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List of works by Antonio Franchitto

Activation of alpha(1) -adrenergic receptors stimulate the growth of small mouse cholangiocytes via calcium-dependent activation of nuclear factor of activated T cells 2 and specificity protein 1.

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Activation of the IGF1 System Characterizes Cholangiocyte Survival During Progression of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

scientific article published in 2006

Administration of r-VEGF-A prevents hepatic artery ligation-induced bile duct damage in bile duct ligated rats

scientific article published on 30 March 2006

After damage of large bile ducts by gamma-aminobutyric acid, small ducts replenish the biliary tree by amplification of calcium-dependent signaling and de novo acquisition of large cholangiocyte phenotypes.

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Alpha-SMA expression in hepatic stellate cells and quantitative analysis of hepatic fibrosis in cirrhosis and in recurrent chronic hepatitis after liver transplantation

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Anandamide inhibits cholangiocyte hyperplastic proliferation via activation of thioredoxin 1/redox factor 1 and AP-1 activation.

scientific article published on 20 December 2007

Biliary tree stem/progenitor cells in glands of extrahepatic and intraheptic bile ducts: an anatomical in situ study yielding evidence of maturational lineages.

scientific article published on 5 December 2011

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester decreases cholangiocarcinoma growth by inhibition of NF-kappaB and induction of apoptosis.

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Castration inhibits biliary proliferation induced by bile duct obstruction: novel role for the autocrine trophic effect of testosterone

scientific article published on September 8, 2011

Chelidonium majus is not hepatotoxic in Wistar rats, in a 4 weeks feeding experiment

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Effect of ovariectomy on the proliferative capacity of intrahepatic rat cholangiocytes.

scientific article published in July 2002

Effect of taurohyodeoxycholic acid, a hydrophilic bile salt, on bile salt and biliary lipid secretion in the rat

scientific article published on 01 November 1994

Effects of low power 904 nm radiation on rat fibroblasts explanted and in vitro cultured

scientific article published on 01 August 1993

Endothelin inhibits cholangiocarcinoma growth by a decrease in the vascular endothelial growth factor expression

scientific article published on 09 March 2009

Estrogen receptors in cholangiocytes and the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Evidence for multipotent endodermal stem/progenitor cell populations in human gallbladder.

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

GABA induces the differentiation of small into large cholangiocytes by activation of Ca(2+) /CaMK I-dependent adenylyl cyclase 8.

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulates biliary proliferation by paracrine/autocrine mechanisms

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H3 histamine receptor-mediated activation of protein kinase Calpha inhibits the growth of cholangiocarcinoma in vitro and in vivo.

scientific article published on 13 October 2009

Hepatic progenitor cells activation, fibrosis, and adipokines production in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

scientific article published in December 2012

Increased local dopamine secretion has growth-promoting effects in cholangiocarcinoma

scientific article published on May 2010

Intracellular pathways mediating estrogen-induced cholangiocyte proliferation in the rat.

scientific article published in August 2002

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease-Related Liver Damage in Adolescents by Reshaping Cellular Interactions and Hepatic Adipocytokine Production

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Liver metabolic zonation and hepatic microcirculation in carbon tetrachloride-induced experimental cirrhosis

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Long-term cultures of human fetal liver cells: a three-dimensional experimental model for monitoring liver tissue development

scientific article published on 01 March 1998

Macrophage Activation in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Correlates with Hepatic Progenitor Cell Response via Wnt3a Pathway.

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Melatonin inhibits cholangiocyte hyperplasia in cholestatic rats by interaction with MT1 but not MT2 melatonin receptors.

scientific article published on 14 July 2011

Modulation of the biliary expression of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase alters the autocrine proliferative responses of cholangiocytes in rats

scientific article published on February 7, 2013

Morphological and functional features of hepatic cyst epithelium in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

scientific article published on 17 January 2008

Morphological and functional heterogeneity of the mouse intrahepatic biliary epithelium

scientific article published on 09 February 2009

Multipotent stem/progenitor cells in the human foetal biliary tree

scientific article published on 20 July 2012

Neuropeptide Y inhibits biliary hyperplasia of cholestatic rats by paracrine and autocrine mechanisms.

scientific article published on 23 May 2013

Neuropeptide Y inhibits cholangiocarcinoma cell growth and invasion

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New insights into liver stem cells.

scientific article published on 28 April 2009

Peyer's patches epithelium in the rat: a morphological, immunohistochemical, and morphometrical study

scientific article published on 01 May 2001

Polycystic liver diseases.

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Profiles of cancer stem cell subpopulations in cholangiocarcinomas.

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Progesterone stimulates the proliferation of female and male cholangiocytes via autocrine/paracrine mechanisms

scientific article published on 29 May 2008

Prolonged exposure of cholestatic rats to complete dark inhibits biliary hyperplasia and liver fibrosis.

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Recent advances in the regulation of cholangiocyte proliferation and function during extrahepatic cholestasis

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Role of docosahexaenoic acid treatment in improving liver histology in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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Role of follicle-stimulating hormone on biliary cyst growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

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Secretin inhibits cholangiocarcinoma growth via dysregulation of the cAMP-dependent signaling mechanisms of secretin receptor.

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Secretin stimulates biliary cell proliferation by regulating expression of microRNA 125b and microRNA let7a in mice.

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Serotonin metabolism is dysregulated in cholangiocarcinoma, which has implications for tumor growth

scientific article published on November 2008

Small mouse cholangiocytes proliferate in response to H1 histamine receptor stimulation by activation of the IP3/CaMK I/CREB pathway.

scientific article published on 28 May 2008

Taurocholate feeding to bile duct ligated rats prevents caffeic acid-induced bile duct damage by changes in cholangiocyte VEGF expression.

scientific article published on 20 February 2009

Taurocholic acid prevents biliary damage induced by hepatic artery ligation in cholestatic rats.

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The fascial structures of the rectum and the "so-called mesorectum": an anatomical or a terminological controversy?

scientific article published on 22 October 2009

Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates rat cholangiocyte proliferation via an autocrine mechanism

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