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HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS
卷 7, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000018
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This study found that Prom1-expressing cells play a role in the restitution of biliary epithelium following injury. Null mutation of Prom1 leads to dilation of peribiliary glands and impaired cell polarity and motility.
Background and Aims: Restitution of the extrahepatic biliary luminal epithelium in cholangiopathies is poorly understood. Prominin-1 (Prom1) is a key component of epithelial ciliary body of stem/progenitor cells. Given that intrahepatic Prom1-expressing progenitor cells undergo cholangiocyte differentiation, we hypothesized that Prom1 may promote restitution of the extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) epithelium following injury. Approach and Results: Utilizing various murine biliary injury models, we identified Prom1-expressing cells in the peribiliary glands of the EHBD. These Prom1-expressing cells are progenitor cells which give rise to cholangiocytes as part of the normal maintenance of the EHBD epithelium. Following injury, these cells proliferate significantly more rapidly to repopulate the biliary luminal epithelium. Null mutation of Prom1 leads to significantly > 10-fold dilated peribiliary glands following rhesus rotavirus-mediated biliary injury. Cultured organoids derived from Prom1 knockout mice are comprised of biliary progenitor cells with altered apical-basal cellular polarity, significantly fewer and shorter cilia, and decreased organoid proliferation dynamics consistent with impaired cell motility. Conclusions: We, therefore, conclude that Prom1 is involved in biliary epithelial restitution following biliary injury in part through its role in supporting cell polarity.
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