Cholangiocyte pathobiology
JM Banales, RC Huebert, T Karlsen… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells lining the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, are
highly specialized cells residing in a complex anatomic niche where they participate in bile …
highly specialized cells residing in a complex anatomic niche where they participate in bile …
Primary biliary cholangitis: pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities
AF Gulamhusein, GM Hirschfield - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Primary biliary cholangitis is a chronic, seropositive and female-predominant inflammatory
and cholestatic liver disease, which has a variable rate of progression towards biliary …
and cholestatic liver disease, which has a variable rate of progression towards biliary …
[HTML][HTML] Primary sclerosing cholangitis–a comprehensive review
TH Karlsen, T Folseraas, D Thorburn, M Vesterhus - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disorder characterised by multi-focal bile duct
strictures and progressive liver disease. Inflammatory bowel disease is usually present and …
strictures and progressive liver disease. Inflammatory bowel disease is usually present and …
[HTML][HTML] Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells—gatekeepers of hepatic immunity
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) line the low shear, sinusoidal capillary channels
of the liver and are the most abundant non-parenchymal hepatic cell population. LSECs do …
of the liver and are the most abundant non-parenchymal hepatic cell population. LSECs do …
Cytokines and Chemokines in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
R Domingo-Gonzalez, O Prince, A Cooper… - Microbiology …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chemokines and cytokines are critical for initiating and coordinating the organized and
sequential recruitment and activation of cells into Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected …
sequential recruitment and activation of cells into Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected …
The immune niche of the liver
The liver is an essential organ that is critical for the removal of toxins, the production of
proteins, and the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. Behind each liver functional unit …
proteins, and the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. Behind each liver functional unit …
Roles for chemokines in liver disease
F Marra, F Tacke - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Sustained hepatic inflammation is an important factor in progression of chronic liver
diseases, including hepatitis C or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Liver inflammation is …
diseases, including hepatitis C or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Liver inflammation is …
[HTML][HTML] The immunological basis of liver allograft rejection
Liver allograft rejection remains a significant cause of morbidity and graft failure in liver
transplant recipients. Rejection is caused by the recognition of non-self donor alloantigens …
transplant recipients. Rejection is caused by the recognition of non-self donor alloantigens …
CD161++CD8+ T cells, including the MAIT cell subset, are specifically activated by IL‐12+IL‐18 in a TCR‐independent manner
CD 161++ CD 8+ T cells represent a novel subset that is dominated in adult peripheral
blood by mucosal‐associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, as defined by the expression of a …
blood by mucosal‐associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, as defined by the expression of a …
[HTML][HTML] International genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new primary biliary cirrhosis risk loci and targetable pathogenic pathways
HJ Cordell, Y Han, GF Mells, Y Li… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a classical autoimmune liver disease for which effective
immunomodulatory therapy is lacking. Here we perform meta-analyses of discovery data …
immunomodulatory therapy is lacking. Here we perform meta-analyses of discovery data …