Functional roles of gut bacteria imbalance in cholangiopathies

Cholangiopathies are caused by bile duct damage or inflammation followed by cholestasis leading to liver fibrosis. Bile duct epithelial cells, cholangiocytes, are a primary target for cholangiopathies. Ductular reaction is often observed in cholangiopathies and the proliferation of cholangiocytes is...

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Main Authors: Keisaku Sato, Fanyin Meng, Giammarco Fava, Shannon Glaser, Gianfranco Alpini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-03-01
Series:Liver Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542568418300163