Review Article

Evidence for a “Pathogenic Triumvirate” in Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Current rodent models of ARPKD.

ModelSpeciesLiver phenotypeKidney phenotypeOther phenotypesReference

PCKRatCysts and fibrosisCystsPancreatic cysts[29]
BALB/c-cpk/cpkMouseCysts and fibrosisCystsPancreatic cysts and fibrosis[33]
C57BL/6J-cpk/cpkMouseNo liver diseaseCystsNone[34]
MouseCysts and fibrosisCysts in femalePancreatic cysts[35]
MouseCysts and fibrosisCysts in femaleUnknown[36]
Pkhd1exon40MouseCysts and fibrosisNo kidney diseasePortal hypertension[37]
MouseCysts and fibrosisCystsPancreatic and gall bladder cysts[5]
MouseCysts and fibrosisNo kidney diseasePancreatic cysts, splenomegaly[38]