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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Bile duct regeneration with an artificial bile duct made of gelatin hydrogel non-woven fabrics / ゼラチンハイドロゲル不織布で作製した人工胆管による胆管再生

Uemoto, Yusuke 24 November 2022 (has links)
京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第24289号 / 医博第4905号 / 新制||医||1061(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 小濱 和貴, 教授 妹尾 浩, 教授 長船 健二 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM
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Cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis /

Bergquist, Annika, January 1900 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2001. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.
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Cholangiocarcinoma cell lines : proteomic analysis and enhancing response to chemotherapy

Pericleous, Stephanos January 2013 (has links)
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare cancer with a poor prognosis. Much of medical research has focused on investigating cancers with a higher incidence and little focus has been devoted to this disease. The aim of this thesis was to perform a protein analysis of CCA and cholangiocyte cell lines. Differences between immortalised cancer and normal cells were sought in order to identify potential therapeutic targets and/or diagnostic tools. A variety of CCA cell lines were used, reflecting both intra and extrahepatic disease. The different subtypes of CCA through the developed and developing world are also represented so differences were also sought between them. Proteomic analysis was performed using DIGE with subsequent spot selection. Identified spots were extracted and processed using mass spectrometry. In addition, available chemotherapy agents were tested in vitro against the same cell lines to check for their action and how this could be enhanced. A benzodiazepine receptor antagonist (PK11195) was used to demonstrate apoptosis promotion in the presence of established cytotoxic agents (gemcitabine, etoposide, 5 fluorouracil and cisplatin). Cytotoxic assays were carried out using the SRB (Sulphorhodamine B) assay. Cell lines were tested for benzodiazepine receptor status using qRTPCR and response was correlated.
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Understanding regional diversity in the human biliary tree through transcriptomic profiling of primary tissues and in vitro derived organoids

Rimland, Casey January 2019 (has links)
The biliary tree is a series of ductular tissues responsible for the drainage of bile produced by the liver and pancreatic secretions from the pancreas. The biliary tree is affected by a diversity of life- threatening diseases collectively called cholangiopathies. Cholangiopathies show regionalization, with some diseases such as biliary atresia predominantly targeting extrahepatic bile ducts (EHBDs) outside of the liver. Despite this, little is known on whether anatomical location within the biliary tree contributes to differences in functionality of biliary epithelium, especially in the EHBD compartment. Additionally, reports have demonstrated the possibility for in vitro culture of bile duct stem/progenitor cell organoids from both intrahepatic (IHBD) and EHBD sources. The relation of these organoid systems to each other, and to their tissue of origin, is largely unknown. In this dissertation, I address these major questions by combining transcriptional analyses and in vitro culture of human bile duct organoids derived from primary IHBD and EHBD epithelium. First, I show that in vitro organoids can be derived from four regions of the human biliary tree: gallbladder, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, and intrahepatic bile ducts. Characterization of these organoids demonstrated expression of adult stem cell (LGR5/PROM1) and ductal (KRT19/KRT7) markers suggesting these cultures contained cells with a biliary stem/progenitor phenotype. Further, I show that IHBD organoids are distinct from EHBD organoids requiring different conditions for sustained growth. Using RNA-Sequencing, I demonstrate that primary tissues from different regions of the extrahepatic biliary tree display unique expression profiles and identify novel tissue-specific markers. I also show that only a limited number of these tissue specific differences are maintained in the in vitro organoids and that the organoids are very different from their tissue of origin. Finally, I demonstrate that IHBD, but not EHBD organoids, express a low-level of hepatocyte-specific markers under differentiation conditions. Taken together, the work in this dissertation has uncovered regional specific markers for different anatomical regions of the human biliary tree. Further, I demonstrate that major differences exist between IHBD organoids and EHBD organoids in vitro and discover that only IHBD organoids have the capacity to express hepatocyte markers under differentiation conditions. Ultimately, these results may help to identify new targets for therapeutic development for cholangiopathies and regenerative medicine. They have also provided important insight to the understanding of both basic biliary physiology and also the field of biliary stem/progenitor cell organoids.
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Recruitment and function of pulmonary intravascular macrophages in rats

