Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5759
Country	China

Received	2013-09-25 20:57
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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Biliary casts after liver transplantation: Morphology and biochemical analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yu-Long Yang, Cheng Zhang, Mei-Ju Lin, Li-Jun Shi, Hong-Wei Zhang, Jing-Yi Li and Qiang Yu
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Corresponding Author	Yu-Long Yang, PhD, Department of Minimally Invasive Biliary Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Jiefang Street, No.6, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China. yyl516@126.com
Key Words	Biliary cast; Biliary cast syndrome; Liver transplantation; Blood vessels; Acute rejection
Core Tip	This experimental study employed scanning electron microscopy, Hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry to investigate biliary casts following liver transplantation. The results indicated that blood vessels and collagen fibers are present in biliary casts; however, bacteria and acute rejection are not clearly related to their formation, as evidenced by blood vessels positive for CD34 and collagen fibers with positive Masson staining, and no T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes, macrophages and other inflammatory cells. Thus, although bile duct injury after liver transplantation is significantly associated with biliary cast formation, their role in acute rejection is unclear.
Publish Date	2013-12-18 09:53
Citation	Yang YL, Zhang C, Lin MJ, Shi LJ, Zhang HW, Li JY, Yu Q. Biliary casts after liver transplantation: morphology and biochemical analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(43): 7772-7777
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i43/7772.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7772

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