2019
Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease: A Channelopathy Leading to Alterations in Innate Immunity and in Microbiota
Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M. Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease: A Channelopathy Leading to Alterations in Innate Immunity and in Microbiota. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 8: 197-207. PMID: 31075352, PMCID: PMC6664222, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCF-associated liver diseaseLiver diseaseCystic fibrosisInnate immunityCystic fibrosis liver diseaseEpithelial innate immunityCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorNonpulmonary causesCF adultsTransmembrane conductance regulatorLiver complicationsMutations of CFTRPediatric populationAltered microbiotaIntestinal diseaseBile secretionCF mortalityDiseaseNew drugsConductance regulatorPotential targetLife expectancyBasic defectPathophysiology
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