEpithelial CellsEpitheliumHumansLiverLiver Diseases, AlcoholicLiver RegenerationNeovascularization, PathologicParacrine CommunicationPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorRatsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsBile ductIntrahepatic bile ductsHepatic arteryPeribiliary plexusUnderlying molecular mechanismsArterial supplyLiver repairNormal organ physiologyLiver pathophysiologyVascular cell typesPathophysiological settingsVascular structuresStrong associationVascular biologyDifferent vascular cell typesCholangiocytesAngiogenic signalsLiver developmentCell typesMolecular mechanismsOrgan physiologyDuctAssociationCross talk
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
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 expressionPathophysiology of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium
Strazzabosco M, Spirlì C, Okolicsanyi L. Pathophysiology of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2000, 15: 244-253. PMID: 10764023, DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02091.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrahepatic biliary epitheliumBiliary epitheliumIntrahepatic bile duct epitheliumChronic cholestatic disorderBile duct epitheliumCholangiocyte functionBasic disease mechanismsPortal inflammationBiliary atresiaGastrointestinal hormonesCholestatic disordersPathophysiological pointBiliary treeCholangiocyte pathophysiologyImmune regulationPharmacological approachesNormal epitheliumCholangiocyte proliferationCholangiopathyDuct epitheliumInfectious agentsImportant causeBile acidsCystic fibrosisImmunoglobulin A.