TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of animal models for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
AU - Fickert, Peter
AU - Pollheimer, Marion J.
AU - Beuers, Ulrich
AU - Lackner, Carolin
AU - Hirschfield, Gideon
AU - Housset, Chantal
AU - Keitel, Verena
AU - Schramm, Christoph
AU - Marschall, Hanns-Ulrich
AU - Karlsen, Tom H.
AU - Melum, Espen
AU - Kaser, Arthur
AU - Eksteen, Bertus
AU - Strazzabosco, Mario
AU - Manns, Michael
AU - Trauner, Michael
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholangiopathy characterized by biliary fibrosis, development of cholestasis and end stage liver disease, high risk of malignancy, and frequent need for liver transplantation. The poor understanding of its pathogenesis is also reflected in the lack of effective medical treatment. Well-characterized animal models are utterly needed to develop novel pathogenetic concepts and study new treatment strategies. Currently there is no consensus on how to evaluate and characterize potential PSC models, which makes direct comparison of experimental results and effective exchange of study material between research groups difficult. The International Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Study Group (IPSCSG) has therefore summarized these key issues in a position paper proposing standard requirements for the study of animal models of PSC
AB - Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholangiopathy characterized by biliary fibrosis, development of cholestasis and end stage liver disease, high risk of malignancy, and frequent need for liver transplantation. The poor understanding of its pathogenesis is also reflected in the lack of effective medical treatment. Well-characterized animal models are utterly needed to develop novel pathogenetic concepts and study new treatment strategies. Currently there is no consensus on how to evaluate and characterize potential PSC models, which makes direct comparison of experimental results and effective exchange of study material between research groups difficult. The International Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Study Group (IPSCSG) has therefore summarized these key issues in a position paper proposing standard requirements for the study of animal models of PSC
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2014.02.006
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2014.02.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24560657
SN - 0168-8278
VL - 60
SP - 1290
EP - 1303
JO - Journal of Hepatology
JF - Journal of Hepatology
IS - 6
ER -