2024
Portal Fibrosis and the Ductular Reaction: Pathophysiological Role in the Progression of Liver Disease and Translational Opportunities
Gupta V, Sehrawat T, Pinzani M, Strazzabosco M. Portal Fibrosis and the Ductular Reaction: Pathophysiological Role in the Progression of Liver Disease and Translational Opportunities. Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39251168, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.07.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver diseasePortal fibrosisDuctular reactionPathological repairProgression of liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseTranslational opportunitiesChronic liver diseaseProgression of fibrosisCell typesChronic human liver diseaseHuman liver diseaseTumor microenvironmentTherapeutic advancesImmune modulationHistological abnormalitiesVascular changesLiver repairPathophysiological roleFibrosisTreatment prospectsPortal spacesMesenchymal cellsVascular cellsComplex crosstalk
2023
Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cao Y, Mezzacappa C, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Taddei T. Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2023, 16: 1531-1540. PMID: 37283950, PMCID: PMC10239642, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s407908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardBarcelona Clinic Liver CancerHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC stageLocoregional therapyTreatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of HCCTumor board recommendationsRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care centerChronic liver diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionKaplan-Meier analysisManagement of patientsTreatment of patientsUnifocal hepatocellular carcinomaCases of discordanceBCLC guidelinesPalliative intentTreatment discordanceUnifocal diseaseChart reviewCohort studyCurative therapyCurative treatment
2022
Holistic management of hepatocellular carcinoma: The hepatologist's comprehensive playbook
Jaffe A, Taddei TH, Giannini EG, Ilagan‐Ying Y, Colombo M, Strazzabosco M. Holistic management of hepatocellular carcinoma: The hepatologist's comprehensive playbook. Liver International 2022, 42: 2607-2619. PMID: 36161463, PMCID: PMC10878125, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaLiver functionRisk factorsRelevant prognostic roleChronic hepatitis BResidual liver functionChronic liver diseaseManagement of patientsCare of patientsCommon risk factorsAppropriate surveillance strategiesSuccessful cancer treatmentC infectionCommon complicationHepatitis BMetabolic syndromePrognostic roleSignificant morbidityLongitudinal careCurrent careCancer recurrenceHCC managementLiver cancerHCC treatment
2021
An international genome-wide meta-analysis of primary biliary cholangitis: Novel risk loci and candidate drugs
Cordell H, Fryett J, Ueno K, Darlay R, Aiba Y, Hitomi Y, Kawashima M, Nishida N, Khor S, Gervais O, Kawai Y, Nagasaki M, Tokunaga K, Tang R, Shi Y, Li Z, Juran B, Atkinson E, Gerussi A, Carbone M, Asselta R, Cheung A, de Andrade M, Baras A, Horowitz J, Ferreira M, Sun D, Jones D, Flack S, Spicer A, Mulcahy V, Byan J, Han Y, Sandford R, Lazaridis K, Amos C, Hirschfield G, Seldin M, Invernizzi P, Siminovitch K, Ma X, Nakamura M, Mells G, Consortia P, Consortium C, Siminovitch K, Mason A, Vincent C, Xie G, Zhang J, Consortium C, Tang R, Ma X, Li Z, Shi Y, Group I, Affronti A, Almasio P, Alvaro D, Andreone P, Andriulli A, Azzaroli F, Battezzati P, Benedetti A, Bragazzi M, Brunetto M, Bruno S, Calvaruso V, Cardinale V, Casella G, Cazzagon N, Ciaccio A, Coco B, Colli A, Colloredo G, Colombo M, Colombo S, Cristoferi L, Cursaro C, Crocè L, Crosignani A, D’Amato D, Donato F, Elia G, Fabris L, Fagiuoli S, Ferrari C, Floreani A, Galli A, Giannini E, Grattagliano I, Lampertico P, Lleo A, Malinverno F, Mancuso C, Marra F, Marzioni M, Massironi S, Mattalia A, Miele L, Milani C, Morini L, Morisco F, Muratori L, Muratori P, Niro G, O’Donnell S, Picciotto A, Portincasa P, Rigamonti C, Ronca V, Rosina F, Spinzi G, Strazzabosco M, Tarocchi M, Tiribelli C, Toniutto P, Valenti L, Vinci M, Zuin M, Consortium J, Nakamura H, Abiru S, Nagaoka S, Komori A, Yatsuhashi H, Ishibashi H, Ito M, Migita K, Ohira H, Katsushima S, Naganuma A, Sugi