1997
Bile acid concentrations in human and rat liver tissue and in hepatocyte nuclei
Setchell K, Rodrigues C, Clerici C, Solinas A, Morelli A, Gartung C, Boyer J. Bile acid concentrations in human and rat liver tissue and in hepatocyte nuclei. Gastroenterology 1997, 112: 226-235. PMID: 8978363, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(97)70239-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile acid concentrationsBile acid administrationBile duct ligationBile acid poolLiver tissueBile acidsAcid administrationRat liver tissueDuct ligationTotal bile acid concentrationTissue concentrationsBile acid compositionSham-operated ratsLiver tissue levelsMajor bile acidsHydrophobic bile acidsHepatocyte nucleiAcid poolHuman liver tissueExperimental cholestasisAbstractTextTissue levelsRat hepatic nucleiAcid concentrationAdministration
1995
A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis
Combes B, Carithers R, Maddrey W, Lin D, McDonald M, Wheeler D, Eigenbrodt E, Muñoz S, Rubin R, Garcia‐Tsao G, Bonner G, West A, Boyer J, Luketic V, Shiffman M, Mills A, Peters M, White H, Zetterman R, Rossi S, Hofmann A, Markin R. A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology 1995, 22: 759-766. PMID: 7657280, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840220311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cirrhosisSerum bilirubinBiliary cirrhosisStratum 1Advanced primary biliary cirrhosisPlacebo-controlled trialBile acid poolLiver histologyPrognostic factorsTreatment failureSingle doseUrsodeoxycholic acidSevere symptomsPatientsUrsodiolLaboratory testsPlaceboHistologyBilirubinCirrhosisBiochemical testsGood responseStratum 3Acid poolLess effect
1974
Variation in hepatic bile composition following cholecystectomy in patients with previous gallstones.
Boyer J, Bloomer J, Maddrey W, Tilson D. Variation in hepatic bile composition following cholecystectomy in patients with previous gallstones. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1974, 47: 211-7. PMID: 4456833, PMCID: PMC2595121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic bileBile compositionEnterohepatic circulationBile acidsBile acid poolLithogenicity of bileHepatic bile compositionBile specimensDay study periodT-tubeCholesterol gallstonesPatientsExcretion rateCholecystectomyBileStudy periodGallstonesAcid poolAdmirandGallbladderLithogenicityCirculation