2017
Emerging 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
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