Gill, Sukhjit Singh 12 September 2005
<p>with biliary cirrhosis are highly susceptible to acute pulmonary dysfunction and suffer from hepato-pulmonary syndrome. The mechanisms of this enhanced susceptibility remain unknown. It is well established that pulmonary intravascular macrophages (PIMs) are present in cattle, horses, goat and sheep and increase susceptibility for lung inflammation. Species such as rat and mouse also recruit PIMs especially in a bile duct ligation model of biliary cirrhosis. The contributions of recruited PIMs to lung inflammation associated with liver dysfunction remain unknown. Therefore, I characterized a bile duct ligation (BDL) model in rats to study role of recruited PIMs in lung inflammation. First, Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to BDL (N=6) or sham surgeries (N=3) and were euthanized at 4 weeks post-surgery. Five rats were used as the controls. Lung tissues were collected and processed for histology, immunohistology, immuno-electron microscopy, enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Light microscopy demonstrated normal lung morphology in sham-operated and control rats but showed septal recruitment of mononuclear cells, which were positive for anti-rat monocytes/macrophage antibody ED-1, in BDL rats (p=0.002). Immuno-electron microscopy confirmed localization of ED-1 in PIMs. BDL rats showed increased lung expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) protein and mRNA compared to the controls (p=0.017) but not of IL-1â, TNF-á, TGF-â and IL-10. Then, I treated BDL rats (N=5) with gadolinium chloride (GC; 10 mg/Kg body weight intravenous) and found reduced numbers of PIMs (p=0.061) at 48 hours post-treatment along with increased expression of TGF-â and IL-10.</p><p>I challenged control rats (N=5) and BDL rats (N=6) with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (E. coli LPS; 0.1 mg/Kg body weight intravenous). All the BDL rats died within 3 hours of LPS challenge (100% mortality) while the normal LPS-treated rats were euthanized at 6 hours post-treatment. Histology and ED-1 staining showed dramatic increase in the number of septal monocytes/macrophages in BDL+LPS rats compared to normal LPS-treated rats (p=0.000). Staining of lung sections with an LPS antibody localized the LPS in lungs. RT-PCR analyses showed no differences in IL-1â transcript levels between LPS challenged BDL rats and LPS challenged control rats (p=0.746) but ELISA showed increase in IL-1â concentration in LPS challenged BDL rats compared to LPS challenged control rats (p=0.000). TNF-á mRNA (p=0.062) and protein (p=0.000) was increased in BDL+LPS rats compared to the control+LPS rats. Immuno-electron microscopy showed IL-1â and TNF-á in PIMs. BDL rats challenged with LPS showed increased expression of IL-10 mRNA and protein (p=0.000 & 0.002 respectively) in lungs compared to LPS challenged control rats. TGF-â mRNA did not change (p=0.128) but lower protein concentrations (p=0.000) were observed in LPS-treated control rats compared to BDL+LPS. </p><p> To further address the role of PIMs, I treated rats with GC at 6 hours or 48 hours (N=5 each) before LPS challenge. The mortality in the 6 hour group was 20% while all the rats in 48 hour group survived till 6 hours. Histology and ED-1 staining showed decrease in the number of intravascular cells in these groups compared to LPS treated BDL rats (p=0.039 for 6 hour group; p= 0.002 for 48 hour group). There were no differences in IL-1â mRNA in both 6 hour and 48 hour groups compared to the LPS challenged BDL rats (p=0.712 & 0.509 respectively). ELISA showed no decrease in IL-1â concentration in 6 hour GC-treated group but a decrease was noticed at 48 hours compared to LPS challenged BDL rats (p=0.455 & 0.008 respectively). TNF-á mRNA levels were not different between LPS-challenged GC-treated BDL rats and LPS-challenged BDL rats (p=0.499 & 0.297 for 6 hour & 48 hour GC groups respectively). But TNF-á concentration in 48 hour GC group (p=0.001) but not in 6 hour GC group (p=0.572) was lower in comparison to BDL+LPS group. IL-10 mRNA was decreased in both 6 hour and 48 hour GC groups (p=0.038 & 0.000 respectively) compared to LPS challenged BDL rats. ELISA showed decrease in IL-10 concentration in 48 hour GC group (p=0.030) but not in 6 hour GC group (p=0.420). TGF-â mRNA expression was decreased in 48 hour GC group (p=0.000) but not in 6 hour GC group (p=0.182). But GC treatment did not affect TGF-â concentrations. </p><p>The data from these experiments characterize a BDL model to study PIM biology, show PIMs pro-inflammatory potential and their possible role as a therapeutic target in lung inflammation.</p>
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Recruitment and function of pulmonary intravascular macrophages in rats

