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Pathogenesis of biliary fibrosis

Pinzani, M; Tu, VL; (2018) Pathogenesis of biliary fibrosis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease , 1864 (4) pp. 1279-1283. 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.07.026. Green open access

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Abstract

Chronic cholestatic liver diseases such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are associated with active hepatic fibrogenesis, and, ultimately, to the development of cirrhosis. However, the precise relationship between cholestasis, in its broad meaning, and liver tissue fibrosis is still poorly defined. Fibrogenesis is currently viewed as a dynamic process that appears strictly related to the extent and duration of parenchymal injury. This relationship is clearly evident in the presence of reiterative hepatocellular necrosis due to viral infection or alcohol abuse. It appears that “pure” intralobular intrahepatic cholestasis secondary to biliary secretory failure of the hepatocyte, in absence of hepatocellular damage, lobular inflammation and bile duct damage and/or proliferation, is not associated with marked and/or progressive liver tissue fibrosis. In contrast, marked and progressive liver tissue fibrosis always follows liver diseases characterized by chronic inflammatory bile duct damage as seen in PBC and PSC or chronic mechanical obstruction of the biliary tree. Overall, the fibrogenic process in these clinical conditions appears to be related to a more complex interaction between immune/inflammatory mechanisms, cytokine networks and the derangement of the homeostasis between epithelial and mesenchymal cells. The elucidation of these mechanisms is indeed crucial for the identification of potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.

Type: Article
Title: Pathogenesis of biliary fibrosis
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.07.026
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.07.026
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Cholestasis, liver fibrosis, PBC, PSC, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Hepatic Stellate Cells, Fibrotic Human Liver, Lipid-Peroxidation, Expression, Diseases, Receptor, Rat, Myofibroblasts, Hepatocytes
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10047207
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