Fibrogenesis in inflammatory bowel diseases is a complex phenomenon aimed at mucosal repair. However, it may provoke intestinal fibrosis with the development of strictures which require surgery. Therefore, fibrogenes...
Supported by a Project Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia(NHMRC#496602 to GAR and PJL);Dr.Tamara Pereira is Supported by the Phillip Bushell Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Gastroenterological Society of Australia;Associate Professor Grant A Ramm is Supported by a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship(NHMRC#552409)
Cholestatic liver disease causes significant morbidity and mortality in children.The diagnosis and management of these diseases can be complicated by an inability to detect early stages of fibrosis and a lack of adequ...