2001
Isolation of functional polarized bile duct units from mouse liver
Cho W, Mennone A, Boyer J. Isolation of functional polarized bile duct units from mouse liver. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2001, 280: g241-g246. PMID: 11208546, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.2.g241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideBile duct epitheliumMurine animal modelBile duct unitsPortal perfusionIntestinal peptideSecretory responseAnimal modelsBlunt dissectionDuct epitheliumSecretory stimuliFluid secretionDuct unitsCholangiocyte secretionFurther enzymatic digestionMouse liverSecretionMurine animalsIBDUMice
1999
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes
Cho W, Boyer J. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 1999, 117: 420-428. PMID: 10419925, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1999.0029900420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct unitsEffect of VIPBile flowBile secretionDuct unitsIntestinal polypeptideFluid secretionBile duct-ligated ratsBile salt outputVasoactive intestinal polypeptideHepatocyte coupletsDose-dependent increaseDuct-ligated ratsBile pHVIP antagonistSite of actionSubstance PSecretory responseVIP responsesReceptor inhibitorsCAMP-independent pathwayBicarbonate secretionPotent stimulantSalt outputAbstractText