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Attanasi ML, Bou Daher H, Rockey DC. Natural History and Outcomes of Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein in Cirrhosis. Dig Dis Sci 2023; 68:3458-3466. [PMID: 37349605 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-07993-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cavernous transformation of the portal vein can occur after portal vein thrombosis (PVT). In this study, we investigated clinical complications associated with cavernous transformation in the context of cirrhosis and PVT. METHODS In this retrospective cohort analysis, 204 patients with cirrhosis and PVT with or without cavernous transformation were identified using MUSC's Clinical Data Warehouse between January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2019. Complete demographic data, clinical history, and laboratory tests were abstracted from the electronic medical record. RESULTS Of 204 patients, 41 (20%) had cavernous transformation. MELD, Child-Pugh, and Charlson Comorbidity Index scores were similar among groups. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of esophageal varices (with or without bleeding), splenomegaly, or hepatic encephalopathy in patients with and without cavernous transformation, although ascites tended to be lower in patients with cavernous transformation (31/41 (76%) vs 142/163 (87%), p = 0.06). Patients with cavernous transformation were significantly less likely to have hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (13/41 (32%) vs 81/163 (50%), p < 0.05) and had significantly lower APRI (1.4 vs 2.0, p < 0.05) and Fib-4 (4.7 vs 6.5, p < 0.05). Patients with cavernous transformation had lower 5-year mortality (12/41 (29%) vs 81/163 (49%) died, p = 0.06). The 10-year mortality of patients with cavernous transformation without HCC was significantly lower than in those without cavernous transformation (8/28 (29%) vs 46/82 (56%), respectively, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Patients with cavernous transformation appeared to have better outcomes than those without cavernous transformation.
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- Michael L Attanasi
- Digestive Disease Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Clinical Sciences Building, Suite 908, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Clinical Sciences Building, Suite 908, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Clinical Sciences Building, Suite 908, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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Sharbidre K, Zahid M, Venkatesh SK, Bhati C, Lalwani N. Imaging of fibropolycystic liver disease. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2022; 47:2356-2370. [PMID: 35670875 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-022-03565-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Fibropolycystic liver diseases (FLDs) make up a rare spectrum of heritable hepatobiliary diseases resulting from congenital ductal plate malformations (DPMs) due to the dysfunction of proteins expressed on the primary cilia of cholangiocytes. The embryonic development of the ductal plate is key to understanding this spectrum of diseases. In particular, DPMs can result in various degrees of intrahepatic duct involvement and a wide spectrum of cholangiopathies, including congenital hepatic fibrosis, Caroli disease, polycystic liver disease, and Von Meyenberg complexes. The most common clinical manifestations of FLDs are portal hypertension, cholestasis, cholangitis, and (in rare cases) cholangiocarcinoma. This article reviews recent updates in the pathophysiology, imaging, and clinical management of FLDs.
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- Kedar Sharbidre
- Department of Abdominal Imaging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AB, USA.
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- Department of Abdominal Imaging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AB, USA
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, ML, USA
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- Department of Abdominal Imaging, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Shen Y, Ma W, Hang Y, Liu LL, Jiang W, Wu SD. Clinical application of liver stiffness measurement in patients with cavernous transformation of portal vein. Exp Ther Med 2021; 21:442. [PMID: 33777190 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.9881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The clinical outcomes differ between patients with cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) with and without cirrhosis. Therefore, invasive liver biopsy may be needed for the differential diagnosis of patients with CTPV with or without cirrhosis. The present study aimed to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of liver stiffness measurements (LSM) for the prediction of cirrhosis in patients with CTPV. A total of 20 patients with CTPV, 34 with chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-related cirrhosis and 20 healthy volunteers, were retrospectively recruited in the study. CTPV was diagnosed with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound for the abdomen. LSM values were detected for each patient, while liver biopsy was performed in each patient in the CTPV and cirrhosis groups. The results demonstrated that LSM values were significantly lower in the CTPV group (12.5 kPa; range, 6.8-21.5 kPa) compared with the CHB-related cirrhosis group (21.0 kPa; range, 15.5-27.2 kPa; P=0.017). However, this was still higher compared with healthy volunteers (4.9 kPa; range 4.0-5.8 kPa; P<0.001). In addition, CTPV patients with cirrhosis (17.7 kPa; range, 13.9-30.8 kPa) exhibited significantly increased LSM values compared with those without cirrhosis (6.4 kPa; range, 5.7-7.8 kPa; P<0.001). Furthermore, LSM values in CTPV patients without cirrhosis were slightly higher compared with those of healthy volunteers (P=0.003), while no statistically significant difference was observed in LSM between CTPV patients with cirrhosis and CHB-related cirrhosis group. These findings indicated that LSM values could be used for the differential diagnosis of CTPV patients with or without cirrhosis. However, further validation studies are needed.
