Dear Editor,Rotavirus(RV),a member of the Reoviridae family,is non-enveloped virus with a genome consisting of 11 segments of double-stranded RNA.It possesses a three-layered shell structure,and can be classified into...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81773980);Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.15401902600)。
Objective:This study explores the mechanism of action of Danhongqing formula(DHQ),a compoundbased Chinese medicine formula,in the treatment of cholestatic liver fibrosis.Methods:In vivo experiments were conducted usin...
supported by the Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(No.7212174);the National High-Level Talents Special Support Program to XL;National Key Research and Development Program on Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.2022YFC3502100);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82004045 and No.82274186).
Objective:Hepatic fibrosis has been widely considered as a conjoint consequence of almost all chronic liver diseases.Chuanxiong Rhizoma(Chuanxiong in Chinese,CX)is a traditional Chinese herbal product to prevent cereb...
the Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(No.7212174);the National High-Level Talents Special Support Program to XL,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82274186 and 82004045);National Key Research and Development Program on Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.2022YFC-3502100);Innovation Team and Talents Cultivation Program of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.ZYYCXTD-C-202006).
Chuanxiong Rhizoma(CX,the dried rhizome of Ligusticum wallichii Franch.),a well-known traditional Chinese medicine,is clinically used for treating cardiovascular,cerebrovascular and hepatobiliary diseases.Cholestatic ...
funded by Major Program of National Key Research and Development Project(Nos.2020YFA0112600 and 2019YFA0801502);National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82173019,82270638,and 82203741);Shanghai Pujiang Program(No.21PJD059);the Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(Nos.22ZR1451100,19140902900,and 22Y11908500),Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(No.20XD1434000);Peak Disciplines(Type Ⅳ)of Institutions of Higher Learning in Shanghai,Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.20212ACB206033);Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Stem Cells Translational Medicine(No.20DZ2255100);funded by Vesta Therapeutics(Bethesda,MD),an NIH grant(HL051587)awarded to J.Piedrahita(NCSU,Raleigh,NC);funding from the UNC School of Medicine,the Fibrolamellar Carcinoma Foundation(Greenwich,CT);by multiple NIH Core and Center grants(5P41EB002025);Center for Gastrointestinal and Biliary Disease Biology(NIDDK Grant:P30 DK034987);the Lineberger Cancer Center grant(NCI grant#CA016086).
The liver has a complex cellular composition and a remarkable regenerative capacity.The primary cell types in the liver are two parenchymal cell populations,hepatocytes and cholangiocytes,that perform most of the func...
The biliary system consists of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts lined by biliary epithelial cells(cholangiocytes).Bile ducts and cholangiocytes are affected by a variety of disorders called cholangiopathies,wh...
The biliary tract has been considered for several decades a passive system just leading the hepatic bile to the intestine.Nowadays several researches demonstrated an important role of biliary epithelia(i.e.cholangiocy...
supported by the Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professorship and grants from the National Institutes of Health(P30-DK34989,R01-AA028765,R01-DK114041,R01-DK112797).
Cholangiocarcinoma(CCA)is a primary liver cancer whose diagnosis and treatment remain challenging.Although recent developments derived from molecular characterization of CCAs have led to the availability of new pharma...
Since the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)has hit the world as a pandemic,researchers all over the world have worked on its diagnostics,prognosticating factors,etc.The present study showed liver enzymes,especially a...
Background and Aims:Fibroblast growth factor(FGF)19 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of murine hepatocellular carcinoma.Whether it plays a role in the development or course of human cholangiocarcinoma remains t...