2023
Cell-matrix interactions control biliary organoid polarity, architecture, and differentiation
Fiorotto R, Mariotti V, Taleb S, Zehra S, Nguyen M, Amenduni M, Strazzabosco M. Cell-matrix interactions control biliary organoid polarity, architecture, and differentiation. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0094. PMID: 36972396, PMCID: PMC10503667, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary organoidsNovel organoid modelImmune cell typesOrganotypic culture systemProinflammatory chemokinesStem cell featuresBiliary epitheliumExtracellular matrixEpithelial permeabilityImportant causeBile acidsBiliary differentiationBile transportHuman liverOrganoid modelsDisease modelsCholangiopathyCell featuresTight junctionsLiverCell typesInternal lumenOrganoidsSingle-cell transcriptomicsPathogenic bacteria
2016
Macrophage recruitment by fibrocystin‐defective biliary epithelial cells promotes portal fibrosis in congenital hepatic fibrosis
Locatelli L, Cadamuro M, Spirlì C, Fiorotto R, Lecchi S, Morell C, Popov Y, Scirpo R, De Matteis M, Amenduni M, Pietrobattista A, Torre G, Schuppan D, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Macrophage recruitment by fibrocystin‐defective biliary epithelial cells promotes portal fibrosis in congenital hepatic fibrosis. Hepatology 2016, 63: 965-982. PMID: 26645994, PMCID: PMC4764460, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmChemokinesClodronic AcidCollagenDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsGenetic Diseases, InbornIntegrinsLiver CirrhosisMacrophagesMiceMyofibroblastsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSnail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCongenital hepatic fibrosisMacrophage recruitmentPortal hypertensionPortal fibrosisHepatic fibrosisLiver fibrosisCell dysfunctionBile duct changesRange of chemokinesLow-grade inflammationProgressive liver fibrosisDuctal plate malformationEpithelial cell dysfunctionGrowth factor-β1Biliary epithelial cellsBiliary fibrosisLiver failureMacrophage infiltratesLiver cystsDuct changesProinflammatory cytokinesPeribiliary fibrosisBiliary epitheliumDisease progressionM1 phenotype