2016
Sirtuin 1 activation alleviates cholestatic liver injury in a cholic acid–fed mouse model of cholestasis
Kulkarni SR, Soroka CJ, Hagey LR, Boyer JL. Sirtuin 1 activation alleviates cholestatic liver injury in a cholic acid–fed mouse model of cholestasis. Hepatology 2016, 64: 2151-2164. PMID: 27639250, PMCID: PMC5115990, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholestatic liver injuryLiver injurySRT1720 administrationSIRT1 expressionCa dietMouse modelFibroblast growth factor 15Proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1Hepatic BA compositionHepatic BA synthesisGrowth factor 15Receptor gamma coactivator 1Resistance-associated protein 2Plasma alanine aminotransferasePlasma BA concentrationsCultured primary human hepatocytesNovel therapeutic targetSirtuin 1 activationFarnesoid X receptorMiR-34a expressionSIRT1 messenger RNACytochrome P450 7A1Bile acid sensor
2011
Ostα depletion protects liver from oral bile acid load
Soroka CJ, Velazquez H, Mennone A, Ballatori N, Boyer JL. Ostα depletion protects liver from oral bile acid load. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2011, 301: g574-g579. PMID: 21719738, PMCID: PMC3174539, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00141.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess bile acidsCholic acid feedingWild-type miceBile acid overloadBile acidsLiver injuryAcid overloadLower serum ALT levelsIntestinal bile acid absorptionAcid feedingBile acid loadSerum ALT levelsBile acid absorptionBile acid lossBile duct ligationEffective therapeutic targetBile acid homeostasisWild-type controlsALT levelsUrinary eliminationIntestinal lossObstructive cholestasisIntestinal functionDuct ligationUrinary clearance
1999
Biliary bile acids in primary biliary cirrhosis: Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid
Combes B, Carithers R, Maddrey W, Munoz S, Garcia‐Tsao G, Bonner G, Boyer J, Luketic V, Shiffman M, Peters M, White H, Zetterman R, Risser R, Rossi S, Hofmann A. Biliary bile acids in primary biliary cirrhosis: Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid. Hepatology 1999, 29: 1649-1654. PMID: 10347103, PMCID: PMC4004074, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBileBile Acids and SaltsChenodeoxycholic AcidCholic AcidChromatography, GasChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDeoxycholic AcidDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansLithocholic AcidLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryMaleMiddle AgedPlacebosRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsUrsodeoxycholic AcidConceptsPrimary biliary cirrhosisBile acid compositionUrsodeoxycholic acidBile acidsBiliary cirrhosisSeverity of PBCSingle bedtime dosePlacebo-controlled trialBiliary bile acidsEndogenous bile acidsMajor bile acidsBedtime dosePlacebo medicationDuodenal bileHigh-pressure liquid chromatography methodPatientsNormal personsBileSignificant decreaseCirrhosisAcid compositionCDCATaurineLiquid chromatography methodYears
1993
Characterization of bumetanide transport in isolated skate hepatocytes
Blumrich M, Petzinger E, Boyer J. Characterization of bumetanide transport in isolated skate hepatocytes. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: g926-g933. PMID: 8238522, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1993.265.5.g926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect 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
1987
Identification of a single sinusoidal bile salt uptake system in skate liver
Fricker G, Hugentobler G, Meier P, Kurz G, Boyer J. Identification of a single sinusoidal bile salt uptake system in skate liver. American Journal Of Physiology 1987, 253: g816-g822. PMID: 3425718, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1987.253.6.g816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile salt uptakeSkate liverAlpha-dihydroxy-5 betaBile salt derivativesAzo-3 alphaBile acid uptakeConcentration-dependent mannerPredominant bile saltHepatic uptakePhotolabile bile salt derivativeIndependent transport mechanismsAcid uptakeLiverApparent molecular weightBile saltsRat liverTaurocholate uptakeSkate hepatocytesAnion transport inhibitorUptake systemHepatocytesPhotoaffinity labelingTaurocholateDisulfonic acidIrreversible inhibitionAnion transport in basolateral (sinusoidal) liver plasma-membrane vesicles of the little skate (Raja erinacea)
Hugentobler G, Fricker G, Boyer J, Meier P. Anion transport in basolateral (sinusoidal) liver plasma-membrane vesicles of the little skate (Raja erinacea). Biochemical Journal 1987, 247: 589-595. PMID: 3426551, PMCID: PMC1148453, DOI: 10.1042/bj2470589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic AcidAnimalsBiological TransportCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneCell MembraneCholic AcidCholic AcidsElectric FishHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Vitro TechniquesLiverMaleProbenecidSkates, FishSulfatesConceptsPlasma membrane vesiclesBasolateral liver plasma membrane vesiclesSulfate uptakeLiver plasma membrane vesiclesProtonophore carbonyl cyanideSulfate transport systemVertebrate evolutionMammalian liver cellsPH-equilibrated conditionsTransmembrane transportPH gradientLittle skateRaja erinaceaUptake 5Carbonyl cyanideCI inhibitionAnion transport inhibitorAlkaline pH gradientVesiclesAnion transportSkate hepatocytesCertain organic anionsUptakeLiver cellsElasmobranchs