Gill, Sukhjit Singh 12 September 2005 (has links)
<p>with biliary cirrhosis are highly susceptible to acute pulmonary dysfunction and suffer from hepato-pulmonary syndrome. The mechanisms of this enhanced susceptibility remain unknown. It is well established that pulmonary intravascular macrophages (PIMs) are present in cattle, horses, goat and sheep and increase susceptibility for lung inflammation. Species such as rat and mouse also recruit PIMs especially in a bile duct ligation model of biliary cirrhosis. The contributions of recruited PIMs to lung inflammation associated with liver dysfunction remain unknown. Therefore, I characterized a bile duct ligation (BDL) model in rats to study role of recruited PIMs in lung inflammation. First, Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to BDL (N=6) or sham surgeries (N=3) and were euthanized at 4 weeks post-surgery. Five rats were used as the controls. Lung tissues were collected and processed for histology, immunohistology, immuno-electron microscopy, enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Light microscopy demonstrated normal lung morphology in sham-operated and control rats but showed septal recruitment of mononuclear cells, which were positive for anti-rat monocytes/macrophage antibody ED-1, in BDL rats (p=0.002). Immuno-electron microscopy confirmed localization of ED-1 in PIMs. BDL rats showed increased lung expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) protein and mRNA compared to the controls (p=0.017) but not of IL-1â, TNF-á, TGF-â and IL-10. Then, I treated BDL rats (N=5) with gadolinium chloride (GC; 10 mg/Kg body weight intravenous) and found reduced numbers of PIMs (p=0.061) at 48 hours post-treatment along with increased expression of TGF-â and IL-10.</p><p>I challenged control rats (N=5) and BDL rats (N=6) with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (E. coli LPS; 0.1 mg/Kg body weight intravenous). All the BDL rats died within 3 hours of LPS challenge (100% mortality) while the normal LPS-treated rats were euthanized at 6 hours post-treatment. Histology and ED-1 staining showed dramatic increase in the number of septal monocytes/macrophages in BDL+LPS rats compared to normal LPS-treated rats (p=0.000). Staining of lung sections with an LPS antibody localized the LPS in lungs. RT-PCR analyses showed no differences in IL-1â transcript levels between LPS challenged BDL rats and LPS challenged control rats (p=0.746) but ELISA showed increase in IL-1â concentration in LPS challenged BDL rats compared to LPS challenged control rats (p=0.000). TNF-á mRNA (p=0.062) and protein (p=0.000) was increased in BDL+LPS rats compared to the control+LPS rats. Immuno-electron microscopy showed IL-1â and TNF-á in PIMs. BDL rats challenged with LPS showed increased expression of IL-10 mRNA and protein (p=0.000 & 0.002 respectively) in lungs compared to LPS challenged control rats. TGF-â mRNA did not change (p=0.128) but lower protein concentrations (p=0.000) were observed in LPS-treated control rats compared to BDL+LPS. </p><p> To further address the role of PIMs, I treated rats with GC at 6 hours or 48 hours (N=5 each) before LPS challenge. The mortality in the 6 hour group was 20% while all the rats in 48 hour group survived till 6 hours. Histology and ED-1 staining showed decrease in the number of intravascular cells in these groups compared to LPS treated BDL rats (p=0.039 for 6 hour group; p= 0.002 for 48 hour group). There were no differences in IL-1â mRNA in both 6 hour and 48 hour groups compared to the LPS challenged BDL rats (p=0.712 & 0.509 respectively). ELISA showed no decrease in IL-1â concentration in 6 hour GC-treated group but a decrease was noticed at 48 hours compared to LPS challenged BDL rats (p=0.455 & 0.008 respectively). TNF-á mRNA levels were not different between LPS-challenged GC-treated BDL rats and LPS-challenged BDL rats (p=0.499 & 0.297 for 6 hour & 48 hour GC groups respectively). But TNF-á concentration in 48 hour GC group (p=0.001) but not in 6 hour GC group (p=0.572) was lower in comparison to BDL+LPS group. IL-10 mRNA was decreased in both 6 hour and 48 hour GC groups (p=0.038 & 0.000 respectively) compared to LPS challenged BDL rats. ELISA showed decrease in IL-10 concentration in 48 hour GC group (p=0.030) but not in 6 hour GC group (p=0.420). TGF-â mRNA expression was decreased in 48 hour GC group (p=0.000) but not in 6 hour GC group (p=0.182). But GC treatment did not affect TGF-â concentrations. </p><p>The data from these experiments characterize a BDL model to study PIM biology, show PIMs pro-inflammatory potential and their possible role as a therapeutic target in lung inflammation.</p>
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Investigating The Role Of Fibrocystin/Polyductin In Cholangiocarcinoma

