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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: The role of genetic and immune factors for the pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis in childhood
Autor(es): Priscila Menezes Ferri Liu
Ana Cristina Simões e Silva
Soraya Luiza Campos Silva
Diego Junior Queiroga de Aquino
Eleonora Druve Tavares Fagundes
Débora Marques de Miranda
Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira
Resumo: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare cholestatic liver disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the biliary tree resulting in liver fibrosis. PSC is more common in male less than 40 years of age.The diagnosis of PSC is based on clinical, laboratory, image, and histological findings. A biochemical profile of mild to severe chronic cholestasis can be observed. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography is the golden standard method for diagnosis, but magnetic resonance cholangiography is currently also considered a first-line method of investigation. Differences in clinical and laboratory findings were observed in young patients, including higher incidence of overlap syndromes, mostly with autoimmune hepatitis, higher serum levels of aminotransferases and gamma-glutamyl transferase, and lower incidence of serious complications as cholangiocarcinoma. In spite of the detection of several HLA variants as associated factors in large multicenter cohorts of adult patients, the exact role and pathways of these susceptibility genes remain to be determined in pediatric population. In addition, the literature supports a role for an altered immune response to pathogens in the pathogenesis of PSC. This phenomenon contributes to abnormal immune system activation and perpetuation of the inflammatory process. In this article, we review the role of immune and genetic factors in the pathogenesis of PSC in pediatric patients.
Assunto: Fatores imunológicos
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Adulto Jovem
Idioma: eng
País: Brasil
Editor: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Sigla da Instituição: UFMG
Departamento: MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE PEDIATRIA
Tipo de Acesso: Acesso Aberto
Identificador DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3905240
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/57182
Data do documento: 16-Dez-2016
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/grp/2016/3905240/
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Gastroenterology Research and Practice
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