1998
Nitric oxide and guanosine 3′,5′‐cyclic monophosphate stimulate bile secretion in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets, but not in isolated bile duct units
Trauner M, Mennone A, Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Boyer J. Nitric oxide and guanosine 3′,5′‐cyclic monophosphate stimulate bile secretion in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets, but not in isolated bile duct units. Hepatology 1998, 28: 1621-1628. PMID: 9828227, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctular bile secretionBile secretionBile duct unitsNitric oxideRat hepatocyte coupletsExchanger activityNO synthesisCl-/HCO3Bile acid-independent bile flowCell-permeant cGMP analogDuct unitsEndogenous NO synthesisHepatocyte coupletsEffect of NOCell-permeant cAMP analogsLevel of hepatocytesCyclic monophosphateHepatic NO synthesisRemoval of HCO3Canalicular bile secretionNG-monomethylBile flowCholeretic effectDuctular luminaL-arginine
1997
Bombesin stimulates bicarbonate secretion from rat cholangiocytes: Implications for neural regulation of bile secretion
Cho W, Mennone A, Rydberg, Boyer J. Bombesin stimulates bicarbonate secretion from rat cholangiocytes: Implications for neural regulation of bile secretion. Gastroenterology 1997, 113: 311-321. PMID: 9207292, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(97)70109-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile secretionBicarbonate secretionRat liverBile duct-ligated ratsRole of bombesinHepatocyte coupletsEffect of bombesinDose-dependent increaseDuct-ligated ratsBile duct unitsCanalicular bile secretionBile pHSite of actionBile flowSubstance PReceptor inhibitorsNeural regulationAbstractTextBombesinBiliary transportDuct unitsSecretionLiverLuminal pHRat cholangiocytes