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 biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of bile ducts within the liver. The loss of bile ducts results in bile acid buildup, which causes ...

PBC is a chronic condition involving inflammation in the small bile ducts in your liver. The small bile ducts are tubes that carry bile, a fluid containing acids that help break down the fats in food.

Symptoms often include fatigue and itching, and blood tests show high alkaline phosphatase (ALP), a marker of bile duct damage. Unlike PSC, PBC does not increase the risk of cancer, but it can ...

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic, cholestatic liver disease characterized by progressive destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in chronic cholestasis, portal inflammation ...

PBC predominantly affects the epithelial cells of small bile ducts, leading to chronic intrahepatic cholestasis.

PBC is a chronic, autoimmune disease in which bile ducts in the liver are gradually destroyed, leading to cirrhosis, and affects around 100,000 people in the US, mainly women, with its prevalence ...

Recurrent PBC post transplant. (a) Mononuclear portal inflammation and bile duct injury (hematoxylin-eosin; original magnification x200). (b) Closer look showing a portal space with a ...

Primary biliary cholangitis, formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and destruction of the bile ducts. Below is a simplified look at how ...

PBC is a chronic, autoimmune disease in which bile ducts in the liver are gradually destroyed, leading to cirrhosis. It affects around 130,000 people in the US, mainly women, with its prevalence ...