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ID 111056
Author
Baba, Hayato Tokushima University
Morimoto, Yuki Tokushima University
Keywords
primary biliary cholangitis
anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies
lymph follicles
chronic non-suppurative destructive cholangitis
imaging mass spectrometry
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an organ-specific autoimmune disease that predominantly affects middle-aged women and is characterized by the chronic progressive destruction of small intrahepatic bile ducts with portal inflammation and, ultimately, fibrosis. The serological hallmark of PBC is the presence of anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA). Several mechanisms have been proposed for immune-mediated bile duct damage in PBC, including the roles of T cells, B cells, other cell phenotypes, and AMA. A sign of fragility of biliary epithelial cells caused by apoptosis, senescence, and autophagy has also been noted. Several complex steps and mechanisms appear to be involved in the induction and progression of cholangitis and biliary degeneration in patients with PBC.
Journal Title
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
AA12022913
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
Volume
64
Issue
1-2
Start Page
7
End Page
13
Sort Key
7
Published Date
2017-02
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DOI (Published Version)
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language
eng
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departments
Medical Sciences