2018
β‐Catenin and interleukin‐1β–dependent chemokine (C‐X‐C motif) ligand 10 production drives progression of disease in a mouse model of congenital hepatic fibrosis
Kaffe E, Fiorotto R, Pellegrino F, Mariotti V, Amenduni M, Cadamuro M, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M, Spirli C. β‐Catenin and interleukin‐1β–dependent chemokine (C‐X‐C motif) ligand 10 production drives progression of disease in a mouse model of congenital hepatic fibrosis. Hepatology 2018, 67: 1903-1919. PMID: 29140564, PMCID: PMC5906178, DOI: 10.1002/hep.29652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transducerΒ-cateninJanus kinase/signal transducerKinase/signal transducerActivator of transcriptionProtein kinase ATranscription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylationHepatic disease 1 (PKHD1) geneNOD-like receptorsKinase ATranscription 3Novel therapeutic avenuesGenetic diseasesNuclear translocationCognate receptorsFamily 3Nuclear factorMouse modelPKHD1Activated B cellsPhosphorylationActivatorCyst growthTherapeutic avenuesAMG 487
2016
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
2015
Stimulation of nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor‐γ limits NF‐κB‐dependent inflammation in mouse cystic fibrosis biliary epithelium
Scirpo R, Fiorotto R, Villani A, Amenduni M, Spirli C, Strazzabosco M. Stimulation of nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor‐γ limits NF‐κB‐dependent inflammation in mouse cystic fibrosis biliary epithelium. Hepatology 2015, 62: 1551-1562. PMID: 26199136, PMCID: PMC4618241, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis-associated liver diseaseNF-κB-dependent inflammationCFTR knockout miceLiver diseaseToll-like receptor-4/nuclear factor kappaB-cells inhibitor alphaCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator knockout miceKappa light polypeptide gene enhancerPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorStimulation of PPARDextran sodium sulfateAnti-inflammatory effectsChronic inflammatory stateLight polypeptide gene enhancerNuclear receptorsNuclear factor kappaProliferator-activated receptorDependent immune mechanismQuality of lifeActivated B cellsCystic fibrosis patientsChronic cholangiopathiesInflammatory stateProinflammatory cytokinesPortal endotoxemia