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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2012; 18(43): 6189-6196
Published online Nov 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i43.6189
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Figure 2 Role of miRNA-506 in the etiopathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis. Different risk factors could induce genetic alterations leading to anion exchange 2 (AE2) downregulation in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) cholangiocytes. miRNA-506 is overexpressed in PBC cholangiocytes, thus resulting in the inhibition of both AE2 protein translation and subsequent Cl-/HCO3- activity, and impairing the biliary secretory functions.