1988
Biliary catabolism of glutathione and differential reabsorption of its amino acid constituents
Ballatori N, Jacob R, Barrett C, Boyer J. Biliary catabolism of glutathione and differential reabsorption of its amino acid constituents. American Journal Of Physiology 1988, 254: g1-g7. PMID: 2892423, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1988.254.1.g1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuinea pigsBile samplesAT-125Biliary glutathione excretionControl bile samplesHepatic gamma-glutamyltransferase activityCatabolism of glutathioneTotal amino acidsGamma-glutamyltransferase activityBiliary treePentobarbital sodiumBiliary excretionHepatic bileAmino acid conjugationGlutathione excretionRetrograde intrabiliary infusionBileConcentration of glutathioneFree amino acidsTotal glutamateConstituent amino acidsMarked increaseUndetectable levelsAcid conjugationDogs
1986
Intrabiliary glutathione hydrolysis. A source of glutamate in bile.
Ballatori N, Jacob R, Boyer J. Intrabiliary glutathione hydrolysis. A source of glutamate in bile. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1986, 261: 7860-7865. PMID: 2872220, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)57482-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-glutamyl transferase activityBiliary excretionRat bileRetrograde intrabiliary infusionAT-125Normal male Sprague-DawleyAdministration of phenolMale Sprague-DawleyNormal rat bileDihydro-5-isoxazoleacetic acidSource of glutamateIntrabiliary infusionRate of excretionDibromphthalein disulfonateBranched chain amino acids valineBiliary treeSprague-DawleyDiethyl maleateBileExcretionTransferase activityGSH secretionLiver cellsMarked decreaseExcretion of glutamate