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Modulation of the microenvironment by senescent biliary epithelial cells may be involved in the pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 2010
Sasaki Motoko, Miyakoshi Masami, Sato Yasunori, Nakanuma Yasuni
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Biliary epithelial cells (BECs) in damaged small bile ducts in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) show senescent features. Given that senescent cells modulate the microenvironment by expressing senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASP), including inflammatory cytokines and...
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