Abuetabh, Yasser H Unknown Date
No description available.
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Efeito do tamoxifeno na fibrose, colágeno e expressão do transforming growth factor -B1, -B2 e -B3 na anastomose da via biliar principal deporcos

Siqueira, Orlando Hiroshi Kiono January 2017 (has links)
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Single lens system for forward-viewing navigation and scanning side-viewing optical coherence tomography

Tate, Tyler H., McGregor, Davis, Barton, Jennifer K. 15 February 2017 (has links)
The optical design for a dual modality endoscope based on piezo scanning fiber technology is presented including a novel technique to combine forward-viewing navigation and side viewing OCT. Potential applications include navigating body lumens such as the fallopian tube, biliary ducts and cardiovascular system. A custom cover plate provides a rotationally symmetric double reflection of the OCT beam to deviate and focus the OCT beam out the side of the endoscope for cross-sectional imaging of the tubal lumen. Considerations in the choice of the scanning fiber are explored and a new technique to increase the divergence angle of the scanning fiber to improve system performance is presented. Resolution and the necessary scanning density requirements to achieve Nyquist sampling of the full image are considered. The novel optical design lays the groundwork for a new approach integrating side-viewing OCT into multimodality endoscopes for small lumen imaging.
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Tratamento com células derivadas do fígado embrionário retarda a progressão da fibrose hepática em ratos / Treatment with embryonic liver derived cell retards hepatic fibrosis progression in rats

Pereira, Marcio Aparecido 20 December 2016 (has links)
As células derivadas de fígado embrionário tanto de animais quanto de humanos tem sido cada vez mais estudas devido ao seu potencial antiinflamatório, imunomodulador e regenerativo, demonstrado as mesmas bipotencial de diferenciação em hepatócitos e colangiocitos. Na presente pesquisa utilizou-se células derivadas de fígados embrionários de ratos com 14,5 dias de gestação. As células apresentaram marcadores de células progenitoras hepáticas, bem como marcadores de células hepáticas e biliares diferenciadas confirmando, seu bipotencial. A terapia celular utilizando as células supracitadas, reduziu significativamente a progressão da fibrose hepática, diminuindo a inflamação e ainda estimulando a regeneração hepática de ratos submetidos à cirrose por ligadura do ducto biliar. As análises realizadas mediante avaliação quantitativa pela técnica de morfometria, demonstraram redução da deposição de fibras de colágeno, bem como menor proliferação de ductos biliares nos animais tratados. Os resultados foram ainda complementados por analise semiquantitativa, a qual avaliou a intensidade da necroinflamação dos tecidos hepáticos analisados, apontando menor escore de inflamação dos animais tratados. As células poderão ter efeito benéfico para o tratamento de doenças hepáticas crônicas, que estimulam a formação de fibrose. A cirrose é o estágio final comum à doenças hepáticas crônicas por causadas por fatores de diversas etiologias. Esta ocupa a decima quarta causa mundial de mortalidade em humanos, sendo que o único tratamento definitivo atualmente é transplante do órgão. Entretanto o número de transplantes está longe de suprir a demanda atual, visto que há um déficit de doadores do órgão. Terapias que possam oferecer uma alternativa de tratamento confiável, segura e acessível são bastante oportunas. Nossos resultados sugerem que as células utilizadas neste trabalho podem modular a fibrogênese, e consequentemente retardar o estabelecimento da cirrose em doenças hepáticas crônicas. / Studies on human and animal embryonic liver stem cells have been growing due to its anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and regenerative potential. These cells show also a bipotential do differentiate into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. In the present study, it was used rodent embryonic liver with 14.5 of gestation. The cells presented hepatic progenitor, as well adult hepatic and biliary cells markers, confirming their bipotential. Previous studies with these cells in therapy decreased hepatic fibrosis progression in rat models submitted to cirrhosis by biliary duct ligation. Quantitative analysis was performed by morphometry showed decreased collagen fibers deposition and lower proliferation of biliary ducts in treated animals. Results were complemented with semiquantitative analysis with evaluation of necroinflammation of the analyzed hepatic tissues, in which a decreased inflammation score was observed. Cirrhosis is a common final stage for chronic hepatic diseases caused by different factors in several etiologies. It occupies the 14th world cause of mortality in human. However, the number of liver transplants is insufficient for current demand, caused by deficit in organs donors. Therapies that could offer an alternative for a reliable, safe and accessible treatment is opportune. Our results suggest that cells used in this study can modulate fibrogenesis and consequently delay the establishment of cirrhosis in chronic liver diseases.

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