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- Yue Shen
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 201204, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.,Department of Emergency, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 201204, P.R. China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Xiamen Branch Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian 361006, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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Guerra JA, Kampa KC, Zapparoli M, Alves VA, Ivantes CAP. CONGENITAL HEPATIC FIBROSIS AND OBLITERATIVE PORTAL VENOPATHY WITHOUT PORTAL HYPERTENSION - A REVIEW OF LITERATURE BASED ON AN ASYMPTOMATIC CASE. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2018; 55:324-328. [PMID: 30785513 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.201800000-91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The disease and the case reported here are relevant especially because of their varied clinical presentation, possibility of being associated with other disorders affecting several organs and possible differential diagnoses. Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease due to mutation in the PKHD1 gene, which encodes the fibrocystin/polyductine protein. It is a cholangiopathy, characterized by varying degrees of periportal fibrosis and irregular proliferation of bile ducts. Affected patients are typically diagnosed in childhood, but in some cases the disease may remain asymptomatic for many years. The exact prevalence and incidence of the disease are not known, but it is consider a rare disease, with a few hundred cases described worldwide. It can affect all ethnic groups and occur associated with various hereditary and non-hereditary disorders. The clinical presentation is quite variable, with melena and hematemesis being initial symptoms in 30%-70% of the cases. More rarely, they may present episodes of cholangitis. The disease has been classified into four types: portal hypertension, cholestasis / cholangitis, mixed and latent. Diagnosis begins with imaging tests, but the definition is made by the histopathological sample. So far, there is no specific therapy that can stop or reverse the pathological process. Currently, the therapeutic strategy is to treat the complications of the disease.
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- Juliana Arrais Guerra
- Nossa Senhora das Graças Hospital, Unidade de Gastroenterologia, Hepatologia e Transplante de Fígado, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Nossa Senhora das Graças Hospital, Unidade de Gastroenterologia, Hepatologia e Transplante de Fígado, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,CICAP, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Conti CB, Fraquelli M, Conte D. Abdominal infection reveals a rare disease. Intern Emerg Med 2018; 13:535-538. [PMID: 28815401 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1737-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Clara Benedetta Conti
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Al Sarkhy A, Hassan S, Alasmi M, Assiri AM, Alkuraya FS. Congenital hepatic fibrosis in a child with Prader-Willi syndrome: a novel association. Ann Saudi Med 2014; 34:81-3. [PMID: 24658561 PMCID: PMC6074935 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2014.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by deletion or unexpression of the chromosome 15 (q 11-13). Symptomatologies include hypotonia, hyperphagia, cognitive impairment, and characteristic dysmorphic profile. Here, we report a 4-year-old boy with PWS who presented with complications of congenital hepatic fibrosis. The uniparental heterodisomy makes it unlikely that the hepatic fibrosis was caused by unmasking of a recessive mutation on the maternal chromosome 15 although we cannot exclude the possibility of a recessively inherited mutation elsewhere given the parental consanguinity. This is the first report of congenital hepatic fibrosis in PWS.
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- Ahmed Al Sarkhy
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac disease Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac disease Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Qi X, Han G, Yin Z, He C, Guo W, Niu J, Wu K, Fan D. Cavernous vessels around a patent portal trunk in the liver hilum. ABDOMINAL IMAGING 2012; 37:422-30. [PMID: 21789553 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9779-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is considered a sequel to extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. However, we have observed an unusual finding of cavernous vessels around a patent portal trunk in the liver hilum. The aim of our study is to describe the imaging features, clinical profiles, management, and outcome of these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We re-evaluated the images of all consecutive non-malignant and non-cirrhotic patients with a diagnosis of CTPV admitted to our department between July 2002 and June 2010. The patients with a patent portal trunk were enrolled in this study. RESULTS A total of five patients had cavernous vessels around a patent portal trunk. Of them, all presented with abdominal distension, and one with recurrent variceal bleeding. Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly were found in one and four patients, respectively. All but one with previous splenectomy had a decreased platelet count. Three patients had a high level of alkaline phosphatase and/or γ-glutamyl transferase. Serum bilirubin, albumin, and creatinine were in normal range. Endoscopy demonstrated varices in three patients. Mild ascites was detected in one patient by ultrasound. Conservative therapy was given to two patients with mild abdominal discomfort. Splenectomy or partial spleen embolization was given to two patients with hypersplenism. A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt insertion was performed in one patient for the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. All patients were alive during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS These unusual findings led us to believe that cavernous vessels could develop around a patent portal trunk. Further studies are necessary to explore its pathogenesis.