K, Komatsu T, Mannami T, Matsushita K, Yoshizawa K, Makita F, Nikami T, Nishimura H, Kouno H, Kouno H, Ota H, Komura T, Nakamura Y, Shimada M, Hirashima N, Komeda T, Ario K, Nakamuta M, Yamashita T, Furuta K, Kikuchi M, Naeshiro N, Takahashi H, Mano Y, Tsunematsu S, Yabuuchi I, Shimada Y, Yamauchi K, Sugimoto R, Sakai H, Mita E, Koda M, Tsuruta S, Kamitsukasa H, Sato T, Masaki N, Kobata T, Fukushima N, Ohara Y, Muro T, Takesaki E, Takaki H, Yamamoto T, Kato M, Nagaoki Y, Hayashi S, Ishida J, Watanabe Y, Kobayashi M, Koga M, Saoshiro T, Yagura M, Hirata K, Tanaka A, Takikawa H, Zeniya M, Abe M, Onji M, Kaneko S, Honda M, Arai K, Arinaga-Hino T, Hashimoto E, Taniai M, Umemura T, Joshita S, Nakao K, Ichikawa T, Shibata H, Yamagiwa S, Seike M, Honda K, Sakisaka S, Takeyama Y, Harada M, Senju M, Yokosuka O, Kanda T, Ueno Y, Kikuchi K, Ebinuma H, Himoto T, Yasunami M, Murata K, Mizokami M, Kawata K, Shimoda S, Miyake Y, Takaki A, Yamamoto K, Hirano K, Ichida T, Ido A, Tsubouchi H, Chayama K, Harada K, Nakanuma Y, Maehara Y, Taketomi A, Shirabe K, Soejima Y, Mori A, Yagi S, Uemoto S, Egawa H, Tanaka T, Yamashiki N, Tamura S, Sugawara Y, Kokudo N, Consortium P, Atkinson E, de Andrade M, Chalasani N, Luketic V, Odin J, Chopra K, Baras A, Horowitz J, Abecasis G, Cantor M, Coppola G, Economides A, Lotta L, Overton J, Reid J, Shuldiner A, Beechert C, Forsythe C, Fuller E, Gu Z, Lattari M, Lopez A, Schleicher T, Padilla M, Toledo K, Widom L, Wolf S, Pradhan M, Manoochehri K, Ulloa R, Bai X, Balasubramanian S, Barnard L, Blumenfeld A, Eom G, Habegger L, Hawes A, Khalid S, Maxwell E, Salerno W, Staples J, Jones M, Mitnaul L, Consortium U, Sturgess R, Healey C, Yeoman A, Gunasekera A, Kooner P, Kapur K, Sathyanarayana V, Kallis Y, Subhani J, Harvey R, McCorry R, Rooney P, Ramanaden D, Evans R, Mathialahan T, Gasem J, Shorrock C, Bhalme M, Southern P, Tibble J, Gorard D, Jones S, Mells G, Mulcahy V, Srivastava B, Foxton M, Collins C, Elphick D, Karmo M, Porras-Perez F, Mendall M, Yapp T, Patel M, Ede R, Sayer J, Jupp J, Fisher N, Carter M, Koss K, Shah J, Piotrowicz A, Scott G, Grimley C, Gooding I, Williams S, Tidbury J, Lim G, Cheent K, Levi S, Mansour D, Beckley M, Hollywood C, Wong T, Marley R, Ramage J, Gordon H, Ridpath J, Ngatchu T, Grover V, Shidrawi R, Abouda G, Corless L, Narain M, Rees I, Brown A, Taylor-Robinson S, Wilkins J, Grellier L, Banim P, Das D, Heneghan M, Curtis H, Matthews H, Mohammed F, Aldersley M, Srirajaskanthan R, Walker G, McNair A, Sharif A, Sen S, Bird G, Prince M, Prasad G, Kitchen P, Barnardo A, Oza C, Sivaramakrishnan N, Gupta P, Shah A, Evans C, Saha S, Pollock K, Bramley P, Mukhopadhya A, Barclay S, McDonald N, Bathgate A, Palmer K, Dillon J, Rushbrook S, Przemioslo R, McDonald C, Millar A, Tai C, Mitchell S, Metcalf J, Shaukat S, Ninkovic M, Shmueli U, Davis A, Naqvi A, Lee T, Ryder S, Collier J, Klass H, Cramp M, Sharer N, Aspinall R, Ghosh D, Douds A, Booth J, Williams E, Hussaini H, Christie J, Mann S, Thorburn D, Marshall A, Patanwala I, Ala A, Maltby J, Matthew R, Corbett C, Vyas S, Singhal S, Gleeson D, Misra S, Butterworth J, George K, Harding T, Douglass A, Mitchison H, Panter S, Shearman J, Bray G, Roberts M, Butcher G, Forton D, Mahmood Z, Cowan M, Das D, Ch’ng C, Rahman M, Whatley G, Wesley E, Mandal A, Jain S, Pereira S, Wright M, Trivedi P, Gordon F, Unitt E, Palejwala A, Austin A, Vemala V, Grant A, Higham A, Brind A, Mathew R, Cox M, Ramakrishnan S, King A, Whalley S, Fraser J, Thomson S, Bell A, Wong V, Kia R, Gee I, Keld R, Ransford R, Gotto J, Millson C. An international genome-wide meta-analysis of primary biliary cholangitis: Novel risk loci and candidate drugs. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 75: 572-581. PMID: 34033851, PMCID: PMC8811537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseBiliary cholangitisLiver diseaseSmall intrahepatic bile ductsTreatment of PBCPrimary biliary cholangitisIntrahepatic bile ductsAdditional risk lociRisk lociPattern recognition receptorsLicensed medicationsT helperAutoimmune destructionEast Asian cohortsAutoimmune disordersBile ductAsian cohortEuropean cohortInadequate responseNovel therapiesDrug efficacy screeningHealthy individualsGenome-wide association studiesNumerous risk lociRecognition receptors
2020
