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ArticleScientific reports2023

Biliatresone induces cholangiopathy in C57BL/6J neonates.

Hans Christian Schmidt, Johanna Hagens, Pauline Schuppert, Birgit Appl, Laia Pagerols Raluy, Magdalena Trochimiuk, Clara Philippi, Zhongwen Li, Konrad Reinshagen, Christian Tomuschat

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biliary atresia-related liver fibrosis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  5. Biliary atresia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024
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  8. In Utero Extrahepatic Bile Duct Damage and Repair: Implications for Biliary Atresia.Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Hans Christian SchmidtResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. hans-c.schmidt@stud.uke.uni-hamburg.de.
Johanna HagensResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Pauline SchuppertResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Birgit ApplResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Laia Pagerols RaluyResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Magdalena TrochimiukResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Clara PhilippiResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Zhongwen LiResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Konrad ReinshagenResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Christian TomuschatResearch Laboratory W23, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. c.tomuschat@uke.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to plant toxins or microbiota that are able to digest common food ingredients to toxic structures might be responsible for biliary atresia (BA). An isoflavonoid, biliatresone is known to effectively alter the extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) development in BALB/c mice. Biliatresone causes a reduction of Glutathione (GSH) levels, SOX17 downregulation and is effectively countered with N-Acetyl-L-cysteine treatment in vitro. Therefore, reversing GSH-loss appears to be a promising treatment target for a translational approach. Since BALB/c mice have been described as sensitive in various models, we evaluated the toxic effect of biliatresone in robust C57BL/6J mice and confirmed its toxicity. Comparison between BALB/c and C57BL/6J mice revealed similarity in the toxic model. Affected neonates exhibited clinical symptoms of BA, such as jaundice, ascites, clay-colored stools, yellow urine and impaired weight gain. The gallbladders of jaundiced neonates were hydropic and EHBD were twisted and enlarged. Serum and histological analysis proved cholestasis. No anomalies were seen in the liver and EHBD of control animals. With our study we join a chain of evidence confirming that biliatresone is an effective agent for cross-lineage targeted alteration of the EHBD system.

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Biliary AtresiaCholestasisAnimalsBenzodioxolesGlutathioneMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLBenzodioxolesbiliatresoneGlutathione

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PMCPMC10310722

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