Gut microbiome, liver immunology, and liver diseases

R Wang, R Tang, B Li, X Ma, B Schnabl… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The gut microbiota is a complex and plastic consortium of microorganisms that are intricately
connected with human physiology. The liver is a central immunological organ that is …

[HTML][HTML] Primary sclerosing cholangitis–a comprehensive review

TH Karlsen, T Folseraas, D Thorburn, M Vesterhus - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disorder characterised by multi-focal bile duct
strictures and progressive liver disease. Inflammatory bowel disease is usually present and …

Immune responses in the liver

P Kubes, C Jenne - Annual review of immunology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The liver is a key, frontline immune tissue. Ideally positioned to detect pathogens entering
the body via the gut, the liver appears designed to detect, capture, and clear bacteria …

The microbiota and the gut–liver axis in primary sclerosing cholangitis

JR Hov, TH Karlsen - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2023 - nature.com
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) offers unique opportunities to explore the gut–liver axis
owing to the close association between liver disease and colonic inflammation. It is well …

The microbiome and autoimmunity: a paradigm from the gut–liver axis

B Li, C Selmi, R Tang, ME Gershwin… - Cellular & molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Microbial cells significantly outnumber human cells in the body, and the microbial flora at
mucosal sites are shaped by environmental factors and, less intuitively, act on host immune …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis: one disease or two?

KN van Munster, A Bergquist, CY Ponsioen - Journal of Hepatology, 2024 - Elsevier
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) was declared one of the biggest unmet needs in
hepatology during International Liver Congress 2016 in Berlin. Since then, not much has …

A pilot integrative analysis of colonic gene expression, gut microbiota, and immune infiltration in primary sclerosing cholangitis-inflammatory bowel disease …

MN Quraishi, A Acharjee, AD Beggs… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Although a majority of patients with PSC have colitis [PSC-IBD; primary
sclerosing cholangitis-inflammatory bowel disease], this is phenotypically different from …

Alterations of the bile microbiome in primary sclerosing cholangitis

T Liwinski, R Zenouzi, C John, H Ehlken… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Background Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) display an altered colonic
microbiome compared with healthy controls. However, little is known on the bile duct …

The intestinal and biliary microbiome in autoimmune liver disease—current evidence and concepts

T Liwinski, M Heinemann, C Schramm - Seminars in Immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
Autoimmune liver diseases are a group of immune-mediated liver diseases with three
distinct entities, including autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and primary …

Emerging therapies in primary sclerosing cholangitis: pathophysiological basis and clinical opportunities

M Vesterhus, TH Karlsen - Journal of gastroenterology, 2020 - Springer
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive liver disease, histologically
characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the bile ducts, and clinically leading to multi …