Health related quality of life in chronic liver diseases
Cortesi PA, Conti S, Scalone L, Jaffe A, Ciaccio A, Okolicsanyi S, Rota M, Fabris L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Belli LS, Cesana G, Strazzabosco M, Mantovani LG. Health related quality of life in chronic liver diseases. Liver International 2020, 40: 2630-2642. PMID: 32851764, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseGeneral populationImpact of CLDLower EQ-5D VAS scoresMajor chronic liver diseaseEQ-5D VAS scoreChronic hepatitis stageHRQoL of patientsNAFLD/NASHUtility index scoresHealth-related qualityGeneral Italian populationDifferent QOL domainsAnxiety/depressionQuality of lifeVAS scoresHRQoL dataHepatitis stagePossible confoundersEQ-5DHigh riskItalian patientsHRQoLIndex scoreSurveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Universal or Selective?
Torres M, Bodini G, Furnari M, Marabotto E, Zentilin P, Strazzabosco M, Giannini EG. Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Universal or Selective? Cancers 2020, 12: 1422. PMID: 32486355, PMCID: PMC7352281, DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsHCC surveillanceNAFLD patientsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePrevalence of HCCFrequent primary liver cancerNon-alcoholic fatty liverNon-cirrhotic NAFLDNon-cirrhotic subjectsCause of cirrhosisTreatment of HBVChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePrimary liver cancerCancer-related deathMain risk factorsGood clinical judgmentEarly HCC detectionDeaths/yearNew screening toolNAFLD epidemicHCV infectionLiver ultrasonographyThe Emerging Role of Macrophages in Chronic Cholangiopathies Featuring Biliary Fibrosis: An Attractive Therapeutic Target for Orphan Diseases
Cadamuro M, Girardi N, Gores GJ, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. The Emerging Role of Macrophages in Chronic Cholangiopathies Featuring Biliary Fibrosis: An Attractive Therapeutic Target for Orphan Diseases. Frontiers In Medicine 2020, 7: 115. PMID: 32373615, PMCID: PMC7186419, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiliary fibrogenesisBiliary fibrosisChronic liver diseaseCongenital hepatic fibrosisEffective therapeutic approachHepatic stellate cellsPotential novel targetAttractive therapeutic targetMost cholangiopathiesChronic cholangiopathiesLiver diseasePortal fibroblastsHepatic fibrosisModern hepatologyLiver fibrosisBiliary epitheliumDisease progressionCell effectorsTherapeutic approachesCholangiopathyStellate cellsTherapeutic targetFibrosisOrphan diseaseNovel target
2018
Animal models of cholestasis: An update on inflammatory cholangiopathies
Mariotti V, Cadamuro M, Spirli C, Fiorotto R, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. Animal models of cholestasis: An update on inflammatory cholangiopathies. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2018, 1865: 954-964. PMID: 30398152, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAnimal modelsPro-fibrotic signalsChronic liver diseasePrimary biliary cholangitisBile duct ligationFrequent clinical conditionBiliary injuryBiliary cholangitisBiliary obstructionLiver diseaseBiliary epitheliumDuct ligationInflammatory cholangiopathyAdaptive immunityClinical conditionsControversial diseasePathogenetic sequenceCholangiopathyCholestasisExperimental modelCholangitisDiseasePrimary targetChemical inductionCell elements
2017
Notch signaling and progenitor/ductular reaction in steatohepatitis
Morell CM, Fiorotto R, Meroni M, Raizner A, Torsello B, Cadamuro M, Spagnuolo G, Kaffe E, Sutti S, Albano E, Strazzabosco M. Notch signaling and progenitor/ductular reaction in steatohepatitis. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0187384. PMID: 29140985, PMCID: PMC5687773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsDuctular reactionRole of NotchMCD diet-fed miceMethionine-choline deficient (MCD) dietHepatic progenitor cell activationPrimary hepatic stellate cellsChronic liver diseaseDiet-fed miceTGF-β1 expressionAlternative therapeutic targetsTGF-β1 treatmentProgenitor cell activationNotch-1 activationLiver injuryMCD dietLiver diseaseFibrosis progressionNotch signalingDR responseLiver repairBSEP expressionHepatocyte cell lineLiver cancerAAV8-TBGDifference in health related quality of life of chronic liver diseases and general population
