Published On: January 3rd, 2023Tags: , , ,

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Published On: January 3rd, 2023Tags: , , ,

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The fibrotic liver disease that is associated with Biliary Atresia (BA) impacts the likelihood of survival with native liver. Our previously research demonstrated the potential for a certain profibrotic signaling pathway to be active in BA. Using a mouse model of BA and human liver gene expression data collected by ChiLDReN, we were able to confirm the likely activation of this pathway known as TWEAK/FN14 in association with liver fibrosis. We further showed that inhibition of this pathway pharmacologically was associated with near complete elimination of fibrosis in the mouse model of BA. These observations suggest that focus on this signaling pathway warrants further study as we seek novel ways to care for infants with BA.

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