Proinflammatory cytokines stimulate glucocorticoid (GC) release by adrenals but they also inhibit bile acid (BA) efflux from liver. Chronic hepatic inflammation leads to cholestasis and impaired GC ...

It must have been an act of God." Ms Rhodes, who was born in Chatham, had a 13cm (5.1 inch) growth in her bile duct and was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma causes blockage of ...