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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental hepatology2017

Glycochenodeoxycholic Acid Does Not Increase Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Expression in Bile Duct Epithelial Cells or Collagen Synthesis in Myofibroblasts.

Anna Wang, Dorothy Yu, Yuewen Gong, Jessie Garber, Gerald Y Minuk

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna WangFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Dorothy YuDepartments of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Yuewen GongFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jessie GarberDepartments of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Gerald Y MinukDepartments of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
University of Manitoba · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsPrimary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive hepatobiliary disorder characterized by extensive fibrosis and stricturing of the intra- and/or extra-hepatic bile ducts: Previous studies have documented low phosphatylcholine (PC) concentrations in PSC bile. The aim of this study was to determine whether low PC levels in bile facilitate toxic bile acid induced injury of biliary tract epithelial cells resulting in enhanced transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) expression and increased collagen synthesis by myofibroblasts.

methodsTGF-β mRNA expression was documented in bile duct epithelial cells exposed to varying concentrations of the toxic bile acid; glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA) ± PC.

resultsIn these experiments, as well as in co-culture experiments where bile duct epithelial cells were cultured with peripheral blood mononuclear cells and myofibroblasts, TGF-β mRNA expression remained unaltered in the presence or absence of PC. Moreover, collagen type Iα1 mRNA expression by myofibroblasts also remained unaltered.

conclusionThe results of this study do not support the hypothesis that PC deficiency contributes to toxic bile acid-induced bile duct injury and/or myofibroblast activation.

Indexed as

bile acidsbile duct epithelial cellsDMEM, Dulbecco's modified Eagle mediumFBS, fetal bovine serumfibrosisGCDCA, glycochenodeoxycholic acidPCR, Polymerase chain reactionphosphatylcholineprimary sclerosing cholangitisTGF-β, transforming growth factor-beta

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PMID29234196
PMCPMC5715442
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