| Literature DB >> 31016661 |
Duc-Hung Pham1, Chunyue Yin2,3.
Abstract
Cholestasis is a condition that impairs bile flow, resulting in retention of bile fluid in the liver. It may cause significant morbidity and mortality due to pruritus, malnutrition, and complications from portal hypertension secondary to biliary cirrhosis. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as a valuable model organism for studying cholestasis that complements with the in vitro systems and rodent models. Its main advantages include conserved mechanisms of liver development and bile formation, rapid external development, ease of monitoring hepatobiliary morphology and function in live larvae, and accessibility to genetic and chemical manipulations. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the existing zebrafish models of cholestatic liver diseases. We discuss the strengths and limitations of using zebrafish to study cholestasis. We also provide step-by-step descriptions of the methodologies for analyzing cholestatic phenotypes in zebrafish.Entities:
Keywords: BODIPY fluorescent fatty acid analog; Bile canaliculi; Bile duct; Bile salt transporters; Cholangiocyte; Confocal microscopy; Fluorescent bile acid derivative; Hepatocyte; Transmission electron microscopy
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31016661 PMCID： PMC6635761 DOI： 10.1007/978-1-4939-9420-5_18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN： 1064-3745