Applied Medical Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 11
Published: April 29, 2024
Rare
liver
diseases
are
highly
diverse
and
driven
by
multiple
mechanisms
that
not
well
understood.
Classifying
these
is
challenging,
but
the
European
Reference
Network
(ERN)
on
rare
has
proposed
categorizing
them
as
autoimmune,
infectious,
genetic/hereditary,
vascular,
neoplastic,
others
with
unknown
causes.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Nov. 15, 2023
Background
Previous
studies
have
suggested
an
association
between
gut
microbiota
and
primary
biliary
cholangitis
(PBC).
Nonetheless,
the
causal
relationship
PBC
risk
remains
unclear.
Methods
A
bidirectional
two-sample
Mendelian
Randomization
(MR)
study
was
employed
using
summary
statistical
data
for
from
MiBioGen
consortium
Genome-Wide
Association
Studies
(GWAS)
database
to
investigate
relationships
211
risk.
Inverse
variance
weighted
(IVW)
method
analytical
approach
assess
causality,
pleiotropy
heterogeneity
tests
were
verify
robustness
of
findings.
Additionally,
we
performed
reverse
MR
analyses
possibility
association.
Results
The
IVW
identified
five
that
demonstrated
associations
with
PBC.
Order
Selenomonadales
[odds
ratio
(OR)
2.13,
95%
confidence
interval
(CI)
1.10–4.14,
p
=
0.03],
Bifidobacteriales
(OR
1.58,
CI
1.07–2.33,
0.02),
Genus
Lachnospiraceae_UCG_004
1.64,
95%CI
1.06–2.55,
0.03)
correlated
a
higher
PBC,
while
Family
Peptostreptococcaceae
0.65,
0.43–0.98,
0.04)
Ruminococcaceae
0.33,
0.15–0.72,
0.01)
had
protective
effect
on
analysis
no
statistically
significant
these
specific
microbial
taxa.
Conclusion
This
revealed
there
taxa
which
may
provide
novel
perspectives
theoretical
basis
clinical
prevention,
diagnosis,
treatment
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Primary
biliary
cholangitis
(PBC)
is
a
chronic
autoimmune
cholestatic
disease
characterized
by
the
destruction
of
small
intrahepatic
bile
ducts,
which
can
progress
to
liver
cirrhosis.
The
gold
standard
in
treatment
PBC
ursodeoxycholic
acid
(UDCA),
indicated
all
patients
with
because
it
improves
not
only
biochemical
parameters
but
also
patients’
survival.
An
important
milestone
identification
at
risk
assessment
response
UDCA.
Patients
who
respond
have
lower
incidence
hepatic
events
and
better
prognosis
than
do
not.
Several
scoring
systems
be
used
assess
identify
non-responders
will
benefit
from
second-line
treatment.
Obeticholic
(OCA)
currently
approved
for
PBC,
effective
UDCA
therapy
or
patients,
tolerated
therapy.
However,
OCA
contraindicated
advanced
cirrhosis
portal
hypertension.
Moreover,
pruritus
may
limiting
factor
administration
OCA.
Fibrates
shown
promising
data
supporting
their
use
they
improve
elastographic
findings
possible
antipruritic
effects.
Therefore,
idea
triple
seems
interesting.
Clinical
research
focusing
on
several
other
groups
drugs:
peroxisome
proliferator-activated
receptor
(PPAR)
δ-
α/δ
agonists,
non-steroidal
farnesoid
X
fibroblast
growth
19
modulators,
inhibitors
nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
phosphate
oxidase
1
4.
Cells,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 1997 - 1997
Published: Dec. 3, 2024
The
aim
of
this
review
is
to
explore
the
potential
new
regenerative
medicine
approaches
in
treatment
cholestatic
liver
fibrosis.
Cholestatic
diseases,
such
as
primary
biliary
cholangitis
(PBC),
sclerosing
(PSC),
and
atresia
(BA),
due
accumulation
bile,
often
progress
fibrosis,
cirrhosis,
failure.
When
disease
becomes
severe
enough
require
transplantation.
Deeply
understanding
disease's
progression
fibrosis
formation
crucial
for
better
diagnosis
treatment.
Current
treatments
mainly
target
root
causes
no
direct
method
itself.
Recent
advances
offer
a
approach
that
may
help
find
ways
directly,
offering
hope
improved
outcomes.
We
also
summarize,
analyze,
discuss
current
state
benefits
therapies
mesenchymal
stem
cell
(MSC)
therapy,
induced
pluripotent
cells
(iPSCs),
organoid
technology,
which
diseases.
Focusing
on
latest
research
reveal
targets
enhance
therapeutic
efficacy,
potentially
leading
more
effective
management
even
curative
strategies
Applied Medical Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 11
Published: April 29, 2024
Rare
liver
diseases
are
highly
diverse
and
driven
by
multiple
mechanisms
that
not
well
understood.
Classifying
these
is
challenging,
but
the
European
Reference
Network
(ERN)
on
rare
has
proposed
categorizing
them
as
autoimmune,
infectious,
genetic/hereditary,
vascular,
neoplastic,
others
with
unknown
causes.