Cortesi P, Conti S, Scalone L, Ciaccio A, Okolicsanyi S, Rota M, Belli L, Cesana G, Strazzabosco M, Mantovani L. Difference in health related quality of life of chronic liver diseases and general population. European Journal Of Public Health 2017, 27: ckx187.078. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValue‐based care in hepatology
Strazzabosco M, Allen JI, Teisberg EO. Value‐based care in hepatology. Hepatology 2017, 65: 1749-1755. PMID: 28073146, DOI: 10.1002/hep.29042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseValue of careOutcome measuresHealth systemEffective chronic disease managementPatient-reported outcomesMajor health burdenChronic disease managementService reimbursementTeam-based careHigh-value patient carePatient-centered approachHealth care resourcesHigh-value health careValue-based careHealth technology assessmentReferral centerIll patientsChronic diseasesHealth burdenLiver conditionsMultidisciplinary coordinationPatient valuesCare resources
2013
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug use, chronic liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma: The egg of columbus or another illusion?
Kim AK, Dziura J, Strazzabosco M. Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug use, chronic liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma: The egg of columbus or another illusion? Hepatology 2013, 58: 819-821. PMID: 23703812, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNotch signalling beyond liver development: Emerging concepts in liver repair and oncogenesis
Morell CM, Fiorotto R, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Notch signalling beyond liver development: Emerging concepts in liver repair and oncogenesis. Clinics And Research In Hepatology And Gastroenterology 2013, 37: 447-454. PMID: 23806629, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2013.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Duct NeoplasmsBiliary TractCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaHepatocytesHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJagged-1 ProteinLiverLiver NeoplasmsLiver RegenerationMembrane ProteinsReceptor Cross-TalkReceptors, NotchSerrate-Jagged ProteinsSignal Transduction
2010
Prediction of progression‐free survival in patients presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria
De Giorgio M, Vezzoli S, Cohen E, Armellini E, Lucà MG, Verga G, Pinelli D, Nani R, Valsecchi MG, Antolini L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Strazzabosco M. Prediction of progression‐free survival in patients presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria. Liver Transplantation 2010, 16: 503-512. PMID: 20373461, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilan criteriaProgression rateHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsObserved progression rateT2 patientsBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) algorithmEnd-Stage Liver Disease exceptionOrgan allocationTumor persistence/recurrenceStage T2 patientsT2 hepatocellular carcinomaConsecutive HCC patientsProgression-free survivalChronic liver diseasePersistence/recurrenceDistinct natural historyTreatment of choiceBCLC guidelinesMELD scoreMELD exceptionsLocal therapyTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver diseaseTumor diameter
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 expression
1987
Antipyrine Clearance: Evaluation of Simplified Methods in Chronic Liver Diseases
Strazzabosco M, Muraca M, Venuti M, Varotto A, Nassuato G, Iemmolo R, Orlando R, Lirussi F, Manzati C, Crimella T, Iaccheri E, Bernardi R, Okolicsányi L. Antipyrine Clearance: Evaluation of Simplified Methods in Chronic Liver Diseases. 1987, 197-204. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-72631-6_26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver diseaseAntipyrine clearanceChronic liver diseaseHepatic blood flowHepatic drug metabolismHepatic microsomal enzymesLarge interindividual variationOne-compartment modelSurgical riskLiver functionClinical hepatologyTotal body waterLiver patientsBlood flowDistribution volumeDrug metabolismPrognostic purposesInterindividual variationMicrosomal enzymesBody waterDiseaseClearancePatientsUnique kinetic propertiesHepatology