Pathobiology of Hepatic Epithelia
Description: PROJECT NARRATIVE Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is an incurable genetic disorder characterized by progressive growth of hepatic cysts derived from bile duct cells (cholangiocytes). PLD causes considerable patient morbidity and there are no regulatory approved drugs for its treatment. Thus, with the goals of better understanding how cysts develop in PLD in order to identify effective therapies, this project explores the intersection between two cellular processes (defective autophagy and ciliogenesis) that underlie growth of liver cysts and are potential therapeutic targets.
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R01
Start date: 1978-12-01
End date: 2024-03-31
Investigator: NICHOLAS F. LARUSSO
Institution: MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Funded outputs count: 78
Funder award ID: R01DK024031
OpenAlex ID: G5361908396
