462 Pages
129 B/W Illustrations
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CRC Press
464 Pages
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CRC Press
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This book is a comprehensive review of the biliary epithelia pathophysiology. Biliary epithelial cells (also referred to as cholangiocytes) line the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts. Cholangiocytes have immerged in the last several years as one of the more important epithelial cells in the gastrointestinal system due to their large contribution to bile formation and tendency to be involved in... Read more
Preface, 1. Normal and Abnormal Development of the Biliary Tree, 2. Human Liver Stem Cells: Recent Developments, 3. Vascularization of the Intrahepatic Biliary Tree and Its Role in the Regulation of Cholangiocyte Growth, 4. Ultra-Structural Analysis of the Intraheptic Bile Duct System, 5. Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Rat Intrahepatic Biliary Tree: Physiological Implications, 6. Cholangiocyte Ion Channels: Targets for Drug Development, 7. Effects of Cytokines and Nitric Oxide on Bicarbonate Secretion by Cholangiocytes, 8. Hormonal Regulation of Cholangiocyte Secretion, 9. Purinergic Regulation of Bile Ductular Secretion, 10. Calcium Signaling in Cholangiocytes, 11. Bile Acid Interactions with Cholangiocytes, 12. Aquaporin-Mediated Water Transport in Intrahepatic Bile Duct Epithelial Cells, 13. ABC Transporters, Organic Carriers and Drug Metabolising Enzymes in Bile Duct Epithelial Cells, 14. Regulation of Secretion in Human Gallbladder Epithelial Cells, 15. Ductal Bicarbonate Secretion in Human Cholestatic Liver Diseases, 16. Participation of Cytokines and Growth Factors in Biliary Epithelial Proliferation and Mito-Inhibition during Ductular Reactions, 17. Estrogen Regulation of Cholangiocyte Proliferation, 18. Nerve Regulation of Cholangiocyte Functions, 19. Cholestasis and Fibrogenesis, 20. Apoptosis of Biliary Epithelial Cells, 21. Cytokine Regulation of Cholangiocyte Growth, 22. Fas-Mediated Cholangiopathy in a Murine Model of Graft-versus-Host Disease, 23. Functional Heterogeneity of the Intrahepatic Biliary Epithelium, 24. In Vitro Systems for the Study of the Intrahepatic Biliary Epithelium, 25. Mouse Knockout Models of Biliary Epithelial Cell Formation and Disease, 26. Drug-Induced Vanishing Bile Duct Syndromes, 27. Biliary Atresia, 28. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Bench to Bedside, 29. Immunopathogenesis of Vanishing Bile Duct Syndromes, 30. Cryptosporidium and Bile Duct Injury, 31. Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis, 32. Medical Treatment of Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome in Adults, 33. Ursodeoxycholic Acid Treatment of Vanishing Bile Duct Syndromes, 34. Liver Transplantation for Adult Vanishing Bile Duct Syndromes, 35. Pathology of the Intrahepatic Biliary Tree after Liver Transplantation, Index
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Alpini\, Gianfranco
