Liver disease is a severe complication in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel. The sequence of events leading to CFLD is still unclear and has limited the development of more specific treatments other than the bile acid UDCA. However, in the last twenty years, several gaps have been filled, which have mainly been possible due to the availability of different animal models that mimic CF. CF mice, although they lack a spontaneous liver manifestation, have been essential to better understand the multiple functions of CFTR expression on the apical membrane of cholangiocytes, from chloride channel to regulator of epithelial innate immunity. Additionally, we have learned that the gut microbiota might be a pathogenetic factor for the development of liver disease. The recent creation of novel CF animal models (i.e. pig and ferret) that better reproduce the human disease, will allow for comparative studies with species that spontaneously develop the liver disease and will hopefully lead to novel therapeutic treatments. In this review, we have compared and summarized the main features of the current available CF animal models and their applicability for the study of the liver phenotype.

Fiorotto, R., Amenduni, M., Mariotti, V., Cadamuro, M., Fabris, L., Spirli, C., et al. (2019). Animal models for cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, 1865(5), 965-969 [10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.07.026].

Animal models for cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD)

Cadamuro, M;Strazzabosco, M
2019

Abstract

Liver disease is a severe complication in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel. The sequence of events leading to CFLD is still unclear and has limited the development of more specific treatments other than the bile acid UDCA. However, in the last twenty years, several gaps have been filled, which have mainly been possible due to the availability of different animal models that mimic CF. CF mice, although they lack a spontaneous liver manifestation, have been essential to better understand the multiple functions of CFTR expression on the apical membrane of cholangiocytes, from chloride channel to regulator of epithelial innate immunity. Additionally, we have learned that the gut microbiota might be a pathogenetic factor for the development of liver disease. The recent creation of novel CF animal models (i.e. pig and ferret) that better reproduce the human disease, will allow for comparative studies with species that spontaneously develop the liver disease and will hopefully lead to novel therapeutic treatments. In this review, we have compared and summarized the main features of the current available CF animal models and their applicability for the study of the liver phenotype.
Articolo in rivista - Review Essay
Biliary secretion; CFTR; Cholangiocytes; Inflammation; Microbiota;
Biliary secretion, CFTR, Cholangiocytes, Inflammation, Microbiota
English
2019
1865
5
965
969
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Fiorotto, R., Amenduni, M., Mariotti, V., Cadamuro, M., Fabris, L., Spirli, C., et al. (2019). Animal models for cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, 1865(5), 965-969 [10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.07.026].
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