This investigation of 23 patients with the clinical syndrome of "primary biliary cirrhosis ... liver biopsies, and in the remaining 7 (Cases 3, 8, 12, 17–19 and 21), tissues from both biopsy ...

The association between celiac disease and primary biliary cirrhosis is well established. The breakdown of gut–liver axis equilibrium plays a central role in the development of immune disorders ...

For many years examination of hepatic histopathology has been considered the gold standard to assess liver fibrosis. However, liver biopsy is ... whereas in cirrhosis the levels are generally ...

Causes of cirrhosis include metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), hepatitis, long-term alcohol use, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. According to the National ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), also known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic and progressive disease that damages and can eventually destroy the bile ducts of the liver. Researchers ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis ... and bile begins to accumulate in the liver, which damages it. This damage eventually leads to scar formation and cirrhosis, which prevents the liver from ...