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- Xingshun Qi
- Department of Digestive Interventional Radiology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Sahin A, Ozdil K, Kahraman R, Calhan T, Hakan Karabulut M, Gokcan R, Mehmet Sokmen H. An Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Duodenal Vascular Ectasia after Splenectomy. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2012. [DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bayraktar Y. Portal ductopathy: Clinical importance and nomenclature. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:1410-5. [PMID: 21472098 PMCID: PMC3070013 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i11.1410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2010] [Revised: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (PHT) accounts for about 20% of all PHT cases, portal vein thrombosis (PVT) resulting in cavernous transformation being the most common cause. All known complications of PHT may be encountered in patients with chronic PVT. However, the effect of this entity on the biliary tree and pancreatic duct has not yet been fully established. Additionally, a dispute remains regarding the nomenclature of common bile duct abnormalities which occur as a result of chronic PVT. Although many clinical reports have focused on biliary abnormalities, only a few have evaluated both the biliary and pancreatic ductal systems. In this review the relevant literature evaluating the effect of PVT on both ductal systems is discussed, and findings are considered with reference to results of a prominent center in Turkey, from which the term “portal ductopathy” has been put forth to replace “portal biliopathy”.
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Shorbagi A, Bayraktar Y. Experience of a single center with congenital hepatic fibrosis: A review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16:683-90. [PMID: 20135715 PMCID: PMC2817055 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i6.683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is an autosomal recessive inherited malformation defined pathologically by a variable degree of periportal fibrosis and irregularly shaped proliferating bile ducts. It is one of the fibropolycystic diseases, which also include Caroli disease, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Clinically it is characterized by hepatic fibrosis, portal hypertension, and renal cystic disease. CHF is known to occur in association with a range of both inherited and non-inherited disorders, with multiorgan involvement, as a result of ductal plate malformation. Because of the similarities in the clinical picture, it is necessary to differentiate CHF from idiopathic portal hypertension and early liver cirrhosis, for which a liver biopsy is essential. Radiological tests are important for recognizing involvement of other organ systems. With regards to our experience at Hacettepe University, a total of 26 patients have been diagnosed and followed-up between 1974 and 2009 with a diagnosis of CHF. Presentation with Caroli syndrome was the most common diagnosis, with all such patients presenting with symptoms of recurrent cholangitis and symptoms related to portal hypertension. Although portal fibrosis is known to contribute to the ensuing portal hypertension, it is our belief that portal vein cavernous transformation also plays an important role in its pathogenesis. In all patients with CHF portal vein morphology should be evaluated by all means since portal vein involvement results in more severe and complicated portal hypertension. Other associations include the Joubert and Bardet-Biedl syndromes.
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Chuang YH, Lan RY, Gershwin ME. The immunopathology of human biliary cell epithelium. Semin Immunopathol 2009; 31:323-31. [PMID: 19533127 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-009-0172-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bile ducts lined with biliary epithelial cells, or cholangiocytes, are the main components of the biliary system in liver. Cholangiocytes participate in the production and transport of bile substances, as well as participate in immune responses. Cholangiocytes protect against pathogens by expressing toll-like receptors and anti-microbial peptides; act as antigen-presenting cells by expressing human leukocyte antigen molecules and costimulatory molecules; recruit leukocytes to the target site by expressing adhesion molecules, cytokines, and chemokines; and induce apoptosis of leukocytes to limit the immune responses. Several cholangiopathies result from dysfunctions of the biliary system. They can broadly be divided into autoimmune, genetic, infectious, drug, and ischemic-injury-induced categories. The pathogenesis of many of these cholangiopathies is unclear and treatment is limited. Further understanding of the complexity of the biliary system is critical for medical advancements in this field.
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- Ya-Hui Chuang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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