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
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
2021
New insights on the role of vascular endothelial growth factor in biliary pathophysiology
Mariotti V, Fiorotto R, Cadamuro M, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. New insights on the role of vascular endothelial growth factor in biliary pathophysiology. JHEP Reports 2021, 3: 100251. PMID: 34151244, PMCID: PMC8189933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2021.100251.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsVEGF/VEGFRCell biologyVascular endothelial growth factorCritical biological processesEpithelial cell biologyHIF1α-dependent mechanismEndothelial cell biologyEndothelial growth factorEpithelial cellsGrowth factorAccessory proteinsLiver repair processesCystic cellsBiological processesKinase receptorsVEGFR-2 receptorCell typesRole of VEGFBiliary developmentBiliary pathophysiologyDevelopment of cirrhosisChronic biliary diseaseBile duct proliferationPolycystic liver diseaseWound healing response
2015
Emerging roles of Notch signaling in liver disease
Geisler F, Strazzabosco M. Emerging roles of Notch signaling in liver disease. Hepatology 2015, 61: 382-392. PMID: 24930574, PMCID: PMC4268103, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of NotchNotch signalingMammalian cell fateSpecific cellular contextCell fateCellular contextOrgan homeostasisStem cell featuresSignificance of NotchDistinct liver cell typesLiver developmentLiver cell typesCell typesLiver diseaseIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaLiver malignanciesHepatocellular carcinomaFurther cellHomeostasisLiver homeostasisLiver metabolismPersistent activationClinical practiceRepair processSignaling
2013
Vascular biology of the biliary epithelium
Morell CM, Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Vascular biology of the biliary epithelium. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2013, 28: 26-32. PMID: 23855292, PMCID: PMC3721432, DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietinsAnimalsAutocrine CommunicationBile Duct DiseasesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticEpithelial CellsEpitheliumHumansLiverLiver Diseases, AlcoholicLiver RegenerationNeovascularization, PathologicParacrine CommunicationPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorRatsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsBile ductIntrahepatic bile ductsHepatic arteryPeribiliary plexusUnderlying molecular mechanismsArterial supplyLiver repairNormal organ physiologyLiver pathophysiologyVascular cell typesPathophysiological settingsVascular structuresStrong associationVascular biologyDifferent vascular cell typesCholangiocytesAngiogenic signalsLiver developmentCell typesMolecular mechanismsOrgan physiologyDuctAssociationCross talk
2011
Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in Biliary Diseases
Fabris L, Strazzabosco M. Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in Biliary Diseases. Seminars In Liver Disease 2011, 31: 011-032. PMID: 21344348, PMCID: PMC3729030, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1272832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive cholangiocytesChemo/cytokinesBile secretory functionLiver repair mechanismsDe novo expressionDifferent mesenchymal cell typesMost cholangiopathiesCell typesPortal fibrosisPortal infiltratesLiver diseaseBiliary diseaseUnderlying molecular mechanismsBiliary epitheliumDifferent etiologiesLiver repairSecretory functionNovo expressionCholangiopathyBiliary cellsCentral mechanismsMesenchymal cell typesMesenchymal propertiesEndothelial cellsGrowth factor
2001
Ductular morphogenesis and functional polarization of normal human biliary epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture
Ishida Y, Smith S, Wallace L, Sadamoto T, Okamoto M, Auth M, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Medina J, Prieto J, Strain A, Neuberger J, Joplin R. Ductular morphogenesis and functional polarization of normal human biliary epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture. Journal Of Hepatology 2001, 35: 2-9. PMID: 11495037, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00078-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen gel cultureHuman biliary epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsGel cultureGrowth factorHuman hepatocyte growth factorThree-dimensional cultureBiliary epithelial cellsThree-dimensional aggregatesNormal human biliary epithelial cellsFoetal bovine serumMorphogenesisCell typesAnion exchanger 2Hepatocyte growth factorFunctional polarizationFunctional differentiationFunctional markersExchanger 2Monolayer culture systemCentral lumenPhenotypic markersCollagen gelsNumber of aggregatesCulture system