[HTML][HTML] Physiology of cholangiocytes

JH Tabibian, AI Masyuk, TV Masyuk… - Comprehensive …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cholangiocytes are epithelial cells that line the intra-and extrahepatic ducts of the biliary
tree. The main physiologic function of cholangiocytes is modification of hepatocyte-derived …

Pathogenesis of cholestatic liver disease and therapeutic approaches

GM Hirschfield, EJ Heathcote, ME Gershwin - Gastroenterology, 2010 - Elsevier
Cholestatic liver disorders are caused by genetic defects, mechanical aberrations, toxins, or
dysregulations in the immune system that damage the bile ducts and cause accumulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Functional and structural features of cholangiocytes in health and disease

L Maroni, B Haibo, D Ray, T Zhou, Y Wan… - Cellular and molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cholangiocytes are the epithelial cells that line the bile ducts. Along the biliary tree, two
different kinds of cholangiocytes exist: small and large cholangiocytes. Each type has …

[PDF][PDF] The secretin/secretin receptor axis modulates liver fibrosis through changes in transforming growth factor‐β1 biliary secretion in mice

N Wu, F Meng, P Invernizzi, F Bernuzzi, J Venter… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The secretin/secretin receptor (SR) axis is up‐regulated by proliferating cholangiocytes
during cholestasis. Secretin stimulates biliary proliferation by down‐regulation of let‐7a and …

Role of docosahexaenoic acid treatment in improving liver histology in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

V Nobili, G Carpino, A Alisi, R De Vito, A Franchitto… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most important causes of
liver-related morbidity and mortality in children. Recently, we have reported the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of cholangiocyte responses to injury

K Sato, F Meng, T Giang, S Glaser, G Alpini - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cholangiocytes, epithelial cells that line the biliary epithelium, are the primary target cells for
cholangiopathies including primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cholangitis …

[HTML][HTML] The physiological roles of secretin and its receptor

S Afroze, F Meng, K Jensen, K McDaniel… - Annals of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Secretin is secreted by S cells in the small intestine and affects the function of a number of
organ systems. Secretin receptors (SR) are expressed in the basolateral domain of several …

Stem/progenitor cell niches involved in hepatic and biliary regeneration

G Carpino, A Renzi, A Franchitto… - Stem Cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Niches containing stem/progenitor cells are present in different anatomical locations along
the human biliary tree and within liver acini. The most primitive stem/progenitors, biliary tree …

Inhibition of secretin/secretin receptor axis ameliorates NAFLD phenotypes

L Chen, N Wu, L Kennedy, H Francis, L Ceci… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Human NAFLD is characterized at early stages by hepatic steatosis,
which may progress to NASH when the liver displays microvesicular steatosis, lobular …

[HTML][HTML] Panic at the bile duct: how intrahepatic cholangiocytes respond to stress and injury

HR Hrncir, F Hantelys, AD Gracz - The American Journal of Pathology, 2023 - Elsevier
In the liver, biliary epithelial cells (BECs) line intrahepatic bile ducts (IHBDs) and are
primarily responsible for modifying and transporting hepatocyte-produced bile to the …