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-arginineIntracellular pH regulation in bombesin-stimulated secretion in isolated bile duct units from rat liver
Cho W, Mennone A, Boyer J. Intracellular pH regulation in bombesin-stimulated secretion in isolated bile duct units from rat liver. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: g1028-g1036. PMID: 9815033, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.5.g1028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntiportersBicarbonatesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBombesinCarrier ProteinsChloride-Bicarbonate AntiportersChloridesFluoresceinsFluorescent DyesHEPESHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Vitro TechniquesMaleModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodiumSodium-Bicarbonate SymportersSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsHCO-3 secretionBile duct unitsDuct unitsAcid-extruding mechanismsEffect of bombesinRat liverCl-/HCOBombesin-stimulated secretionRegulation of intracellularBiliary secretionNormal rat liverBombesinCholangiocytesSecretionUnderlying mechanismLiverBasalPH regulationCounterregulatoryNeuropeptidesExchange activityActivity
1994
Regulation of activity and apical targeting of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in rat hepatocytes.
Benedetti A, Strazzabosco M, Ng O, Boyer J. Regulation of activity and apical targeting of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in rat hepatocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 792-796. PMID: 8290601, PMCID: PMC43035, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.2.792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApical targetingExchange activityRegulation of activityMembrane localizationCl-/HCO3Dibutyryl cAMPProtein kinase C agonistsRat hepatocytesProtein kinase C agonist phorbolEcto-ATPaseConfocal microscopyCanalicular domainC agonistsProteinVesiclesTargetingCanalicular localizationLocalizationCAMPHepatocyte coupletsHepatocytesActivityRegulationPhorbolColchicine
1993
Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on intracellular pH regulation in isolated rat bile duct epithelial cells
Alvaro D, Mennone A, Boyer J. Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on intracellular pH regulation in isolated rat bile duct epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: g783-g791. PMID: 8238362, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1993.265.4.g783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct epithelial cellsUrsodeoxycholic acidDuct epithelial cellsBDE cellsHCO3- excretionEffect of UDCAEpithelial cellsHCO3- exchangeCholic acidKrebs-Ringer bicarbonateUDCA infusionUDCA withdrawalRat bile duct epithelial cellsKRB mediumHCO3- symportNormal rat liverIntracellular pH regulationHCO3- secretionSodium tauroursodeoxycholateSecondary activationBasal levelsPresence of HCO3TauroursodeoxycholateRat liverHypercholeresis