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
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